University Innovation Fellows - User contributions [en]

Priorities:Binghamton University Student Priorities

2017-02-06T16:47:30Z

Mauriciomorales:

== Overview==

Coming soon: Your Video (Session 5)

== Pop up innovation exercises ==

Students at our university tend to lack the information about our robust start-up and entrepreneurship infrastructure. During our prototyping phase of tackling our [Landscape Canvas Synthesis]([https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1R2VFCUqoX-CR5sDqWEpmYpjifsJs8IwsRBcf_jDb3XE/edit#gid=618047480 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1R2VFCUqoX-CR5sDqWEpmYpjifsJs8IwsRBcf_jDb3XE/edit#gid=618047480]) 's second problem. We were inspired by Tom Wujec from Autodesk's pop up creativity and innovation. Not only did the activity yield interesting results, the people who participated seemed to enjoy themselves. We decided that doing random pop-up activities followed by information about the university's resources has a shot at igniting passion currently residing in a few students. We believe that these events done at scale could have a meaningful impact on the university's undergraduate culture surrounding innovation.

== Innovation Awareness ==

The school offers a variety of services to students to assist them in their ventures. We realized that many of the services/events that the school's Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Partnerships offers get lost in a number of announcements that the students get. One our main priorities are to bring that information to the students in a way that won't become white noise. Our initiative is to contact every single professor in every single department and introduce them to The Office of E&IP. We want to make it a priority for the professors to make a bi-weekly announcement about entrepreneurial events that are going around on campus. We hope that this priority will raise awareness about innovation and entrepreneurship on campus within the students and bring about a huge boom in student ventures.

== Central Innovation Agency ==

The problem that we set out to solve: There are many innovation resources on campus. However, there are so many that the various resources/groups are not working in sync, and are not aware as much as they should be of each other's activities. Much more can be accomplished if the resources were working in tandem. For example, there are two student groups that are both very entrepreneurship-oriented (the Entrepreneurship Learning Community and Enactus) yet the two are not working together at all. There is a lot of potential for joint events it only the two would be connected somehow. 

We proposed the Binghamton Central Innovation Agency (BCIA). This student-run agency would be a central unifying force for the resources on campus and be well known to students as a place where they could go for all things innovation. The agency itself wouldn't be doing that many activities themselves, but instead, would work with unifying the existing groups on campus and rally them so more can get done. 

== Strategy #4==

== Related Links ==

Spring 2017 UIF:

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/David_Axelrod David Axelrod]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Mauricio_Morales Mauricio Morales]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Judah_Berger Judah Berger]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Briana_Almonte Briana Almonte]

[[Category:Student Priorities|Student_Priorities]]

Priorities:Binghamton University Student Priorities

2017-02-06T16:47:19Z

Mauriciomorales:

Priorities:Binghamton University Student Priorities

2017-02-06T16:42:47Z

Mauriciomorales:

Priorities:Binghamton University Student Priorities

2017-02-06T16:42:33Z

Mauriciomorales:

== Overview==

Coming soon: Your Video (Session 5)

== Pop up innovation exercises ==

Students at our university tend to lack the information about our robust start-up and entrepreneurship infrastructure. During our prototyping phase of tackling our [Landscape Canvas Synthesis]([https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1R2VFCUqoX-CR5sDqWEpmYpjifsJs8IwsRBcf_jDb3XE/edit#gid=618047480 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1R2VFCUqoX-CR5sDqWEpmYpjifsJs8IwsRBcf_jDb3XE/edit#gid=618047480]) 's second problem. We were inspired by Tom Wujec from Autodesk's pop up creativity and innovation. Not only did the activity yield interesting results, the people who participated seemed to enjoy themselves. We decided that doing random pop-up activities followed by information about the university's resources has a shot at igniting passion currently residing in a few students. We believe that these events done at scale could have a meaningful impact on the university's undergraduate culture surrounding innovation.

