Nurturing Innovation: UD Summer Founders Program Helps Students Build a Business
9 Sep 2020
News
Matthew Saponaro, the founder of A.I. Whoo, is a savvy CEO. In early 2020, his artificial intelligence company marketed its services to zoos, aquariums and other attractions. By using existing video footage, A.I. Whoo could ethically capture visitors’ engagement level and provide data and insight to improve outcomes.
But with the advent of COVID-19 in spring 2019, most venues closed.
Instead of looking for money-making behaviors, the University of Delaware student focused on disease-spreading behaviors that might cost them money.
More Topics
Betsy Renzo, a mom of two elementary school-aged kids and a teacher-turned-program manager with Wilmington’s Social Contract, first started hearing about learning pods earlier in the summer.
“‘Pods’ became the word of the summer,” she said, of the concept of families pooling their money to hire educators to teach small...
Railroads are an integral part of the Delaware landscape. They parallel Interstate 95 and the Delaware River, curve through neighborhoods and add fun ambiance to alfresco dining in Trolley Square, a popular Wilmington community.
Businesspeople and leisure travelers depend on the Joseph R. Biden Jr. Railroad Station on the...
The Second Foundation podcast is launching a series diving into the minds of entrepreneurs
Aug 24 2020The Delaware-based podcast The Second Foundation, founded in 2018 by Josh Simmons and Chris Boyle, has a new mini-series continuing their mission to help build better local entrepreneurship communities.
The series, “Family of Founders,” features interviews with founders at all stages.
“We’re trying to give our listeners, and ourselves, something to grab...