Startupvikes
Weston Ideation Lab
Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Cleveland State University - Monte Ahuja College of Business
1860 East 18th Street, BU 308
Cleveland, OH 44115
Phone: 216-687-4750
startupvikes@csuohio.edu
2020 Winners
1st Place: Labor loft
Labor Loft seeks to fill the gap between those in need of work and those in need of reliable, vetted, affordable general labor. Laborers learn skills and benefit from a flexible schedule. Local residents and businesses receive assistance with any project within legal and moral reason. The Labor Loft team included CSU Students Cody Goodman (CEO, Management major), Daniel Taylor (Finance major), Harry Quinones (General Business major, Entrepreneurship minor), and Prava Nepal (General Business major).
2nd place: smart swing
Smart Swing is a product that is an on-body, motion tracking device and application that analyzes your movements to improve your golf swing and provides corrective suggestions. Team members include: Reza Shisheie (CEO and Master of Computer Information Science), Rahi Jagiri (MBA student), Kam Sharer (Finance major) and Charles Ripepi (Finance major).
3rd Place lobbyism
Lobbyism is helping citizens cut through call volume to make calls on their behalf to their congresspersons through an app. Lobbyism gives the average constituent the assurance that their message gets through and the congressperson the assurance that the call is coming through from a registered voter in their district who is willing to invest in causes they believe in. The Lobbyism team included Tim Knezevich (CEO), Marko Varga (Computer Science major) and Sharonda Smith (Economic Development and Urban Planning major).
Weston Ideation Lab
Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Cleveland State University - Monte Ahuja College of Business
1860 East 18th Street, BU 308
Cleveland, OH 44115
Phone: 216-687-4750
startupvikes@csuohio.edu