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'''''<span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">The motto of entrepreneurship at RPI: &nbsp;A way to think. A way to learn. A way to succeed.&nbsp;</span></span>'''''[[File:Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Seal.jpg|thumb]]

<span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">"Entrepreneurial thinking lies at the heart of Rensselaer’s philosophy. Like our o</span><span style="font-size:medium;">ur faculty, Rensselaer students are encouraged to pursue creativity and discovery — and the results are often spectacular. Our undergraduates embrace change &nbsp;chang</span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: larger;">e in ways that have transformed how the world works, plays, and lives.</span></span>

<span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">This statement shows RPI's commitment to entrepreneurial thinking, not so much the outcome of entreprenurship. The RPI Exemplar's program is a great example of the culture of entrepreneurship that RPI thrives on, as the Exemplar's program is designed for students who have a high level of interest in complementing their education by aquiring an entrepreneurail perspective.Formal programs:'''</span></span>

*<span style="font-size:largersmall;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">'''Formal programsB.S. Electronic Arts (Media, Ecology, Entrepreneurship and Experimentation)</span></span>*<span style="font-size:'''small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">BS. Design,Innovation and Society</span><br/span>*<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">M.S. Technological Communication & Entrepreneurship</span></span>*<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Ph.D. Science and Technology Studies</span></span>*<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Minor Entrepreneurship</span></span>

<span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">'''Extracurricular Activities:'''</span></span>'''Conferences and Workshops:&nbsp;'''

*<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[httphttps://rpihublallyschool.orgrpi.edu/severinoprograms/bossfoundry-sponsors/ rpi <span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">BRPI Foundry</span>OSS Conference</span>]</span></span>*<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[https://union.rpi.edu/clubs/hobby-special-interest/186-design-america RPI Design for America]</span></span>*<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[http://wwwstartuptechvalley.tvcog.netorg/ <span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Startup Validation ConferenceTech Valley</span></span>]</span></span>*<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[http://startuplallyschool.nyrpi.govedu/ severino-center-competitions Business Model Competition]</span></span>*<span style="font-size:largersmall;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Startup NY[http://lallyschool.rpi.edu/severino-center-competitions Change the World Challenge]</span></span>]*[httphttps://startuptechvalleylallyschool.rpi.orgedu/ severino-center-competitions <span style="font-size:largersmall;">Startup<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Tech ValleyESHIP Competitions</span></span>]*<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[http://lallyschool.rpi.edu/severino-center-competitions Elevator Pitch Competition]</span></span>

[[File:RPI.png|border|RPI.png]] <span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">'''Conferences and Workshops:&nbsp;'''</span></span> *<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[http://www.tvcog.net/ <span style="font-size:larger;">Startup Validation Conference</span>]</span></span>*<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[http://startup.ny.gov/ <span style="font-size:larger;">Startup NY</span>]</span></span>*<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[http://startuptechvalley.org/ <span style="font-size:larger;">Startup<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Tech Valley</span></span>]</span></span>   <span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Education geared toward entrepreneurial thinking encourages students at RPI to think in different ways, to come up with new ideas to solve problems and to enter on-campus competitions such as the Change the World ChallengeEship competition series, the Class of ’51 Entrepreneurial Fund, the Elevator Pitch Competition, and the RPI Business Plan Competition.&nbsp; These programs often provide the spark which gives students the entrepreneurial bug and encourages them to continue pursuing their ideas.</span></span>

= <br/><span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">'''Encouraging faculty innovation and entrepreneurship'''Lanscape Canvas Spreadsheet</span></span> =

The Fall 2021 Landscape Canvas can be found at [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1D9WEwm5RqZO7db-_p_XajHFU8Z7tE1Y4PwuAlIn3SSg/edit?usp=sharing this link] The Fall 2019 Landscape Canvas can be found at [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OS01DD85JGXzPZow6WeQSpzE8MYg6n4Wv0gRSQU3tiA/edit?usp=sharing this link] = <span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">'''Encouraging faculty innovation and entrepreneurship'''</span></span> = <span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">''Incredible professors like Burt Swersey, Dr. Eric Ledet, and many othersthe late&nbsp;''</span></span>''Burt Swersey&nbsp;''''and many others''

<span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: larger; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 16px;">Research is huge on RPI's campus and encouraging innovation is both in line with The Rensselaer Plan and Rensselaer's </span>&nbsp;<span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 16px;">motto of "why not change the world?"</span></span></span> [[File:Rpi logo tag lg 22.gif]]

