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School:University of North Carolina

2014-09-14T14:03:22Z

Tbrahmbhatt:

= Overview – University of the People 7 =

The University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill is an original member of “The Triangle,” a group of three universities—North Carolina State University, Duke University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill—whose research facilities and the educated workforce they provide have historically served as a major attraction for businesses located in and around the region, which came to be known in the 1950s as the Research Triangle Park (RTP) in North Carolina.

Currently, the entrepreneurship program at UNC, Chapel Hill is driven by Chancellor Holden Thorp, an academician, NACIE member, former entrepreneur and venture capitalist, who has co-written a book, ''Engines of Innovation'', about innovation on university campuses. Even so, the UNC Chapel Hill community believes that what sets their school apart from others is that “it is, as it was meant to be, the University of the people.”

The “University of the People” ethos also extends to the current structure of the entrepreneurship programs at UNC, Chapel Hill. Entrepreneurship has moved from the exclusive domains of the business and engineering schools to the people, as the university moves to institutionalize a campus-wide culture of entrepreneurship.

Along with the students, the faculty is also encouraged to think entrepreneurially. An invitation only faculty boot camp sponsored by the Chancellor affords 20 faculty members (at a time) the opportunity to develop their business ideas. Support services include assistance with business plans and workshops. Students are also given opportunities to translate their entrepreneurial plans into viable commercial ventures.

'''The Center for Entrepreneurial Studies '''at the Kenan-Flagler Business School is UNC Chapel Hill’s flagship entrepreneurial program. The Center offers staff, faculty, and especially students the resources to identify and evaluate valuable entrepreneurial opportunities.

'''The Office of Technology Development (OTD)''' is UNC, Chapel Hill’s technology transfer office.  OTD advances UNC, Chapel Hill’s mission to encourage innovation and disseminate knowledge. Principally, the OTD serves the UNC Chapel Hill community and the public by licensing innovations developed by faculty, students and staff.

In addition to encouraging university wide entrepreneurial culture, UNC, Chapel Hill believes there is still a strong role for the government in promoting innovation and commercialization at the nation’s universities. This role includes increasing funding for proof-of-concept centers, instituting further patent reform, and revising immigration law to make it easier for American companies to hire bright American university trained immigrant students.

UNC, Chapel Hill also welcome and value OIE’s deep dives on university innovation and commercialization. And to realize its commitment to the five buckets in the NACIE sponsored university innovation and commercialization letter, UNC, Chapel Hill has adopted the following strategies:

= Student Entrepreneurship =

'''With over 20 MBA electives, the entrepreneurship curriculum at Kenan-Flagler''' covers a broad spectrum, including specialty topics such as family business, entrepreneurship through acquisition, and social entrepreneurship.

In addition, the Center for Entrepreneurial Studies boasts a wide range of programs, conferences and competitions which deeply enrich the entrepreneurial experience of, and allow students to engage their entrepreneurial interests through a variety of perspectives. These include:

== Programs, Conferences, & Competitions ==

'''Startups'''

*'''Launching the Venture''' is a series of courses that help faculty, staff and students from across the UNC campus turn new ideas into viable ventures
<ul style="margin-left: 80px; list-style-type: circle;">
<li>The mission of the program is to equip aspiring UNC entrepreneurs with the tools to successfully launch their venture</li>
<li>MBA students may explore ventures of their own or join teams as “free agents”</li>
<li>The Launch curriculum comprises four distinct phases: Opportunity, Feasibility, Business Planning and Financing</li>
<li>Launch teams undergo weekly coaching sessions in which they receive invaluable feedback from successful entrepreneurs and domain leaders</li>
</ul>
<ul style="margin-left: 40px;">
<li>'''Outcomes'''</li>
</ul>
<ul style="margin-left: 80px; list-style-type: circle;">
<li>Since its inception in 1999,  ''Launch'' has aided in the creation of 50 startups</li>
</ul>

*'''The Carolina Challenge''' is an annual startup competition open to all UNC students, staff, faculty, and alumni
<ul style="margin-left: 80px; list-style-type: circle;">
<li>Entrants compete in one of four tracks: '''traditional''', '''social''', '''high tech''' and '''scientific'''</li>
<li>Entrants undergo several rounds of competition, including an elevator pitch round</li>
<li>Activities surrounding the Carolina Challenge span the academic year, including a campus-wide idea competition in the fall</li>
</ul>
<ul style="margin-left: 40px;">
<li>'''Outcomes'''</li>
</ul>
<ul style="margin-left: 80px; list-style-type: circle;">
<li>The Carolina Challenge awards $50K in prize money each year</li>
</ul>

*'''The Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC)''' gives MBA student teams the unique opportunity to learn about venture funding by acting as venture capitalists and evaluating the viability of five real startup ventures
<ul style="margin-left: 80px; list-style-type: circle;">
<li>'''VCIC’s 40 events''' have become a network of mini-venture fairs in which MBAs and Venture Capitalists (VC) get an early peek at viable startups</li>
</ul>
<ul style="margin-left: 40px;">
<li>'''Outcomes'''</li>
</ul>
<ul style="margin-left: 80px; list-style-type: circle;">
<li>VCIC competition now attracts '''1,200 students''', '''150 venture capitalists''' and '''100 entrepreneurs''' each year from three different continents</li>
<li>¼ of aspiring entrepreneurs in VCIC mini-venture fairs go on to raise venture funding</li>
</ul>

*'''Student-Run Private Equity Fund: The Kenan-Flagler Private Equity Fund''' which launched in 2007 is the first and only student-run fund associated with a top-tier global business school that seeks to provide real returns to its limited partners

*Kenan-Flagler also boasts two student-run real estate funds and a fund dedicated to investing in publically-traded companies
<ul style="margin-left: 80px; list-style-type: circle;">
<li>The private equity fund management team comprises nine Kenan-Flagler students, five second-year MBAs and four BSBAs</li>
<li>All students serve a three-semester term with the program</li>
<li>In addition to active investment activities, students participate in a series of private equity courses, lectures and events</li>
<li>Students manage all aspects of the investment cycle: raising capital, sourcing deals, performing due diligence, making investment decisions and presenting decisions to the Board of Directors</li>
</ul>
<ul style="margin-left: 40px;">
<li>'''  Outcomes'''</li>
</ul>
<ul style="margin-left: 80px; list-style-type: circle;">
<li>The Kenan-Flagler student run Private Equity Fund now has more than $4.4 million of committed capital under management; and</li>
<li>Z Capital Partners and James J. Zenni awarded a $100,000 grant to the Kenan-Flagler Business School to support private equity (PE) education for MBA and undergraduate business students.
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</li>
</ul>

== The Minor in Entrepreneurship ==

Over the past several years the University has worked to provide a more encompasing entrepreneurial culture and climate to the campus community. One of the major examples of this push has been the minor in entrepreneurship within the college of arts and sciences. The goal of the minor is to prepare students outside of the undergraduate business program to start ventures with the requisite qualitative and quantitative knowledge. The minor has severa tracks for students to choose and specialize in: Sports, Social, Commercial, Science, Artistic, and recently added Public Health.

