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Rob Shedd just launched the PSU Startups blog. The PSU Startups blog is complementary to the Lion Launch Pad initiative, and it’s supposed to serve as a communication medium for Penn State students interested in entrepreneurship. Rob has invited numerous people involved with entrepreneurship to write as guest bloggers, including me, so it should be [...]

We met with a panel from Lion Launch Pad to pitch our business idea. If we qualify, we will either become a full member and get desk space at Lion Launch Pad, or we will become an associate member. An associate member has all the benefits of association with Lion Launch Pad (which is mainly [...]

A friend just notified me of the Idea Pitch Competition at Penn State. This event is hosted by the Smeal College of Business and the Farrell Center for Corporate Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
Not only is the Idea Pitch Competition great practice for courting investors about a groundbreaking business idea, but there are also cash prizes. Unlike [...]

There is active research being done at Penn State on the topic of search engines. You may not be surprised that a large university is pursuing an obvious topic like internet search, but I am amused to find it right under my nose in the College of IST.
I stumbled upon this interesting discovery totally by [...]

I never thought that my summer internship at Pepperjam would prove to be useful for my academic career at Penn State University. But an IST professor just announced an independent study for Penn State to compete in the Google Online Marketing Challenge. The following is the email from Professor Jim Jansen, who is organizing the [...]

There was an article in the Collegian yesterday stating that Penn State plans to upgrade its wireless network to “Wireless 2.0.” I’ve never heard of such a technology, other than abstract definitions of the new phase of wireless internet. The Collegian says that this plan includes making VPN obsolete and extending the range of the [...]

Professor Ken Pasch who leads my ACCTG 211 course starts each class with a tip that has nothing to do with the class but everything to do with life. I have been writing down each of Ken’s Business Tips for Life for my own record, and now, as the end of the semester approaches, I [...]

If making money online is really what I want to do with my future, most of my college courses are a big waste of time. Whatever does prove to be useful in certain classes could be accomplished quicker and better by reading on my own. Does that mean I should drop out of college to [...]

This post details an ongoing list of technology companies started by Penn State University student entrepreneurs. Please leave a comment for an addition to the list.
BSF Media
Founder: Brendan Falkowski
Location: State College, PA
What is it: BSF Media is a web design company.
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Fuse Media
Founder: Rick Harrison
Location: State College, PA
What is it: Fuse Media is a [...]

I heard about the Lion Launch Pad at the Invention 2 Venture workshop this weekend. Lion Launch Pad is a non-profit organization in State College, PA that helps businesses get started. They do this by providing free office space overlooking College Avenue, offering mentoring and advice and some possible Quick Start Capital. Its mission statement [...]