<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.4px;">There are multiple different types of organizations and classes that try to teach theses sorts of opportunities and ways of thinking at Rensselaer, including a class called How to Change the World and known as Starting a New Venture. In addition to this, there are activities such as Design for America and Foundry that are also a part of the I&E spectrum. In addition to these supplementary classes, there are also other courses such as Capstone Senior Design Course that help to develop interdisciplinary bridges across multiple academic departments. A prerequisite for this sort of course consists of many different classes across many different academic subjects, as well as the class Introduction to Engineering design during most engineering student's sophomore years, which focus on giving exposure to the design process that will help Rensselaer's engineering students in the future. Other courses include: Priciples of Tech. Entrepreneurship, Design and Innovation Studio, and Inventors Studio.&nbsp;</span></font>

<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px;">In addition to classes, Rensselaer offers many different types of laboratories that are opened during certain hours of the day. These include the Mercer Lab for Electronics, the MILL, the Forge, Embedded Controls club, and Student Shop. These labs are opened during certain hours of the day that give certain students access to different types of equipment for them to do prototyping and other types of work with. These labs and organizations foster student innovation and creativity for change.</span>

== &nbsp;<br/><span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">'''Engaging with regional and local economic development efforts'''</span></span> = == <span style="linefont-heightfamily: 15pxarial,helvetica,sans-serif;">EVE (Emerging Ventures Ecosystem)</spanstyle="font-size: larger;">Startup Tech Valley - Where Entrepreneurs and the Community Come Together</span></span> ==

<span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="fontA monthly meetup for first-family:arialtime entrepreneurs, experienced entrepreneurs, aspiring entrepreneurs,helveticainvestors,sans-serif;">The work mentors, employees of turning ideas into real companies happens in RPI’s incubatorstartups, serviceprodiders to startups, the Emerging Ventures Ecosystem (EVE)and anyone else who wants to be involved.&nbsp; EVE is a distributed incubation program which accelerates the growth of new businesses Students at RPI attend these monthly meetings and boosts the transfer of scientific gain valuable insights and technological breakthroughs from the laboratory and classroom connections to individuals around the marketplace, for social area involved in entrepreneurship and economic impactinnovation.</span>&nbsp;</span>

== <span style="font-sizefamily:largerarial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-familysize:arial,helvetica,sans-seriflarger;">Launched in February 2011, the Emerging Ventures Ecosystem (EVE) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute serves to link “Rensselaer institutional resources and alumni/ae expertise symbiotically with community strengths, in a multi-faceted partnership for mutual benefit.”&nbsp; The goal Tech Valley Center of EVE is to nurture new businesses and to build upon the decades of successful efforts of RPI’s previous incubator by helping young businesses grow and succeed.Gravity</span></span>==

<span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:arialThe Tech Valley Center of Gravity is a federation of makers,helveticahackers, crafters,sans-serif;">Rensselaer’s previous incubator program was opened in 1980 as the nation’s first such program wholly sponsored and operated by a university. In its later stagesartists who share camaraderie, space, the incubator was primarily used for its “brick and mortar” assets, as place for entrepreneurially minded students resources to rent at do our tinkering. We have a low costpermanent makerspace, several satellite locations, with convenient access to and a photocopier.&nbsp; The model community of RPI’s old incubator was traditional: it was rented by students who were seeking local individuals and organizations to start a ventureshare and support them. We are based in downtown Troy, which either lived or diedNY, and then moved on.&nbsp; The RPI Incubator building was closed in late 2009 simply because it did not make any money for sponsor events all over the institutionNew York State Capital Region.</span></span>

<span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:arialOur primary goal is to build a community around the idea of doing for ourselves,helveticarather than just passively consuming,sans-serif;">The new EVE program utilizes an innovative distributed incubation modeland learning how the arts, maintaining a central office in Troycrafts, NY and working with each company technologies that surround us every day work, along the way. We also aim to find an ideal matchup create a network of spacecontacts for small business and start-ups in the Capital Region toconnect with local leaders, like-enterprise in Troy minded businesses and the surrounding area.&nbsp; EVE is overseen by James Spencerindividuals,&nbsp;<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 15px;">who has 20 years of experience in leading organizational creation and growth as an entrepreneurial business executivetools and resources they might not otherwise have access to.</span></span></span>

== <span style="font-sizefamily:largerarial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-familysize:arial,helvetica,sans-seriflarger;">Upon formation of a board of advisors, three or four key objectives are developed by each company with the help of their advisory board.&nbsp; Milestones for these objectives are then established for each quarter, in an effort to create a concrete plan for success and to generate measurable objectives; new goals are developed for succeeding semesters.&nbsp; Companies must continue to show steady progress in order to remain in the program.IgniteU NY</span></span>==