'''Resources the Minor Provides:'''

*Business planning and methodologies such as the lean startup 
*A track specific fail - safe environment within the venture planning course ECON 327 
*A required Internship oppurtuntity to help students apply what they've learned and gain experience. 
*An oppurtuntiy to work abroad for the internship requirement (Beijing Program)
*Connections and career help through student organizer working to find oppurtunitites for each of the students within the minor. 
*Case competitions and venture competitons around the region and even the country 
*Fellowships and Post Graduate oppurtunities 
*Scholarship oppurtuntities for incoming undergraduate students (Innovation Scholars)

= Faculty Entrepreneurship =

Chancellor Thorp’s co-author, Buck Goldstein is the University Entrepreneur in Residence and Professor of the Practice in the Department of Economics. Mr. Goldstein is the co-founder of '''Information America''', an online information and database business, which evolved over a 15-year period, from start-up through venture financing to public company. Information America was eventually acquired by the Thomson Corporation. Mr. Goldstein subsequently became a partner in Mellon Ventures, the venture capital arm of Mellon Bank, where he served on the Board of numerous early stage information companies.

In addition to Mr. Goldstein, many practicing entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, venture lawyers and others who have the most current and relevant knowledge on specific entrepreneurial topics also teach entrepreneurship courses.

Faculty members are encouraged to and recognized for exemplary faculty scholarship. Faculty recognition initiatives include:

*'''The C. Felix Harvey Award''' is given to the UNC faculty member or members whose proposed outreach project best reflects applied innovation of scholarly expertise in the humanities and social sciences. It seeks to support faculty who want to move their research findings from the campus to directly serve communities
*'''Launch the Venture''' is an interactive 6-month course designed to assist faculty entrepreneurs in evaluating the feasibility of their potential company, designing a business strategy and creating a business plan. The course is free to UNC-affiliated faculty, staff and students. It is offered by the Office of Technology Development (OTD) in partnership with the Kenan-Flagler Business School

= University Technology Transfer Functions =

OTD typically handles approximately 125 novel technologies yearly, generating over 50 patent filings, 30 license agreements and 3-5 startup companies.

*OTD’s services include evaluating, patenting, licensing and assisting faculty in obtaining research support from corporate sponsors.
*OTD serves to fulfill UNC Chapel Hill’s mission to advance knowledge, enhance education, and solve societal problems, and enrich the quality of life in the State of North Carolina by:
<ul style="margin-left: 40px; list-style-type: circle;">
<li>Facilitating the translation of new discoveries into useful products</li>
<li>Attracting industry research collaboration; and</li>
<li>Stimulating local and regional economic development</li>
</ul>

*OTD’s professional project managers have considerable expertise in science, business development, and intellectual property law. OTD provides the following services when UNC-Chapel Hill faculty, staff, and students report their innovations:
<ul style="margin-left: 40px; list-style-type: circle;">
<li>Evaluate the innovation for commercial potential</li>
<li>Take steps to obtain appropriate protection for the intellectual property represented by the innovation</li>
<li>Identify strong prospects for commercial partnership</li>
<li>Negotiate appropriate licensing agreement(s)</li>
</ul>

*OTD’s licensing activities also includes copyright works and trademarks, a variety of programs to license and disseminate software, multimedia and tangible research property for both research and commercial applications
*OTD also develops, reviews and negotiates Material Transfer Agreements to facilitate the movement of research materials to and from the University

== OTD Internship and Fellowships ==

*The OTD internship program is an eight month position for graduate students and/or post-doctoral fellows who wish to learn more about intellectual property and technology commercialization
<ul style="margin-left: 40px; list-style-type: circle;">
<li>The internship runs during the academic year, from August to May, and requires a commitment of approximately 8-12 hours per week.</li>
<li>Interns will participate in a formal training series covering the basics of technology transfer, conduct market assessments and direct marketing efforts for select technologies, and gain exposure to ongoing negotiations between OTD and industry partners.</li>
</ul>

*'''OTD Training Series''' include a monthly series of internal training sessions for interns, new OTD employees and visiting technology transfer professionals.
*'''OTD Market Analyses''' is a critical initiative that includes performing market assessments of promising UNC technology.
*'''Gillings Innovation Labs''' focuses on solving significant public health challenges with fundamental breakthroughs in public health, through competitively funded research programs.
<ul style="margin-left: 40px; list-style-type: circle;">
<li>The Gillings School of Global Public Health established a $50 million fund with a gift from Dennis and Joan Gillings to anticipate emerging public health challenges, accelerate solutions, and improve people’s lives across the state and the world.</li>
</ul>

= University-Industry Collaboration =

UNC Chapel Hill maintains several collaborative relationships with industry groups to enhance industry access to their research expertise, intellectual property, and commercial opportunities. These include:

*'''The Council for Entrepreneurial Development''' (CED) members have a shared mission to identify, enable and promote high-growth, high-impact companies and to accelerate the entrepreneurial culture of the Research Triangle and North Carolina. CED members are a community of people inspired by entrepreneurship. They include startup companies, more mature growth-stage firms, investors, service partners, academics, and individuals.
*'''North Carolina Biotechnology Center''' provides long-term economic and societal benefits through support of biotechnology research, business, education and strategic policy by:
<ul style="margin-left: 40px; list-style-type: circle;">
<li>Serving as the statewide hub of life-science commercialization</li>
<li>Bootstrapping companies and new business sectors with loans and other support</li>
<li>Funding key faculty recruitment and commercially promising research</li>
<li>Linking academic, business, civic and policy leaders</li>
<li>Supporting workforce development activities</li>
<li>Providing curriculum development and workshops for educators</li>
</ul>

*'''North Carolina Small Business Technology Development Center''' (SBTDC) is a program of The University of North Carolina System, in partnership with the U.S. Small Business Administration, which provides resources for growing and developing businesses. These resources include: Training & Education for Business Startups; Direct Service to Economic Development Organizations, Government Agencies, and University Departments; and Leverage University Resources Statewide.
*'''North Carolina Innovative Development for Economic Advancement''' (NC I.D.E.A) provides small grants to high-tech startup companies to support business activities that validate potential markets, reduce risk of early failure, and advance projects to the point of self-sustainability at which time they are suitable for private equity investment

'''Internships and Fellowships '''programs are another collaborative vehicle between UNC, Chapel Hill and industry. These programs include:

*'''The Carolina Entrepreneurial Fellows Program (CEF)''' is a collaborative effort between the Center and ''the MBA Entrepreneurship Club'' which matches entrepreneurial students with local startups
<ul style="margin-left: 40px; list-style-type: circle;">
<li>Typically students work two days a week with one startup (perhaps their own), two days at another startup and each Friday on group projects.</li>
<li>This 2/2/1 format gives students a broad entrepreneurial experience and exposure to the local startup community.</li>
<li>Internships are funded by clients, the ''MBA Entrepreneurship Club'' and ''the North Carolina Small Business Technology and Development Center.''</li>
</ul>