== Innovation Awareness ==

The school offers a variety of services to students to assist them in their ventures. We realized that many of the services/events that the school's Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Partnerships offers get lost in a number of announcements that the students get. One our main priorities are to bring that information to the students in a way that won't become white noise. Our initiative is to contact every single professor in every single department and introduce them to The Office of E&IP. We want to make it a priority for the professors to make a bi-weekly announcement about entrepreneurial events that are going around on campus. We hope that this priority will raise awareness about innovation and entrepreneurship on campus within the students and bring about a huge boom in student ventures.

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== Central Innovation Agency ==

== Strategy #4==

== Related Links ==

Spring 2017 UIF:

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/David_Axelrod David Axelrod]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Mauricio_Morales Mauricio Morales]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Judah_Berger Judah Berger]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Briana_Almonte Briana Almonte]

[[Category:Student Priorities|Student_Priorities]]

Priorities:Binghamton University Student Priorities

2017-02-06T16:42:23Z

Mauriciomorales:

Priorities:Binghamton University Student Priorities

2017-02-06T16:39:21Z

Mauriciomorales: Central Innovation Agency

== Overview==

Coming soon: Your Video (Session 5)

== Pop up innovation exercises ==

Students at our university tend to lack the information about our robust start-up and entrepreneurship infrastructure. During our prototyping phase of tackling our [Landscape Canvas Synthesis]([https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1R2VFCUqoX-CR5sDqWEpmYpjifsJs8IwsRBcf_jDb3XE/edit#gid=618047480 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1R2VFCUqoX-CR5sDqWEpmYpjifsJs8IwsRBcf_jDb3XE/edit#gid=618047480]) 's second problem. We were inspired by Tom Wujec from Autodesk's pop up creativity and innovation. Not only did the activity yield interesting results, the people who participated seemed to enjoy themselves. We decided that doing random pop-up activities followed by information about the university's resources has a shot at igniting passion currently residing in a few students. We believe that these events done at scale could have a meaningful impact on the university's undergraduate culture surrounding innovation.

== Innovation Awareness ==

The school offers a variety of services to students to assist them in their ventures. We realized that many of the services/events that the school's Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Partnerships offers get lost in a number of announcements that the students get. One our main priorities are to bring that information to the students in a way that won't become white noise. Our initiative is to contact every single professor in every single department and introduce them to The Office of E&IP. We want to make it a priority for the professors to make a bi-weekly announcement about entrepreneurial events that are going around on campus. We hope that this priority will raise awareness about innovation and entrepreneurship on campus within the students and bring about a huge boom in student ventures.

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== Central Innovation Agency ==

== Strategy #4==

== Related Links ==

Spring 2017 UIF:

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/David_Axelrod David Axelrod]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Mauricio_Morales Mauricio Morales]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Judah_Berger Judah Berger]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Briana_Almonte Briana Almonte]

[[Category:Student Priorities|Student_Priorities]]

Priorities:Binghamton University Student Priorities

2017-02-06T16:38:00Z

Mauriciomorales:

Priorities:Binghamton University Student Priorities

2017-02-06T16:33:45Z

Mauriciomorales:

Priorities:Binghamton University Student Priorities

2017-02-06T16:33:10Z

Mauriciomorales: Innovation Services

Resource:How to secure a startup career with Venture for America

2017-01-10T03:35:57Z

Mauriciomorales:

= '''<span style="font-size:x-large;"><span style="font-family: Arial; white-space: pre-wrap;">Overview</span></span>''' =

<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); white-space: pre-wrap;">A startup career is not for everyone. However, if you are a multidisciplinary person who enjoys to collaborate with other people but has no problem flying solo on a project, you might want to consider working for or building a startup firm. This page will give you detailed instructions and advice on how to land a startup career with Venture for America, a fellowship program that place talented college graduate in startups in struggling cities. The information is separated into four sections. The first section - Determine your passion - emphasizes the importance of understanding what interest and motivate you before choosing your career path. The second section - Application to Venture for America - walks you through all the necessary steps for your application to the fellowship program. The third section - Utilizing Your Resources - offers advice on the application process. The last section - Future after Venture for America - paints a picture of your future once you graduate from Venture for America’s program.</span></span></span>

