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title: Stories and Updates | Horn Entrepreneurship | pitch party (3)
description: pitch party | Stories, news and updates from Horn Entrepreneurship, the creative engine of University of Delaware (3)
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# [Stories & Updates](https://horn.udel.edu)

### [New Ideas "Spring" at Pitch Party](https://horn.udel.edu/new-ideas-spring-at-pitch-party)

Horn Entrepreneurship and eClub will host the [**2022 Spring Pitch Party**](https://www.tfaforms.com/4961385). A hybrid format will take place, with the event as in-person for those registering as presenters.  The larger audience of spectators will remain virtual. It all takes place on March 23, from 6 - 8 p.m. 

[Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/new-ideas-spring-at-pitch-party)

<https://horn.udel.edu/new-ideas-spring-at-pitch-party>

by [Vanessa Spence](https://horn.udel.edu/author/vanessa-spence) • March 01, 2022

Topics: [entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/entrepreneurship), [enrichment](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/enrichment), [alumni](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/alumni), [events](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/events), [competition](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/competition), [opportunities](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/opportunities), [students](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/students), [startups](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/startups), [pitch party](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/pitch-party), [commercialization](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/commercialization)

### [Fall 2021 Pitch Party: Encouraging and Commemorating Ideas with the Horn Community](https://horn.udel.edu/fall-2021-pitch-party-encouraging-and-commemorating-ideas-with-the-horn-community)

Horn Entrepreneurship held its 2021 Fall Pitch Party virtually this past Wednesday. In this event, students are able to pitch ideas for business ventures with the possibility of winning awards and prizes.

[Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/fall-2021-pitch-party-encouraging-and-commemorating-ideas-with-the-horn-community)

<https://horn.udel.edu/fall-2021-pitch-party-encouraging-and-commemorating-ideas-with-the-horn-community>

by [Marisa Harczuk](https://horn.udel.edu/author/marisa-harczuk) • October 30, 2021

Topics: [entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/entrepreneurship), [competition](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/competition), [students](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/students), [startups](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/startups), [pitch party](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/pitch-party)

### [2021 Fall Pitch Party Welcomes New Ideas & Developing Concepts](https://horn.udel.edu/2021-fall-pitch-party-welcomes-new-ideas-developing-concepts)

Horn Entrepreneurship and E-Club will be hosting the [2021 Fall Pitch Party](https://www.tfaforms.com/4936198) virtually on **October 20 from 6-7:30 p.m.** The Pitch Party is an event hosted each semester in which undergraduate students pitch a startup idea in 90 seconds for a new business, innovation or invention in a fun and relaxed atmosphere.

[Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/2021-fall-pitch-party-welcomes-new-ideas-developing-concepts)

<https://horn.udel.edu/2021-fall-pitch-party-welcomes-new-ideas-developing-concepts>

by [Marisa Harczuk](https://horn.udel.edu/author/marisa-harczuk) • October 04, 2021

Topics: [events](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/events), [students](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/students), [startup advice](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/startup-advice), [startups](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/startups), [pitching](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/pitching), [pitch party](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/pitch-party), [Hen Hatch](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/hen-hatch)

### [2021 Spring Pitch Party: Supporting and Celebrating Ideas with the Horn Community](https://horn.udel.edu/2021-spring-pitch-party-supporting-and-celebrating-ideas-with-the-horn-community)

Horn Entrepreneurship held its 2021 Spring Pitch Party virtually this past Wednesday, an event where students were able to pitch ideas for business ventures with the possibility of winning awards and prizes.

[Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/2021-spring-pitch-party-supporting-and-celebrating-ideas-with-the-horn-community)

<https://horn.udel.edu/2021-spring-pitch-party-supporting-and-celebrating-ideas-with-the-horn-community>

by [Horn Entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/author/horn-entrepreneurship) • April 06, 2021

Topics: [events](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/events), [resources](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/resources), [competition](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/competition), [students](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/students), [pitching](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/pitching), [pitch party](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/pitch-party)

### [Spring Pitch Party Offers Fun & Opportunity](https://horn.udel.edu/spring-pitch-party-offers-fun-opportunity)

 

Horn Entrepreneurship and eClub welcome alumni Lily Wolfe, Brianna Bannach, and Farhad Baqi as judges for this year's Spring Pitch Party on March 31 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. over Zoom! Join the audience and spectate as UD student teams pitch innovative ventures for a total of $1,500 in funding and resources.

[Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/spring-pitch-party-offers-fun-opportunity)

<https://horn.udel.edu/spring-pitch-party-offers-fun-opportunity>

by [Ryan Sigmund](https://horn.udel.edu/author/ryan-sigmund) • March 29, 2021

Topics: [enrichment](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/enrichment), [competition](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/competition), [opportunities](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/opportunities), [students](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/students), [pitching](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/pitching), [VentureOn](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/ventureon), [pitch party](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/pitch-party)

### [Student Success Story: Mike Shumate’s Lessons in Not Being Afraid to Fail](https://horn.udel.edu/student-success-story-mike-shumates-lessons-in-not-being-afraid-to-fail)

As an aspiring entrepreneur from Wilmington, Delaware, Mike Shumate is no stranger to stepping outside of his comfort zone. Over the course of his time in the [Associates in Arts Program](https://www.aap.udel.edu/), Shumate has quickly made a name for himself through his engagement across a number of Horn Entrepreneurship’s programs and competitions.

[Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/student-success-story-mike-shumates-lessons-in-not-being-afraid-to-fail)

<https://horn.udel.edu/student-success-story-mike-shumates-lessons-in-not-being-afraid-to-fail>

by [Jan Castro](https://horn.udel.edu/author/jan-castro) • March 10, 2021

Topics: [success stories](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/success-stories), [community](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/community), [competition](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/competition), [students](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/students), [pitching](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/pitching), [pitch party](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/pitch-party), [pivoting](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/pivoting)

### [UD Horn 2020 Fall Pitch Party Focuses on Undergraduate Students](https://horn.udel.edu/ud-horn-2020-fall-pitch-party-focuses-on-undergraduate-students)

###### 2017 Fall Pitch Party is shown, before covid-19 safety measures were required..

The University of Delaware Horn Entrepreneurship brought back their biannual pitch party in virtual fashion this past Wednesday, sporting over 50 viewers and 15 teams presenting pitches.

[Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/ud-horn-2020-fall-pitch-party-focuses-on-undergraduate-students)

<https://horn.udel.edu/ud-horn-2020-fall-pitch-party-focuses-on-undergraduate-students>

by [Ryan Sigmund](https://horn.udel.edu/author/ryan-sigmund) • November 04, 2020

Topics: [entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/entrepreneurship), [enrichment](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/enrichment), [resources](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/resources), [competition](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/competition), [students](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/students), [startups](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/startups), [pitching](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/pitching), [pitch party](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/pitch-party)

### [Pivoting with eClub: How to Make Lemonade (Out of Zoom Burnout)](https://horn.udel.edu/pivoting-with-eclub-how-to-make-lemonade-out-of-zoom-burnout)

*Editor’s note: This is an article in a series that explores how the Horn Team practices entrepreneurship. Alvaro Buenano is the president of the* [*Entrepreneurship Club*](https://sites.udel.edu/eclub-vdc/)*, a Registered Student Organization (RSO) for aspiring student entrepreneurs, open to both majors and non-majors.*

[Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/pivoting-with-eclub-how-to-make-lemonade-out-of-zoom-burnout)

<https://horn.udel.edu/pivoting-with-eclub-how-to-make-lemonade-out-of-zoom-burnout>

by [Alvaro Buenano](https://horn.udel.edu/author/alvaro-buenano) • October 09, 2020

Topics: [resources](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/resources), [students](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/students), [pitch party](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/pitch-party), [pivoting](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/pivoting)

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