*''The '''''Carolina Venture Fellows Program (CVF)''' is inspired in part by the ''Kauffman Fellows Program''. CVF is a highly competitive program that places select students in a structured twelve-month  apprenticeship with a venture capital firm
<ul style="margin-left: 80px; list-style-type: circle;">
<li>The venture fellow works part-time during the school year and full-time during the summer.</li>
<li>Over twelve months, the venture fellow is involved in all facets of a venture firm: sourcing deals, structuring investments, assisting portfolio companies and fundraising. </li>
</ul>
<ul style="margin-left: 40px;">
<li>'''Outcomes'''</li>
</ul>
<ul style="margin-left: 80px; list-style-type: circle;">
<li>Venture firms that have participated in CVF include: Intersouth Partners, IDEA Fund Partners, Southern Capitol Ventures, A.M. Pappas & Associates, SJF Ventures, Hatteras Venture Partners, Parish Capital, Golden Pine Ventures, Dogwood Equity, The Aurora Funds and Carrboro Capital</li>
</ul>

*'''The Alternative Investments Fellows Program (AIF)''' connects MBAs with rare summer internship opportunities at private equity and hedge funds
<ul style="margin-left: 80px; list-style-type: circle;">
<li>These internships allow students to be involved in all facets of the firm’s investment process, including: sourcing deals, due diligence, valuing and structuring investments, and assisting portfolio companies</li>
<li>Proceeds from ''the Alternative Investments Conference'' help fund the fellowships.</li>
</ul>
<ul style="margin-left: 40px;">
<li>'''Outcomes'''</li>
</ul>
<ul style="margin-left: 80px; list-style-type: circle;">
<li>Participating firms include: Brown Brothers Harriman, North State Capital Investors, Bank of America Global Strategic Capital, The Halifax Group, Jacobs Capital, and Google.</li>
</ul>

= Regional and Local Economic Development =

UNC Chapel Hill participates in several economic development initiatives that impact the regional economy. These include:

'''''Innovate@Carolina: Important Ideas for a Better World''''' has raised more than $11 million for a new $125 million fundraising campaign developed by UNC alumni and friends experienced in leading innovation in science, business, medicine, nonprofits and academia to bring the power of innovation and entrepreneurship to bear on the world’s biggest problems.

'''Outcomes'''

*UNC’s membership in a consortium created by a $3.6 million gift from the Blackstone Charitable Foundation
*The consortium will help the Research Triangle develop a network of entrepreneurial assistance similar to those in Silicon Valley and the Boston Corridor
*Partners include Duke University, North Carolina State University, North Carolina Central University, and the Center for Entrepreneurial Development

 '''Impact (anticipated)'''

*The network has the potential over a decade to create jobs, attract seed, startup and expansion capital, and generate revenue

= Deep-Dive Questions =

*Is innovation an integral part of UNC Chapel Hill’s institutional culture?
*Why is it important? And how does it influence entrepreneurship and tech transfer?
*How do you envision your program in the future?
*What is your vision for each of the case study’s bucket?
*How does your institution leverage (or intend to leverage) geographic endowment?
*Are your entrepreneurship and tech transfer programs integrated?
<ul style="margin-left: 40px; list-style-type: circle;">
<li>Why, or why not?</li>
</ul>

*Are there any unique successes (and or challenges) you may wish to highlight?

= Conclusion =

UNC, Chapel Hill appears to have on-going initiatives in all areas of its commitment to initiate and expand technology commercialization processes, encourage entrepreneurship, and institute policies and programs that support regional economic development. However, there does not appear to be a formal collaborative relationship between the various initiatives in OTD and the Center for Entrepreneurial studies.

Even so, a central challenge for UNC Chapel Hill would be how to better leverage its geographic and human capital endowments. The region’s Research Triangle Park (RTP) offers robust high-tech research and development centers that serve as incubators for new ideas, as well as opportunities for entrepreneurial faculty and students to gain invaluable practical experience. UNC Chapel Hill should also continue to better cultivate and leverage the financial and professional support of successful alumni, entrepreneurs, and investors to provide a sustainable source of funding for innovative commercialization and entrepreneurship programs, as well as guidance to help it reach the market place.

Lastly, Ms. Judith Cone's comments will be instructive in better understanding UNC, Chapel Hill’s various innovative entrepreneurship, research, and technology transfer programs. As well as the impact of the NACIE commitment letter in framing UNC, Chapel Hill’s strategic plans and institutional culture.

The Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship thanks UNC, Chapel Hill’s assistance with this case study, and looks forward to a continued close and collaborative relationship in building America’s innovation infrastructure.
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7  Comments by: Judith Cone, Special Assistant to the Chancellor for Innovation & Entrepreneurship at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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About the Authors:
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Charles Kuralt, at the UNC Bicentennial in 1993:
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The Center for Entrepreneurial Studies:
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Programs:
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PE-HUB:
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Ibid
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Entrepreneurship Concentration:
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Launch the Venture:
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Technology Transfer Overview:
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CED:
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SBTDC:
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NCI.D.E.A:
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Innovation, Entrepreneurship Plan…:
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 Source: "The Innovative and Entrepreneurial University: Higher Education, Innovation & Entrepreneurship in Focus", Department of Commerce, October 2013.

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Resource:How to Bring University of Michigan's 1000 ptiches to your campus

2014-09-07T14:11:18Z

Tbrahmbhatt:

=== [[Categories:Guides]] ===

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= Introduction =

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1,000 pitches is an annual entrepreneurial competition based at the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The competiton requires students of the university to submit their ideas or pitches in a video format of 30 second - 3 Minute length. The pitches are filed under 1 of 9 available categories. The topics range from mobile apps to univesity improvements. The organization was started by students at the University of Michigan to create more awareness on campus about innovationa and entrepreneurship. The goal is to allow students of all areas of study to come together and speak their mind about different topics and release any ideas they may have. The competiton looks to award student organizations and inviduals involved with funding through a judgment of each individual pitch. The competiton is now also being held at Pennsylvania State University. 

|[http://1000pitches.com/ http://1000pitches.com/]

= Problem 1000 Pitches Looks to Solve =

The competiton looks to increase entrepreneurial participation of students at all levels of education within the campus ecosystem. For campuses that have a difficult time recrutiing students to grass roots organizations the competiton serves as a small initial does of the entrepreneurial mindset that any student can experience. The bar for this competiton is so low that many students could trip over it. It is precisely the informal and compact nature of the pitches that allows the competiton to garner so much participation on campus, their is a low a cost to commitment for each of the participants. When entrepreneurship is taught to many individuals it is constantly stated that many ideas indeed fail on their initial try. The environment 1000 pitches creates is fail safe and looks to remove barriers that many other opprutunities to innovate may establish. There is no quality or depth requirement for the pitches in the competiton one's pitch must simply fit effectively within the time limit.

