Capstone Experiences
ENGN 1930G/H
Capstone Course, 2008-2009: From ideas to the market place
Under the direction of Professors Eric Suuberg and Steven Petteruti 28 students met throughout the academic year to cap their entrepreneurship learning at Brown. The students formed three groups, each with a mentor, and developed business plans to bring products and service innovations to the market place. The following is a brief description of the projects:
1. Leotus
Students developed a self-contained air conditioning unit that is affixed under a windowsill and that maintains full use of windows. Compared with available products in the market, the Leotus air-conditioning unit provides similar efficiency but easier installation and better aesthetics. Recently listed as one of Mass High Tech’s top five start-up companies to watch, Leotus plans to finalize its product design by summer 2010, with the support of RICIE.
The following students took part in developing Leotus:
Andre Dev
Ploipailin Flynn
Katherine Harty
Stephen Hazeltine
Andrea Hunter
Eunice Kim
Beeni Mathew
For more information on the problem, proposed solution, and prototype business plan see the group’s final presentation.
2. NuLabel Technologies
Students in this group are developing a liner-free label printing system to satisfy the waste-reduction and cost-minimization needs of the thousands of companies that use labels daily. Using its proprietary technology, NuLabel hopes to revolutionize the $70 Billion label industry by eliminating the costly, hazardous, and environmentally-unfriendly liners that are currently used on the backs of labels. The company will license its proprietary technology to printer manufacturers and also process and sell liner-free labels to end-users. NuLabel was a finalist in the 2009 Entrepreneurship Program Business Plan Competition. Recently, they were named one of Mass High Tech’s top five start-up companies to watch and are pursuing their plans with the support of RICIE.
The following students took part in developing NuLabel Technologies:
Ryan Chan
Dylan Cheasty
Matthew Cline
Alex Goracy
Han-Hui Ling
Benjamin Lux
Owen Miller
Max Winograd
Michael Woods
Benjamin Zlotoff
For more information on the problem, proposed solution, and prototype business plan see the group’s final presentation.
3. MiME: Minds in motion electronics
Students in this group are developing the next generation of games that incorporate electroencephalography technology (EEG) and targets teachers, parents and children. They developed Next Level, an adaptive learning software engine that introduces “mini-games” to engage and re-direct a child’s focus and concentration, decreasing boredom and providing incentives for continued learning. MiME is also developing a series of outdoor competitive electronic toys. The group was a finalist in the student track of the 2009 Rhode Island Business Plan Competition.
The following students took part in developing MiME:
Alex Baker
Brandon Diamond
Molly Hawksley
Nguyen Hieu
Maxwell Lang
Seungkyun Lee
Soomi Lee
Grant LeBeau
Jason Ma
Daniela Ponte
Boram Yi
For more information on the problem, proposed solution, and prototype business plan see the group’s final presentation.
