Seven teams participated in the spring semester 2015 Financial Challenge Lab taught by Mehdi Maghsoodnia. The winning team, LoanCru was awarded $15,000 prize. “I never thought I’d really have a chance to start a startup this early in my life,” said Daniel Saeidi, a winning member.
IEOR 185, otherwise known as the Challenge Lab, is a 16-week undergraduate course that challenges students to form different startup teams to solve real world problems. At the end of each semester, students are expected to pitch their ideas to a panel of judges, demonstrating market opportunity, business strategy and a working prototype.
David Law, an instructor at Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology said that the course welcomes students from a broad spectrum, ranging from engineering to natural sciences.
The program partners with various leading industries, government and non-profits organizations.
Here is a link to our video recap of the 2015 Challenge Lab Final.
Seven teams participated in the spring semester 2015 Financial Challenge Lab taught by Mehdi Maghsoodnia. The winning team, LoanCru was awarded $15,000 prize. “I never thought I’d really have a chance to start a startup this early in my life,” said Daniel Saeidi, a winning member.
IEOR 185, otherwise known as the Challenge Lab, is a 16-week undergraduate course that challenges students to form different startup teams to solve real world problems. At the end of each semester, students are expected to pitch their ideas to a panel of judges, demonstrating market opportunity, business strategy and a working prototype.
David Law, an instructor at Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology said that the course welcomes students from a broad spectrum, ranging from engineering to natural sciences.
The program partners with various leading industries, government and non-profits organizations.
Here is a link to our video recap of the 2015 Challenge Lab Final.