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Launch Pad episodes

  • The Right Care For Every 911 Caller

    Karl Ulrich talks with Startup Challenge Semifinalist & MD Ally founder Shanel Fields, WG'19.


    Elevator Pitch, from Shanel: “MD Ally is a non-emergency 911 navigation solution that ensures the appropriate use of emergency resources by providing non-emergency callers with immediate access to medical guidance, transportation services, and then also scheduling into more appropriate sites of care.”


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    14 min
  • An Unparalleled Gifting Experience

    Karl Ulrich talks with Startup Challenge Semifinalist & Collecto founder Federika Longinotti-Buitoni, WG'18


    Elevator Pitch, from Federika: “Collecto is an online luxury retailer that offers an unparalleled gifting experience, and we do so by focusing on three things. The first is a unique product curation. The second is a specialized gift presentation. And the third is a high-touch customer service.”


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    13 min
  • Automating Energy Savings

     Karl Ulrich talks with Startup Challenge Semifinliast & InstaHub founder Michael Wong, W'19


    Elevator Pitch, from Michael: “Our vision is to simply simplify automation with snap-on solutions, to help automate energy savings. Our product is a motion-sensing device that goes on top of a light switch, and it mechanically flips the switch for you. So imagine a mini-robot on top of a light switch. You do not have to pull anything out of the wall or hire an electrician to re-wire any systems.”


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    13 min
  • Delicious Cricket Dog Treats

    Karl Ulrich talks with Startup Challenge Semifinalist & Chipper founder Haley Russell, WG'18


    Elevator Pitch, from Haley: “Chipper Pet is an environmentally conscious pet food company that enables pet parents to do good for their pet and for the planet. We do this by using sustainable alternative proteins. Our first product is a dog treat that uses cricket protein, which is really powerful. It has two-and-a-half times the amount of protein as your traditional animal meats, and it uses just a tiny fraction of the land and water. It's loved by pets and enables pet parents to feel good about what they're buying.”



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    13 min
  • Curing Blindness With Nanotechnology

    Karl Ulrich talks with Startup Challenge Semifinalist & Avisi founder Rui Jing Jiang, W'18


    Elevator Pitch, from Rui Jing: “Avisi is a medical devices company that's working on a product called VisiPlate. VisiPlate is a nanoscale aqueous implant for the drainage of intraocular fluid in glaucoma patients. Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness in the world, and it currently has no cure.”


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    16 min
  • Startup Challenge Special: Karl Ulrich talks with InstaHub founder Michael Wong, W'19
    Elevator Pitch, from Michael: “Our vision is to simply simplify automation with snap-on solutions, to help automate energy savings. Our product is a motion-sensing device that goes on top of a light switch, and it mechanically flips the switch for you. So imagine a mini-robot on top of a light switch. You do not have to pull anything out of the wall or hire an electrician to re-wire any systems.”
    13 min
  • Startup Challenge Special: Karl Ulrich talks with Chipper founder Haley Russell, WG'18
    Elevator Pitch, from Haley: “Chipper Pet is an environmentally conscious pet food company that enables pet parents to do good for their pet and for the planet. We do this by using sustainable alternative proteins. Our first product is a dog treat that uses cricket protein, which is really powerful. It has two-and-a-half times the amount of protein as your traditional animal meats, and it uses just a tiny fraction of the land and water. It's loved by pets and enables pet parents to feel good about what they're buying.”
    13 min
  • Startup Challenge Special: Karl Ulrich talks with SpectrumScores founder Philip Williams, C'15, M'20
    Elevator Pitch, from Philip: “SpectrumScores was founded as a way to empower LGBTQ patients to take care of their own health care by offering an intuitive ranking and review system for health care providers across disciplines, on the basis of their LGBT competence. By providing all of this information and leveraging the collective experience of the community, we hope to be able to connect these patients to the best providers to meet their unique needs.”
    14 min

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