--- title: Stories and Updates | Horn Entrepreneurship | Horn Entrepreneurship (21) description: Horn Entrepreneurship is a leader in entrepreneurship education whose mission is to create the conditions for the realization of personal potential, economic value and societal impact. (21) --- [![University of Delaware](https://horn.udel.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/HPE_Jan2017/logo.png?width=168&height=70&name=logo.png "University of Delaware")](http://udel.edu) #### Horn Entrepreneurship # [Stories & Updates](https://horn.udel.edu) ## Horn Entrepreneurship ![](https://horn.udel.edu/hubfs/Logos/HE_logo_only.png) Horn Entrepreneurship is a leader in entrepreneurship education whose mission is to create the conditions for the realization of personal potential, economic value and societal impact. Find me on: ### Recent Posts ### [Out of This World Pitch Party Winners Announced](https://horn.udel.edu/out-of-this-world-pitch-party-winners-announced) The University of Delaware Horn Entrepreneurship recently hosted The Out of This World Pitch Party at the [Venture Development Center](https://www.udel.edu/research-innovation/horn/venture-support/), complete with 20 student pitch presentations and a $1,200 prize pool. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/out-of-this-world-pitch-party-winners-announced) by [Horn Entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/author/horn-entrepreneurship) • April 09, 2019 Topics: [success stories](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/success-stories), [awards](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/awards), [community](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/community), [events](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/events) ### [Horn Entrepreneurship Awards & Scholarships Spring 2019](https://horn.udel.edu/horn-entrepreneurship-awards-scholarships-spring-2019) Each spring, Horn Entrepreneurship recognizes entrepreneurial students through awards and scholarships totaling almost $10,000 in cash and Venture Development Center credit. Undergraduate students from all majors are invited to [apply](https://www.tfaforms.com/4727863) now through Friday, March 29 at 11:59 p.m. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/horn-entrepreneurship-awards-scholarships-spring-2019) by [Horn Entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/author/horn-entrepreneurship) • March 19, 2019 Topics: [enrichment](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/enrichment), [awards](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/awards), [community](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/community) ### [Hen Hatch Semifinalists 2019 Announcement](https://horn.udel.edu/hen-hatch-semifinalists-2019-announcement) Twelve teams from the student track and another 12 teams from the alumni, faculty and staff track are advancing to the semifinal round of the University of Delaware’s 2019 Hen Hatch startup funding competition.  [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/hen-hatch-semifinalists-2019-announcement) by [Horn Entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/author/horn-entrepreneurship) • March 13, 2019 Topics: [awards](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/awards), [community](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/community), [events](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/events) ### [3 Reasons Pitch Parties are Out of This World](https://horn.udel.edu/3-reasons-why-you-should-pitch-at-pitch-party) The upcoming Horn Entrepreneurship Out of This World Pitch Party will be held at 132 E. Delaware Ave. from 3:30 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 21. Any undergraduate student is allowed to pitch and any student, faculty or staff may attend. The event is free, although [registration is required to pitch or attend](https://horn.udel.edu/author/horn-entrepreneurship/page/bit.ly/outofthisworldpitch). Spots are limited to pitch and spectate, and are filled on a first come, first served basis. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/3-reasons-why-you-should-pitch-at-pitch-party) by [Horn Entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/author/horn-entrepreneurship) • March 11, 2019 Topics: [community](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/community), [events](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/events), [resources](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/resources) ### [DiFelice Awarded Primary Appointment in Lerner College](https://horn.udel.edu/difelice-awarded-primary-appointment-in-lerner-college) Horn Entrepreneurship’s Vincent Di Felice, Manager of Venture Support, has been awarded a primary appointment as Senior Instructor of Practice and a secondary appointment of Faculty Director of Venture Support in the Department of Business Administration in the Lerner College of Business and Economics. