Student Quotes:

"The Entrepreneurial Challenge helped me develop a great understanding of the overwhelming competitive environment first and second stage ventures face when seeking funding."
-  Justin Doyle, University of Notre Dame

"This event was a trial by fire which made me realize the depth of research that starting a successful business requires."
-  Micah Houtz, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

"The entrepreneurial experience provided me an excellent opportunity for hands-on experience with real world companies."
-  Michael Sanders, a Ball State University

"It should become a yearly event as everybody involved stands to gain something."
-  Imonitie Uduehi, Purdue University

"The Entrepreneurial Challenge was a great experience for me as a senior entrepreneurship major and as an aspiring entrepreneur! It was an honor to be selected."
-  Olivia Popplewell, Ball State University

"Coming together with the other four students served a great purpose. We learned a lot from each other and their respective programs."
-  Michael Cahill, Purdue University

"I love being able to work in multi-disciplinary environments. It helped make our team really strong."
-  Kareem Lee, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

"I really enjoyed the program and appreciated the enthusiasm by every participant. The location is beautiful."
-  Laurel McDonnell, Indiana University

"I think it is such a great experience."
-  Anja Smitz, University of Notre Dame

"It was a great opportunity to work with students from other schools and to work with a startup company."
-  Josh Jay, Ball State University

"Unlike any collaborative effort that I've done as an undergraduate."
-  Cole Dudley, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

"This challenge provided real life experience as to what an entrepreneur deals with."
-  Michael Cahill, Purdue University

"It is an extremely realistic experience."
-  Jon Flegel, Ball State University

University Quotes:

"The enthusiasm of the students was evident and they were engaged to accomplish the objective. The quality of the students and the presentations was excellent."
-  Don Blewett, Associate Director of the Purdue University Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship

"[This event is] not only valuable but critical to Indiana on an annual basis."
-  Mitch Landess, senior project manager at Rose-Hulman Ventures

"This type of experience is very valuable to the students."
-  Larry Cox, Director of the Ball State University Miller College of Business Midwest Entrepreneurship Education Center

Company Quotes:

"We would love to participate in this type of collaboration again."
-  Mike Jeffers, Controller at Gateway Electronic Medical Management Systems, Inc.

"It was a great experience to view my company through a new set of lenses."
-  Brian Bromberell, Gateway Electronic Medical Management Systems, Inc.

"More than an academic exercise, this was a fantastic opportunity to examine different perspectives for the business challenge of pitching a venture."
-  Nick Mahurin, President of InfraWare, Inc.