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By Lewis D'Vorkin

April 8, 2019

Jump Into The Bull Ring To Hear And Feel Campus Startup Fever

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This is a tappable story. Tap away to see passionate students pitch their ideas.


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What's a Bull Ring? Shark Tank is TV stuff. Bull Ring is for Matadors. That is, the kind at California State University at Northridge.


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It looks, sounds and feels like this.

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I'm A Unicorn, Too

Energetic CSUN students from schools across the campus bravely revealed their startup ideas to local-area judges in a noisy trade show-like setting. The 4th annual competition was hosted by the David Nazarian College of Business and Economics.

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Full Disclosure: I'm leading a double life.

I'm the CEO of Newsroom AI. We want to bring storytelling like this - tappable, visual and immersive - to the mobile Web. I'm also an Entrepreneur in Residence at CSUN. I'm giving students a taste of startup life from the front lines.

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Now, For Some Fun

There were 20 semi-finalists. Here are just a few of the would-be entrepreneurs hoping to advance to the next round - and vie for $40,000 in cash prizes.

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Matador Sol Sauce

The Pitch: There's too much sodium in our lives. Here's a healthier alternative - a flavorful, low-sodium hot sauce.

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MuseRoom

The Pitch: People in the creative arts need a place to find opportunities. This is a Web-based platform to help them do that.

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, racking up millions of views online.

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Transport +

The Pitch: Ground transportation needs to be ranked for saftey, cost and speed. These two young women, specials guests from Village Christian High School, have an app to do it.

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Smart Prosthetics

The Pitch: Prosthetics need to be reliable, easy-to-use and built on trust.

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GELO

The Pitch: Students need to learn, assimilate and memorize information. Genius in Education and Learning Opportunities (GELO) helps them do it.

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Bungee

The Pitch: Why wait to get your security deposit back when you're moving. Now you don't have to.

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NoSpill Systems

The Pitch: Ever spill anything in your car? Who hasn't? Here's a way to keep take-out food locked in place in a seat.

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Neuwork

The Pitch: There is student life and there is the real world. Collegians can now close the gap and find their dream careers.

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Filterride

The Pitch: Businesses want new customers. With this solution they can tap into the ride-share industry with on-car and in-car advertising.

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Buxi

The Pitch: Ride-sharing solved all those short-distance travel issues. Matching long-distance travel is the next hurdle.

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Horizon Covers

The Pitch: Does your luggage get mangled in transit. Reusable bag covers solve the problem. And a chip provides real-time tracking.

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Phonado

The Pitch: Older adults can't remember everything. With augmented reality there's a path to better mental health as they tour family life through photos on a headset.

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Celebrate entrepreneurial spirit. Join us on April 23 for the finals.