<span style="color: rgb(16, 14, 14); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:larger16px; letter-spacing: 0.24px; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;">IgniteU NY is an independent program focused on developing the entrepreneurs of New York State.&nbsp;They have created a professional yet fun environment filled with all the technology and amenities you need to flourish.&nbsp;It</span><span style="color: rgb(16, 14, 14); font-family:arialArial,helveticaHelvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.24px; white-space: pre-wrap;">As a member is also an industry agnostic program focused primarily on the development of EVEthe entrepreneur, a company will have access to moreso than the Entrepreneur(s)-in-Residence at development of the Lally School as well as other resources including labs, patenting and licensing services, faculty, and students for work-study assignments, internships (REIP), and student projectscompany.&nbsp; Additional resources for EVE members include alumni/ae and They offer various programs to connect entrepreneurs with their community volunteers such as attorneys and accountants who are available to answer questions and provide advice and one time assistance for basic questions.&nbsp; If an EVE company requires further professional assistance, they are encouraged to select help them develop a professional service company from a list provided through the EVE programwide range of entrepreneurial skill. Such services may be offered at a discount to seed and early stage companies.</span></span>

<span style="font-sizecolor:largerrgb(16, 14, 14);"><span style="font-family:arialArial,helveticaHelvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.24px;">EVE hosts monthly peer review meetings, known as CEO Roundtable Discussions, among the CEOs of the incubated companies as IgniteU NY offers a framework for peer-to-peer coaching among the mix of preunique nine-seed, early state, and emerging companies supported by the EVE incubator week summer accelerator program.&nbsp; At these meetings, participants will sign disclosure agreements allowing a platform for confidential open discussions about topics and issues of importance to thementrepreneurs.&nbsp; The companies will also be invited to a monthly meeting featuring a speaker or a lecturer based upon a topic selected by experiential program incorporates aspects of the EVE companies’ CEOs lean startup methodology and will also attend quarterly meet-ups for all employees of incubated companies, allowing the employees to build relationships adds general business development and exchange ideasstartup education.</span></span>

<span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">EVE promotes They are looking for startups who have a proof of concept and introduces its companies to investors, assists them in identifying and seeking grant opportunities such as NYSERDA and SBIR, and helps them prepare for a validated business plan competitions; the companies are given assistance in preparing applications, presentations, model that describes their customer segments and pitches.&nbsp; Additionally, members are provided access to professional grant writers to assist them as neededvalue propositions.</span></span>

<span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">The EVE companies are invited to expand their professional networks through networking opportunities within the local business and academic community in order increase exposure to decision makers, funding sources from grantsaccelerator program, and potential angel investors.&nbsp; EVE is physically located off-campus in an effort to incubate companies directly in the community along with all of Troy, NY and to strategically re-invent the typical “brick and mortar” business incubation model followed by RPI’s old incubator.&nbsp; EVE is not a center where entrepreneurial students can simply rent space and use a photocopier the way a “brick and mortar” incubator is often usedother IgniteU initiatives, but it is a 4,000 square foot center which strictly focuses on moving students through a business development continuum and puts an emphasis on preparing them to fill vacant business facilities engaging in the Troy community, leased at very low prices by realtors.&nbsp; EVE does not want to focus on space like the traditional brick and mortar incubation model because if a company takes up too much space, they can’t let others in; student startups enrolled in EVE are treated like real businessesbuilding relationships.</span></span>

== <span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">EVE was launched in February of 2011 with eight companies and now supports over thirty.&nbsp; The continuum of business development begins with the formation of customized ninety<span style="line-day plans which include 3-5 specific short term goals, preparing these young ventures to fill business space in the community.&nbspheight: 15px; Each venture enrolled in EVE has access to a huge network of professional individuals which include over 90,000 alumni that can potentially serve as mentors (25-30 of which are very active), the wind tunnel and prototyping capabilities at RPI, NYSERDA money, professional services (the first hour or two of which are provided for free), and accounting firms to help set up Quickbooks.&nbsp; Although many professional services are not provided for EVE companies, aggressive rates are negotiated with local providers and funding often comes from venture pitches.">Accelerate518</span></span></span>==

