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Fellow:William Papper

2019-05-05T01:04:50Z

Wpapper:

Will Papper, Stanford University
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Will Papper is a senior at Stanford University majoring in Philosophy. He was previously a student at Washington University in St. Louis, where he was double majoring in a combined program of Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology and Computer Science. He started programming at the age of 13. He co-founded his first online venture at the age of 14, which grew via word of mouth to over 5,000 users. In the past, he has worked at the MIT Media Lab and RetailMeNot. He is also a co-director of Bear Studios, an on-campus startup incubator. Will also attends hackathons, and was the winner of the Mil-OSS Midwest Hackathon sponsored by the Department of Defense, the National Geospatial- Intelligence Agency, and numerous defense contractors. He built a proof-of- concept web application that allows tank commanders to route convoys around threats on the battlefield using geospatial intelligence. He also attended the CODEX Hackathon at the MIT Media Lab, and built a censorship transparency tool called Glasnost that was mentioned in ''The Boston Globe''. If you're interested in discussing technology or entrepreneurship, reach out at wpapper@stanford.edu.

== Related Links ==

[[Washington University in St. Louis|Washington University in St. Louis]]

[[Washington University in St. Louis Student Priorities|Washington State University in St. Louis Student Priorities]]

University Innovation Fellows

Spring 2016:

[[Peter Delaney|Peter Delaney]] [[Avi Felman|Avi Felman]]

'''William Papper'''

Spring 2015

[[Varun Krishnamurthy|Varun Krishnamurthy]]

[[Stephanie Mertz|Stephanie Mertz]]

[[Chan Hyung Park|Chan Hyung Park]]

[[Huy Lam|Huy Lam Fall]]

Fall 2012

Blake Marggraff

[[Category:Student Contributors|w]]

Fellow:William Papper

2017-01-16T07:44:26Z

Wpapper: Updated bio with current major

Will Papper, Stanford University
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Will Papper is a junior at Stanford University majoring in Symbolic Systems. He was previously a student at Washington University in St. Louis, where he was double majoring in a combined program of Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology and Computer Science. He started programming at the age of 13. He co-founded his first online venture at the age of 14, which grew via word of mouth to over 5,000 users. In the past, he has worked at the MIT Media Lab and RetailMeNot. He is also a co-director of Bear Studios, an on-campus startup incubator. Will also attends hackathons, and was the winner of the Mil-OSS Midwest Hackathon sponsored by the Department of Defense, the National Geospatial- Intelligence Agency, and numerous defense contractors. He built a proof-of- concept web application that allows tank commanders to route convoys around threats on the battlefield using geospatial intelligence. He also attended the CODEX Hackathon at the MIT Media Lab, and built a censorship transparency tool called Glasnost that was mentioned in ''The Boston Globe''. If you're interested in discussing technology or entrepreneurship, reach out at wpapper@stanford.edu.

== Related Links ==

[[Washington University in St. Louis|Washington University in St. Louis]]

[[Washington University in St. Louis Student Priorities|Washington State University in St. Louis Student Priorities]]

University Innovation Fellows

Spring 2016:

[[Peter Delaney|Peter Delaney]] [[Avi Felman|Avi Felman]]

'''William Papper'''

Spring 2015

[[Varun Krishnamurthy|Varun Krishnamurthy]]

[[Stephanie Mertz|Stephanie Mertz]]

[[Chan Hyung Park|Chan Hyung Park]]

[[Huy Lam|Huy Lam Fall]]

Fall 2012

Blake Marggraff

[[Category:Student Contributors|w]]

Fellow:William Papper

2017-01-03T22:26:20Z

Wpapper: Updated bio to reflect current info

Will Papper, Stanford University
[[File:Will-papper-uif-headshot.jpg|thumb|none|100px]]
Will Papper is a student at Stanford University. He was previously a student at Washington University in St. Louis, where he was double majoring in a combined program of Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology and Computer Science. He started programming at the age of 13. He co-founded his first online venture at the age of 14, which grew via word of mouth to over 5,000 users. In the past, he has worked at the MIT Media Lab and RetailMeNot. He is also a co-director of Bear Studios, an on-campus startup incubator. Will also attends hackathons, and was the winner of the Mil-OSS Midwest Hackathon sponsored by the Department of Defense, the National Geospatial- Intelligence Agency, and numerous defense contractors. He built a proof-of- concept web application that allows tank commanders to route convoys around threats on the battlefield using geospatial intelligence. He also attended the CODEX Hackathon at the MIT Media Lab, and built a censorship transparency tool called Glasnost that was mentioned in ''The Boston Globe''. If you're interested in discussing technology or entrepreneurship, reach out at wpapper@stanford.edu.

== Related Links ==

[[Washington University in St. Louis|Washington University in St. Louis]]

[[Washington University in St. Louis Student Priorities|Washington State University in St. Louis Student Priorities]]

University Innovation Fellows

Spring 2016:

[[Peter Delaney|Peter Delaney]] [[Avi Felman|Avi Felman]]

'''William Papper'''

Spring 2015

[[Varun Krishnamurthy|Varun Krishnamurthy]]

[[Stephanie Mertz|Stephanie Mertz]]

[[Chan Hyung Park|Chan Hyung Park]]

[[Huy Lam|Huy Lam Fall]]

Fall 2012

Blake Marggraff

[[Category:Student Contributors|w]]

Fellow:William Papper

2016-04-01T19:49:14Z

Wpapper: Fixed a typo

Will Papper, Washington University in St. Louis
[[File:Will-papper-uif-headshot.jpg|thumb|none|100px|Will-papper-uif-headshot.jpg]]
Will Papper is a student at Washington University in St. Louis. He is double majoring in a combined program of Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology and Computer Science. He started programming at the age of 13. He co-founded his first online venture at the age of 14, which grew via word of mouth to over 5,000 users. In the past, he has worked at the MIT Media Lab and RetailMeNot. He is also a co-director of Bear Studios, an on-campus startup incubator. Will also attends hackathons, and was the winner of the Mil-OSS Midwest Hackathon sponsored by the Department of Defense, the National Geospatial- Intelligence Agency, and numerous defense contractors. He built a proof-of- concept web application that allows tank commanders to route convoys around threats on the battlefield using geospatial intelligence. He also attended the CODEX Hackathon at the MIT Media Lab, and built a censorship transparency tool called Glasnost that was mentioned in ''The Boston Globe''. If you're interested in discussing technology or entrepreneurship, reach out at wpapper@wustl.edu.

== Related Links ==

[[Washington University in St. Louis|Washington University in St. Louis]]

[[Washington University in St. Louis Student Priorities|Washington State University in St. Louis Student Priorities]]

University Innovation Fellows

Spring 2016:

[[Peter Delaney|Peter Delaney]] [[Avi Felman|Avi Felman]]

'''William Papper'''

Spring 2015

[[Varun Krishnamurthy|Varun Krishnamurthy]]

[[Stephanie Mertz|Stephanie Mertz]]

[[Chan Hyung Park|Chan Hyung Park]]

[[Huy Lam|Huy Lam Fall]]

Fall 2012

Blake Marggraff

[[Category:Student Contributors|w]]

School:Washington University in St. Louis

2016-02-22T20:03:26Z

Wpapper: Added the campus overview to a properly named WUSTL page

= Overview =

The Skandalaris center, Olin Business Entrepreneurship department, Engineering and the Medical school are the major centers of innovation within Wash U. Annually, dozens of students come out of Discovery Competitions from the Engineering department and various competitions held by Skandalaris Interdisciplinary Entrepreneurship center. Discovery Competition, ArchGrants and competitions like Olin 

Cup or Bear Cup are important sources for students to pitch their ideas and explore which projects are feasible and which are not.