= '''<span style="font-size: x-large;">Determining Your Passion</span>''' =

<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); white-space: pre-wrap;">Passion comes from determination and firmness of purpose. Before you step out to initiate a project or an idea, ensure that your conscience is clear and that you are passionate about the cause you’re working on. Entering into the realm of the startup world requires you to be focused and determined, and thus it is deemed necessary that you put in great thought in whatever you choose to do, however you choose to do - given that you are passionate enough. </span><span style="color: rgb(69, 69, 69);">How to find that passion is one of the greatest challenges anyone will face throughout their lifetime. </span></span></span>

<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">The best way to find that passion is to immerse yourself in something you find interesting. The only real way to determine as to whether or not you are truly passionate about something is if you immerse yourself in it. This process of immersion puts you through the motions and puts you in the</span></span><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">driver's</span></span><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> seat of whatever it is you are trying to do. The answer as to determining if you are passionate about this to do will become quite clear to you</span></span><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">afterward</span></span><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">. Although you may find that there are many things that you thought you were passionate about but are not, you should also take great pride in knowing that you are one step closer to finding out what it is you truly do have a passion for. </span></span>

= '''<span style="font-size: x-large;">Applying to Venture For America</span>''' =

<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); white-space: pre-wrap; line-height: 1.38;">Venture for America has a highly competitive application process. In order to become an esteemed fellow, one must complete a rigorous application. The process is split is into three parts: a written application, a phone interview, and an in-person meetup with competing applicants. The application is basic, merely consisting of three pages. The first page is personal information, such as your name, contact information, and details regarding your school or institution. The second page is broken down into three sections, a description of your accomplishments, two personal essays, and a description of your skills. These three sections should be used to convey why you would be a great fit for the Venture for America fellowship. The third page asks for demographic information regarding your age, gender, and student loan debt. Based on the written portion of the application, if the review committee sees you as fit to be a potential fellow, the applicant can then move onto the second round, the phone interview. The phone interview is typically held with an existent Venture for America fellow where you discuss your skills and qualifications for being a fellow. The interviewer is looking to see if you will fit in with the VFA environment and to ensure you have the skills needed to be in the competitive environment of a startup. If successful with the phone interview you move onto round three, the in-person meetup with all of the applicants. All applicants send a time together and go through a series of group activities, interviews, and simulations to determine which should become a fellow. The interviewers are not looking out for technical, they are observing to see if you have the appropriate communication, leadership, and teamwork skills needed to succeed at a startup company. The overall process is rigorous, however there are many ways you can get ahead with your application.</span></span></span>

= '''<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large; white-space: pre-wrap;">Utilizing Your Resources</span>''' =

<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); white-space: pre-wrap; line-height: 1.38;">It may sound very daunting and peculiar, but utilizing your resources is key to success while starting a startup career with Venture for America. While you may branch out looking for resources elsewhere, utilizing your resources at school and getting involved with the local startup community is critical and should be a preference regardless. Being a university innovation fellow can be helpful too, as you can use the fellows’ network to share ideas, discuss potential initiatives, and receive useful guidance. In order to maximize your chances of being successful, you should also look to friends and your other social groups for resources.</span></span></span>

<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-e288c039-757f-9d32-d788-f2fad8a411df"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">One common misconception that often deters many applicants is that they tend to think some past working experience related to the selected fields is required for the interview round. Applying for Venture for America is not like applying to a specific company of your choice, rather, Venture for America takes talented, passionate individuals based on their written application, interviews and connect them to different startups in different locations. Qualified applicants’ strengths and characteristics are extracted during this process and used to determine which company they will fit best in. So essentially, the admission process is more like making a good match than making a selection. Furthermore,  a startup is an extremely social environment where everything changes rapidly; employers typically prefer likeable people who can work well with others and adapt quickly to changes than people who has the skills to do the job, because they will train you how to do the job once you get in anyway. So it is in your best interest to show interviewers that you’re a sociable, passionate, intelligent hard worker who has strong communication, presentation skills and can work well under pressure and changes. But with this being said, it is obviously much more beneficial if you had some related work experience, but it is certainly not the determining factor whether you’ll secure the position or not.</span></span></span></span>

= '''<span style="font-family: Arial; white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: x-large;">Future after Venture for America</span>''' =

