{"id":3884,"date":"2018-12-13T16:05:49","date_gmt":"2018-12-13T16:05:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/atb\/?p=3884"},"modified":"2018-12-13T19:06:15","modified_gmt":"2018-12-13T19:06:15","slug":"cc-students-achieve-start-up-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/atb\/2018\/12\/13\/cc-students-achieve-start-up-success\/","title":{"rendered":"CC Students Achieve Start-Up Success"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Miriam Brown \u201921<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>While many Colorado College students dream about starting businesses after they graduate, three CC sophomores have decided there is no reason to wait.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>They have all launched start-ups in their free time.<\/span><\/p>\n

Milan Kordestani \u201921\u00a0<\/span><\/b>and NYU student Sabine Rizvi initially thought of the idea for Dormzi<\/a><\/u>, a task-oriented app designed to make college life more manageable, about a year ago. They began working on it the same day they came up with the idea, starting with securing the domain name and social media handles. Since then they have worked with a designer and coder, and they are currently testing the app on NYU\u2019s campus to fine tune the product before it makes its app store debut \u2014 all while juggling school work and responsibilities.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBeing on the Block Plan makes it incredibly easy to balance both work and school,\u201d Kordestani says. \u201cAfter class I grab lunch quickly, then I spend the next several hours of the day tending to emails, phone calls, and all other Dormzi-related tasks that need to be taken care of.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>Lauren Weiss \u201921 <\/span><\/b>has an app of her own on the app store, but that\u2019s where the similarities to Kordestani\u2019s company end. Weiss\u2019s app LifExpectancy\u00a0<\/a><\/u>uses data like the user\u2019s body mass index number, exercise habits, and sleep schedule to calculate a realistic life expectancy, as well as to provide health-related suggestions on how to add years to it. Though the app is already available to the public, Weiss says she\u2019s constantly thinking of ways to improve it.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI am a computer science major, so it\u2019s great that I am able to learn more and more in class about things that I can add to the app,\u201d Weiss says. <\/span><\/p>\n

The student successes aren\u2019t just limited to apps. When Turner Black \u201921\u00a0<\/b>couldn\u2019t find any feminist patches to her liking for her jacket, she started creating her own. Today, her patches are the basis for her startup company called Patches for Peace<\/a><\/u>, which donates a portion of the sales to organizations like Planned Parenthood and Annie\u2019s List, an organization which supports progressive women seeking elected office in Texas. To account for the nature of the Block Plan, Black prepares for future orders whenever she has a break from schoolwork, then fills and mails out orders at least once a day. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>\u201cThis has been such a great way to give back while getting my designs and messages out into the world,\u201d Black says<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Miriam Brown \u201921 \u00a0While many Colorado College students dream about starting businesses after they graduate, three CC sophomores have decided there is no reason to wait. \u00a0They have all launched start-ups in their free time. Milan Kordestani \u201921\u00a0and NYU student Sabine Rizvi initially thought of the idea for Dormzi, a task-oriented app designed to … <\/p>\n

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