<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:larger;">T</span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: larger;">The key to RPI’s Emerging Ventures Ecosystem Accelerate518 (A518) is that companies never graduate from a consortium of stakeholders nestled in the incubator because business development heart of our State—New York’s Capital Region. The Capital Region encompasses four counties: Albany, Schenectady, Rensselaer and iteration is never finalizedSaratoga.&nbsp; Companies supported by EVE are always welcome to come back and ask for assistance in making new connections with the large international network The synergy of individuals.&nbsp; RPI’s large alumni network serves as a virtual incubator in the sense that the network these four counties is leveraged to help grow companies as they experience the transition from technology ideas catalyst for invention and intellectual property to commercialization through their educationinnovation.&nbsp;</span></span>

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= Related Links = Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute [[Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Student Priorities]] '''University Innovation Fellows Candidates&nbsp;<br''' Fall 2021: [https://universityinnovation.org/wiki/><span style="font-sizeFellow:Fiona Fiona Clarke] [https:larger;"><span style="font-family//universityinnovation.org/wiki/Fellow:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Aditya_Sivakumar Aditya Sivakumar] '''Engaging with regional and local economic development effortsUniversity Innovation Fellows'''< Fall 2019: [[Justin Hubbard|Justin Hubbard]] [http:/span></span> =universityinnovation.org/wiki/Mark_Muscara Mark Muscara] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Ronak_Patel Ronak Patel]

== <span style="font-family[http:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: larger;">Startup Tech Valley - Where Entrepreneurs and the Community Come Together</span></span> ==universityinnovation.org/wiki/Emmanuel_Sylvester Emmanuel Sylvester]

== <span style="font-familyFall 2018:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: larger;">Tech Valley Center of Gravity</span></span> ==

<span style="font-size[http: larger;">The Tech Valley Center of Gravity is a federation of makers, hackers, crafters, and artists who share camaraderie, space, and resources to do our tinkering//universityinnovation. We have a permanent makerspace, several satellite locations, and a community of local individuals and organizations to share and support them. We are based in downtown Troy, NY, and sponsor events all over the New York State Capital Region.<org/wiki/span>Gabriella_Fantell Gabriella Fantell]

<span style="font-size[http: larger;">Our primary goal is to build a community around the idea of doing for ourselves, rather than just passively consuming, and learning how the arts, crafts, and technologies that surround us every day work, along the way//universityinnovation. We also aim to create a network of contacts for small business and start-ups in the Capital Region to connect with local leaders, like-minded businesses and individuals, and tools and resources they might not otherwise have access to.<org/wiki/span>Siddharth_Rao Siddharth Rao]

== <span style="font-size[http: larger;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 15px;">Accelerate518</span></span><universityinnovation.org/wiki/span> ==Jacqueline_Curtsinger Jacqueline Curtsinger]

<span style="font-family[http: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: larger;">T</span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: larger;">Accelerate518 (A518) is a consortium of stakeholders nestled in the heart of our State—New York’s Capital Region/universityinnovation. The Capital Region encompasses four counties: Albany, Schenectady, Rensselaer and Saratoga. The synergy of these four counties is the catalyst for invention and innovation.<org/wiki/span>Ria_Shroff Ria Shroff]

<span style="font-familySpring 2017: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: larger;">The Capital Region has a rich history of incubating and growing multinational corporations, including: New York Central Railroad, American Express, Cap Cities, General Electric, American Locomotive Company, Albany International, International Paper, and Albany Molecular Research.</span>&nbsp;<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: larger;">Accelerate518 is a platform to facilitate multiple groups working together to advance entrepreneurship and innovation in the Capital Region.&nbsp; The goals of A518 include fostering active collaboration among educators and stakeholders, providing practical resources for entrepreneurs, sharing resources for education and training, and developing a network of individuals committed to invigorating the startup culture of the Capital Region.&nbsp; We have aligned our interests to help the regional entrepreneurial ecosystem grow companies and create sustainable jobs.</span>&nbsp;<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: larger;">Initial core members of A518 include: CEG, Albany Medical College, Albany Law School, Hudson Valley Community College, RPI, Sage Colleges, Siena College, Skidmore College, Union College, and University at Albany.</span>

= <span style="font-family[http: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: larger;">Landscape Canvas and Presentation</span> =/universityinnovation.org/wiki/Vincent_Arena Vincent Arena]

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[[Meghan Olson|Meghan Olson]http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jordan_Dunne Jordan Dunne]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Hayley_Roy_Gill Hayley Roy Gill] Spring 2014: [Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Strategic Priorities|Rensselaer_Polytechnic_Institute_Strategic_Priorities]http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Meghan_Olson Meghan Olson]