--- title: Stories and Updates | Horn Entrepreneurship | success stories (7) description: success stories | Stories, news and updates from Horn Entrepreneurship, the creative engine of University of Delaware (7) --- [![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 Awards Celebration Announcement May 2019](https://horn.udel.edu/horn-entrepreneurship-awards-celebration-announcement-may-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-may-2019) by [Horn Entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/author/horn-entrepreneurship) • June 03, 2019 Topics: [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) ### [Passionate Persistence and Reflective Growth to Deliver Service Trip](https://horn.udel.edu/passionate-persistence-and-reflective-growth-to-deliver-service-trip) Jaeah Yoo, Mechanical Engineering, Class of 2021, will be traveling to Puerto Rico with his registered student organization (RSO), People for Puerto Rico (PPR), to carry out a dream two years in the making. The PPR President and member of [Blue Hen Leadership Program](https://studentcentral.udel.edu/organization/bhlp) (BHLP) stuck through the ups and downs of running an organization and through growth and self-reflection, made a service trip to Puerto Rico a reality. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/passionate-persistence-and-reflective-growth-to-deliver-service-trip) by [Dylan Gerstley](https://horn.udel.edu/author/dylan-gerstley) • May 22, 2019 Topics: [success stories](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/success-stories), [community](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/community) ### [From Management to Venture Capital: Dimension Ventures is Creating an Impactful Future](https://horn.udel.edu/from-management-to-venture-capital-dimension-ventures-is-creating-an-impactful-future) John Smothers, Leadership and Entrepreneurship & Technology Innovation, Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics, discovered his true passion through the entrepreneurial journey and pivoted away from his business management degree to dive into leadership and entrepreneurship. Now, John is a founding partner at Dimension Ventures, an investment firm eager to create real impact for a better future through investments in highly selective startup ventures. But John’s journey wouldn’t have been possible without his work ethic and the transformational relationships he was able to form. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/from-management-to-venture-capital-dimension-ventures-is-creating-an-impactful-future) by [Dylan Gerstley](https://horn.udel.edu/author/dylan-gerstley) • May 07, 2019 Topics: [future of work](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/future-of-work), [success stories](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/success-stories), [community](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/community) ### [Hen Hatch 2019 Winners Announcement](https://horn.udel.edu/hen-hatch-2019-winners-announcement) Winners of the Hen Hatch competition were announced during its final round on Tuesday, April 30 at the Queen in Wilmington, Delaware. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/hen-hatch-2019-winners-announcement) by [Horn Entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/author/horn-entrepreneurship) • May 01, 2019 Topics: [enrichment](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/enrichment), [careers](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/careers), [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) ### [Find Your Passion and Find Your Future: Lessons from the Entrepreneurial Journey](https://horn.udel.edu/find-your-passion-and-find-your-future-lessons-from-the-entrepreneurial-journey) Vince DiFelice, Senior Instructor of Practice and Faculty Director of Venture Support, has been an instrumental figure in helping nascent student startups find their footing and future success. Beyond delivering exceptional venture support guidance, Vince has helped students find new passions and recalibrate their career goals to better match what they are most interested in. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/find-your-passion-and-find-your-future-lessons-from-the-entrepreneurial-journey) by [Dylan Gerstley](https://horn.udel.edu/author/dylan-gerstley) • April 18, 2019 Topics: [future of work](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/future-of-work), [enrichment](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/enrichment), [careers](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/careers), [success stories](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/success-stories), [community](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/community) ### [Announcing the 2019 Hen Hatch Finalists](https://horn.udel.edu/announcing-the-2019-hen-hatch-finalists) Six teams comprised of students and alumni from across several colleges, including Alfred Lerner College of Business & Economics, College of Arts & Sciences and College of Engineering, are advancing to the final round of Hen Hatch, UD’s premier startup funding competition. Finalist teams will pitch before a panel of accomplished judges and an audience of regional business leaders, experienced entrepreneurs and the broader UD community for a share of a $100,000 prize pool. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/announcing-the-2019-hen-hatch-finalists) by [Horn Entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/author/horn-entrepreneurship) • April 11, 2019 Topics: [success stories](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/success-stories), [community](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/community), [alumni](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/alumni), [events](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/events) ### [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) ### [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) ### [The Student Entrepreneur's Guide to Doing](https://horn.udel.edu/the-student-entrepreneurs-guide-to-doing) The spring semester is a busy time for Horn Entrepreneurship with many signature program offerings available over the coming months. Hen Hatch finals will be at The Queen in April, VentureOn, our in-semester venture support program, is in full swing and Summer Founders, our full-service pre-accelerator, is [accepting students on a rolling basis](https://www.tfaforms.com/4720368). The sheer amount of opportunities can be slightly overwhelming, so the Horn Entrepreneurship media team sat down with some of the community’s most fervent *doers* to ask them, well, just how they do so much. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/the-student-entrepreneurs-guide-to-doing) by [Dylan Gerstley](https://horn.udel.edu/author/dylan-gerstley) • February 25, 2019 Topics: [success stories](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/success-stories), [community](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/community), [resources](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/resources) ### [Career Path Clarity Through Entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/career-path-clarity-through-entrepreneurship) Brandon Holly, College of Health Sciences, Class of 2021, began his college career as a Nursing major, but quickly found himself trying to get more from his college experience. A simple conversation impacted Brandon’s college journey significantly and brought him clarity and confidence in how to help people through his medical career goals. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/career-path-clarity-through-entrepreneurship) by [Dylan Gerstley](https://horn.udel.edu/author/dylan-gerstley) • February 20, 2019 Topics: [future of work](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/future-of-work), [success stories](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/success-stories), [community](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/community), [resources](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/resources) [1](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/success-stories/page/1) […](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/success-stories/page/2) [5](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/success-stories/page/5) [6](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/success-stories/page/6) 7 [8](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/success-stories/page/8) [9](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/success-stories/page/9) ### Subscribe to Blog Updates ### Recent Posts ### Posts by Topic - [entrepreneurship (244)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/entrepreneurship) - [community (225)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/community) - [students (159)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/students) - [alumni (118)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/alumni) - 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