Each year, a few groups come out from the Hatchery, a class held in the Business School. The Hatchery is an especially good opportunity for students who have already formed teams or are looking for leaders or teammates. This program brings in investors from St. Louis and advisors from the region to assist students in launching start-ups within the semester. Off campus, the university also frequently subsidizes tickets to 3 day start up and similar hackathons.
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In addition, Washington University has a thriving community of entrepreneurial student groups including IdeaLabs, Engineering World Health, Center for Entrepreneur Partnerships, BetaVersity, and Washington University Tech Entrepreneurs. These groups have been greatly successful in culturing entrepreneurs, winning competitions, and launching successful ventures. IdeaLabs was recently featured in Nature Biotechnologyfor their largely successful MakerMovement/Lean StartUp style formula for biotechnology ventures that succeed at the undergraduate and graduate level.

Although the number of resources and paths for entrepreneurship exist, the amount of participation in both clubs and competitions could be much higher, especially in terms of undergraduates. The vast majority of participants of the competitions listed above are seniors, graduate students, and medical students. The undergraduate environment is not as entrepreneurial as it could be. It is many of the same students that take advantage of the resources available. For example, it seems as if students are more interested in grades and resume building rather than collaborating and pursuing Lean StartUp methods.

Nevertheless, undergraduates involved in systematically shaping the undergraduate entrepreneurial culture have made great strides in the recent years. With the support from the school of engineering, the first Co-Lab, spearheaded by BetaVersity and the undergraduate entrepreneur groups, was established as a precursor to future maker-labs. The Center of Entrepreneur Partnerships has developed to begin uniting both undergraduate and graduate student groups to determine methods of programming to increase the number of students involved in entrepreneurship.

The Washington University in St. Louis entrepreneurial landscape has made strides in recent years. Compared to five years ago, the university has become much more focused on Inovation and Entrepreneurship, so much so, that one of the four pillars of the “Together, we lead” campaign, a university-led campaign focused on the future, is “Inspiring Innovation & Entrepreneurship.” A main focus of this pillar has been increasing funding for the Skandalaris Center for Entrepreneurship at Washington University. The Skandalaris Center has been integral to increasing entrepreneurship awareness on campus, with both programming and events, and has been the go-to place for many students and faculty to begin their entrepreneurial ventures.

There are a multitude of other clubs outside of the Skandalaris Center dedicated to promoting entrepreneurship in some fashion or another, but many suffer from low attendance and a small presence on campus. Not many engage in holding large events to generate awareness and are difficult to get in touch with, or do not meet frequently enough to sustain a strong attendance record. Many registered on the website for the Wash U Student Union are still listed but are defunct, also stymying efforts of interested first year students who are looking for opportunities.

Those that are committed have been leading a charge, along with the Skandalaris Center, in recent years, however. Those groups and organizations can be found below.

= Student Entrepreneurship and Innovation =

There are many groups on campus that have been working hard to generate Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E) awareness on campus. In Washington University’s campus I&E landscape, there are a multitude of organizations in the Discover sector, which first introduces students to the important and fundamental elements of I&E.

== Engineering Project Review Board  ==

The Engineering Project Review Board (EPRB) is a student established fund set aside to fund personal engineering projects. Students write proposals detailing the problem they wish to solve (ie. a better way to purify water, a new medical device to help physicians, etc.)Afterward, a proposed solution and design is pitched with a budget to support their request for funds. Each student team can earn up to $1500. In the past, the EPRB has supported many student led startups and design competition [http://news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/25373.aspx winners ]such as [http://www.sparolabs.com/ SparoLabs ]

== CEP ==
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The [https://washuentrepreneur.wordpress.com/ CEP ]is a conglomerate of student entrepreneurship groups such as IdeaLabs, Engineering World Health, Design for America, Engineering Test Kitchen, Student Entrepreneur Program, and WashU Tech Entrepreneurs. This cohort manages the Academy Space Co-Lab, Washington University’s first campus wide incubator space built by Engineering World Health, Engineering Test Kitchen, and IdeaLabs and designed by BetaVersity. The CEP plans faculty workshops for students to learn about entrepreneurship and become inspired. Since its grand opening, the space has seen an immense amount of traffic with the whiteboards never blank! 

== Engineering World Health ==

[http://universityinnovation.org/images/5/50/EWH.JPG http://universityinnovation.org/images/5/50/EWH.JPG] Co-founded and led by Huy Lam and Charles Wu, Engineering World Health (EWH), seeks to empower students from all disciplines to design devices that improve quality and access to healthcare in developing countries. Members are initially recruited in the fall and then put through a rigorous orientation program that includes idea generation, problem pitches by physicians, design reviews by its partner organization IdeaLabs. For the past three years, this chapter has won international competitions such as the EWH design challenge and placed in a myriad other competitions such as the Discovery Competition, CGIU Social Venture Challenge, and the Global Impact Award. With over 50 members and an innovation rate of 3 devices a year, EWH has greatly contributed to the undergraduate entrepreneurship scene. 
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== Idea Labs ==
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Co-founded by a group of MD-PhD students at Washington University’s Medical School, IdeaLabs is the premier biomedical engineering entrepreneurial group in both undergraduate and graduate schools. It was recently featured in[http://www.nature.com/nbt/journal/v32/n10/full/nbt.3041.html Nature Biotechnology ]. Physicians at the medical school submit problems through their [http://ideas.wustl.edu/ website]. Project leaders from around the campus are then recruited. These project leaders recruit multidisciplinary teams composed of undergraduate and graduate engineers, PhD students, MBA students, etc. Teams are offered many resources such as intellectual property workshops, design reviews, and startup seminars. IdeaLabs has recently partnered with Engineering World Health to run student program and access more undergraduates. Boasting over 100 members and a myriad of St. Louis entrepreneur mentors, venture capitalists, and Washington University faculty, IdeaLabs has been a major entrepreneurial force in St. Louis’s biotech industry.

== Engineering Test Kitchen ==

Co-founded by a group of mechanical engineering students, Engineering Test Kitchen (ETK) brings together engineering students to act as consultants for various St. Louis companies. ETK has exponentially grown in the past year and spearheaded the building of the Academy Space. 

== The Skandalaris Center for Entrepreneurship ==

The [https://sc.wustl.edu/Pages/default.aspx Skandelaris Center for Entrepreneurship] is the premier entrepreneurship academic platform on campus. Owned by the Washington University Olin Business School, the Skandalaris Center acts as a hub of entrepreneurial activity on campus. It hosts monthly pitch competitions called IdeaBounce which welcomes all ideas, whether in business, science, art, architecture, engineering, medicine, etc. It’s also another forum to connect students to community leaders. Directed by Emre Toker, the Skandalaris Center has been proactively engaging student groups such as IdeaLabs, Engineeering World Health, the CEP, and Engineering Test Kitchen. The Skandalaris Center has the following competitions:

*IdeaBounce
*Youth Bridge Social Venture Challenge
*Global Impact Award
*Skandelaris Internship Program
*The Hatchery Course: Business for Emerging Enterprises

The Hatchery Course, Business for Emerging Enterprises has been a particular success as it connects graduate and undergraduate students with budding entrepreneurial ventures. It also rigorously requires these student teams to come up with robust business plans and network with St. Louis entrepreneurs willing to mentor new enterprises.

