Student app eases the frustration of online item exchange
Anastazia Vanisko, Director of Print
September 30, 2016
Third-year student Sean Baxley’s girlfriend was struggling to sell clothes on the Facebook page Free & For Sale, which inspired him to design an app free of the flaws he found in the Facebook page. Baxley, a biochemistry major, went to his friend Justin Wang, a third-year computer science m...
Hugs from entrepreneurs: Student’s business creates interactive teddy bears
Anastazia Vanisko, Copy Editor
April 1, 2016
Long-distance relationships are tough, so second-year student Xyla Foxlin created a teddy bear that can send a hug to her boyfriend in Austin. Parihug, a teddy bear that knows when it’s being hugged thanks to a suit of fabric-based sensors, sends the hug to another bear in a different part of the...
New space created to launch businesses out of think[box]
Christopher Gittings, Contributing Reporter
January 22, 2016
LaunchNet isn’t just launching companies this semester. It’s also launching a new collaborative space. Assorted guests, community members and Case Western Reserve University President Barbara R. Snyder came together on Friday to celebrate the grand opening of NEOLaunchNet on the Wyant Collaboration...
Because Laundry Isn’t Your Favorite Class
Makela Hayford, Contributing Writer
August 28, 2015
Marc Parnell, sophomore, is launching the laundry service CollegeHamper at Case Western Reserve University on Oct.1. For $17, students can have a basket of laundry washed, folded and delivered. Following in the trails of companies such as Uber, Roadie and InstaCart, CollegeHamper utilizes a “logistics-driven...
New app created by CWRU students gives users deals on-the-go
Gabrielle Buffington, Staff Reporter
February 5, 2015
Savrtooth is taking bargain hunting to a new level. The iOS app and online interface gives users access to exclusive flash sales in their area. Retailers have signed up for Savrtooth accounts to promote their items or services. Creators Billy Littlefield, Nate Leclerc and Fred Li all attend Cas...
CES wrap-up: Hema Imaging
Katie Wieser, Executive Editor
January 24, 2015
The founders of Hema Imaging thought that they were working on a specific product with a specific market. However, while at the International Consumer Electronics Show in January, they found out that there are a number of industries looking for an easy and independent thermal imager which could be appli...
CES wrap-up: SpiroSano
Katie Wieser, Executive Editor
January 24, 2015
Healthcare app SpiroSano came into the International Consumer Electronics Show with a plan. The startup knew that their main goal would be to get more devices oriented and hopefully make some progress in finding a partner to help create their hardware platform. What they came away with was a wealth of...
CES wrap-up: Everykey
Katie Wieser, Executive Editor
January 24, 2015
Everykey's second Las Vegas experience was a completely different one than their first trip last year. “It was a whole different ballgame coming to CES with a product instead of a concept,” said Chris Wentz, the CEO of Everykey. The team expected to be talking primarily to consumers but instead...
CWRU student launches CampusMonkey
Kevin Wang, Staff Reporter
January 23, 2015
CampusMonkey, a new app launching soon for iOS and Android, is aiming to help you with your homework. The free app, founded by fifth-year mechanical engineering student Leo Li, allows students to ask for and receive help from their peers by posting tasks that others can complete for pay. Students...
Popping the market disruption bubble
Katie Wieser, Executive Editor
January 16, 2015
For something that’s meant to inspire exciting ideas and unforeseen productivity, the concept of disruptive innovation seems to have gotten a bit stodgy. For those of you who haven’t taken an entrepreneurship class in the past few years, disruptive innovation is all about making products and organizations...