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/difelice-awarded-primary-appointment-in-lerner-college) by [Horn Entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/author/horn-entrepreneurship) • March 06, 2019 Topics: [Insider](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/insider), [success stories](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/success-stories), [community](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/community), [resources](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/resources) ### [Out of This World Pitch Party on March 21](https://horn.udel.edu/out-of-this-world-pitch-party-march-21) This year’s University of Delaware Horn Entrepreneurship spring pitch competition, Out of This World Pitch Party, will be held at the Venture Development Center from 3:30 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 21. Any undergraduate student is allowed to pitch and any student, faculty or staff may attend. The event is free, although [registration is required to pitch or attend](https://www.tfaforms.com/4718106). Spots are limited to pitch and spectate, and are filled on a first come, first served basis. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/out-of-this-world-pitch-party-march-21) by [Horn Entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/author/horn-entrepreneurship) • February 28, 2019 Topics: [enrichment](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/enrichment), [community](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/community), [events](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/events) ### [DEAFO Leverages Horn Entrepreneurship Connection for New Grant](https://horn.udel.edu/deafo-leverages-horn-entrepreneurship-connection-for-new-grant) Ahad Behboodi and his advisor, Dr. Samuel Lee, of DEAFO, recently participated in the University of Delaware I-Corps Site program with a new lightweight soft ankle-foot orthosis device that is intended to treat children with Cerebral Palsy. Through the I-Corps Site program, Behboodi and his team connected with the Horn Entrepreneurship community of entrepreneurs and creators while also learning about business models and customer discovery, the entrepreneurial method to determine the best problem-solution fit. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/deafo-leverages-horn-entrepreneurship-connection-for-new-grant) by [Horn Entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/author/horn-entrepreneurship) • February 15, 2019 Topics: [awards](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/awards), [community](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/community), [entrepreneurship and science](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/entrepreneurship-and-science) ### [Horn Entrepreneurship Awards Celebration Announcement February 2019](https://horn.udel.edu/horn-entrepreneurship-awards-celebration-announcement-february-2019) Horn Entrepreneurship is pleased to announce all of the success and honors our fantastic community of creators, scientists and doers have accomplished this quarter. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/horn-entrepreneurship-awards-celebration-announcement-february-2019) by [Horn Entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/author/horn-entrepreneurship) • February 04, 2019 Topics: [future of work](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/future-of-work), [awards](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/awards), [community](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/community) ### [Dave LaRue Announced as Entrepreneurial Leadership Award Winner](https://horn.udel.edu/horn-entrepreneurship-siegfried-announce-entrepreneurial-award-winner) The University of Delaware Horn Entrepreneurship has announced the winner of the 2018 Siegfried Award for Entrepreneurial Leadership: global entrepreneur, visionary, speaker and author, Dave LaRue. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/horn-entrepreneurship-siegfried-announce-entrepreneurial-award-winner) by [Horn Entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/author/horn-entrepreneurship) • October 24, 2018 Topics: [enrichment](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/enrichment), [community](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/community), [events](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/events) ### [Under the Sea Pitch Party](https://horn.udel.edu/under-the-sea-pitch-party) [The University of Delaware Horn Entrepreneurship](http://www.udel.edu/research-innovation/horn/) fall pitch party will be held at the Venture Development Center from 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, October 24. Undergraduate students from any college may pitch but any UD student, faculty or staff, may watch. The event is free but to pitch or attend you must register at bit.ly/undertheseapitch.  [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/under-the-sea-pitch-party) by [Horn Entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/author/horn-entrepreneurship) • October 02, 2018 Topics: [entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/entrepreneurship), [enrichment](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/enrichment), [community](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/community), [events](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/events) [1](https://horn.udel.edu/author/horn-entrepreneurship/page/1) […](https://horn.udel.edu/author/horn-entrepreneurship/page/16) [18](https://horn.udel.edu/author/horn-entrepreneurship/page/18) [19](https://horn.udel.edu/author/horn-entrepreneurship/page/19) [20](https://horn.udel.edu/author/horn-entrepreneurship/page/20) 21 [22](https://horn.udel.edu/author/horn-entrepreneurship/page/22) ### Subscribe to Blog Updates ### Recent Posts ### Posts by Topic - [entrepreneurship (247)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/entrepreneurship) - 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