==  Wash U Tech Entrepreneurs ==

Led by University Innovation Fellow, Blake Margraff, Wash U Tech Entrepreneurs is a student group that provides a forum for entrepreneurial discussion, idea generation, and idea refinement. This group invites students from all universities in the St. Louis area to share entrepreneurial experiences, recruit team members, and connect with faculty across different universities.

== Student Entrepreneurial Program ==

The Student Entrepreneurial Program (StEP) provides an opportunity for students to own and operate businesses on campus. Students learn how to develop and follow business plants to start or maintain a business and gain experience with day-to-day operations of a storefront business. The following campus businesses spawned from the StEP program:

*Bears' Bikes
*Bear Discounts
*Off the Row
*SWAP-Sharing With A Purpose
*University Trucking, Inc.
*U-Shuttle
*Wash U Wash
*Wydown Water

== Washington University Engineering Discovery Competition  ==

The [http://news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/26974.aspx Discovery Competition] is the premier engineering entrepreneurship competition. It is led by Professor Dennis Mell. Teams of engineering students enter, provided the team also has at least one student that is not from the engineering school. This competition provides engineering undergraduate students the forum to explore their entrepreneurial interests with support from mentors, to use their creativity to develop solutions for real-world problems and to compete for financial resources that could help turn their ideas into businesses. The competition includes multiple rounds held during the fall and spring semesters. At least $25,000 will be awarded to the winning team(s) each spring semester so the competition winner(s) can continue developing prototypes and ventures. Students interact with mentors, advisers, judges and other students through several events held during the academic year. Engineering World Health and IdeaLabs consistently generate teams that win prizes through this competition. 

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== Washington University Olin Cup ==

Since 1988 the Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis has held an engaging competition for entrepreneurs to expand opportunities for collaboration, innovation and learning. With the support of the Skandalaris family, in 2003, the [https://sc.wustl.edu/Programs/Pages/OlinCup.aspx Olin Cup] began awarding $70,000 in seed funding to competition winners and broadening the reach of the Olin Cup. Teams submit ideas, pitch to judges, and move through several rounds of business plan development, mentor networking, and judging. All students and members of the St. Louis community are eligible to participate in the competition. The first place team receives $50,000 and the second place team receives $20,000. Even if teams don’t win, they receive a myriad of connections and small financial support during the competition to experiment. 

== Other Programs for Student Entrepreneurship and Innovation ==

Other organizations involved in the Wash U ecosystem are:

Startup (W)U Pre-O Program: The Startup (W)U Pre-O Program is a pre-orientation program created for first year students. It introduces students to the entrepreneurship resources available on campus and in the St. Louis community.

Skandalaris Innovation and Entrepreneurship Fair: This specialized activities fair helps students interested in entrepreneurship find relevant organizations on campus. It contains a smaller number of clubs than the main activities fair, helping students find the most relevant organizations.

SU Activities Fair: The SU activities fair is the main activities fair on campus. It contains a booth for every student group.

Washington University Startup Training Lab (WU-STL): (WU-STL) is a free, non-credit workshop hosted by the Skandalaris Center that lasts all year-long, in the form of 22 training sessions, to serve as a comprehensive introduction to I&E. The workshop is independent from all other Skandlaris Center competitions and workshops are free and open to all.

TEDxWUSTL: A local version of TED hosted by Wash U. It includes local speakers, including students and faculty.

Occasional entrepreneurial speaker events: Speakers such as Sam Altman of Y Combinator, as well as local entrepreneurs, give talks for the WashU community.

FUSE: Igniting Innovation and Connecting Entrepreneurs: FUSE is an on-campus news source related to entrepreneurship. It seeks to cover the ecosystem on campus and in the community.

There are also organizations within the Washington University community that focus on allowing interested students to become more involved and learn about I&E. More specifically:

IdeaBounce: A two-minute elevator pitch competition on campus. Provides small prizes as well as feedback from accomplished judges.

Y’s Thoughts: Y’s Thoughts is an open forum for students to share businesss ideas and receive feedback from student members in attendance that has a goal of creating a more collaborative environment. The club meets weekly and the weekly student pitches are open to all students.

Boeing Patent Challenge:The competition is a collaboration between Phantom Works Ventures and the Skandalaris Center to mentor a patent translation/commercialization challenge based on Boeing’s intellectual property. Over 50 categories of patents have been selected for highest commercialization potential by WUSTL undergraduate, graduate & professional students, and faculty and finalists have the chance of winning $5,000 and the chance to take their venture to market, with Boeing’s permission.

Elevator Pitch Competition: A 5-minute pitch competition for undergraduate students that awards small cash prizes for finalists.

ArchHacks: A hackathon hosted by Computer Science students at Washington University. Sponsors include tech companies, and cutting-edge hardware is given out as prizes.

Majors/minors in entrepreneurship:Students also have the ability to major or minor in entrepreneurship through the Olin Undergraduate Business School.

There are also organizations within the Washington University community that focus on allowing students interested in I&E to apply their knowledge to a specific challenge and experiment. These organizations are below:

The Hatchery Course:In this course, student teams pursue their own business idea or support community entrepreneurs by researching, writing, and pitching business plans for new commercial or social ventures. Enrolled students can recruit a team to work on their own business idea, or can join a team working on another’s idea. Students attempt to raise money and launch a company by the end of the semester.

Bear Studios: The first student-run incubator on Wash U's campus. It serves all students and connects student entrepreneurs to other students with professional-grade skillsets who can help them take an idea to the next level.

Entrepreneurship BLOC: An in-progress application for a dorm space centered around entrepreneurship. Half a dozen or a dozen entrepreneurs could live together and work on startups in the same area.

Skandalaris Summer Entrepreneurial Internship Program: A program that matches students with St. Louis-area startups and pays them a stipend to work at the startup over the summer. Helps students gain hands-on experience with entrepreneurship.

Global Impact Award: It wasestablished to invest in promising ventures and highly motivated entrepreneurs whose technological products and services spur economic growth and catalyze social change for underserved populations.

SEIC (Social Enterprise and Innovation Competition):Its goal is to help energize the St. Louis region’s entrepreneurial spirit with education and an exciting business plan competition, in which winning nonprofits are awarded seed money to put their plans into action.

= Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship =

Once a student or faculty member has an idea and commits to an opportunity, there are a number of resources available to him or her to pursue it. In the realm of pursuing a venture, students/faculty at WashU can licenselicense a technology, form or join venture startup, and/or attain legal status.

== BioEntrepreneurship Core  ==

The mission of the [http://gradpages.wustl.edu/bec BioEntrepreneurship Core (BEC)]  at Washington University in St. Louis is to educate students, faculty, and staff regarding biotechnology-based entrepreneurial opportunities and skills.  We also encourage greater exchange between Wash U affiliates and the St. Louis entrepreneurial community through organizing events which bring these groups together and facilitate social and professional interactions.  Above all, the BEC strives to create a network which brings together people of all disciplines—including science, medicine, business and law—that fosters and promotes scientific innovation.

