This year, our first graduating class presented their final venture projects to the public in our first ever Venture Show. The Venture Studio had 12 projects in development, including teams of 2, 3, and 4 as well as several individual projects. All students resented their 12 projects in 20minute "elevator pitches" and the top three projects as voted b the class, presented full 20 minute business plans. In addition, all of the projects had materials on display in the reception area. These included:
HEARPHILE: Tim Bishop & Kate Ranson-Walsh
LINEMONKEY: Erik Ehrke
THE GREEN EXCHANGE: Kathryn Hautanen, Henry Liu, Mattia Nuzzo & Vinitha Watson
GOPROTO: Mei Lan Ho-Walker, Jason Hui & Erin Jacobs
HOWTOONS: Ingrid Dragotta & Ayano Hattori
SIFT: Nicole Chen & Erica Meade
VERITE: Gwen Armbruster
THE THREAD UNION: Sara Kozlowski, Jennifer Pechacek & Carla Voorhees
SANSOU: Suzanne Randolph
LANDINGRAMP: Rowan Edwards
B! HEALTHY: Paul Colando & Adam Dole
INSTITUTE FOR RELAXED LIVING: Beth Berrean, Erica Frye & Heike Rapp-Wurm
The three projects chosen for the full business plan presentation were: THE GREEN EXCHANGE, THE THREAD UNION, and GOPROTO.