Seasoned investor Kevin O’Leary told three Ivey students how to set their business ideas in motion during a visit to Western yesterday as part of his Cold Hard Truth book tour.
HBA student Mallorie Brodie and MBA students David Mravyan and Allyson Tighe won a pitch competition organized by Ivey’s entrepreneurship clubs last week for the chance to face O’Leary, MBA ’80, who is a judge on the hit CBC TV show Dragons’ Den.
Mravyan and Tighe heard encouraging feedback from O’Leary on their idea for a hospital bed sensor mat to detect pressure ulcer formation in patients, which is a costly health-care problem. O’Leary urged them to try out for a spot on Dragons’ Den for a chance to win funding for their idea. On the other hand, Brodie – who has already launched the online student art gallery, Start Gallery – was told to gather more information on the cost to acquire customers.
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