== Bear Cub Fund ==

The [https://research.wustl.edu/Offices_Committees/OTM/faculty/Pages/TranslationalResearch.aspx Bear Cub Fund] was initiated by the Vice Chancellor for Research to support faculty in translational studies not normally supported by federal grants from the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, and other sources.

Bear Cub awards are designed to support translational research activities that will generate results improving commercial licensing opportunities and/or investment potential. The Bear Cub Fund strives to foster and enhance innovative and entrepreneurial talents through education, competition, and networking. The individual awards of up to $75,000 are intended to support research projects of one year or less.

= Academic Programs/Courses in Entrepreneurship =

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! scope="col" | Course ID
! scope="col" | Course Title
|-
| E62 BME 413
| Engineering for First- and Third-World Health
|-
| E62 BME 401
| Biomedical Engineering Design
|-
| E81 CSE 330S
| Rapid Prototype Development and Creative Programming
|-
| E35 ESE 499
| Capstone Design Project
|-
| E37 MEMS 411
| Mechanical Engineering Design Project
|-
| B53 MGT 421
| Introduction to Entrepreneurship
|-
| B63 MGT 500T
| Social Entrepreneurship
|-
| B63 MGT 500U 
| Basics of Bio-Entrepreneurship
|-
| E81 CSE 507A 
| Technology Entrepreneurship
|-
| B53 MGT 424
| Business Planning for New Enterprises (The Hatchery)
|-
| U19 SUST 4140
| Sustainable Development and Conservation: Madagascar
|}

= Office of Technology and Management =

Translation Labs, a new initiative by IDEA Labs and the Office Technology Management, is looking to create teams around WU research IP with a new class of teams/start-ups starting in January. Teams will be composed of Post-docs, MBA students and PhD students working on the commercialization of any one out of over 100 WU Research Projects currently disclosed to OTM. The teams will go through the IDEA Labspathway to commercialization and receive support in market research, patenting, LLC formation, and venture funding.

== Other Programs for Faculty Entrepreneurship and Innovation ==

Venturewell Student Grants: With both grants for students and faculty, itcultivates opportunities for collegiate technology entrepreneurs by providing early-stage support and funding of up to $25,000.

Entrepreneurial and IP Clinic (Law): Provides pro-bono legal services to students and the St. Louis area.

BALSA Consulting: Consulting firm made up mostly of Washington University students. Helps with market research, strategy, and other business tasks.

= Regional and Local Economic and Development Efforts =

Outside of the Washington University community, there are ways in which on-campus ventures can commercialize and adapt to the real-world marketplace.

== Arch Grants  ==

The [http://archgrants.org/competition/ Arch Grants Global Startup Competition] helps to shape the image of St. Louis among aspiring entrepreneurs and others looking to have a formative role in building a new entrepreneurial climate in St. Louis.

Through the Global Startup Competition, Arch Grants selects promising startups to receive $50,000.  Typically, taking ventu

re capital forces an aspiring entrepreneur to sacrifice a significant stake in their company in exchange for funds.  This process is often limited to ventures with access to the startup hotbeds like Silicon Valley, New York, and Boston.

== Cultivation Capital ==

Cultivation Capital has a track record of investing in successful technology companies across the Midwest. In Spring 2013, Cultivation Capital announced the launch of its Health and Life Sciences fund. Our newest fund is dedicated to investing in healthcare information technology and related mobile health platforms, medical devices, compound and drug discovery and plant/seed or biosciences technology. Their goal is to take businesses to the next level with help, expertise, guidance and funding. Their portfolio represents the best growth opportunities throughout the Midwest.

== T-Rex ==

T‐REX is a world class venue providing the startup entrepreneur with low cost & flexible enterprise space, while serving the region with quality programming and inspiring community. Two years after it’s inception, T-REX occupies 5 floors of Lammert on Washington and growing. It is now home to 100+ startups, iTEN, Capital Innovators, Cultivation Capital, SixThirty, Arch Grants and home to many other entrepreneurial activity including Startup Weekend and StartLouis.

== Polsinelli ==

Deeply rooted in the St. Louis region, Polsinelli has a steadfast reputation in the legal and business communities and is known for its sophisticated work, industry knowledge, civic leadership, and an entrepreneurial spirit.   These qualities continue to attract talented lawyers as Polsinelli’s growth is evident in recent rankings as St. Louis’ 7th largest law firm and among its Top 50 regional companies. Polsinelli has many partnerships with entrepreneurship centers in St. Louis, such as providing pro-bono patent filing for student entrepreneurs and other legal services. 

== Other Programs for Regional Entrepreneurship and Innovation ==

Other organizations involved in the Wash U ecosystem are:

TechArtista: An incubator in the Central West End of St. Louis, MO, is near to campus and provides a fantastic environment for growing companies in a fun environment. Bear Studios has a working relationship with TechArtista and once a venture outgrows Bear Studios' resources, they may advance onto TechArtista.

CIC: One of St. Louis' largest innovation communities, this incubator offers coworking, offices, and labs.
<div>Arch Angels:The mission of the St. Louis Arch Angels is to provide opportunities for our members to obtain outstanding financial returns by investing in early-stage companies with high growth potential in the St. Louis Region and accelerating them to market leadership. The Arch Angels are a part of the region’s seed to later stage equity capital continuum and are targeting an investment range that is generally underserved by institutional venture capital firms.</div><div> </div><div>ITEN:ITEN accelerates scalable tech startups with programs for rapid product development, connections to talent, essential networking, and access to funding. The core of its value proposition comes from enabling experienced entrepreneurs to help other entrepreneurs build successful, growing tech ventures. The critical connections are formed through direct mentoring access, a curriculum of graduated acceleration programs, and weekly and monthly networking programs.</div>
Biogenerator: Biogenerator is a primarily healthcare focused incubator in the St. Louis region.

Venture Café: Venture Caféenhances and accelerates the innovation process through spaces, programs, and conversations for individuals and organizations to gather and build relationships.

== 2015 Landscape Canvas ==

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<div> </div><div>'''Blake's Landscape Analysis (Presentation Summary)'''</div><div> </div><div>''Student Initiatives''</div><div> </div><div>*Entrepreneurial mindset is growing steadily</div><div>*WUTE: Wash U Tech Entrepreneurs</div><div>**Dozens of students from all majors</div><div>**Supplement student learning with speakers (visits from Reddit, Square, etc.)</div><div>*Notable number of startups, particularly in tech, emerging from school resources- upcoming goal to build incubator for these student initiatives</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>''School Resources''</div><div> </div><div>*Ralph Quatrano, Dean of Engineering, is a major proponent of entrepreneurship</div><div>*Discoveries Competition integrates real-world ideas with cross-disciplinary knowledge</div><div>*Skandalaris Center for Entrepreneurship- ally and intermediary for enterprising students directed by Ken Harrington, an experienced entrepreneur</div></div>
== Related Links ==

Washington University in St. Louis

[http://universityinnovation.org/Washington%20University%20in%20St.%20Louis%20Student%20Priorities Washington University in St. Louis Student Priorities]

University Innovation Fellows

Spring 2016:

[http://universityinnovation.org/Peter%20Delaney Peter_Delaney]

[http://universityinnovation.org/Avi%20Felman Avi Felman]

[http://universityinnovation.org/William%20Papper William Papper]

Spring 2015

[http://universityinnovation.org/Varun%20Krishnamurthy Varun Krishnamurthy]

[http://universityinnovation.org/Stephanie%20Mertz Stephanie Mertz]

[http://universityinnovation.org/Chan%20Hyung%20Park Chan Hyung Park]

[http://universityinnovation.org/Huy%20Lam Huy Lam Fall]

Fall 2012

Blake Marggraff

[[Category:Universities]]

Priorities:Washington University in St. Louis Student Priorities

2016-02-22T19:55:47Z

Wpapper: Separated current and previous student priorities

= Overview =

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZr5S00c6MQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZr5S00c6MQ]

 Bear Studios, founded by Peter Delaney, Will Papper, and Avi Felman, is an on-campus incubator to help students found startups. Bear Studios receives idea submissions from undergrads and faculty members, and helps the best ideas launch into full businesses.

In the course of our work, we have identified crucial gaps in Washington University’s entrepreneurship ecosystem. First of all, students with ideas do not know where to look to find the right skills. Finance or Marketing majors, for example, do not know how to find Computer Science majors who are seeking to join startups, and vice versa. It is necessary to have a way to match skills on campus. Furthermore, once students have a viable team assembled, they do not know what steps they should take to launch their business and often get so bogged down in details that they fail to make progress. Having a mentor network of experienced entrepreneurs who have attended Washington University in St. Louis would help guide students toward launch. After students launch, they often have little to no capital on hand. Small amounts of seed funding (below $5,000) would give a vital boost to their businesses. Finally, they often have very little time to dedicate to their startups during the year due to obligations from classes. For this reason, a summer program should allow them to work on their ideas independently while receiving a stipend to allow them to live in St. Louis.

= Priority #1: Skill Matching =

It is necessary to match up appropriate skill sets between students at Washington University. Students need to know where they can find students who are actively looking to join startups, so that they do not waste time chasing leads that do not want to join their ventures. We have already developed and sent out a Skills Survey to students, that asks about the skills they currently have (business, marketing, technical, sales, etc) and the skills they would like to learn.

We have received around 50 responses, but we need to promote the survey more widely to reach interested members of the student population. We also need to share it among the graduate programs at Washington University, since our entrepreneurship program is one of the few that allows both undergrads and grads to participate.

= Priority #2: Mentor Network =

A mentor network would allow students to receive crucial advice as they go through various stages in founding their startup. When students are in the early stages of developing their ideas, we can match them with other students who have recently launched startups who can guide them through the process of executing on an idea. As they progress to more advanced stages and gain revenue or further funding, we can leverage Washington University’s alumni networks to match them with experienced entrepreneurs who can give advice appropriate to the stage that they are in.

We know entrepreneurs on campus and recent graduates in the St. Louis area well, and could reach out to them to match them with students seeking mentors. We do not know as many entrepreneurs who are more than a few years past graduation, however. We need to contact the Career Center and the Skandalaris Center for Entrepreneurship at Washington University to find appropriate mentors for later-stage startups.

= Priority #3: Seed Fund =

Students often lack the capital needed to execute on their ideas. Small sums in the university’s budget are life-changing sums for students seeking to start businesses. Small amounts of funding (often under $5,000) would allow them to purchase necessary services, form legal entities, and outsource work as appropriate. Heads of various schools at Washington University and applicable professors (e.g. entrepreneurship professors) should be given a portion of a seed fund to allocate as they see fit. The university currently uses business plan competitions to allocate funding, but those do not properly evaluate how a startup progresses over time and how the founders work day-to-day. Allowing faculty to act in a fashion similar to small-scale angel investors would give students the ability to further their businesses.

= Priority #4: Summer Program =

Students often lack large amounts of time during the school year. Between classes and various extracurricular obligations, they are not able to make their startups a primary focus. A summer program that pays students a stipend would allow them to focus on their startups and make far more progress than they could during the school year. Some entrepreneurship summer programs exist, but they are not widely available for students seeking to work on their own businesses.

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[[Washington University in St. Louis Campus Overview 2016|Washington_University_in_St._Louis_Campus_Overview_2016]]

UIF Washington university in St. Louis Project Pitch link:

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZr5S00c6MQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZr5S00c6MQ]

= Previous Student Priorities =

Previous UIFs from Washington University have developed student priorities that were implemented on campus. Their priorities are listed below.

= Overview =

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Washington University in St. Louis sits at the heart of what is said to be the next [http://www.wsj.com/video/will-st-louis-become-the-next-silicon-valley/62874958-5483-4A1B-AE99-5F8BA4E97036.html "Silicon Valley".] St. Louis was ranked as the number 1 emerging startup city in America by Popular Mechanics.  Sparked by Jim McKelvey, a Washington University alumni and the inventor of Square, St. Louis has drawn the attention of venture capitalists around America. Washington University has ridden this entrepreneurship wave and has exponentially expanded entrepreneurial education and opportunities for its students. Students in return have sparked many successful start ups such as IdeaLabs and BetaVersity, founded by a Washington University University Innovation Fellow, Blake Margraff.

As resources expand and experimental programs are tested by the administration, an increasing number of undergraduates are unaware of such opportunities. In contrast, entrepreneurial activity at the graduate level has grown dramatically in response to these opportunites. Undergraduates also don't have the opportunity to learn about entrepreneurship academically until they are almost graduates. 2015 University Innovation Fellows have a perfect opportunity to capitalize on this opportunity by acting as the main focal point for undergraduate entrepreneurship, empowering undergraduates to interact with faculty, and utilizing the powerful undergraduate career-driven culture.

The following are our student priorities to acheive this goal:

#Creating a freshman orientation program
#Creating a campus resources web portal
#Advertising and generating traffic at Washington University's Co-Lab
#Creating more opportunities for students to investigate the St. Louis startup scene

= Strategic Priorities =

== Creating a Freshman Orientation Program ==

Our Freshman Orientation Program aims to expose incoming students to the various entrepreneurial and innovation opportunities and resources available to them on Wash U’s campus. Over the past few months, we have uncovered many new resources we never knew existed; the majority of students on campus do not know about these resources, either. We feel that a thorough understanding of what our campus offers is crucial to spurring entrepreneurship and innovation at Wash U. We believe that exposing students to the opportunities available to them and motivating them to innovate will be most effective when they are incoming or new students and have yet to establish themselves on campus. Furthermore, we want to foster collaboration among various different disciplines across the school by bring a diverse array of students in contact with each other.

Specifically, we plan to host many meetings where students can meet each other and network. We also will oversee trips to various innovative and entrepreneurial spaces on Wash U’s campus and in the St. Louis community. Additionally, we will acquaint students with the many entrepreneurial activities and clubs on campus by hosting pitches from various clubs and providing a centralized source of information regarding them.