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== Starting the Process  ==

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==== Contacting the University of Michigan  ====

To bring 1000 pitches to your campus you need to reach out to the initial organization that launched the event, MPowered, at the University of Michigan. The organization will set up a contract to work with you and your school to make the event a success and continue to live up to the original event, much like what has been done at Penn State University. The organization will supply you with much of the marketing resources such as building a website. Once the contract and details have been worked out with the organization you can move on to the next step. 

[http://mpowered.umich.edu/ http://mpowered.umich.edu/]

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==== Build a Solid Organization  ====

Buidling a solid organization is the key to starting a successful event on your campus. You need to construct a base that is rich in many different types of organizations on campus to be able to access a larger part of the student and administrative bodies. Talk to other Innovation minded groups on campus as well as groups that are known for having alot of student participants. Create a circle or a few key individuals who would like to truly donate their time and effort to making the event a reality. Also contact faculty who have access to a wide array of resources on campus related to the establishment of an event or organization with the school's ecosystem or infrastructure. 

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==== Attaining Funding  ====

When working with empowered to set up the even at your school you will find that the contract will require you to raise atleast $ 9,000 to hold the competiton, And the suggested amount of fundraising  in order to have a successful competiton is around $20,000. In order to have a successful fundraising campaign you will need to establish a template and clear vision, that you can easily pitch to prospective donors and administrators your are looking to gain support from within you university. You should also look to ask deans or other administrators for templates to use in order to gain support from alumni and other established university partners. You should also look to leverage particpation from other groups and organization by presenting awards, such as the right to attend a post competiton banquet. You can also promise cash prizes for different levels of participation by campus groups. You can find corporate sponsors by leveraging advertising oppurtunities such as logos on t-shirts and posters for publicity of the event.

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==== Understand Your Univeristy Environment ====

Every university has a different entrepreneurial climate. University of Michigan had a relatively active innovation base already within its ecosystem prior to the organization of 1000 pitches. In this instance it was not as difficult for the unviersity and MPowered to get large amounts of partcipation as it could be at your school. For instance fellow University Innovation Fellow Nate Smialek is currently in the process of bringing the competition to the University of Pittsburgh. At his institution he found that raising awareness and participation took alot more work than what he had expected based on his observation of the university of michigan implementation. Some of the remedies Nate has come up with to enhance participation is looking to send his team out with a goal of attaining atleast 50 pitches each week from around campus. He also looks to faculty such as his professors to assigne the pitches as extra-credit assignments. it is ultimately the implementing party's task to understand the environment in which they are working in and what it will require of them to still form a successful competiton on campus. Remember the goal of this competiton is to cast as wide a net on campus as possible to build momentum for any all possible future innovation.

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==== Other Resources:  ====

http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/1,000_Pitches

Resource:How to Bring University of Michigan's 1000 ptiches to your campus

2014-09-06T22:43:35Z

Tbrahmbhatt:

=== [[Categories:Guides]] ===

{{#Widget:Youtube| id=qTqh7ZX74bM }}

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= Introduction =

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1000 pitches is an annual entrepreneurial competition based at the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The competiton requires students of the university to submit their ideas or pitches in a video format of 30 second - 3 Minute length. The pitches are filed under 1 of 9 available categories. The topics range from mobile apps to univesity improvements. The organization was started by students at the University of Michigan to create more awareness on campus about innovationa and entrepreneurship. The goal is to allow students of all areas of study to come together and speak their mind about different topics and release any ideas they may have. The competiton looks to award student organizations and inviduals involved with funding through a judgment of each individual pitch. The competiton is now also being held at Pennsylvania State University. 

= Problem 1000 Pitches Looks to Solve =

The competiton looks to increase entrepreneurial participation of students at all levels of education within the campus ecosystem. For campuses that have a difficult time recrutiing students to grass roots organizations the competiton serves as a small initial does of the entrepreneurial mindset that any student can experience. The bar for this competiton is so low that many students could trip over it. It is precisely the informal and compact nature of the pitches that allows the competiton to garner so much participation on campus, their is a low a cost to commitment for each of the participants. When entrepreneurship is taught to many individuals it is constantly stated that many ideas indeed fail on their initial try. The environment 1000 pitches creates is fail safe and looks to remove barriers that many other opprutunities to innovate may establish. There is no quality or depth requirement for the pitches in the competiton one's pitch must simply fit effectively within the time limit.

----

== Starting the Process  ==

----

==== Contacting the University of Michigan  ====

To bring 1000 pitches to your campus you need to reach out to the initial organization that launched the event, MPowered, at the University of Michigan. The organization will set up a contract to work with you and your school to make the event a success and continue to live up to the original event, much like what has been done at Penn State University. The organization will supply you with much of the marketing resources such as building a website. Once the contract and details have been worked out with the organization you can move on to the next step. 

http://mpowered.umich.edu/

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==== Build a Solid Organization  ====

Buidling a solid organization is the key to starting a successful event on your campus. You need to construct a base that is rich in many different types of organizations on campus to be able to access a larger part of the student and administrative bodies. Talk to other Innovation minded groups on campus as well as groups that are known for having alot of student participants. Create a circle or a few key individuals who would like to truly donate their time and effort to making the event a reality. Also contact faculty who have access to a wide array of resources on campus related to the establishment of an event or organization with the school's ecosystem or infrastructure. 

----

==== Attaining Funding  ====

When working with empowered to set up the even at your school you will find that the contract will require you to raise atleast $ 9,000 to hold the competiton, And the suggested amount of fundraising  in order to have a successful competiton is around $20,000. In order to have a successful fundraising campaign you will need to establish a template and clear vision, that you can easily pitch to prospective donors and administrators your are looking to gain support from within you university. You should also look to ask deans or other administrators for templates to use in order to gain support from alumni and other established university partners. You should also look to leverage particpation from other groups and organization by presenting awards, such as the right to attend a post competiton banquet. You can also promise cash prizes for different levels of participation by campus groups. You can find corporate sponsors by leveraging advertising oppurtunities such as logos on t-shirts and posters for publicity of the event.

----

==== Understand Your Univeristy Environment ====

Every university has a different entrepreneurial climate. University of Michigan had a relatively active innovation base already within its ecosystem prior to the organization of 1000 pitches. In this instance it was not as difficult for the unviersity and MPowered to get large amounts of partcipation as it could be at your school. For instance fellow University Innovation Fellow Nate Smialek is currently in the process of bringing the competition to the University of Pittsburgh. At his institution he found that raising awareness and participation took alot more work than what he had expected based on his observation of the university of michigan implementation. Some of the remedies Nate has come up with to enhance participation is looking to send his team out with a goal of attaining atleast 50 pitches each week from around campus. He also looks to faculty such as his professors to assigne the pitches as extra-credit assignments. it is ultimately the implementing party's task to understand the environment in which they are working in and what it will require of them to still form a successful competiton on campus. Remember the goal of this competiton is to cast as wide a net on campus as possible to build momentum for any all possible future innovation.

