Entrepreneurship Club at Virginia Tech

Meet the Executive Team for the Entrepreneurship Club at Virginia Tech! Our returning and new members are ready to turn big dreams into real ventures. ???? Mohit Yadav Jeremiah Hohn Ahmed Shousha Vincent Nottoli Nathan Estrada Fiona Birnie Carter Foster Brody Emery Mikhail Sannikov Nicholas Vo Swatika Mohapatra Brook Eskinder Ebenezer Zergabachew Andrew Kim Jaik Tom Rituraj Sharma #entrepreneurs #VirginiaTech #CollegeEntrepreneurs #FutureFounders #InnovationInAction

?? Celebrating Innovation at Virginia Tech! ?? Check out this interview with the top two winners of Startup Sprint! Soham Patil and JD Champagne took on the challenge, bringing bold ideas to life and showcasing true Hokie grit. From concept to prototype in just a few days, they tackled real-world problems with creativity and passion. ?? Watch below to see what’s next for these standout innovators! #VirginiaTech #StartupSprint #Entrepreneurship #Innovation #Hokies

?? Exciting News: Shadow Reader is Live! I'm thrilled to announce the launch of Shadow Reader, the in-browser dark mode PDF reader that's about to change the way you read documents online. ?? What is Shadow Reader? Shadow Reader is designed for everyone who spends hours reading PDFs—students pulling late-night study sessions, professionals reviewing reports, or anyone who values eye comfort. I've created a solution that reduces eye strain without compromising on functionality. ? Why You'll Love It: Eye-Friendly Reading: Enjoy crisp white text on a dark background, perfect for low-light conditions and reducing eye fatigue. Anywhere Access: Open and read PDFs directly in your browser—no downloads or signups required. Minimalist Interface: Navigate your documents effortlessly with a clean and simple design unlike other PDF readers that look like a pilots cockpit. ?? Let your PDFs glow, not your eyes! If you've ever wished for a comfortable reading PDF solution that's both easy on the eyes and convenient to use, Shadow Reader is here for you. ?? Try Shadow Reader now: https://lnkd.in/ebSuWghC A huge thank you to everyone who supported me on this journey. Your feedback and encouragement made this possible. I'd love to hear your thoughts—feel free to share your experience! #reading #productlaunch #buildinpublic #webdev

MGT Students in Action: The Management Advisory Board of Students (MABS) is made up of eleven student leaders from six organizations affiliated with the Management Department. As stated in the About Section of our page, MABS was established to enhance the academic and professional experience for the 600+ Management students at Virginia Tech. Our mission is to empower students by providing a direct channel for their voices to be heard, helping shape the future of the Management program. By working closely with faculty, staff, and department leadership, MABS ensures that student concerns, ideas, and aspirations are brought to the forefront, fostering a supportive and growth-oriented environment for all. Along with MABS comes greater experiential education, community impact, and professional enrichment. We encourage all students to take advantage of the Management community at Virginia Tech, so we hope you reach out and get involved with our initiatives! Please welcome this year's Student Advisory Board: Tomas Loureiro (President) Riya Avaiya (Vice President) Trevor Sorensen Elizabeth Maciocio Riley Zell Jeremiah Hohn Quinn Neary Nhi Nguyen Brooke Natour Mason Simms Russell Dale Collaborate. Innovate. Integrate. #business #management #leaders #community #virginiatech Virginia Tech Department of Management | Pamplin College of Business

What an incredible week at Virginia Tech’s Startup Sprint 2024! ?? I had the privilege of being one of the top 7 finalists in my very first entrepreneurship event at VT. This experience was truly transformative—packed with innovation, inspiration, and the opportunity to connect with so many bright and driven individuals. A huge thank you to the amazing organizers, especially Ebenezer Zergabachew, Jeremiah Hohn, and the whole Entrepreneurship Club at Virginia Tech for creating such an incredible event! ?? The speakers, judges, and mentors provided priceless insights, and I left not only with valuable knowledge but also with connections that are already shaping my journey.? This event has set a high standard for me, and I’m excited to build on everything I’ve learned. Grateful for the experience and eager for what’s to come! ?? #Entrepreneurship #StartupSprint2024 #VirginiaTech #Networking #Innovation #Hokies

Ready to launch your entrepreneurial dreams? The Apex Entrepreneurship Center at Virginia Tech's Pamplin College of Business is your launchpad! From connecting with fellow Hokie entrepreneurs to building your startup with mentorship and funding support, we've got you covered. Swipe to learn how we can help turn your big ideas into reality. #Pamplin #ApexCenter #HokieInnovation Find more information at https://ow.ly/N73050TFfXa