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| Find venues and sponsors to host events
| 4/15/15
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| Finalize the Program for Launch
| 7/1/15
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== Creating a Campus Resources Webportal ==

After interviewing many faculty and deans around campus, it was clear the awareness of campus resources across different disciplines was severely lacking. Even within each school (engineering, business, etc.) knowledge of prototyping resources such as 3D printers, modeling software, and machine work shops was inconsistent across many students and faculty. To solve this problem, we are envisioning a web portal documenting campus resources such as 3D printers, milling machines, biosafety hoods, etc. For example, a student could query for 3D printers and get several hits in the schools of engineering and art. Each resource will have the contact name of the person managing that resource for student entrepreneurs. 

This will also help to encourage collaboration across schools. Currently, students in the business school have trouble accessing many of the engineering resources such as the machine shop. Having this portal will document how they should go about getting access, the best times to go and who to contact. With such a compact collection of the resources, the university will also be better able to allocate its resources since it will be clear on what already exists and what is lacking.

Lastly, we could also have a wishlist section on the page of new equipment desired or equipment that needs to be repaired or replaced. Alumni and other sponsors of the university will have access to this page and can choose to fund something specific instead of the unviersity as a whole. 

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| Propose idea to deans of engineering and entrepreneurship already invested in promoting entrepreneurship. We would determine the logistics of how to create and manage this web portal and next steps. 
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| Meet with WashU's Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and propose the project with backing from administration. We could offer compensatory pay. 
| 3/01/15
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| Pilot the webportal in the School of Engineering and monitor website traffic and advertise it
| 4/01/15
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| Expand the webportal to the Sam Fox School of Art and monitor website traffic
| 8/01/15
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| Expand the webportal to the School of Arts and Sciences
| 10/01/15 
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== Advertising and Generating Traffic at Washington University's Co-Lab ==

The Washington University Co-Lab is our first incubator space. We now need to advertize this to students, community leaders, local companies, and faculty. By generating high amounts of traffic, student entrepreneurs can request for more institutional support, network with each other, and hopefully generate more entrepreneurial ventures. 

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| Creating logistics for the Co-Lab ie sign up sheets, informative and attractive website, and begin gathering student participation
| 02/01/15
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| Meet with engineering deans, director of the Skandelaris center, and CEP to discuss how the space will be managed and programming
| 02/07/15
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| Begin advertizing entrepreneurship programming already planned by the Skandelaris Center 
| 03/01/15
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| Decorate the Co-Lab to reduce white space and create attractive signs outside
| 04/01/15
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| Have a 3 Day Start Up Weekend or Innovation Workshop to officially showcase the Co-Lab to all students
| 05/01/15
|}

== Creating More Opportunities for Students to Investigate the St. Louis Startup Scene ==

We believe that hands-on learning is crucial to the development of creativity, innovation, and valuable skills in today’s economy. With that in mind, we hope to create either an engineering class or club (whichever is more feasible both the short and long term) that is student guided to teach underclassmen (freshman/sophomores) the basic skills expected of an engineer in the workforce. Many of these foundational skills such as programming, computer aided design, etc. are not taught in detail until the Junior and Senior years. The goal of this course/club would not to replace these upper level classes, but to offer a challenging rudimentary intro for underclassmen. The culmination of this course would be a pairing of engineers to engineering companies.  Each group of students would embark on a semester-long project assigned to them by the startup. Alternatively, the engineering club would work to develop connections with engineering startups and take on projects that would seem to have industrial value. Those that join this club and work on the projects would gain valuable hands-on skills that they can market to companies or innovate with.

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| Create comprehensive plan of activities/dates for program
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| Meet with and propose ideas to advisors/find venues
| 4/1/15
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| Find venues and sponsors to host events
| 4/15/15
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| Finalize program
| 5/1/15
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== Related Links ==

[[Washington State University in St. Louis|Washington University in St. Louis]]

University Innovation Fellows

Spring 2016:

[[Peter Delaney|Peter_Delaney]]

[[Avi Felman|Avi Felman]]

[[William Papper|William Papper]]

Spring 2015

[[Varun Krishnamurthy|Varun Krishnamurthy]]

[[Stephanie Mertz|Stephanie Mertz]]

[[Chan Hyung Park|Chan Hyung Park]]

[[Huy Lam|Huy Lam Fall]]

Fall 2012

Blake Marggraff

[[Category:Student Priorities|Student_Priorities]]

Fellow:William Papper

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Will Papper is a student at Washington University in St. Louis. He is double majoring in a combined program of Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology and Computer Science. He started programming at the age of 13. He co-founded his first online venture at the age of 14, which grew via word of mouth to over 5,000 users. In the past, he has worked at the MIT Media Lab and RetailMeNot. He is also a co-director of Bear Studios, an on-campus startup incubator. Will also attends hackathon, and was the winner of the Mil-OSS Midwest Hackathon sponsored by the Department of Defense, the National Geospatial- Intelligence Agency, and numerous defense contractors. He built a proof-of- concept web application that allows tank commanders to route convoys around threats on the battlefield using geospatial intelligence. He also attended the CODEX Hackathon at the MIT Media Lab, and built a censorship transparency tool called Glasnost that was mentioned in ''The Boston Globe''. If you're interested in discussing technology or entrepreneurship, reach out at wpapper@wustl.edu.

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Will Papper is a student at Washington University in St. Louis. He is double majoring in a combined program of Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology and Computer Science. He started programming at the age of 13. He co-founded his first online venture at the age of 14, which grew via word of mouth to over 5,000 users. In the past, he has worked at the MIT Media Lab and RetailMeNot. He is also a co-director of Bear Studios, an on-campus startup incubator. Will also attends hackathon, and was the winner of the Mil-OSS Midwest Hackathon sponsored by the Department of Defense, the National Geospatial- Intelligence Agency, and numerous defense contractors. He built a proof-of- concept web application that allows tank commanders to route convoys around threats on the battlefield using geospatial intelligence. He also attended the CODEX Hackathon at the MIT Media Lab, and built a censorship transparency tool called Glasnost that was mentioned in ''The Boston Globe''. If you're interested in discussing technology or entrepreneurship, reach out at wpapper@wustl.edu.

[[Category:Student Contributors|Student_Contributors]]

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Will Papper, Washington University in St. Louis

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Will Papper is a student at Washington University in St. Louis. He is double majoring in a combined program of Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology and Computer Science. He started programming at the age of 13. He co-founded his first online venture at the age of 14, which grew via word of mouth to over 5,000 users. In the past, he has worked at the MIT Media Lab and RetailMeNot. He is also a co-director of Bear Studios, an on-campus startup incubator. Will also attends hackathon, and was the winner of the Mil-OSS Midwest Hackathon sponsored by the Department of Defense, the National Geospatial- Intelligence Agency, and numerous defense contractors. He built a proof-of- concept web application that allows tank commanders to route convoys around threats on the battlefield using geospatial intelligence. He also attended the CODEX Hackathon at the MIT Media Lab, and built a censorship transparency tool called Glasnost that was mentioned in ''The Boston Globe''. If you're interested in discussing technology or entrepreneurship, reach out at wpapper@wustl.edu.

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Resource:How to use your UIF skills to become a badass in any industry

2016-01-21T06:41:23Z

Wpapper: Minor spelling and grammar cleanup

Overview

The University Innovation Fellows Program teaches a curriculum that is widely applicable beyond college and to a variety of industries and job titles. The skills developed during the training sessions in the realms of changing how one approaches and thinks about a problem and then what connections can be made to solve that problem can truly create lasting positive influence over a student's mindset.

