--- title: Stories and Updates | Horn Entrepreneurship (43) description: Stories, news and updates from Horn Entrepreneurship, the creative engine of University of Delaware (43) --- [![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) ### [Still Open for Business: Pitching Over Zoom with VentureOn](https://horn.udel.edu/still-open-for-business-pitching-over-zoom-with-ventureon) It’s not everyday that you find yourself pitching in the presence of the “Tiger King” himself. But for participants of VentureOn’s most recent spring pitch party, the Joe Exotic cameo was just one of the quirks that came with having to pitch virtually. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/still-open-for-business-pitching-over-zoom-with-ventureon) by [Jan Castro](https://horn.udel.edu/author/jan-castro) • May 14, 2020 Topics: [community](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/community), [events](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/events), [competition](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/competition), [startup advice](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/startup-advice), [pitching](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/pitching), [VentureOn](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/ventureon) ### [Vince DiFelice Honored with 2020 Excellence in Undergraduate Academic Advising & Mentorship Award](https://horn.udel.edu/vince-difelice-honored-with-2020-excellence-in-undergraduate-academic-advising-mentorship-award) *Editor’s note: We had an outpouring of testimonials from students Vince has mentored. We couldn’t include all of them in the article, so we listed them at the bottom. Thanks to all who felt moved to participate.* Vince DiFelice, senior instructor of entrepreneurship and faculty director of venture support,  was awarded the 2020 *Excellence in Undergraduate Academic Advising & Mentoring Award* from University of Delaware Faculty Senate Committee on Student and Faculty Honors. This Committee accepts nominations from students, alumni, faculty and staff and selects one faculty member from across the University recognizing their outstanding work in advisement and mentoring students. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/vince-difelice-honored-with-2020-excellence-in-undergraduate-academic-advising-mentorship-award) by [Horn Entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/author/horn-entrepreneurship) • May 08, 2020 Topics: [entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/entrepreneurship), [enrichment](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/enrichment), [success stories](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/success-stories), [awards](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/awards), [community](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/community) ### [How to Help Potluck Cure Homesickness](https://horn.udel.edu/how-to-help-potluck-cure-homesickness) *Editor's note: this is an article in a series that explores how the Horn Team practices entrepreneurship.*Hope Vega and Abu Kamara presenting Potluck at Demo Day in August 2019. Just like domestic students, international students are continuing with a full-course load as classes move online. In these tough times, international students are missing home more than ever.  [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/how-to-help-potluck-cure-homesickness) by [Allison Sanders](https://horn.udel.edu/author/allison-sanders) • May 07, 2020 Topics: [entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/entrepreneurship), [success stories](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/success-stories), [community](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/community) ### [When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going](https://horn.udel.edu/when-the-going-gets-tough-the-tough-get-going) *Editor's note: this is an article in a series that explores how the Horn Team practices entrepreneurship.* Nat Measley, adjunct professor for Horn Entrepreneurship is in the same boat as the rest of us: at home, trying to stick to a normal routine. To keep busy, he has been working on a new venture that helps start-up companies develop their workplace culture. Your Culture Story is one of a few products in development for Nat's new start-up called the [The Organizational Culture and Design Institute](http://www.yourculturedesign.com). Nat and his team are working to help organizations tell their story by building sustainable culture solutions aligned with real business outcomes. As of now, there is a small dynamic team and a few early-adopting clientele from around the country. He is eager to keep working on the start-up, and discover how they can thrive in these trying times.  [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/when-the-going-gets-tough-the-tough-get-going) by [Allison Sanders](https://horn.udel.edu/author/allison-sanders) • May 06, 2020 Topics: [entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/entrepreneurship), [success stories](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/success-stories), [community](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/community) ### [Virtual Reality When Our Reality Has Gone Virtual: 360VR’s Sweet & Sour Lemonade](https://horn.udel.edu/virtual-reality-when-our-reality-has-gone-virtual-360vrs-sweet-sour-lemonade) *Editor's note: This is an article in a series that explores how the Horn Team practices entrepreneurship.