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### [Summer Founders Underway](https://horn.udel.edu/summer-founders-underway)

Early June, we found out that University of Delaware Horn Entrepreneurship will welcome its largest cohort of students to [Summer Founders](https://www.udel.edu/research-innovation/horn/venture-support/summer-founders/) 2020 virtually. This group of students was composed of twenty-two startup teams totaling 34 students in the 12-week virtual pre-accelerator. During these virtual summer weeks, our founders have been receiving mentorship, education, and resources to develop and advance their concepts. Since going virtual, the groups have seen their fair share of ups and downs. The biggest include how to advance their concepts and build relationships with their teams all through a computer screen. 

[Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/summer-founders-underway)

<https://horn.udel.edu/summer-founders-underway>

by [Lindsey Janes](https://horn.udel.edu/author/lindsey-janes) • August 11, 2020

Topics: [events](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/events), [students](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/students), [startup advice](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/startup-advice), [pitching](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/pitching)

### [A Tale of Two Founders (Part 1): Lessons in Entrepreneurship and Interest Discovery](https://horn.udel.edu/takeaways-from-snoop-discoveries-in-a-firsthand-startup-experience)

*Editor's Note: Snoop was a startup by Andrew Cercena and Nick Novoa that sought to help high school students find the right college. This guest article is the first in a two-part series that explores how one team's startup journey ultimately led to new pathways in entrepreneurship and interest discovery.*

When I started Snoop, I was determined to solve the problem that many high school students face before entering college: That they do not know what the college student experience is truly like until they arrive and live on campus for the first time.

[Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/takeaways-from-snoop-discoveries-in-a-firsthand-startup-experience)

<https://horn.udel.edu/takeaways-from-snoop-discoveries-in-a-firsthand-startup-experience>

by [Andrew Cercena](https://horn.udel.edu/author/andrew-cercena) • June 18, 2020

Topics: [students](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/students), [startup advice](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/startup-advice), [startups](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/startups)

### [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)

<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)

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