Anyone who sticks to and applies the skills learned during their time training in the University Innovation Fellows Program can be a badass. As Ryan Phillips, a current Program Manager at Microsoft and former University Innovation Fellow, tells us, "The UIF Program allowed me to come into my new job, understand what was expected of me and learn how the organization worked, and then be able to sit at tables with high-level employees, even as a new hire." Ryan says skills he learned in the program directly influence how he acts today, even if he uses said skills in a less structured manner. He says design thinking reinforced how important it is for him to see problems with products from a customer's perspective and to empathize, which he believes is invaluable in product innovation and production. He has also found he has utilized a landscape canvas every day since he began. Even if he is not explicitly writing it out, Ryan always is thinking what connections can be made, what connections are missing, and now how can we make them, when addressing problems, i.e. becoming intimately familiar with and readdressing his in-house resources that are available to him and his team to be used to solve their problems.

Skills from UIF that are applicable in any industry

University Innovation Fellows helps to teach a variety of different products in each of the different sessions that are presented during training. These days, companies and organizations all over the world are working towards developing, growing and maintaining their best talent and ideas. They are embracing diversity, innovation and entrepreneurship in order to maintain this culture of growth. The University Innovation Fellows Program has gone through and incorporated many of these ideas and skills into their program, including design thinking, segmentation, landscape canvas, project management, and building connections. 

Ryan also talked about how it has benefited companies and culture, especially at Microsoft. For example, Ryan incorporated and implemented the Landscape Canvas into his role as a Project Manager. He was able to see what connections can we make, what connections are missing, and how can we make those connections, which he then was able to present to multiple VP-level executives, who then got free localization for internal startups using the idea of a landscape canvas. Being able to see these sorts of connections and implement them on a larger scale is applicable to any industry and even more, cross-industry as well. 
<div>Application and Implementation</div><div> </div>
You may find yourself saying, "These examples are so inspirational! But I'm not a Program Manager. How do I apply my UIF skills to be a badass in any situation?" Well, you're in the right place. How do you apply what you learn as a UIF to your industry? By applying three techniques, you can use your UIF skills anywhere you go. These skills are design thinking, landscaping, and staying lean.

Design thinking is applicable when you are trying to find the right solution to a particular problem. Put aside your preconceived notions, and dig deep into processes that are done in a certain way because they were always done in that way. Identify things with a new perspective that other people may have overlooked. By truly understanding a person's needs, whether they are a student at your university or a customer, you can make progress. You can't make progress by staying within a silo. You need to make connections and take ownership over the problems you are solving.

Landscaping is taught by the landscape canvas. Identify key stakeholders who can help you get things done. If you have their support, implementing your ideas will be much easier. Focus on the connections between people in any organization, to determine the best way to get things done. Everyone has their own concerns, and you need to make sure that you can find a solution that addresses them. 
<div>Regarding staying lean, you just have to make things happen. Start the process of growth and experimentation, even when people aren't willing to give you funding or give your idea support at that moment. Ryan advises UIFs to "Base [their work] around numbers and metrics." Have a great idea that adding a hands-on component to a particular class would increase enrollment? Figure out a way to test the idea as simply as possible. For example, instead of convincing a professor to change his or her entire course, you could convince the professor to let you lead a half-hour or one-hour session at the beginning of a class. If there's positive feedback, you can scale up from there. If the feedback is negative, then you can go back to the ideation stage and revise your idea. Stay lean while you're testing ideas. </div><div> </div>
'''Advice on Achieving the Rank of Badass in Your Industry'''

'''"I remind myself every morning: Nothing I say today will teach me anything. So if I'm going to learn, I must do it by listening."'''

'''-''Larry King'''''

One of the biggest challenges we face as innovators, entrepreneurs, and designers is our attitudes. We are taught to let criticism roll off our backs, to not pay attention to the "haters," but rather, to stay focused and achieve what you're aiming for. However, to become a badass in any industry - and to stay a badass - requires taking others' perspectives into consideration, slowing down and listening to peers and teachers, and achieving a role of humility in your industry. Note that humility does not mean passiveness. Instead, it requires an attitude of understanding, application, and thinking of yourself as an equal to your associates.

A common misconception of group work and projects includes the "Conquer and Divide" mentality. In order to ensure that all members of a team are working together to achieve a goal, many groups tend to contribute their ideas, but fail to grasp full responsibility for the project. We usually split the ownership or the project, viewing it as a group assignment rather than a unique opportunity. Without owning and dominating in your work, there is no possibility to fully impact a company, organization, or idea in your industry.

Finally, the most challenging aspect of becoming a badass is finding the perfect pathway of communication to others about the importance of innovation in every organization. The term "innovation" is not widely accepted or understood, and in many circumstances confuse or turn off your listener. To truly become a badass in your industry, you must un-tap the language your peers speak, find the synonyms that are most impactful to your audience, and find the right communication method to instill the importance of thinking differently. You must also seek out the individuals in your field with the most power to influence and implement change in your industry. By creating the best avenue of communication for innovation and entrepreneurial thinking, you will be able to achieve your badass status, and even begin to promote other badass thinkers around you.

[[Category:Spinout]]

Resource:How to use your UIF skills to become a badass in any industry

2016-01-21T06:39:19Z

Wpapper: Added Application and Implementation section

Overview

The University Innovation Fellows Program teaches a curriculum that is widely applicable beyond college and to a variety of industries and job titles. The skills developed during the training sessions in the realms of changing how one approaches and thinks about a problem and then what connections can be made to solve that problem can truly create lasting positive influence over a student's mindset.

Anyone who sticks to and applies the skills learned during their time training in the University Innovation Fellows Program can be a badass. As Ryan Phillips, a current Program Manager at Microsoft and former University Innovation Fellow, tells us, "The UIF Program allowed me to come into my new job, understand what was expected of me and learn how the organization worked, and then be able to sit at tables with high-level employees, even as a new hire." Ryan says skills he learned in the program directly influence how he acts today, even if he uses said skills in a less structured manner. He says design thinking reinforced how important it is for him to see problems with products from a customer's perspective and to empathize, which he believes is invaluable in product innovation and production. He has also found he has utilized a landscape canvas every day since he began. Even if he is not explicitly writing it out, Ryan always is thinking what connections can be made, what connections are missing, and now how can we make them, when addressing problems, i.e. becoming intimately familiar with and readdressing his in-house resources that are available to him and his team to be used to solve their problems.

Skills from UIF that are applicable in any industry

University Innovation Fellows helps to teach a variety of different products in each of the different sessions that are presented during training. These days companies and organizations all over the world are working towards developing, growing and maintaining their best talent and ideas. They are embracing diversity, innovation and entrepreneurship in order to maintain this culture of growth. The University Innovation Fellows Program has gone through and incorporated many of these ideas and skills into their program, including design thinking, segmentation, landscape canvas, project management, and building connections. 