<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); white-space: pre-wrap; line-height: 1.38;">Pursuing a career at a startup through Venture For America will be a sacrifice. The experience you will find at a startup will be very different than what you would find at a large company in the industry. Although working at a startup may sound alluring, it’s important to understand that there’s an immense amount of risk involved as well. Your role in the company will be have a direct impact on its success and longevity, but this will also come with more liability for your mistakes. You will have to take on roles that fall out of your expertise at times, and this will require you to be able to think on your feet in times of stress. Around 80 percent of new businesses don't make it past the first one and a half years, so your job will be less secure. Meeting deadlines will be imperative, as new companies need to stay profitable in order to stay afloat.</span></span></span>

<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-e288c039-757f-e200-31f8-5b1e97334ca5"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Although working at a startup through Venture For America may sound daunting at first, it will give you invaluable skills and lifelong connections that will benefit your career. The Venture For America family is full of highly motivated, intelligent and innovative people that want to make a difference in the world. Venture For America allows you to work on something that you're truly passionate about, and enables you to have a direct impact on the community.</span></span></span></span>
<div><br/></div>
<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); white-space: pre-wrap;">Disclaimer: This information was attained from an interview with fellow Robin Bonatesta.</span></span></span>
<div><br/></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">Student Contributors:</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">Elina Davé: [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Elina_Dav%C3%A9 http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Elina_Dav%C3%A9]</span></span><br/></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">Talha Janjua: [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Talha_Janjua http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Talha_Janjua]</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">Mauricio Morales [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Mauricio_Morales http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Mauricio_Morales]</span></span><br/></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">An Nguyen: [http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Funiversityinnovation.org%2Fwiki%2FAn_Nguyen&h=LAQGlXKHb http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/An_Nguyen]</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">Justin Nguyen: [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/User:Justin_Nguyen http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/User:Justin_Nguyen]</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Kevin Wolfrom: </span><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Kevin_Wolfrom&nbsp http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Kevin_Wolfrom]</span></span></div><div><br/></div><div><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15px;"> </span></div>

Resource:How to secure a startup career with Venture for America

2017-01-10T03:33:18Z

Mauriciomorales:

= '''<span style="font-size:x-large;"><span style="font-family: Arial; white-space: pre-wrap;">Overview</span></span>''' =

<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); white-space: pre-wrap;">A startup career is not for everyone. However, if you are a multidisciplinary person who enjoys to collaborate with other people but has no problem flying solo on a project, you might want to consider working for or building a startup firm. This page will give you detailed instructions and advice on how to land a startup career with Venture for America, a fellowship program that place talented college graduate in startups in struggling cities. The information is separated into four sections. The first section - Determine your passion - emphasizes the importance of understanding what interest and motivate you before choosing your career path. The second section - Application to Venture for America - walks you through all the necessary steps for your application to the fellowship program. The third section - Utilizing Your Resources - offers advice on the application process. The last section - Future after Venture for America - paints a picture of your future once you graduate from Venture for America’s program.</span></span></span>

= '''<span style="font-size: x-large;">Determining Your Passion</span>''' =

<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); white-space: pre-wrap;">Passion comes from determination and firmness of purpose. Before you step out to initiate a project or an idea, ensure that your conscience is clear and that you are passionate about the cause you’re working on. Entering into the realm of the startup world requires you to be focused and determined, and thus it is deemed necessary that you put in great thought in whatever you choose to do, however you choose to do - given that you are passionate enough. </span><span style="color: rgb(69, 69, 69);">How to find that passion is one of the greatest challenges anyone will face throughout their lifetime. </span></span></span>

<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">The best way to find that passion is to immerse yourself in something you find interesting. The only real way to determine as to whether or not you are truly passionate about something is if you immerse yourself in it. This process of immersion puts you through the motions and puts you in the</span></span><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">driver's</span></span><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> seat of whatever it is you are trying to do. The answer as to determining if you are passionate about this to do will become quite clear to you</span></span><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">afterward</span></span><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">. Although you may find that there are many things that you thought you were passionate about but are not, you should also take great pride in knowing that you are one step closer to finding out what it is you truly do have a passion for. </span></span>

