LCL Newsletter: March Update!
Hey everyone! We hope your Spring semester has been going well!
LCL’s Spotlights
🤝Student-Athlete Entrepreneurship Event
📅 Monday, March 10 from 7:30-9:00 PM @eHub Collegetown (3rd Floor)
🔗 Sign Up: Click Here!
LCL is hosting a Cornell Student-Athlete Entrepreneurship Event that provides an overview of the entrepreneurship scene at Cornell for Student-Athletes! We are aiming to connect student athletes with startups looking to collaborate with athletes. There will also be an open networking opportunity!
There will be pitches from two sport startups founded by Cornell student athletes: Teks & Clutch Coach.
Teks is a startup that aims to develop an innovative protective shoe cover for track and field spikes that is easy to put on, one-size-fits-all, and durable enough to withstand the rigors of regular use! The founder, Jeff Yang, is currently a Mechanical Engineering student and a student athlete on Cornell’s Track & Field Team.
🔗 Check out their website here: Teks' Website!
Clutch Coach is a peer-to-peer platform that connects athletes with personalized, one-on-one coaching and in-person training sessions. The platform provides youth and high school athletes with the unique opportunity to train directly with college athletes, gaining insights and skills tailored to their specific needs. The founder, Dylan Price, is currently a Dyson senior and student athlete on Cornell’s Lightweight Rowing Team.
🔗 Check out their website here: Clutch Coach's Website!
🚀Startup Hours
Startup Hours is a weekly event for all Cornell builders, aspiring VCs, and overall startup enthusiasts run by Life Changing Labs. We host every Thursday from 7:30 - 9:30 pm on the 3rd floor of eHub Collegetown, and provide free food to those that sign up by Wednesday, 4:00 pm.
💎 Special Speaker: Rosena Sammi
This Thursday, we have a special speaker—Rosena Sammi!
Rosena is the founder and CEO of The Jewelry Edit, an e-commerce jewelry platform that revolutionizes shopping for jewelry by curating jewelry collections that focus on diverse and sustainable designers. In a former life, Rosena was a Park Avenue attorney. In 2006, she left the law to start a successful jewelry brand, which has sold through leading department stores and boutiques for over a decade. She has been profiled on CNN, sold over 10,000 pieces on Good Morning America and her jewelry has been worn by A-list celebrities like Rihanna, Gigi Hadid, Miley Cyrus and Blake Lively. Her jewelry has featured in every major magazine including Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar, who named her a “Designer to watch.”
Want to learn more about her? Here are some links and articles to check out!
Pitch Your Startup During Startup Hours!
We’re also looking for students to present their startup during Startup Hours (<5 minutes, very chill we promise)! If you’re interested, please fill out this form.
💡Apply to be a Ventures Accelerated Fellow!
📅 Deadline: Friday, March 14 @11:59 PM
📝 Application Form: Click Here!
Ventures Accelerated is a student-run start-up incubator that advises, mentors and collaborates with start-ups to scale and accelerate growth. Ventures Accelerates connects start-ups with VCs, mentors, offers resources and connects start-ups with staff. Fellows will work with operating start-ups and their founders.
If you are interested in entrepreneurship, want to build your resume and work for a start-up, this would be a great fit for you! There is also the opportunity for this to lead to a summer internship.
Startup Opportunities & Resources
🤝 Startup Recruitment
Are you a founder or builder looking for someone to join your team? If you would like to put out an announcement on our newsletter, please fill out this form!
📋 Resources
Entrepreneurship & VC Notion - We’ve compiled a database of all-things related to entrepreneurship and VC for you! Find credits, grants, jobs, and more.
Cornell Startups Slack - Join the Cornell Startups Slack to connect with other founders and builders.
Cornell Eship Listserv - Subscribe to the Cornell Eship Listserv to hear about broader Cornell entrepreneurship events and opportunities.
LCL Instagram - Follow us @lifechanginglabs to learn more about LCL programming (we’re great, we promise).
Venture Accelerated Instagram - Follow our student start-up incubator @venturesaccelerated to stay up to date!
👥 LCL Academic Team Highlights
The entire Life Changing Labs team is here to help you—whether you’re building something, looking for more resources, or if you just want a friend to chat with about entrepreneurship. This week, we’re introducing three key members of our team!
🌏 Maiia Tomskaia: President of LCL Academic Team
College: Dyson
Major: Applied Economics and Management
I’m From: Yakutsk, Russia + SF Bay Area, California
Email: mt758@cornell.edu
Hey, I'm Maiia! I'm the President of Life Changing Labs and I’m excited to grow Cornell’s entrepreneurship scene—lots of cool events coming up! I’m a sophomore at Dyson, passionate about startups, product development, and film. Right now, I’m working on an edtech startup with a MVP launching this spring and also starting a social media channel for short films. I’m from the world’s coldest city, Yakutsk, and I’m a huge fun of languages, traveling, and music—everything from playing metal to singing opera. Always happy to chat about Cornell’s startup community and connect you with amazing founders, investors, and builders!
🇺🇸 Dylan Price: VP of Development
College: Dyson
Major: AEM; Concentrations: Finance & Entrepreneurship
I’m From: Onondaga Hill, NY
Email: dmp288@cornell.edu
I am a senior in Dyson concentrating in finance and entrepreneurship, and a member of the Cornell Lightweight Rowing Team. At LCL, I am the Vice President of Development and also lead Ventures Accelerated. At Cornell, I work as a Dyson Career Mentor, and I am both a TA for NBA 300 (the Cornell eLab pre-requisite class) and HADM 4145 (Business Model Innovation and Design).
I am the founder and CEO of Clutch Coach, a sports tech platform to connect athletes with personalized one-on-one lessons and coaching.
I am a venture scout for Collide Capital investing from a $66 million fund supporting entrepreneurs Seed to Series A with a focus on FinTech, Future of Work and supply chain/logistics. I also work with Discipulus Ventures which is focused on early-stage start-ups in foundational American industries including DefenseTech, IndustrialTech, and hardware.
This past summer I was an intern at Ernst & Young in Strategy and Transactions-Business Valuation in Atlanta where I am excited to return upon graduation.
🎥 Noah Lucia: VP of Operations
College: Dyson
Major: AEM
I’m From: Rochester, NY
Email: njl57@cornell.edu
My name is Noah Lucia, and I’m a junior at Dyson. This is my third year as part of Life Changing Labs, where I’m passionate about building the entrepreneurial community at Cornell. I am also currently a part of the eLab accelerator at Cornell! Outside of school, I’m the founder of Filmify, a startup focused on helping film and TV productions stay on schedule and within budget in real time. I'm excited to continue contributing to Life Changing Labs and be part of its growth this year!