1. Tell us a little about your company, and what makes your business 

unique?

"EduPal is a FREE ‘by students for students' app designed around your needs as a college student. We have created an adaptive and responsive tool that organizes your life, promotes collaborative learning, and enhances social engagement. Because we are students ourselves, we understand the importance of time management and maintaining a healthy social life so we made an app to do just that. Students can now feel confident that their devices will support them as they journey through college and focus on what is really important: their learning. At this stage of EduPal: students can get all homework, quizzes, exams, and pretty much everything else from the syllabus organized into a color coded calendar.

What makes us beautifully unique is that our tool does NOT require teachers to do anything. Students can grab the steering wheel and make EduPal the most valuable resource on campus all on their own. This nontraditional crowd sourcing model is very disruptive in the EdTech market."

"ENTR201: Helped me to polish my public speaking skills and understand the type of thinker I am.

INDS330: I was required to write a lot of papers and plugged in EduPal as much as possible. Not only did it help me understand my product better, I also adopted a mentor (the instructor) who helped me solidify my idea for the CBIC."

Elance: Freelancer contracting website that I use to outsource complex coding work

CoFoundersLab: Website to find other entrepreneurial minded people in your area

Lean StartUp: Must read for all entrepreneurs (Markus isn't the first to recommend this one!) 

LinkedIn: Search professionals and students by skill

Craigslist: Might find your next business partner here as well

I also follow Forbes & Inc Magazine on Twitter

"The toughest decision I made recently was the decision to change my major. It doesn't sound like much but when you are a Junior, there are some ramifications. The good news is that I am satisfied with choosing INDS to tailor my own education. My new major allows me to readily apply what I learn in the classroom directly into EduPal."

"Student entrepreneurs need to realize that they are the worst critic of their own ideas.

My advice is for students to get out of their comfort zone and pitch their concept to as many people as possible...especially their target audience. Why? because validation is critical before you start spending time and money building the best product no one wants."

Reach out to Markus & Visit the EduPal Website to learn more. 

1. Tell us a little about your company, and what makes your business 

unique?

"EduPal is a FREE ‘by students for students' app designed around your needs as a college student. We have created an adaptive and responsive tool that organizes your life, promotes collaborative learning, and enhances social engagement. Because we are students ourselves, we understand the importance of time management and maintaining a healthy social life so we made an app to do just that. Students can now feel confident that their devices will support them as they journey through college and focus on what is really important: their learning. At this stage of EduPal: students can get all homework, quizzes, exams, and pretty much everything else from the syllabus organized into a color coded calendar.

What makes us beautifully unique is that our tool does NOT require teachers to do anything. Students can grab the steering wheel and make EduPal the most valuable resource on campus all on their own. This nontraditional crowd sourcing model is very disruptive in the EdTech market."

"ENTR201: Helped me to polish my public speaking skills and understand the type of thinker I am.

INDS330: I was required to write a lot of papers and plugged in EduPal as much as possible. Not only did it help me understand my product better, I also adopted a mentor (the instructor) who helped me solidify my idea for the CBIC."

Elance: Freelancer contracting website that I use to outsource complex coding work

CoFoundersLab: Website to find other entrepreneurial minded people in your area

Lean StartUp: Must read for all entrepreneurs (Markus isn't the first to recommend this one!) 

LinkedIn: Search professionals and students by skill

Craigslist: Might find your next business partner here as well

I also follow Forbes & Inc Magazine on Twitter

"The toughest decision I made recently was the decision to change my major. It doesn't sound like much but when you are a Junior, there are some ramifications. The good news is that I am satisfied with choosing INDS to tailor my own education. My new major allows me to readily apply what I learn in the classroom directly into EduPal."

"Student entrepreneurs need to realize that they are the worst critic of their own ideas.

My advice is for students to get out of their comfort zone and pitch their concept to as many people as possible...especially their target audience. Why? because validation is critical before you start spending time and money building the best product no one wants."

Reach out to Markus & Visit the EduPal Website to learn more. 

This Symposium seeks to display the diverse array of student-committed endeavors and foster the communication of their relevant novel results and concepts. The event exclusively features undergraduate research in all areas of chemistry, biology and biochemistry with the understanding that progress at the chemical and biological interface requires cross-fertilization from the broadest possible spectrum of these disciplines.

The Symposium invites mentor-approved contributions from undergraduates investigating any aspect of chemistry, biology, and biochemistry. These advances will be disseminated in a daylong event that typically offers nearly 200 student contributions and gathers more than 400 beginning scientists, mentors, and other guests. The event will feature two poster sessions with posters judged by panels of participating mentors and other qualified attendees. Judges will rank first and second place posters in each category with non-financial awards presented at the event’s end.

The event is free, but registration is required. Light-fare refreshments and lunch will be provided. Faculty mentors and qualified attendees are encouraged to support this exceptional undergraduate experience by volunteering to serve as poster session judges.

MSW Management

Leading companies in the waste to biofuels / products space REG, Enerkem and Fiberight have keynote speaking sessions at the MSW to Biofuels and Bio-products Summit (Oct 6+7, Orlando). They will provide crucial industry insight and offer first-class advice on how to succeed with a waste to biofuels project. Will you be coming to the event to see them?

Here are the key reasons why you can’t miss the summit in Orlando next month:

More municipalities registered to attend than ever before: we have had a host of municipalities sign up this year who are all interested in converting their feedstock to lucrative biofuels. Don’t miss out on your chance to meet them and forge new partnerships

For the first time ever we have an exclusive site visit to the TopLine Energy facility– see commercial project functions in reality and apply their success to your own project.

The most prestigious leading influencers in the industry will be speaking at the event: an amazing line up of C level execs will be presenting, including REG, Fiberight, Maverick Biofuels, Liquid light, Calysta and many more. If you want to be a biofuels success story, these are the people you need to hear from.

The summit will explore in depth the renewable chemicals opportunity. Get first-hand knowledge on this new market area and how to harness it from industry pioneers and get ahead of your competitors.