{"id":208144,"date":"2019-04-29T16:24:48","date_gmt":"2019-04-29T20:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/entrepreneur\/?p=208144"},"modified":"2019-06-24T14:23:22","modified_gmt":"2019-06-24T18:23:22","slug":"montclair-state-wins-prize-in-statewide-collegiate-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/entrepreneur\/2019\/04\/29\/montclair-state-wins-prize-in-statewide-collegiate-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"Montclair State wins prize in statewide collegiate contest"},"content":{"rendered":"

Montclair State beat eight other New Jersey universities\/colleges in the fourth annual\u00a0UPitchNJ<\/a>\u00a0statewide collegiate entrepreneurship contest on April 26 at Seton Hall University. The Feliciano Center for Entrepreneurship’s winning team was TacOp, featuring\u00a0Jonathan Morgan, a senior\u00a0finance major with a minor in entrepreneurship, and\u00a0Brett Siegmeister, a junior visual communications design major. Morgan and Siegmeister created a 3D-printed device to hold hooks while fishing.<\/p>\n

The 2019 UPitchNJ prizes were awarded to:<\/p>\n

First – Stevens (game-based software to help autistic students)
\nSecond – Rutgers (tech to power drones and rovers for deliveries)
\nThird – Montclair State (3D-printed device to hold hooks while fishing)
\nBest Early-Stage Startup –\u00a0Princeton\u00a0(a water filter being used in a pilot program in Flint, MI)<\/p>\n

The other eight schools that competed were: Fairleigh Dickinson, Monmouth, NJIT, Ramapo,\u00a0Rider, Rowan, Seton Hall, William Paterson.<\/p>\n

Montclair State remains the only school that has won a prize every year in the contest–a testament to the innovative and forward-looking curriculum designed by Dennis Bone that allows us to enter consistently high-quality and interdisciplinary teams every year. Prof. Ross Malaga taught and mentored Morgan and Siegmeister in ENTR 303, and Profs. Jason Frasca and Iain Kerr spent many hours working with the two students as they iterated on 3D print designs of their device in the MIX Lab (the MIX Lab is a resource for any student).\u00a0Morgan’s and Siegmeister’s path to UPitchNJ glory began in Jason Frasca’s classroom when they took ENTR 201 “Entrepreneurial Mindset and Innovation,” which is open to any student of any major.<\/p>\n

“To be chosen to represent Montclair State University was humbling,” said Morgan. “Placing third out of all the other schools was a true statement to us as a team that our product has great potential in the future. Outstanding competition at UPitchNJ, and the atmosphere was energizing.”<\/p>\n

See photos of Morgan and Siegmeister at UPitchNJ.<\/a><\/p>\n

Watch TacOp, and 13 other Montclair State teams, compete for $80,000 in prizes on May 8 in University Hall Conference Center during Montclair State\u2019s sixth annual pitch contest, the BulbHead Inventors Day for Aspiring Entrepreneurs,\u00a0generously funded by AJ Khubani, founder of TeleBrands and BulbHead.<\/p>\n

How Montclair State has placed every year of the UPitchNJ contest:<\/p>\n

2019:
\nFirst: Stevens
\nSecond: Rutgers
\nThird: Montclair State (TacOp)<\/strong>
\nBest Early-Stage Startup:\u00a0Princeton
\nAudience Choice Award: Seton Hall<\/p>\n

2018:
\nFirst: Rutgers
\nSecond: NJIT
\nThird: Montclair State (NeatSweeps)<\/strong>
\nBest Early-Stage Startup:\u00a0Rider\u00a0University
\nAudience Choice Award:\u00a0Montclair State (NeatSweeps)<\/strong><\/p>\n

2017:
\nFirst: Rutgers
\nSecond: Princeton
\nThird: Seton Hall
\nBest Early Stage Startup: Montclair State (Elaion)
\n<\/strong>Audience Choice: FDU<\/p>\n

2016:
\nFirst:\u00a0Princeton
\nSecond: Seton Hall
\nThird: Montclair State (Karuda)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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