= '''<span style="font-size: x-large;">Applying to Venture For America</span>''' =

<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); white-space: pre-wrap; line-height: 1.38;">Venture for America has a highly competitive application process. In order to become an esteemed fellow, one must complete a rigorous application. The process is split is into three parts: a written application, a phone interview, and an in-person meetup with competing applicants. The application is basic, merely consisting of three pages. The first page is personal information, such as your name, contact information, and details regarding your school or institution. The second page is broken down into three sections, a description of your accomplishments, two personal essays, and a description of your skills. These three sections should be used to convey why you would be a great fit for the Venture for America fellowship. The third page asks for demographic information regarding your age, gender, and student loan debt. Based on the written portion of the application, if the review committee sees you as fit to be a potential fellow, the applicant can then move onto the second round, the phone interview. The phone interview is typically held with an existent Venture for America fellow where you discuss your skills and qualifications for being a fellow. The interviewer is looking to see if you will fit in with the VFA environment and to ensure you have the skills needed to be in the competitive environment of a startup. If successful with the phone interview you move onto round three, the in-person meetup with all of the applicants. All applicants send a time together and go through a series of group activities, interviews, and simulations to determine which should become a fellow. The interviewers are not looking out for technical, they are observing to see if you have the appropriate communication, leadership, and teamwork skills needed to succeed at a startup company. The overall process is rigorous, however there are many ways you can get ahead with your application.</span></span></span>

= '''<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large; white-space: pre-wrap;">Utilizing Your Resources</span>''' =

<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); white-space: pre-wrap; line-height: 1.38;">It may sound very daunting and peculiar, but utilizing your resources is key to success while starting a startup career with Venture for America. While you may branch out looking for resources elsewhere, utilizing your resources at school and getting involved with the local startup community is critical and should be a preference regardless. Being a university innovation fellow can be helpful too, as you can use the fellows’ network to share ideas, discuss potential initiatives, and receive useful guidance. In order to maximize your chances of being successful, you should also look to friends and your other social groups for resources.</span></span></span>

<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-e288c039-757f-9d32-d788-f2fad8a411df"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">One common misconception that often deters many applicants is that they tend to think some past working experience related to the selected fields is required for the interview round. Applying for Venture for America is not like applying to a specific company of your choice, rather, Venture for America takes talented, passionate individuals based on their written application, interviews and connect them to different startups in different locations. Qualified applicants’ strengths and characteristics are extracted during this process and used to determine which company they will fit best in. So essentially, the admission process is more like making a good match than making a selection. Furthermore,  a startup is an extremely social environment where everything changes rapidly; employers typically prefer likeable people who can work well with others and adapt quickly to changes than people who has the skills to do the job, because they will train you how to do the job once you get in anyway. So it is in your best interest to show interviewers that you’re a sociable, passionate, intelligent hard worker who has strong communication, presentation skills and can work well under pressure and changes. But with this being said, it is obviously much more beneficial if you had some related work experience, but it is certainly not the determining factor whether you’ll secure the position or not.</span></span></span></span>

= '''<span style="font-family: Arial; white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: x-large;">Future after Venture for America</span>''' =

<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); white-space: pre-wrap; line-height: 1.38;">Pursuing a career at a startup through Venture For America will be a sacrifice. The experience you will find at a startup will be very different than what you would find at a large company in the industry. Although working at a startup may sound alluring, it’s important to understand that there’s an immense amount of risk involved as well. Your role in the company will be have a direct impact on its success and longevity, but this will also come with more liability for your mistakes. You will have to take on roles that fall out of your expertise at times, and this will require you to be able to think on your feet in times of stress. Around 80 percent of new businesses don't make it past the first one and a half years, so your job will be less secure. Meeting deadlines will be imperative, as new companies need to stay profitable in order to stay afloat.</span></span></span>

