Lavin Center Kicks Off LeanModel Competition

SDSU’s Lavin Entrepreneurship Center held its inaugural LeanModel student business competition from March 14 – 15, 2013 on the San Diego State University campus.

The LeanModel Competition is open to California and Baja California based university students who are building start-up companies. The competition allows the students to showcase their ideas to a distinguished panel of entrepreneurs, angel investors, venture capitalists, and c-level executives.

The experience provides students the opportunity to interact with like-minded students, ultimately creating a network of young, innovative California and Baja California entrepreneurs.

This year, 15 student teams from eight universities competed for $25,000 in prizes. The winners for 2013 were:

Overall LeanModel Competition Awards

• 1^st place – Bosse Tools, Loyola Marymount University
• 2^nd place – Luna Light, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• 3^rd place – Epsilon Micro Devices, San Diego State University

Show Stopper Awards

• 1^st place - Mr. Eco, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• 2^nd place - Bosse Tools, Loyola Marymount University
• 3^rd place - Jobioz Inc.,  San Diego State University

Pitch the Investor Awards

• 1^st place - Bosse Tools, Loyola Marymount University
• 2^nd place - Luna Light, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• 3^rd place - Blue Igloo, University of California, Irvine

Tiger Tank

• Bosse Tools,  Loyola Marymount University