* When James Massaquoi, co-founder of 360VR Technology, emailed entrepreneur and *Shark Tank* investor Mark Cuban pitching his startup, he did not expect to find a response waiting for him in his inbox. After a shot-in-the-dark email to one of the biggest names in entrepreneurship, the opportunity to set up a meeting with Cuban was suddenly at hand. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/virtual-reality-when-our-reality-has-gone-virtual-360vrs-sweet-sour-lemonade) by [Jan Castro](https://horn.udel.edu/author/jan-castro) • May 04, 2020 Topics: [entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/entrepreneurship), [success stories](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/success-stories), [community](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/community), [social entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/social-entrepreneurship), [competition](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/competition), [government](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/government) ### [The Horn Ambassadors: Part Five](https://horn.udel.edu/the-horn-ambassadors-part-5) For those who missed our [introductory](https://horn.udel.edu/the-horn-ambassadors-part-one) article, the Horn Ambassadors are a select group of students that have been chosen to represent the Horn Entrepreneurship Program. From working events at the Venture Development Center to talking to prospective students about the entrepreneurship major, the Horn Ambassadors are always out in the world representing Horn in the best possible way. This is the fifth and final installment of our Horn Ambassadors series. Let’s meet the last three Horn Ambassadors! [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/the-horn-ambassadors-part-5) by [Lauren Kelly](https://horn.udel.edu/author/lauren-kelly) • May 01, 2020 Topics: [Insider](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/insider), [entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/entrepreneurship), [community](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/community) ### [Top 5 Reasons to Enroll in ENTR253](https://horn.udel.edu/top-5-reasons-to-enroll-in-entr253-and-self-program) With fall enrollment quickly approaching, Horn Entrepreneurship encourages students to have one course, [**ENTR/LEAD253: Individual Leadership - Building a Foundation for Success**](https://www.coursicle.com/udel/courses/ENTR/253/), on their radar. A foundational entrepreneurship course, ENTR253 offers an experience to first lead yourself as you embark on a lifetime of leading others. But the course also comes with many other perks that you may not know about! [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/top-5-reasons-to-enroll-in-entr253-and-self-program) by [Horn Entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/author/horn-entrepreneurship) • April 30, 2020 Topics: [resources](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/resources), [opportunities](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/opportunities), [students](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/students) ### [We have some Oh-So exciting news](https://horn.udel.edu/we-have-some-oh-so-exciting-news) "Entrepreneurship is truly a test of consistency in toughness, relentlessness, motivation and the ability to look at any obstacle that lies ahead with the courage to tackle it and conquer it no matter how ominous it may appear." - Blake Armentano, founder of [Oh-So Cycle](https://www.ohsocycle.com/) [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/we-have-some-oh-so-exciting-news) by [Allison Sanders](https://horn.udel.edu/author/allison-sanders) • April 27, 2020 Topics: [entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/entrepreneurship), [success stories](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/success-stories), [community](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/community) ### [The Horn Ambassadors: Part Four](https://horn.udel.edu/the-horn-ambassadors-part-four) For those who missed our [introductory](https://horn.udel.edu/the-horn-ambassadors-part-one) article, the Horn Ambassadors are a select group of students that have been chosen to represent the Horn Entrepreneurship Program. From working events at the Venture Development Center to talking to prospective students about the entrepreneurship major, the Horn Ambassadors are always out there representing Horn in the best possible way. Meet the next group of ambassadors in the fourth installment of the series! [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/the-horn-ambassadors-part-four) by [Lauren Kelly](https://horn.udel.edu/author/lauren-kelly) • April 24, 2020 Topics: [Insider](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/insider), [entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/entrepreneurship), [community](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/community) ### [Lemonade with a Splash of Mustard](https://horn.udel.edu/lemonade-with-a-splash-of-mustard) *Editor's note: this is an article in a series that explores how the Horn Team practices entrepreneurship.* In the course of my life as an entrepreneur, I have failed many times and succeeded a few times. It seemed like each time we launched a venture, something in the world went wrong (of course this wasn’t true but it seemed that way); 9/11, the Ebola virus, the SARS virus, housing market and stock market crashes, you name it. 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