?? Here are the Virginia Tech students building the startups of tomorrow! Over just a few days at Startup Sprint, these innovators didn’t just dream up ideas—they built real, functional products. From AI-powered platforms to practical everyday solutions, these innovators turned their visions into reality. Here are the standout winners from this year’s event, showcasing the future of tech, entrepreneurship, and social impact ?? ?????? The 1st place winner and also the winner of the Best Social Impact Startup category was Soham Patil with TrialMatch AI. TrialMatch is an AI powered platform for connecting people with clinical trials relevant to their conditions and?identity for better representation in the medical space. Soham had fully deployed TrialMatch as a functional web app. ???? The Winner of 2nd Place and the Best Startup Built Without Code is JD Champagne. He built a cost effective kitty litter box to prevent ???? from stinking up the house. A very practical problem to a very stinky solution! ?? Third place was ParaSwift, built by Rituraj Sharma and Mikhail Sannikov. ParaSwift is an AI web product for onboarding clients for lawyers. Law firms spend a considerable amount of time and money in the onboarding stage when taking on new clients. ParaSwift solves that by using AI to automatically analyze and onboard relevant clients for lawyers. ?? The Best AI Startup to come out of Startup Sprint is Projexity. Built by Avinash Maheshwari, Neal Shah, and Alexander Peal. Projexity is an app that teaches students how to code with a gamified, project-based learning approach. Students can level up and gain XP as they build projects with modern technologies and develop real-world, marketable skills. Additionally, Projexity has an in-browser development environment and an AI assistant to help students in their coding journeys. Shoutout to all the participants of Startup Sprint for taking the leap into #entrepreneurship #virginiatech #hokies #startups #ai

?? Startup Sprint 2024 Recap: A Week of Innovation and Inspiration! ?? What an unforgettable week at Virginia Tech’s Startup Sprint 2024! From brilliant ideas to game-changing insights, we watched VT’s next generation of entrepreneurs take their first steps toward building the future. Here’s a run down of what happened ?? ??? On Friday Sept 27, we kicked off the event with Kyle Krzeski Kyle is the Co-Founder of Removaly, CEO of Sabbath Ventures, and a VT alumnus. He shared his journey of product development, bootstrapping, and exiting a profitable startup. Kyle stayed around during the weekend to assist students in their projects. ?? On Saturday, we had VT Alumni founders come in to share their experiences. The founders of MacroVation Kelly and Vince Baranauskas, PhD had a fireside chat detailing their experiences with selling to the government, business development, and the future of sustainable materials engineering. ?? Sunday was for the student founders. We had Mohit Yadav and Robin Khatri, the founders of QuickPark Solutions, sharing their insights in enterprise software, scaling a startup, and the conviction needed to win. ?? We were also joined by the founders of Exit Sign Solutions. Will Field, Conner Donnelly, and Angel Hernandez discussed their journey with prototyping, raising funds, and their experience running a business while juggling schoolwork. ? Throughout the event, we partnered with James Harder, John Hagy, and Koehler “Kay-ler” Slagel, MBA to run workshops to equip students with the skills needed to identify a problem, build a solution, and go to market. ?? On Wednesday Oct 2nd, we concluded the end of Startup Sprint with our closing ceremony and the finals. Seven finalists pitched their startups for a chance to win ?????? Our judges included James Harder, Kyle Krzeski, Charles Lattimer, Laura Omi Townsend, Will Field, and Koehler “Kay-ler” Slagel, MBA. After much time spent deliberating, the winners were announced and Startup Sprint 2024 came to a conclusion. Shoutout to our sponsors for making this happen! Virginia Tech Department of Management | Pamplin College of Business Apex Center for Entrepreneurs - Virginia Tech Exit Sign Solutions RAMP - Regional Accelerator and Mentoring Program CS Root from the Virginia Tech Department of Computer Science A HUGE thank you to our speakers, our judges, and everyone who attended. We couldn’t have done it without you! ?? #innovation #entrepreneurship #virginiatech #startups #hokies

While my team and I didn’t succeed in the startup competition we entered in, I’m proud of the work my guys Omer Ahmed, Natnael Tesfaye, and Darren Stockton put in during the week long event, and I am excited about the future possibilities for our platform CampusCuts. I believe this is a winning product and has potential to change the game for haircut services at colleges across the country. I thank God for his guidance and the breath in my lungs each day. When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said,?“I am?the light of the world.?Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” John 8:12 Attached is our product demo and slide deck if you are interested. https://lnkd.in/ex66GwYG https://lnkd.in/eX9r9snP

We are officially live on the market! ?? After many months of hard work from our team at Blinka, I am happy to share that we have launched! This is an important milestone for me and our team behind it, and I’m excited, even more, for the work?that is ahead of us. The process has been hard and enjoyable; I’m proud of what we have built (and will keep building). Enough from me now — As part of our launch, our CEO Juan Pablo Linares Uscher has curated Blinka’s first blog post, where he gives you the secrets of running your mortgage lending on automatic (literally hands-off). This is just the start of our blog, so subscribe and we’ll do our best to provide enough actionable value to take your lending to the next level (we’ll also give out cool insights and fun facts, so subscribe even if you’re just interested in the industry). Check it out below??? #fintech #startup #finance #saas #lending #automation #mortgage #mortgagecrm