Unique Alston: the USF student revolutionizing campus rides ✨ theridelyapp Comment BIZ for the full story Getting around without a car can be a daily struggle for many college students. USF senior unique_alston knows this firsthand. As a business analytics major with a concentration in cybersecurity, she spent her first two years relying on expensive Ubers, public transit and favors from friends to get between St. Pete and Tampa. Realizing the limited options, she decided to create a solution—Ridely, a student-focused ride-sharing service. The USF Nault Center for Entrepreneurship played a key role in her journey, providing mentorship that helped refine Ridely’s business model. “As a woman of color and a student, a lot of people didn’t take me seriously at first. Many just saw it as just a school project,” she says. “But once I put in the work and reached the app development stage, that changed. The results speak for themselves.” ⏰ Stay tuned for the Ridely app to launch this Fe...