Student Entrepreneur Series: Ben Collins

Student Entrepreneur Series: Ben Collins

In the second part of our Student Entrepreneur Series, we had the honor of sitting down with the multi-talented and creative, Ben Collins, who runs his own photography business, is a student at the University of Vermont (UVM), president of their Entrepreneurship Club, and enjoys playing live music in his free time!

Student Entrepreneur Series: Treeline Terrains

Student Entrepreneur Series: Treeline Terrains

This week we had the privilege of sitting down with Nathaniel and Jacob, of Treeline Terrains who are recent graduates of Middlebury College and who we initially met through the Middlebury Entrepreneurs class taught by VCET.

Skylar Bagdon, PanicMechanic

Skylar Bagdon, PanicMechanic

Skylar Bagdon, a student entrepreneur at the University of Vermont (UVM), sits down with VCET to update us on his latest accomplishments.

Sophia Rabe, Founder and CEO of Olive & Milo

Sophia Rabe, Founder and CEO of Olive & Milo

Sophia Rabe, who goes by Sophie, is the founder of Olive & Milo, a company focused on helping small and local businesses grow by creating strong platforms where stories can be shared, all while reaching their targeted audience, and increasing sales and brand awareness.

Thomas Dickerson, Geopipe

Thomas Dickerson, Geopipe

Geopipe’s mission is to “build the authoritative digital twin of the real world”. They use a combination of machine learning techniques and classical methods to process a variety of types of geospatial data and create immersive digital twins and rich 3D data about real cities. 

Student Entrepreneurs, Learn from my mistakes – Part 2

Student Entrepreneurs, Learn from my mistakes – Part 2

Rebrand your failures to pivots If there’s one thing all entrepreneurs are taught or figure out for themselves, it’s that failure is unavoidable. Every entrepreneur will experience some degree of failure in their career; I like to look at my experience with MAG as getting one under my belt early. After my crowdfunding campaign failed … Continued

Student Entrepreneurs, Learn from my mistakes – Part 1

Student Entrepreneurs, Learn from my mistakes – Part 1

When I arrived at UVM in the fall of 2017, I had a semi-functional prototype and a plan to revolutionize the snowboarding industry. The prototype was V1 of the MAG snowboard binding, a binding that replaced traditional ratchet straps with a magnetic clip and lever system. At the time, the prototype was crude and barely … Continued