Tech After Five
NextStart is a highly competitive, summer immersion entrepreneur development program to attract promising entrepreneurs to the upstate Carolina region. This public – private partnership involves mentors, investors, public programming, and of course outstanding start-up companies.
Come meet, network with and see if you can help the NextStart teams tonight.
The four companies and teams are listed below:
The Classical Connection web-based service allows musicians to create profiles showcasing their talents, find performance opportunities, and compose and record music online. Classical Connection will also serve as a recruiting venue for universities, conservatories, and other musical organizations seeking talented musicians.
The founding entrepreneurs:
- Grady Ashby: BA, Music Theory, University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music; MBA, Charleston Southern University
- Kristen Miller: BA, Music, University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music
- Brent Baker: BS, Computer Engineering , Clemson University
Context Aware Solutions is bringing venue-specific information to the mobile devices of the venue’s patrons. The end user can use their services for navigation, social networking and e-commerce, thus allowing the venue to provide better customer service while simultaneously marketing its products and services.
The founding entrepreneurs:
- James Massett: MBA candidate, Clemson University
- Will Pressly: PhD Candidate, School of Computing, Clemson University
- Dr. James Martin: Associate Professor, Computer Science, Clemson University
The Parkinsor cost-effective comprehensive diagnostic tool assists physicians in diagnosing and treating Parkinson’s disease patients. This tool will help to streamline and standardize the data collection process for physicians, resulting in consistent disease ratings for patients that will facilitate optimal treatment regimens.
The founding entrepreneurs:
- Rahul Mitchell Jairaj: MS candidate, Electrical Engineering, Clemson University
- Sravya Durugu: MS candidate, Bioengineering, Clemson University
- George Thomas: MS candidate, Electrical Engineering, Clemson University
Student Retention Solutions is enabling universities to objectively accept students who are most likely to fit in and succeed at their institution by comparing personality traits of prospective students to those of existing students. This technology will equip universities with the tools to recruit highly qualified candidates who will remain at their institution.
The founding entrepreneurs:
- Jennifer Roberdeau: MBA candidate, Clemson University
- John-David McKee: MS candidate, Marketing, Clemson University
- Sebastian Forkmann: MS candidate, Marketing, Clemson University
- Robert Blank: MS candidate, Computer Science, Chemnitz University of Technology, Chemnitz, Germany
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