Ryan also talked about how it has benefited companies and culture, especially at Microsoft. For example, Ryan incorporated and implemented the Landscape Canvas into his role as a Project Manager. He was able to see what wat connections can we make, what connections are missing, and how can we make those connections, which he then was able to present to multiple VP-level executives, who then got free localization for internal startups using the idea of a landscape canvas. Being able to see these sorts of connections and implement them on a larger scale is applicable to any industry and even more, cross-industry as well. 
<div>Application and Implementation</div><div> </div>
You may find yourself saying, "These examples are so inspirational! But I'm not a Program Manager. How do I apply my UIF skills to be a badass in any situation?" Well, you're in the right place. How do you apply what you learn as a UIF to your industry? By applying three techniques, you can use your UIF skills anywhere you go. These skills are design thinking, landscaping, and staying lean.

Design thinking is applicable when you are trying to find the right solution to a particular problem. Put aside your preconceived notions, and dig deep into processes that are done in a certain way because they were always done in that way. Identify things with a new perspective that other people may have overlooked. By truly understanding a person's needs, whether they are a student at your university or a customer, you can make progress. You can't make progress by staying within a silo. You need to make connections and take ownership over the problems you are solving.

Landscaping is taught by the landscape canvas. Identify key stakeholders who can help you get things done. If you have their support, implementing your ideas will be much easier. Focus on the connections between people in any organization, to determine the best way to get things done. Everyone has their own concerns, and you need to make sure that you can find a solution that addresses them. 
<div>Regarding staying lean, you just have to make things happen. Start the process of growth and experimentation, even when people aren't willing to give you funding or give your idea support at that moment. Ryan advises UIFs to "Base [their work] around numbers and metrics." Have a great idea that adding a hands-on component to a particular class would increase enrollment? Figure out a way to test the idea as simply as possible. For example, instead of convincing a professor to change his or her entire course, you could convince the professor to let you lead a half-hour or one-hour session at the beginning of a class. If there's positive feedback, you can scale up from there. If the feedback is negative, then you can go back to the ideation stage and revise your idea. Stay lean while you're testing ideas. </div><div> </div>
'''Advice on Achieving the Rank of Badass in Your Industry'''

'''"I remind myself every morning: Nothing I say today will teach me anything. So if I'm going to learn, I must do it by listening."'''

'''-''Larry King'''''

One of the biggest challenges we face as innovators, entrepreneurs, and designers is our attitudes. We are taught to let crticism to roll off our backs, to not pay attention to the "haters," but rather, to stay focused and achieve what you're aiming for. However, to become a badass in any indsutry - and to stay a badass - requires taking others' perspectives into consideration, slowing down and listening to peers and teachers, and achieving a role of humility in your industry. Note that humility does not mean passiveness. Instead, it requires an attitude of understanding, application, and thinking of yourself as an equal to your associates.

A common misconception of group work and projects includes the "Conquer and Divide" mentality. In order to ensure that all members of a team are working together to achieve a goal, many groups tend to contribute their ideas, but fail to grasp full responsibility for the project. We usually split the ownership or the project, viewing it as a group assignment rather than a unique opportunity. Without owning and dominating in your work, there is no possibility to fully impact a company, organization, or idea in your industry.

Finally, the most challenging aspect of becoming a badass is finding the perfect pathway of communication to others about the importance of innovation in every organization. The term "innovation" is not widely accepted or understood, and in many circumstances confuse or turn off your listener. To truly become a badass in your industry, you must un-tap the language your peers speak, find the synonyms that are most impactful to your audience, and find the right communication method to instill the importance of thinking differently. You must also seek out the individuals in your field with the most power to influence and implement change in your industry. By creating the best avenue of communication for innovation and entrepreneurial thinking, you will be able to achieve your badass status, and even begin to promote other badass thinkers around you.

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Resource:How to use your UIF skills to become a badass in any industry

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Overview

The University Innovation Fellows Program teaches a curriculum that is widely applicable beyond college and to a variety of industries and job titles. The skills developed during the training sessions in the realms of changing how one approaches and thinks about a problem and then what connections can be made to solve that problem can truly create lasting positive influence over a student's mindset.

Anyone who sticks to and applies the skills learned during their time training in the University Innovation Fellows Program can be a badass. As Ryan Phillips, a current Program Manager at Microsoft and former University Innovation Fellow, tells us, "The UIF Program allowed me to come into my new job, understand what was expected of me and learn how the organization worked, and then be able to sit at tables with high-level employees, even as a new hire." Ryan says skills he learned in the program directly influence how he acts today, even if he uses said skills in a less structured manner. He says design thinking reinforced how important it is for him to see problems with products from a customer's perspective and to empathize, which he believes is invaluable in product innovation and production. He has also found he has utilized a landscape canvas every day since he began. Even if he is not explicitly writing it out, Ryan always is thinking what connections can be made, what connections are missing, and now how can we make them, when addressing problems, i.e. becoming intimately familiar with and readdressing his in-house resources that are available to him and his team to be used to solve their problems.

Skills from UIF that are applicable in any industry

University Innovation Fellows helps to teach a variety of different products in each of the different sessions that are presented during training. These days companies and organizations all over the world are working towards developing, growing and maintaining their best talent and ideas. They are embracing diversity, innovation and entrepreneurship in order to maintain this culture of growth. The University Innovation Fellows Program has gone through and incorporated many of these ideas and skills into their program, including design thinking, segmentation, landscape canvas, project management, and building connections. 

Ryan also talked about how it has benefited companies and culture, especially at Microsoft. For example, Ryan incorporated and implemented the Landscape Canvas into his role as a Project Manager. He was able to see what wat connections can we make, what connections are missing, and how can we make those connections, which he then was able to present to multiple VP-level executives, who then got free localization for internal startups using the idea of a landscape canvas. Being able to see these sorts of connections and implement them on a larger scale is applicable to any industry and even more, cross-industry as well. 

 Application and Implementation

-How to apply what you have learned

-Show what impact UIF fellows have had in variety of fields.

 '''Advice on Achieving the Rank of Badass in Your Industry'''

'''"I remind myself every morning: Nothing I say today will teach me anything. So if I'm going to learn, I must do it by listening."'''

'''-''Larry King'''''

One of the biggest challenges we face as innovators, entrepreneurs, and designers is our attitudes. We are taught to let crticism to roll off our backs, to not pay attention to the "haters," but rather, to stay focused and achieve what you're aiming for. However, to become a badass in any indsutry - and to stay a badass - requires taking others' perspectives into consideration, slowing down and listening to peers and teachers, and achieving a role of humility in your industry. Note that humility does not mean passiveness. Instead, it requires an attitude of understanding, application, and thinking of yourself as an equal to your associates.

A common misconception of group work and projects includes the "Conquer and Divide" mentality. In order to ensure that all members of a team are working together to achieve a goal, many groups tend to contribute their ideas, but fail to grasp full responsibility for the project. We usually split the ownership or the project, viewing it as a group assignment rather than a unique opportunity. Without owning and dominating in your work, there is no possibility to fully impact a company, organization, or idea in your industry.

Finally, the most challenging aspect of becoming a badass is finding the perfect pathway of communication to others about the importance of innovation in every organization. The term "innovation" is not widely accepted or understood, and in many circumstances confuse or turn off your listener. To truly become a badass in your industry, you must un-tap the language your peers speak, find the synonyms that are most impactful to your audience, and find the right communication method to instill the importance of thinking differently. You must also seek out the individuals in your field with the most power to influence and implement change in your industry. By creating the best avenue of communication for innovation and entrepreneurial thinking, you will be able to achieve your badass status, and even begin to promote other badass thinkers around you.

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