Other winning innovations improve black maternal health, offer affordable veterinary training tools and more
UC Davis students won the $25,000 first prize at the 24th Big Bang! Business Competition, organized by the Mike and Renee Child Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
Entrepreneurship and strategy opened new doors
Antonio Hurtado MBA 22 shares how his MBA prepared him to launch a healthcare product, how he leveraged Amazon for e-commerce success, and offers his tips on branding and sales.
The power of purpose, dedication, and entrepreneurship
MBA student Dillon Hill shares his entrepreneurial journey having launched charities, set fundraising world-records, founded a marketing agency, won the UC Davis Big Bang! Business Competition and more.
Poets&Quants: UC Davis Thought Leadership Video Series
In the latest UC Davis Thought Leadership Series, John Byrne interviews Professor Greta Hsu, whose pioneering research on “categorical stickiness” explains how moviemakers, tobacco companies and book authors position themselves in the market.
Poets&Quants: UC Davis Thought Leadership Video Series
Catch the first in our series of UC Davis Thought Leadership spotlights with Poets&Quants. Professor Andrew Hargadon is at the forefront of teaching, research and practice in cross-disciplinary entrepreneurship.
Growing my family legacy of innovation with education and leadership
Sacramento MBA Marisol Ibarra reflects on how her upbringing and legislative background have fueled her desire to create positive change by fostering innovation and entrepreneurship.
Building a sustainable fashion marketplace on the international stage
MBA student Amita Nair and her team developed a sustainable fashion marketplace for the world's largest student social entrepreneurship competition—backed by the United Nations.
Big Bang! journey offers rich immersion in entrepreneurship
UC Davis MBA alumna Regina Hoang is now CEO of Storx Technologies, the 2022 Big Bang! Business Competition top prize winner. She reflects on the experience and how the company's transabdominal fetal pulse oximeter will transform labor and delivery.
Our AI technology helps college students plan their degrees and class schedules
Full-Time MBA student Akshaj Aravind Raghavi, CFO of SchedGo, shares his team’s journey building a network, gaining feedback and winning $30K in the 23rd annual UC Davis Big Bang! Business Competition.
Device to Improve Post-Harvest Maize Yields in Africa Takes Home 2 Prizes Totaling $20,000
A team of two UC Davis MBA students and a senior computer science major received the $20,000 first prize for the best innovation and $10,000 more as the People's Choice winner in the 23rd annual Big Bang! Business Competition on May 23.
Family and community support essential as a first-gen college student
Bay Area MBA Gracia Liunita, a first-gen college student, says the support of family and her community have been essential to her success as an entrepreneur—and pursing an MBA.
"Would you trade a six-figure salary for saving a life in your family?"
After leaving my job to help my wife through a difficult pregnancy, I joined the UC Davis MBA program and before I graduated brought a product to market and launched a company, Smart Rentics Inc., that helps millennials save up to $2,500 in monthly rent.
My 5 Takeaways from the UC Entrepreneurship Academy
At the unique four-day academy, Sacramento Part-Time MBA student Diane Lim says she found mentorship, a collaborative spirit and support for her future business ideas.
Our new Director of Alumni Relations and Network Strategy Christopher Marshall details his journey to the School, exciting new opportunities for alumni and more.
Prolific gaming entrepreneur and MBA alumnus Mark Otero's new blockchain/Web3 gaming venture, Azra Games, closed a $15M seed round led by Andreeson Horowitz plus NFX, Coinbase Ventures, Play Ventures and Franklin Templeton.
Being involved with the LGBTQ+ community fuels my passion and engagement
Full-Time MBA student Ash Bagla shares what it’s like to balance hard work, community engagement and find positive fulfillment at business school.
New, radical, disruptive ideas have long been considered the foundation of innovation; but, according to Professor Andrew Hargadon, ideas need a network to be successful.
Held in person for the first time since 2019, the 22nd Annual Big Bang! Business Competition presented over $100,000 in prize money and in-kind awards to early-stage startups in the food and agriculture, health, energy/sustainability, and social
“Professor Hargadon, through his effective and engaging instruction, opened my mind”
Full-Time MBA student Camille Harris says Professor Andrew Hargadon’s enthusiasm for innovation and entrepreneurship helped her find her way forward.
The power of unexpected connections and branching out of your comfort zone
Online MBA student Ashlee Bippus shares lessons in wine making, alternative meats, agtech and more from recent weekend residential.
