John P. Ellbogen $30K Competition nurtures Wyoming start-ups

University of Wyoming Ph.D. candidates Vinay Ramakrishnaiah and Ye Feng hadn’t thought about becoming entrepreneurs until they followed their noses last October.

"There was free pizza in the student union," Ramakrishnaiah said with a laugh.

What the two researchers found there, other than a much-needed meal for two hungry graduate students, was information about the John P. Ellbogen $30K Competition http://www.uwyo.edu/business/ellbogen-30k/ .

The contest, now in its 15th year, offers students the chance to pursue an idea and learn what it takes to turn that idea into a business.

Ramakrishnaiah and Feng’s idea goes like this.

By TOM DIXON, Senior Communications Specialist

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