uTead Blog
Hey Guys,
Sorry we’ve been uber busy and haven’t had much time to blog but here’s something really cool that we’re doing and wanted to share.
We are offering one lucky high school student a $300 scholarship at the end of each month- simply for using the uTead! Our first winner will be announced in a little over a week so be on the lookout!
Add commentSeptember 22nd, 2008
Press coverage is always nice. Check out this article:
Add commentSeptember 13th, 2008
Hey Guys,
uTead was featured on Minnov8.com- a blog for Minnesota internet companies. Very Cool!
Check it out here:
Add commentSeptember 4th, 2008
Hey All,
Just some cool news from a few months back: uTead won the Minnesota Cup 2007 Student Competition!
The Minnesota Cup is “an annual, statewide competition that seeks out aspiring entrepreneurs and their breakthrough ideas.”
See the official press release here:
See releated article below:
Add commentSeptember 4th, 2008
Hey All,
So we’ve officially launched our beta!! So exciting and so much to do!! If you haven’t yet, check it out at www.utead.com.
Just keep in mind that some links/functions etc may not be working exactly as they should be we’re on it and of course, this is just version 1.0.
We would your love thoughts on the site so click on the feedback link and let us know what’s up. Feel free to be as critical as you like, we need to hear it!!
Cheers,
Team uTead
Add commentAugust 17th, 2008
Greetings World,
I’m Erik, one of the co-founders at uTead. And here is why I love what I do:
Education
Education is the foundation of people, organizations, and countries. I love that we are building a tool that makes the application process for higher education more intuitive.
Making Meaning
We are creating a tool that will positively impact many students. uTead will help them with one of the biggest decisions of their lives (applying to college). That’s a great feeling 
Challenges
I love challenges. I wake up every day excited for what’s ahead.
Creating
We are building something out of nothing. We are taking our ideas and turning them into products that add value, sweet!
Learning
I am very curious. Starting your own company is a great way to learn about a wide array of subjects.
Add commentJuly 10th, 2008
Hello all,
I’m one of the co-founders here at uTead and I’m so excited to share our experience and product (soon!) with all of you.
Here’s why I love uTead:
1.) Education is the absolute foundation of our society and it is imperative that we support it
2.) It is thrilling to create a tool which assists students with one of the most important decisions of their lives (choosing a college)
3.) I get to spend my time contributing to something I am passionate about and work with an amazing team
A bit on our story:
Erik (other co-founder) and I started uTead last February (during our Junior year of college) and it has been an exciting journey. For the past year or so, we’ve spent most of our time refining our business model to ensure we’re building a tool that will be genuinely useful for our members. Oh, and of-course and we’ve also been on the never-ending capital and team quest. We’ve been very fortunate to find a team of bright, enthusiastic, individuals who have joined us along the way and are currently hard at work on our beta for launch next month:)
I look forward to sharing more as we continue:)
Cheers,
Naiomi
Add commentJuly 9th, 2008
Hello everyone,
Welcome to the uTead blog, we’re glad you’ve found us!
uTead is an admissions network for prospective college students. Students can connect to peers, university representatives and search for thousands of universities all on one site. Didn’t think the college application process could actually be fun? Well think again.
If you’d like to be a part of the action, we’re seeking beta testers!
We’re looking to launch in a month and would love your input, please sign up for the private beta if you’d like to help us refine the site.
Thanks much,
Team uTead
Add commentJuly 9th, 2008
Not really by any particular subject, inspiring and very interesting!
Steve Jobs @ Stanford’s Commencement:
Shift Happens
Cool Stats from Hans Rosling
Add commentJuly 7th, 2008
A cheesy as it sounds, we love inspiration and here’s a ‘manifesto’ from Brian Johnson’s site: thinkarete.com, that we should all live by:
“Arete Manifesto”
What would you do if you weren’t afraid?
OK…
So…uh…what exactly are you waiting for?
This isn’t a dress rehearsal…
Wake up!
Here’s the deal: What we can be, we MUST be.
Period.
There’s no getting around that one.
So, turn off your TV. Put down your drink. Get off the medication.
Quit numbing yourself. The pain’s not going away.
Not until you Think Areté.
Think Areté?
Yep.
Gandhi got it. Einstein got it. Mother Theresa got it.
Tiger gets it. Gates gets it. Oprah gets it.
The Greeks got it.
Get this: Guys like Socrates, Plato and Aristotle said that if you want happiness you better live with Areté–a word that literally means virtue or excellence but has a deeper meaning…something closer to “constantly striving to reach your highest potential.”
Areté.
How beautiful is that? It was one of the highest ideals of Greek culture.
It should be one of ours.
Tragically, it’s not.
We seem to be more interested in resumes, accolades and 401k’s.
Speaking of retirement…
Who came up with that? Work our asses off doing something we’re not passionate about so we can accumulate enough money to pay the bills from our stress-caused illnesses while we bitch about what we should have done when we were still young.
Hmmm…can’t quite figure that one out. Seems like it makes a bit more sense to go ahead and dare to live now…
Why not Think Areté?
Live to your highest potential–moment to moment to moment.
Not in the mood?
Fine. Then live with regret, anxiety, and disillusionment.
Your call.
Think about it. When do we feel most alive?
Exactly. When we’re being ourselves–our highest selves.
You want happiness?
Think Areté.
Dream. Grow. Stretch yourself.
Rip off the tie. Jump out of the cubicle.
Dream. Think. Dare to be crazy.
What are you waiting for?
Think Areté.
Live. Love. Smile. Hug. Laugh. Dream. Do. Create.
Have fun. Be intense. Be audacious. Be unreasonable. Act impeccably. Breathe.
Be you. Be different. Get paid to do what you love. Dance in your underwear on your way to work…
Why not?
Ditch the tie. Escape the cube. Leave the 8-5. Trash the resume.
Ignore the critics. And the cynics. Burn the corporate ladders. Laugh at the ceilings.
Quit the bitching. Open your mind. End the laziness. Overcome the fear. Transcend the conditioning…
Why not?
Move the world.
Change the world.
Push the human race forward.
Whatever you call it, go out and do it.
When?
Now.
Not when you have enough money or once you do this or do that. That’s nonsense.
It’s not gonna be easy, but go out and live your dream. Now.
You deserve it.
And, if that doesn’t move you: The world deserves it.
Think Areté.
Add commentJuly 7th, 2008