I recently had the pleasure of judging the Moot Corp competition. Teams from all around the world came to Austin to compete for a prize package worth $100,000. Most of these teams are coming from universities from around the world. You know, college kids. My expectations were low.

Two of the four teams that I had the pleasure of seeing absolutely blew me away with their passion, energy, and presentation skills. One of the teams from California all worked in the aerospace industry, went to graduate school on weekends, and incubated the company in their spare time. What spare time? That team is Anson Innovations. If you have a child or a grandparent with asthma (like I do), their product will really hit home. They didn’t win, but I wish them the best in getting funded.

I go through periods of time when I don’t see a lot of innovation happening. This event is a cure for that. If you want to see some great ideas coming out of colleges and universities from all over the world, check out the Moot Corp competitors.