Permanent Link: https://blogs.babson.edu/news/2017/01/10/babson-alum-creates-mount-dream-feedback-tool-for-entrepreneurs/
Michael Markarian ’09 is the CEO and Founder of Mount Dream, a feedback platform for new business ideas, allowing entrepreneurs post ideas and the Mount Dream network gives quality feedback. Markarian says the primary purpose of Mount Dream is to get people with ideas to finally take action — and it has proven extremely effective…
TORq Interface, founded by Babson graduate student Joanna Geisinger MBA’17, has been selected as a participant of PULSE@MassChallenge–a new six-month digital health lab accelerator that matches startups with relevant corporate ‘Champions’. According to BostInno, ‘Unlike MassChallenge’s main accelerator program, which accepts 128 startups every year, [the 31 PULSE participants were] accepted through a match-making process…
During her time as a surgical device representative, Babson graduate student Joanna Geisinger MBA’17 spent the majority of her time driving to a surgery that she would later find out had been rescheduled, or waiting at a hospital for hours because they were behind schedule. The solution? Torq Interface—a HIPAA-compliant, automated platform which exports real-time,…
Innercity Weightlifting, Parlor Skis, Runkeeper and Sam Aquillano MBA ’14 of Design Museum Boston all took home wins in their respective categories at BostonInno’s ’50 on Fire’ event on December 7, 2016. Innercity Weightlifting took the win in the Civic category, Parlor Skis for Retail, Runkeeper for Sport and Fitness, and Aquillano of Design Museum…
David Broomhead MBA ’15 decided to quit his high power finance job in Australia to come to Babson and disrupt the construction industry in America—thus creating the first online blue-collar community, Trade Hounds. Broomhead grew up in Townsville, Australia—a blue collar tropical town in North Queensland. Both his parents were entrepreneurs and many members of…
Babson undergraduate students Harshit Garg ‘19, Pranay Kothari ‘19, and Hari Mahesh ’19 are redefining the modern gentlemen by launching the men’s accessories brand, ZAVR Men. ZAVR Men is a men’s accessories brand that offers modern accessories that strike a balance with both luxury and affordable. They are classy men’s accessories that complement a well-dressed…
Babson College Junior Jonathan Kohlmeier has authored Learning to Play the Game: My Journey Through Silence, a coming-of-age memoir of his young life living with selective mutism. What started out as a Senior WISE Project at Rockland Country Day School in Congers, NY, has become a documentary autobiography that can educate others about this disorder as well…
Dan Ustayev ‘12 has opened the 4th location of Los Amigos Taqueria, a very successful and popular Mexican fast-casual restaurant in the greater Boston area. The Brighton Center location on Washington Street has opened for business, joining locations at Coolidge Corner, West Roxbury and Newtonville. According to Dan, Los Amigos Taqueria is a new fast-casual…
Ruthie Davis MBA’93 has received the 2016 FashInvest NYC Fashpreneur™ Award, which is presented to an entrepreneur in the fashion, branded goods, apparel and fashion technology sectors that exemplifies a passion towards seeing early stage, high growth entrepreneurial opportunities succeed and flourish. This individual has clearly impacted the fashion community through their innovation and vision…
The Boston Business Journal has named four Babson College graduates among its annual 40 Under 40 recognition list: Kate Drew Jaspon ’98, Ian So ’08, Andrew Musto ’06 and Ethan Carlson M’12. In addition, BBJ honored Nicole Ledoux, co-founder of 88 Acres with Rob Dalton MBA’14. “This year’s Boston Business Journal 40 Under 40 honorees are…