Resource:How to Bring University of Michigan's 1000 ptiches to your campus

2014-09-06T22:42:31Z

Tbrahmbhatt:

=== [[Categories:Guides]] ===

{{#Widget:Youtube| id=qTqh7ZX74bM }}

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= Introduction =

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1000 pitches is an annual entrepreneurial competition based at the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The competiton requires students of the university to submit their ideas or pitches in a video format of 30 second - 3 Minute length. The pitches are filed under 1 of 9 available categories. The topics range from mobile apps to univesity improvements. The organization was started by students at the University of Michigan to create more awareness on campus about innovationa and entrepreneurship. The goal is to allow students of all areas of study to come together and speak their mind about different topics and release any ideas they may have. The competiton looks to award student organizations and inviduals involved with funding through a judgment of each individual pitch. The competiton is now also being held at Pennsylvania State University. 

= Problem 1000 Pitches Looks to Solve =

The competiton looks to increase entrepreneurial participation of students at all levels of education within the campus ecosystem. For campuses that have a difficult time recrutiing students to grass roots organizations the competiton serves as a small initial does of the entrepreneurial mindset that any student can experience. The bar for this competiton is so low that many students could trip over it. It is precisely the informal and compact nature of the pitches that allows the competiton to garner so much participation on campus, their is a low a cost to commitment for each of the participants. When entrepreneurship is taught to many individuals it is constantly stated that many ideas indeed fail on their initial try. The environment 1000 pitches creates is fail safe and looks to remove barriers that many other opprutunities to innovate may establish. There is no quality or depth requirement for the pitches in the competiton one's pitch must simply fit effectively within the time limit.

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== Starting the Process  ==

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==== Contacting the University of Michigan  ====

To bring 1000 pitches to your campus you need to reach out to the initial organization that launched the event, MPowered, at the University of Michigan. The organization will set up a contract to work with you and your school to make the event a success and continue to live up to the original event, much like what has been done at Penn State University. The organization will supply you with much of the marketing resources such as building a website. Once the contract and details have been worked out with the organization you can move on to the next step. 

http://mpowered.umich.edu/

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==== Build a Solid Organization  ====

Buidling a solid organization is the key to starting a successful event on your campus. You need to construct a base that is rich in many different types of organizations on campus to be able to access a larger part of the student and administrative bodies. Talk to other Innovation minded groups on campus as well as groups that are known for having alot of student participants. Create a circle or a few key individuals who would like to truly donate their time and effort to making the event a reality. Also contact faculty who have access to a wide array of resources on campus related to the establishment of an event or organization with the school's ecosystem or infrastructure. 

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==== Attaining Funding  ====

When working with empowered to set up the even at your school you will find that the contract will require you to raise atleast $ 9,000 to hold the competiton, And the suggested amount of fundraising  in order to have a successful competiton is around $20,000. In order to have a successful fundraising campaign you will need to establish a template and clear vision, that you can easily pitch to prospective donors and administrators your are looking to gain support from within you university. You should also look to ask deans or other administrators for templates to use in order to gain support from alumni and other established university partners. You should also look to leverage particpation from other groups and organization by presenting awards, such as the right to attend a post competiton banquet. You can also promise cash prizes for different levels of participation by campus groups. You can find corporate sponsors by leveraging advertising oppurtunities such as logos on t-shirts and posters for publicity of the event.

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==== Understand Your Univeristy Environment ====

Every university has a different entrepreneurial climate. University of Michigan had a relatively active innovation base already within its ecosystem prior to the organization of 1000 pitches. In this instance it was not as difficult for the unviersity and MPowered to get large amounts of partcipation as it could be at your school. For instance fellow University Innovation Fellow Nate Smialek is currently in the process of bringing the competition to the University of Pittsburgh. At his institution he found that raising awareness and participation took alot more work than what he had expected based on his observation of the university of michigan implementation. Some of the remedies Nate has come up with to enhance participation is looking to send his team out with a goal of attaining atleast 50 pitches each week from around campus. He also looks to faculty such as his professors to assigne the pitches as extra-credit assignments. it is ultimately the implementing party's task to understand the environment in which they are working in and what it will require of them to still form a successful competiton on campus.

Resource:How to Bring University of Michigan's 1000 ptiches to your campus

2014-09-06T22:42:17Z

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= Introduction =

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1000 pitches is an annual entrepreneurial competition based at the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The competiton requires students of the university to submit their ideas or pitches in a video format of 30 second - 3 Minute length. The pitches are filed under 1 of 9 available categories. The topics range from mobile apps to univesity improvements. The organization was started by students at the University of Michigan to create more awareness on campus about innovationa and entrepreneurship. The goal is to allow students of all areas of study to come together and speak their mind about different topics and release any ideas they may have. The competiton looks to award student organizations and inviduals involved with funding through a judgment of each individual pitch. The competiton is now also being held at Pennsylvania State University. 

= Problem 1000 Pitches Looks to Solve =

The competiton looks to increase entrepreneurial participation of students at all levels of education within the campus ecosystem. For campuses that have a difficult time recrutiing students to grass roots organizations the competiton serves as a small initial does of the entrepreneurial mindset that any student can experience. The bar for this competiton is so low that many students could trip over it. It is precisely the informal and compact nature of the pitches that allows the competiton to garner so much participation on campus, their is a low a cost to commitment for each of the participants. When entrepreneurship is taught to many individuals it is constantly stated that many ideas indeed fail on their initial try. The environment 1000 pitches creates is fail safe and looks to remove barriers that many other opprutunities to innovate may establish. There is no quality or depth requirement for the pitches in the competiton one's pitch must simply fit effectively within the time limit.

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== Starting the Process  ==

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==== Contacting the University of Michigan  ====

To bring 1000 pitches to your campus you need to reach out to the initial organization that launched the event, MPowered, at the University of Michigan. The organization will set up a contract to work with you and your school to make the event a success and continue to live up to the original event, much like what has been done at Penn State University. The organization will supply you with much of the marketing resources such as building a website. Once the contract and details have been worked out with the organization you can move on to the next step. 

http://mpowered.umich.edu/

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==== Build a Solid Organization  ====

Buidling a solid organization is the key to starting a successful event on your campus. You need to construct a base that is rich in many different types of organizations on campus to be able to access a larger part of the student and administrative bodies. Talk to other Innovation minded groups on campus as well as groups that are known for having alot of student participants. Create a circle or a few key individuals who would like to truly donate their time and effort to making the event a reality. Also contact faculty who have access to a wide array of resources on campus related to the establishment of an event or organization with the school's ecosystem or infrastructure. 

