Most college students look forward to winter break as a time to sleep, indulge in home-cooked meals, and recover from the fall semester’s final exams. Mark Prondzinski has different plans. Over the next three weeks, the Babson College sophomore will be coding a shopping-cart software program, finalizing the technology for a new online dating service that his friend is starting, and juggling two other Web-design jobs.[Prondzinski is] one of 21 entrepreneurs living in Babson’s E-Tower dorm — an idea factory of sorts for students determined to launch the next big thing. The alternative housing option for undergrads is currently home to 12 businesses, from a maker of organic apple chips to a clothing line and a mobile DJ outfit. Located on Babson’s Wellesley (Mass.) campus, E-Tower is equipped with a central office with a server, printer, copier, fax machine, and a conference room. Residents meet there for Sunday night brainstorming sessions — and no one leaves until 100 ideas are up on the massive whiteboard.
via BostonWorks.
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