Let’s talk student startups. Actually these guys graduated but the idea started during their senior years at Ohio State.

Heroes 2 U is a startup that basically connects mentors and celebs with fans, they basically capture a video chat and questions and donate the participation funds around the chat to a charity.  Webchats for causes.

John and Jeremy are two Ohio State grads that started working on the idea about a year ago.  I met through the university when they came through the TCO office looking for help and mentorship.  I like them alot, and that’s the key note.  I like these guys, these two students exhibited a kind of hustle trace, and that trace tells me they will make something happen and they did.  They persistently endured the startup challenges and have built something.  They willed it into existence.  They talked to dozens of users, customers, investors and mentors, they got kicked around a dozen times and resurfaced and executed on their vision.

Tonight I had the pleasure of being one of their first heroes, chatting with 6 students at Ohio State who all kicked in a few bucks and that all went to a charity and we talked about startups and lessons I had learned and shared with them for 45 minutes.  It was a great conversation and great experience, and this is why I love helping people build their dreams, i get to be a part of something.

There is a bug on campus and its called entrepreneurship, and its spreading.  More and more students are building, believing and trying and its truly infectious.  Talking with seniors tonight who all want to go and build and try, and fail and try again was great.  John and Jeremy are part of that world they’ve done it.  They’ve endured the hardship, the questioning of whether or not they have anything to the we’re gonna do this and make it go.  They found an investor, built a product, have a vision and now they’re in the traction game, and its gaining speed.  Buckeye born innovation at hand.  Love it.