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Boston University freshman Josh Mayer

BU freshman works to bring networking into the next generation with ‘OintTag’

Amanda Brynn Birbara March 3, 2023
Josh Mayer's OintTag is a small circular sticker that goes on your phone case that makes it possible to share a link with a person without them opening their phone or typing out a link to a certain website or app.
BUild lab

Finalists discuss start-ups at the BUild Lab

Divya Sood September 15, 2021
Students develop business ventures over a 10-week summer accelerator.
Boston University seniors Kiana Ghamarifard and Michael Eschmann created “Kahila,” a buoyant Apple Watch case, to allow surfers to wear their watches in the water confidently. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

TERRIERS IN BIZ: BU seniors design technology for surfers, leveraging teamwork, passion

Divya Sood February 15, 2021
Two BU seniors and surfers turned a problem into a passion project by developing "Kahlia," a brightly-covered buoyant case to protect Apple Watches from getting lost in the waves.
Eric Hansen, a film and television major in Boston University’s College of Communications and the founder of SpecGraphixEDU, partially credits the success of his organization to funds and mentorship received from the BUild Lab. SOPHIE PARK/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Terriers In Biz: Eric Hansen is student by day, educator by night

Lily Kepner February 6, 2020
Eric Hansen triples as the founder, instructor and owner of the organization SpecGraphixEDU, a company that offers weekly classes for kindergarten through fifth grade students focusing on video production, graphic design, coding and engineering.
The BUild Lab, home to Innovate@BU. Innovate@BU is set to launch a new program, “The Innovate Pathway,” to aid in the process of innovation by current Boston University students. SOPHIE PARK/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Innovate@BU launches program to help students develop startups

Daily Free Press Staff October 4, 2018
Innovate@BU introduced a new program Monday called the Innovation Pathway, which allows aspiring Boston University student entrepreneurs and innovators to develop ideas, present them to professionals for feedback, and turn them into startups.
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