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Turning student inventions into the next big thing

Clip: 8/31/2016 | 6m 53s

Visit a competition where teams of student inventors pitch their entrepreneurial ideas.

It’s back-to-school season, but these students have taken their brainstorming outside the classroom to solve pressing, real-life problems. Visit a competition where teams of student inventors pitch their entrepreneurial ideas to guests posing as investors, who vote on the best startup ideas. Special correspondent Cat Wise reports from Portland, Oregon.

08/31/2016 | Rating NR

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