Bronco Startup Challenge: Recent Episodes
Bronco Startups
BSC is a Cal Poly Pomona business competition where you and other like-minded individuals can both pitch your business idea as well as work alongside tenured individuals for a chance to win cash prizes as well as invaluable experience.
In the past, the competition has been very polished but a little closed off but we hope to make it a little more open to the public.
The competition is open to all majors, you do not need to be a Business major.
We worked towards it, we did it and now we're here with our old friends.
Having completed the event successfully, I got the chance to sit down with some of those who participated in the competition. We talk broadly on their thoughts and their hopes for their future.
This is most probably the last episode of this season. It has been a pleasure serving all of you and I hope you will share the same kindness with the next BSC staff team.
- Yu.
Last up on the finalist spotlight series is Plants 4 The People. I got to sit down with both Jacobs to talk about their vision for P4TP. Hoping to bring people closer to the food they eat, they are trying to create a safe and communal space for people to come together through their nonprofit.
You can find more of their work at: www.Plants4ThePeople.org
During this time of COVID-19, entrepreneurs must adapt digitally, and especially in this age, technology rules all. Our guest speaker, Lydia Alvarez, will give tips to entrepreneurs about how to start their digital marketing strategy for their organization. Whether you need help on branding, strategy building, quality content, digital marketing channels, and more, Lydia is here.
Originally recorded on April 8, 2021
What is your story? What do you have to tell that will grab the attention of tens of thousands of people you plan to target? In this workshop, guest speaker Scott Pansky, who is the co-founder of Allison+Partners and head of the agency’s Social Impact group, talks about how to increase the interests of customers toward your product or service.
Originally recorded on April 5, 2021
Having seen bees suffer, Erika is looking to bring a way to aid them. With BeesAide, Erika is offering an important water source for the bees to hydrate themselves. I sit down with her to talk about her goals, hopes and thoughts on her project.
You can find more about BeesAide at their website: www.BeesAide.com
Starting a company from the university has its own set of challenges but Parker Wells comes in to give us a good idea of the challenges when starting and things to consider.
Originally recorded on March 25, 2021
To not let there be an empty week, me and my fellow teammate Jeff sat down to give our perspective from the backstage.
We talk about how we got into this, things that we like, and things that we don't like as well as just give a heads up to future students who would like to experience what we are experiencing.
Enjoy!
Continuing our spotlight series, we have Jonas representing his team at Glacier, formerly known as ZipCRE.
In an attempt to flip the commercial real estate industry upside down, Glacier, a CRE data exchange platform, offers a new solution for agents and brokers. Jonas Tressel sits down with us to explain what the capabilities of the platform are currently, where the company is headed, and how they are going to do it.
If you'd like to reach out to Glacier, feel free to send them an email at info@glaciercomps.com
Today, we had a double guester! Alberto and Esther sit down with me to discuss their company, what they want it to be and where they are at.
Alberto and Esther share their passion for pet clothing and complement each other just as well.
You can find their neat products at: www.pawzsquad.com
Our third finalist spotlight is with Juan Solano and his idea "Solum Umbrellas" and his take on the age-old umbrella by adding in new features!
Juan regales us with the science of weather and umbrellas and shares his thoughts.
Juan is also looking for potential partners, you can message him directly at: solumtechnologies@gmail.com
Our second finalist spotlight is with Zane Landin and Positive Vibes Magazine, their digital magazine focused on the positivity in life.
Zane sits down to share his outlook, views and hopes for his company!
You can find their online content at: https://positivevibesmag.com/
Parker is currently the chief executive officer at Element 16 Technologies and he couldn’t be more excited to speak on the topic of “How to Put Together a Founding Team And Equity Decisions”. If you are unsure about whether your team needs co-founders, this is the listen for you!
Mentor Bruce Brandenburg sits down to give us insight into the elements to watch out for when starting up. What are the challenges that have to be considered, the faux pas to avoid.
Originally recorded on March 4th, 2021.
Today I had the opportunity to sit down with Irwin Rojas, one of the members of team Scratch Tools to talk about Scratch App, their online problem solving tool.
He shares his product, his vision and his thoughts.
You can find Scratch app on: www.scratch.app
You can also contact Irwin at: Irwin@scratch.app
Hello, I am Yu Zeng and I'll be your host for this season of the Bronco Startup Challenge.
Dr. Millar’s signature workshop helps individuals, teams, and organizations to focus their thinking and to strategically plan effective future endeavors. The workshop is adapted from the “5 Most Important Questions” of his mentor, “father of modern management” Peter F. Drucker.
Participants will develop their own compelling narrative by working through the deceptively simple questions 1) What is my mission?; 2) Who is my customer?; 3) What does my customer value?; 4) What are my results?; and 5) What is my plan?
(2021) The Bronco Startup Challenge (BSC) is a Cal Poly Pomona business competition where you and other like-minded individuals can both pitch your business idea as well as work alongside tenured individuals for a chance to win cash prizes as well as invaluable experience.
The competition is open to all CPP students of all majors, you do not need to be a Business major.