The Ekalaka Eagle - Your Community Builder

reprinted with permission from South Dakota School of Mines & Technology

Successful entrepreneurs share a key trait: they excel at managing risk. In 2017, Amanda (CEE 12) and Travis (ME 13) Davis faced the challenge of a giant leap into entrepreneurship head on. The couple left successful jobs at NASA and moved to Dublin, Ireland, to launch two medical device companies. Amanda is leading Diaspense™, which specializes in patient centric diabetic products. Travis is the chief technical officer for Starling Surgical. The startup is developing a new wound closure device that could fit we...