<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-e288c039-757f-e200-31f8-5b1e97334ca5"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Although working at a startup through Venture For America may sound daunting at first, it will give you invaluable skills and lifelong connections that will benefit your career. The Venture For America family is full of highly motivated, intelligent and innovative people that want to make a difference in the world. Venture For America allows you to work on something that you're truly passionate about, and enables you to have a direct impact on the community.</span></span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); white-space: pre-wrap;">Disclaimer: This information was attained from an interview with fellow Robin Bonatesta.</span></span></span>
<div><br/></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">Student Contributors:</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">Elina Davé: [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Elina_Dav%C3%A9 http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Elina_Dav%C3%A9]</span></span><br/></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">Talha Janjua: [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Talha_Janjua http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Talha_Janjua]</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">An Nguyen: [http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Funiversityinnovation.org%2Fwiki%2FAn_Nguyen&h=LAQGlXKHb http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/An_Nguyen]</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">Justin Nguyen: [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/User:Justin_Nguyen http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/User:Justin_Nguyen]</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Kevin Wolfrom: </span><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Kevin_Wolfrom&nbsp http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Kevin_Wolfrom]</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"></span></span><br/></div><div><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15px;"> </span></div>

Fellow:Mauricio Morales

2017-01-07T05:02:48Z

Mauriciomorales:

Mauricio is currently a senior at Binghamton University pursuing a degree in Political Science. He is a member of the Tau Sigma Honor Society.[[File:Mauricio profilee.jpg|thumb]]
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<br/>He is currently the Student Intern for the Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Partnerships and is one of the members of the Entrepreneurship Learning Community. As a student intern, he has helped the office with hackathons, organizing idea pitches, and connecting other entrepreneurs on campus with them. Mauricio is an alumnus of the very first venture accelerator classes Binghamton had offered. As a member of the Entrepreneurship Learning Community, he is helping to shape the entrepreneurial ecosystem of his university. 

Mauricio is an avid musician and can play a variety of instruments. His other hobbies include the programming, cooking, and outdoor fitness activities. He was able to take the three and create his own venture. The main goal of his venture is to raise awareness of the importance of a healthy lifestyle. Mauricio has been in a variety of idea pitches and is the winner of BAE System's "Shark Tank" competition. 

Mauricio can be reached at mmorale8@binghamton.edu 
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Fellow:Mauricio Morales

2017-01-07T05:01:32Z

Mauriciomorales:

Mauricio is currently a senior at Binghamton University pursuing a degree in Political Science. He is a member of the Tau Sigma Honor Society.[[File:Mauricio profilee.jpg|thumb|Mauricio profilee.jpg]]
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He is currently the Student Intern for the Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Partnerships and is one of the members of the Entrepreneurship Learning Community. As a student intern, he has helped the office with hackathons, organizing idea pitches, and connecting other entrepreneurs on campus with them. Mauricio is an alumnus of the very first venture accelerator classes Binghamton had offered. As a member of the Entrepreneurship Learning Community, he is helping to shape the entrepreneurial ecosystem of his university. 

Mauricio is an avid musician and can play a variety of instruments. His other hobbies include the programming, cooking, and outdoor fitness activities. He was able to take the three and create his own venture. The main goal of his venture is to raise awareness of the importance of a healthy lifestyle. He is the winner of BAE System's "Shark Tank" competition. 

Mauricio can be contacted at mmorale8@binghamton.edu 
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Fellow:Mauricio Morales

2017-01-07T05:01:10Z

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Mauricio is currently a senior at Binghamton University pursuing a degree in Political Science. He is a member of the Tau Sigma Honor Society.[[File:Mauricio profilee.jpg|thumb]]
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He is currently the Student Intern for the Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Partnerships and is one of the members of the Entrepreneurship Learning Community. As a student intern, he has helped the office with hackathons, organizing idea pitches, and connecting other entrepreneurs on campus with them. Mauricio is an alumnus of the very first venture accelerator classes Binghamton had offered. As a member of the Entrepreneurship Learning Community, he is helping to shape the entrepreneurial ecosystem of his university. 

Mauricio is an avid musician and can play a variety of instruments. His other hobbies include the programming, cooking, and outdoor fitness activities. He was able to take the three and create his own venture. The main goal of his venture is to raise awareness of the importance of a healthy lifestyle. He is the winner of BAE System's "Shark Tank" competition. 

Mauricio can be contacted at mmorale8@binghamton.edu 
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2017-01-07T04:57:37Z

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