Babson College announced its 2011 Student Business of the Year Award today. Receiving the award is Min.us, founded in 2010 by students John Xie ’11 and Carl Hu ’11.
The company’s product is dubbed “the easiest and simplest way to share photos, documents, music, videos and files.” Their product features an easy drag and drop process of files from your desktop and folders directly into Min.us through the browser, or through the company’s many apps (desktop and mobile for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iOS). You can check out a quick video demo on the product right on their homepage.
We interviewed these exceptional students last October to spotlight their incredible story, which is a must read to understand where this idea came from, its path of development, and the technology involved. Min.us now enjoys 300,000 active users with more than 1 million uploads and more than 1 billion hits. They are already in the top 2,000 most trafficked websites in the US. They launched their iPhone and iPad app at this year’s SXSW in Austin, Texas — a venue that surely helped get the word out about their simply and seamless product.
Established in 1959, this Student Business of the Year Award is presented by the Babson College Alumni Association in recognition of ugrad students’ “outstanding commitment to launching and operating a successful enterprise while pursuing an education.”
Runner ups:
- ThinkLite LLC is a revolutionary commercial lighting efficiency firm dedicated to helping businesses go green without the upfront costs of getting there. We are proud to say our clients save immediately on their monthly energy bills, while making a positive impact on the environment at the same time. We accomplish this goal by providing superior service and only top quality products, while absorbing all the initial cost associated with the upgrade. STUDENTS: Dinesh Wadhwani ’12 and Enrico Palmerino ’11. ThinkLite is currently a member of the Babson Hatchery.
- JacoxHilton is an MGA and individual producer consulting firm in Canada and the United States. We increase your life insurance production through Client Book Data Mining. We are an outsourced provider of in-force policyholder analysis. In presenting our recommendations to policyholders, advisors see a 70% close-rate. Using proprietary software as well as manual analysis, we quickly, easily, and cost-effectively prepare reports on opportunities to present to clients. Your Book is full of opportunities, so increase your production while providing better service and value to clients. In addition, our Book Valuation services provide a critical expertise at a time of rapid industry change and succession. STUDENTS: James Hilton ’12 & Cam Jacox ’13. JacoxHilton is currently a member of the Babson Hatchery.
Congrats to these exceptional students and their ventures!
