So many people sit back and judge the innovations that hit the market. Whether it be insisting that the internet was just a fad, or denying that an iPhone was actually worth the money, consumers jump at any opportunity to turn their nose up at what could be the next big thing. Not only do… Continue reading Not trying means learning nothing
I always have ideas, but then it would be soon denied by myself. “It’s not going to work,”, “no one would think the same way as me,” something like that would jump into my brain. I didn’t realize this process until I shared my starting up idea in class. MSU Hatch is a place where… Continue reading Inspiration at MSU Hatch
I’m afraid of failure and rejection. So coming up with a creative and smart startup idea for class was giving me major anxiety.nI didn’t feel like I had the next great idea that could change the world. I knew I wasn’t Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple, or Sara Blakely, founder of Spanx. So when we… Continue reading You Can Start a Startup, too
When listening to Paul Jaques discuss the continuing entrepreneurial success of Michigan State students who come to The Hatch, there was one phrase in particular that stuck with me. Jaques, the Director of Student and Community Engagement for The Hatch — a coworking space owned by MSU for students to share, collaborate and develop business… Continue reading The lightbulb that went off at The Hatch
I’m glad I’m not the only one who comes up with ideas of new inventions in their rooms but are too afraid to share because of how left the idea might be. When I think about how most of my ideas have entered my mind, it all starts the same: The innovation addresses a problem… Continue reading Everyone can have an idea
Pitching can be hard. But it can also be pretty exciting. Listening to other students’ startup pitches last Wednesday was a really refreshing way to learn about how to sell an idea — and about my classmates. Each of us stood in front of the class with our elevator pitch. We had one minute to… Continue reading Having a place to innovate and people to innovate with
To me, there is something so unique about start-up companies. When people think of the world’s largest companies like Apple, Microsoft, Amazon and thousands of other ginormous companies, they often forget they first originated as an idea. After getting a birds-eye view of MSU’s start-up company center, The Hatch, it gave me a unique perspective… Continue reading An Idea, Ready to Hatch
When my media entrepreneurship class was told to meet at The Hatch, I had no idea what it was. Maybe it was because I transferred into the school for my junior year? Maybe it was because I wasn’t in a major that needed to know what it was? After the visit however, its something I… Continue reading The Hatch: Something I Never Knew I Needed Until Now
As I made my way to The Hatch last week, I feared I was going to look stupid. My media entrepreneurship class was meeting there and we all had to pitch startup ideas in front of the entire class. But I didn’t feel stupid at all. Instead, I gained a lot of knowledge and respect… Continue reading It’s time to hatch our idea into a startup
To be honest with you, I wasn’t sure what to expect when we took a class trip to the Hatch. Through VIM Magazine, and other media platforms at MSU, I’ve had the pleasure of interviewing students that actively work with the Hatch on startup ideas. Last year, I sat down with a young fashion designer… Continue reading Taking Control of Our Industry, One Idea at a Time.
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