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==== Attaining Funding  ====

When working with empowered to set up the even at your school you will find that the contract will require you to raise atleast $ 9,000 to hold the competiton, And the suggested amount of fundraising  in order to have a successful competiton is around $20,000. In order to have a successful fundraising campaign you will need to establish a template and clear vision, that you can easily pitch to prospective donors and administrators your are looking to gain support from within you university. You should also look to ask deans or other administrators for templates to use in order to gain support from alumni and other established university partners. You should also look to leverage particpation from other groups and organization by presenting awards, such as the right to attend a post competiton banquet. You can also promise cash prizes for different levels of participation by campus groups. You can find corporate sponsors by leveraging advertising oppurtunities such as logos on t-shirts and posters for publicity of the event.

----

==== Understand Your Univeristy Environment ====

Every university has a different entreneurial climate. University of Michigan had a relatively active innovation base already within its ecosystem prior to the organization of 1000 pitches. In this instance it was not as difficult for the unviersity and MPowered to get large amounts of partcipation as it could be at your school. For instance fellow University Innovation Fellow Nate Smialek is currently in the process of bringing the competition to the University of Pittsburgh. At his institution he found that raising awareness and participation took alot more work than what he had expected based on his observation of the university of michigan implementation. Some of the remedies Nate has come up with to enhance participation is looking to send his team out with a goal of attaining atleast 50 pitches each week from around campus. He also looks to faculty such as his professors to assigne the pitches as extra-credit assignments. it is ultimately the implementing party's task to understand the environment in which they are working in and what it will require of them to still form a successful competiton on campus.

Resource:How to Bring University of Michigan's 1000 ptiches to your campus

2014-09-06T22:18:10Z

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= Introduction =

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1000 pitches is an annual entrepreneurial competition based at the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The competiton requires students of the university to submit their ideas or pitches in a video format of 30 second - 3 Minute length. The pitches are filed under 1 of 9 available categories. The topics range from mobile apps to univesity improvements. The organization was started by students at the University of Michigan to create more awareness on campus about innovationa and entrepreneurship. The goal is to allow students of all areas of study to come together and speak their mind about different topics and release any ideas they may have. The competiton looks to award student organizations and inviduals involved with funding through a judgment of each individual pitch. The competiton is now also being held at Pennsylvania State University. 

= Problem 1000 Pitches Looks to Solve =

The competiton looks to increase entrepreneurial participation of students at all levels of education within the campus ecosystem. For campuses that have a difficult time recrutiing students to grass roots organizations the competiton serves as a small initial does of the entrepreneurial mindset that any student can experience. The bar for this competiton is so low that many students could trip over it. It is precisely the informal and compact nature of the pitches that allows the competiton to garner so much participation on campus, their is a low a cost to commitment for each of the participants. When entrepreneurship is taught to many individuals it is constantly stated that many ideas indeed fail on their initial try. The environment 1000 pitches creates is fail safe and looks to remove barriers that many other opprutunities to innovate may establish. There is no quality or depth requirement for the pitches in the competiton one's pitch must simply fit effectively within the time limit.

----

== Starting the Process  ==

----

==== Contacting the University of Michigan  ====

To bring 1000 pitches to your campus you need to reach out to the initial organization that launched the event, MPowered, at the University of Michigan. The organization will set up a contract to work with you and your school to make the event a success and continue to live up to the original event, much like what has been done at Penn State University. The organization will supply you with much of the marketing resources such as building a website. Once the contract and details have been worked out with the organization you can move on to the next step. 

http://mpowered.umich.edu/

----

==== Build a Solid Organization  ====

Buidling a solid organization is the key to starting a successful event on your campus. You need to construct a base that is rich in many different types of organizations on campus to be able to access a larger part of the student and administrative bodies. Talk to other Innovation minded groups on campus as well as groups that are known for having alot of student participants. Create a circle or a few key individuals who would like to truly donate their time and effort to making the event a reality. Also contact faculty who have access to a wide array of resources on campus related to the establishment of an event or organization with the school's ecosystem or infrastructure. 

----

==== Attaining Funding  ====

When working with empowered to set up the even at your school you will find that the contract will require you to raise atleast $ 9,000 to hold the competiton, And the suggested amount of fundraising  in order to have a successful competiton is around $20,000. In order to have a successful fundraising campaign you will need to establish a template and clear vision, that you can easily pitch to prospective donors and administrators your are looking to gain support from within you university. You should also look to ask deans or other administrators for templates to use in order to gain support from alumni and other established university partners. You should also look to leverage particpation from other groups and organization by presenting awards, such as the right to attend a post competiton banquet. You can also promise cash prizes for different levels of participation by campus groups. You can find corporate sponsors by leveraging advertising oppurtunities such as logos on t-shirts and posters for publicity of the event.

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2014-09-06T21:44:11Z

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Resource:How to Bring University of Michigan's 1000 ptiches to your campus

2014-09-06T21:42:33Z

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2014-09-06T21:42:21Z

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1000 pitches is an annual entrepreneurial competition based at the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The competiton requires students of the university to submit their ideas or pitches in a video format of 30 second - 3 Minute length. The pitches are filed under 1 of 9 available categories. The topics range from mobile apps to univesity improvements. The organization was started by students at the University of Michigan to create more awareness on campus about innovationa and entrepreneurship. The goal is to allow students of all areas of study to come together and speak their mind about different topics and release any ideas they may have. The competiton looks to award student organizations and inviduals involved with funding through a judgment of each individual pitch. The competiton is now also being held at Pennsylvania State University. 

= Problem 1000 Pitches Looks to Solve =

The competiton looks to increase entrepreneurial participation of students at all levels of education within the campus ecosystem. For campuses that have a difficult time recrutiing students to grass roots organizations the competiton serves as a small initial does of the entrepreneurial mindset that any student can experience. The bar for this competiton is so low that many students could trip over it. It is precisely the informal and compact nature of the pitches that allows the competiton to garner so much participation on campus, their is a low a cost to commitment for each of the participants. When entrepreneurship is taught to many individuals it is constantly stated that many ideas indeed fail on their initial try. The environment 1000 pitches creates is fail safe and looks to remove barriers that many other opprutunities to innovate may establish. There is no quality or depth requirement for the pitches in the competiton one's pitch must simply fit effectively within the time limit.

Resource:How to Bring University of Michigan's 1000 ptiches to your campus

2014-09-06T21:41:50Z

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= How to Bring University of Michigan's 1000 Pitches to Your Campus =

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= Introduction =

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1000 pitches is an annual entrepreneurial competition based at the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The competiton requires students of the university to submit their ideas or pitches in a video format of 30 second - 3 Minute length. The pitches are filed under 1 of 9 available categories. The topics range from mobile apps to univesity improvements. The organization was started by students at the University of Michigan to create more awareness on campus about innovationa and entrepreneurship. The goal is to allow students of all areas of study to come together and speak their mind about different topics and release any ideas they may have. The competiton looks to award student organizations and inviduals involved with funding through a judgment of each individual pitch. The competiton is now also being held at Pennsylvania State University. 

