Colby Creates Innovation Day
Colby Creates Innovation Day
Students participate in an all-day, expert-led workshop on design thinking, customer discovery, and crafting investment pitches, all while learning about the specific needs of an emerging technology or industry. They gain insights from industry experts and corporate partners to evaluate the real-world challenges entrepreneurs are facing. In collaboration with fellow Colby students, they conduct interviews with potential customers and various stakeholders to identify market pain points and unmet needs. These insights are then used to develop pitches for potential solutions that address the critical needs of the industry in focus.
Students Dream up Big Ideas for Algae During First-ever Colby Creates Innovation Day
First Place Winners of $1,500 – Algacolor
- Annie Thomas ’26
- Angela Lin ’24
- Angelique Bautista ’24
- Anh Nguyen ’26
- Drew Davis ’27
Second Place Winners of $1,000 – Vitality
- Ian Kim ’27
- Rishi Francis ’27
- Koltin Htut ’24
- Fiona Powers ’26
Tied Third Place Winners of $500 – Algenius & Seachange
- Algenius
- Emerson Bracy ’24
- Mickey Zhang ’27
- Tessa Haynes ’24
- Emmet Smith ’24
- Nafis Saadiq Bhuiyan ’26
- Seachange
- Ruby Nunez ’24
- Dave Boku ’26
- Carter Friese ’27
- Ina Alvarado ’27
- Siddhant Sehgal ’27