= Problem 1000 Pitches Looks to Solve =

The competiton looks to increase entrepreneurial participation of students at all levels of education within the campus ecosystem. For campuses that have a difficult time recrutiing students to grass roots organizations the competiton serves as a small initial does of the entrepreneurial mindset that any student can experience. The bar for this competiton is so low that many students could trip over it. It is precisely the informal and compact nature of the pitches that allows the competiton to garner so much participation on campus, their is a low a cost to commitment for each of the participants. When entrepreneurship is taught to many individuals it is constantly stated that many ideas indeed fail on their initial try. The environment 1000 pitches creates is fail safe and looks to remove barriers that many other opprutunities to innovate may establish. There is no quality or depth requirement for the pitches in the competiton one's pitch must simply fit effectively within the time limit.

Resource:How to Bring University of Michigan's 1000 ptiches to your campus

2014-09-06T21:41:33Z

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= How to Bring University of Michigan's 1000 Pitches to Your Campus =

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= Introduction =

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1000 pitches is an annual entrepreneurial competition based at the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The competiton requires students of the university to submit their ideas or pitches in a video format of 30 second - 3 Minute length. The pitches are filed under 1 of 9 available categories. The topics range from mobile apps to univesity improvements. The organization was started by students at the University of Michigan to create more awareness on campus about innovationa and entrepreneurship. The goal is to allow students of all areas of study to come together and speak their mind about different topics and release any ideas they may have. The competiton looks to award student organizations and inviduals involved with funding through a judgment of each individual pitch. The competiton is now also being held at Pennsylvania State University. 

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=== Problem 1000 Pitches Looks to Solve ===

The competiton looks to increase entrepreneurial participation of students at all levels of education within the campus ecosystem. For campuses that have a difficult time recrutiing students to grass roots organizations the competiton serves as a small initial does of the entrepreneurial mindset that any student can experience. The bar for this competiton is so low that many students could trip over it. It is precisely the informal and compact nature of the pitches that allows the competiton to garner so much participation on campus, their is a low a cost to commitment for each of the participants. When entrepreneurship is taught to many individuals it is constantly stated that many ideas indeed fail on their initial try. The environment 1000 pitches creates is fail safe and looks to remove barriers that many other opprutunities to innovate may establish. There is no quality or depth requirement for the pitches in the competiton one's pitch must simply fit effectively within the time limit.

Resource:How to Bring University of Michigan's 1000 ptiches to your campus

2014-09-06T21:41:11Z

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= How to Bring University of Michigan's 1000 Pitches to Your Campus =

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= Introduction =

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1000 pitches is an annual entrepreneurial competition based at the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The competiton requires students of the university to submit their ideas or pitches in a video format of 30 second - 3 Minute length. The pitches are filed under 1 of 9 available categories. The topics range from mobile apps to univesity improvements. The organization was started by students at the University of Michigan to create more awareness on campus about innovationa and entrepreneurship. The goal is to allow students of all areas of study to come together and speak their mind about different topics and release any ideas they may have. The competiton looks to award student organizations and inviduals involved with funding through a judgment of each individual pitch. The competiton is now also being held at Pennsylvania State University. 

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=== Problem 1000 Pitches Looks to Solve ===

The competiton looks to increase entrepreneurial participation of students at all levels of education within the campus ecosystem. For campuses that have a difficult time recrutiing students to grass roots organizations the competiton serves as a small initial does of the entrepreneurial mindset that any student can experience. The bar for this competiton is so low that many students could trip over it. It is precisely the informal and compact nature of the pitches that allows the competiton to garner so much participation on campus, their is a low a cost to commitment for each of the participants. When entrepreneurship is taught to many individuals it is constantly stated that many ideas indeed fail on their initial try. The environment 1000 pitches creates is fail safe and looks to remove barriers that many other opprutunities to innovate may establish. There is no quality or depth requirement for the pitches in the competiton one's pitch must simply fit effectively within the time limit.

Resource:How to Bring University of Michigan's 1000 ptiches to your campus

2014-09-06T21:40:41Z

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= How to Bring University of Michigan's 1000 Pitches to Your Campus =

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= Introduction =

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1000 pitches is an annual entrepreneurial competition based at the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The competiton requires students of the university to submit their ideas or pitches in a video format of 30 second - 3 Minute length. The pitches are filed under 1 of 9 available categories. The topics range from mobile apps to univesity improvements. The organization was started by students at the University of Michigan to create more awareness on campus about innovationa and entrepreneurship. The goal is to allow students of all areas of study to come together and speak their mind about different topics and release any ideas they may have. The competiton looks to award student organizations and inviduals involved with funding through a judgment of each individual pitch. The competiton is now also being held at Pennsylvania State University. 

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=== Problem 1000 Pitches Looks to Solve ===

The competiton looks to increase entrepreneurial participation of students at all levels of education within the campus ecosystem. For campuses that have a difficult time recrutiing students to grass roots organizations the competiton serves as a small initial does of the entrepreneurial mindset that any student can experience. The bar for this competiton is so low that many students could trip over it. It is precisely the informal and compact nature of the pitches that allows the competiton to garner so much participation on campus, their is a low a cost to commitment for each of the participants. When entrepreneurship is taught to many individuals it is constantly stated that many ideas indeed fail on their initial try. The environment 1000 pitches creates is fail safe and looks to remove barriers that many other opprutunities to innovate may establish. There is no quality or depth requirement for the pitches in the competiton one's pitch must simply fit effectively within the time limit. 

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Resource:How to Bring University of Michigan's 1000 ptiches to your campus

2014-09-06T21:40:07Z

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= Introduction =

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1000 pitches is an annual entrepreneurial competition based at the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The competiton requires students of the university to submit their ideas or pitches in a video format of 30 second - 3 Minute length. The pitches are filed under 1 of 9 available categories. The topics range from mobile apps to univesity improvements. The organization was started by students at the University of Michigan to create more awareness on campus about innovationa and entrepreneurship. The goal is to allow students of all areas of study to come together and speak their mind about different topics and release any ideas they may have. The competiton looks to award student organizations and inviduals involved with funding through a judgment of each individual pitch. The competiton is now also being held at Pennsylvania State University. 

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=== Problem 1000 Pitches Looks to Solve ===

The competiton looks to increase entrepreneurial participation of students at all levels of education within the campus ecosystem. For campuses that have a difficult time recrutiing students to grass roots organizations the competiton serves as a small initial does of the entrepreneurial mindset that any student can experience. The bar for this competiton is so low that many students could trip over it. It is precisely the informal and compact nature of the pitches that allows the competiton to garner so much participation on campus, their is a low a cost to commitment for each of the participants. When entrepreneurship is taught to many individuals it is constantly stated that many ideas indeed fail on their initial try. The environment 1000 pitches creates is fail safe and looks to remove barriers that many other opprutunities to innovate may establish. There is no quality or depth requirement for the pitches in the competiton one's pitch must simply fit effectively within the time limit. 

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2014-09-06T21:39:32Z

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= 1000 pitches is an annual entrepreneurial competition based at the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The competiton requires students of the university to submit their ideas or pitches in a video format of 30 second - 3 Minute length. The pitches are filed under 1 of 9 available categories. The topics range from mobile apps to univesity improvements. The organization was started by students at the University of Michigan to create more awareness on campus about innovationa and entrepreneurship. The goal is to allow students of all areas of study to come together and speak their mind about different topics and release any ideas they may have. The competiton looks to award student organizations and inviduals involved with funding through a judgment of each individual pitch. The competiton is now also being held at Pennsylvania State University.  =

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=== Problem 1000 Pitches Looks to Solve ===

The competiton looks to increase entrepreneurial participation of students at all levels of education within the campus ecosystem. For campuses that have a difficult time recrutiing students to grass roots organizations the competiton serves as a small initial does of the entrepreneurial mindset that any student can experience. The bar for this competiton is so low that many students could trip over it. It is precisely the informal and compact nature of the pitches that allows the competiton to garner so much participation on campus, their is a low a cost to commitment for each of the participants. When entrepreneurship is taught to many individuals it is constantly stated that many ideas indeed fail on their initial try. The environment 1000 pitches creates is fail safe and looks to remove barriers that many other opprutunities to innovate may establish. There is no quality or depth requirement for the pitches in the competiton one's pitch must simply fit effectively within the time limit. 

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2014-09-06T21:39:11Z

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= 1000 pitches is an annual entrepreneurial competition based at the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The competiton requires students of the university to submit their ideas or pitches in a video format of 30 second - 3 Minute length. The pitches are filed under 1 of 9 available categories. The topics range from mobile apps to univesity improvements. The organization was started by students at the University of Michigan to create more awareness on campus about innovationa and entrepreneurship. The goal is to allow students of all areas of study to come together and speak their mind about different topics and release any ideas they may have. The competiton looks to award student organizations and inviduals involved with funding through a judgment of each individual pitch. The competiton is now also being held at Pennsylvania State University.  =

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=== Problem 1000 Pitches Looks to Solve ===

The competiton looks to increase entrepreneurial participation of students at all levels of education within the campus ecosystem. For campuses that have a difficult time recrutiing students to grass roots organizations the competiton serves as a small initial does of the entrepreneurial mindset that any student can experience. The bar for this competiton is so low that many students could trip over it. It is precisely the informal and compact nature of the pitches that allows the competiton to garner so much participation on campus, their is a low a cost to commitment for each of the participants. When entrepreneurship is taught to many individuals it is constantly stated that many ideas indeed fail on their initial try. The environment 1000 pitches creates is fail safe and looks to remove barriers that many other opprutunities to innovate may establish. There is no quality or depth requirement for the pitches in the competiton one's pitch must simply fit effectively within the time limit. 

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2014-09-06T21:29:49Z

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= 1000 pitches is an annual entrepreneurial competition based at the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The competiton requires students of the university to submit their ideas or pitches in a video format of 30 second - 3 Minute length. The pitches are filed under 1 of 9 available categories. The topics range from mobile apps to univesity improvements. The organization was started by students at the University of Michigan to create more awareness on campus about innovationa and entrepreneurship. The goal is to allow students of all areas of study to come together and speak their mind about different topics and release any ideas they may have. The competiton looks to award student organizations and inviduals involved with funding through a judgment of each individual pitch. The competiton is now also being held at Pennsylvania State University.  =

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=== Problem 1000 Pitches Looks to Solve ===

The competiton looks to increase entrepreneurial participation of students at all levels of education within the campus ecosystem. For campuses that have a difficult time recrutiing students to grass roots organizations the competiton serves as a small initial does of the entrepreneurial mindset that any student can experience. The bar for this competiton is so low that many students could trip over it. It is precisely the informal and compact nature of the pitches that allows the competiton to garner so much participation on campus, their is a low a cost to commitment for each of the participants. 
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2014-09-06T21:23:23Z

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= 1000 pitches is an annual entrepreneurial competition based at the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The competiton requires students of the university to submit their ideas or pitches in a video format of 30 second - 3 Minute length. The pitches are filed under 1 of 9 available categories. The topics range from mobile apps to univesity improvements. The organization was started by students at the University of Michigan to create more awareness on campus about innovationa and entrepreneurship. The goal is to allow students of all areas of study to come together and speak their mind about different topics and release any ideas they may have. The competiton looks to award student organizations and inviduals involved with funding through a judgment of each individual pitch. The competiton is now also being held at Pennsylvania State University.  =

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2014-08-25T00:02:55Z

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[[File:TeerthBrahmbhatt.jpg|thumb|none]] Teerth Brahmbhatt

Undergraduate Student, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill

 

Teerth is a junior at the University of North Carolina and is currently training to become a University Innovation Fellow. Teerth is studying Environmental Science and Economics and also minoring in Entrepreneurship. By studying Environmental Science and Economics Teerth hopes to gain an understanding of how energy technology can be used as tools for change within communities around the world. The community he is currently focused on is his campus community. Teerth is currently working on projects as a member of UNC’s Chapter of Engineers with Borders and TEDx. Once graduating from UNC – Chapel Hill Teerth hopes to pursue an advanced degree in Energy Engineering.

 

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2014-08-25T00:02:23Z

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 Teerth Brahmbhatt

Undergraduate Student, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill

 

Teerth is a junior at the University of North Carolina and is currently training to become a University Innovation Fellow. Teerth is studying Environmental Science and Economics and also minoring in Entrepreneurship. By studying Environmental Science and Economics Teerth hopes to gain an understanding of how energy technology can be used as tools for change within communities around the world. The community he is currently focused on is his campus community. Teerth is currently working on projects as a member of UNC’s Chapter of Engineers with Borders and TEDx. Once graduating from UNC – Chapel Hill Teerth hopes to pursue an advanced degree in Energy Engineering.

 

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2014-08-25T00:01:47Z

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Teerth Brahmbhatt

Undergraduate Student, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill

 

Teerth is a junior at the University of North Carolina and is currently training to become a University Innovation Fellow. Teerth is studying Environmental Science and Economics and also minoring in Entrepreneurship. By studying Environmental Science and Economics Teerth hopes to gain an understanding of how energy technology can be used as tools for change within communities around the world. The community he is currently focused on is his campus community. Teerth is currently working on projects as a member of UNC’s Chapter of Engineers with Borders and TEDx. Once graduating from UNC – Chapel Hill Teerth hopes to pursue an advanced degree in Energy Engineering.

 

 
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2014-08-24T23:50:06Z

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2014-08-24T23:49:35Z

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2014-08-24T23:38:27Z

Tbrahmbhatt: UNC - Chapel Hill, University Innovation Fellows Fall 2014

UNC - Chapel Hill, University Innovation Fellows Fall 2014