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*<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[httphttps://www.eshiplallyschool.rpi.edu/exemplars_scholar_edge.html severinoprograms/foundry-rpi <span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Exemplar's ProgramRPI Foundry</span></span>]</span></span>*<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[httphttps://wwwunion.rpi.edu/dept/lally/centers/severinoclubs/foundry.html <span style="fonthobby-size:larger;"><span style="fontspecial-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">RPI Foundry</span><interest/span>]</span></span>*<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font186-family:arial,helvetica,sansdesign-serif;">[http://designforamerica.com/studios/rensselaer/ america RPI Design for America]</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>

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<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''

<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;"><span style="line-height: 15px;">EVE (Emerging Ventures Ecosystem)'''Engaging with regional and local economic development efforts'''</span></span></span> ==

== <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:larger;">Startup Tech Valley - Where Entrepreneurs and the Community Come Together</span></span> == <span style="font-size: larger;">A monthly meetup for first-time entrepreneurs, experienced entrepreneurs, aspiring entrepreneurs, investors, mentors, employees of startups, serviceprodiders to startups, and anyone else who wants to be involved. Students at RPI attend these monthly meetings and gain valuable insights and connections to individuals around the area involved in entrepreneurship and innovation.&nbsp;</span> == <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: larger;">Tech Valley Center of Gravity</span></span> == <span style="font-size: larger;">The work Tech Valley Center of Gravity is a federation of turning ideas into real companies happens in RPI’s incubatormakers, hackers, crafters, and artists who share camaraderie, space, the Emerging Ventures Ecosystem (EVE)and resources to do our tinkering.&nbsp; EVE is We have a distributed incubation program which accelerates the growth of new businesses permanent makerspace, several satellite locations, and boosts the transfer a community of scientific local individuals and technological breakthroughs from the laboratory organizations to share and classroom to the marketplacesupport them. We are based in downtown Troy, NY, for social and economic impactsponsor events all over the New 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, rather than just passively consuming, and learning how the arts, crafts,helveticaand technologies that surround us every day work,sansalong the way. We also aim to create a network of contacts for small business and start-serif;">Launched ups in February 2011, the Emerging Ventures Ecosystem (EVE) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute serves Capital Region to link “Rensselaer institutional resources and alumni/ae expertise symbiotically connect with community strengthslocal leaders, in a multilike-faceted partnership for mutual benefit.”&nbsp; The goal of EVE is to nurture new minded businesses and individuals, and tools and resources they might not otherwise have access to build upon the decades of successful efforts of RPI’s previous incubator by helping young businesses grow and succeed.[[File:Evered.gif|thumb|Evered.gif]]</span></span>

== <span style="font-sizefamily:largerarial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-familysize:arial,helvetica,sans-seriflarger;">Once a new company completes the application process for the EVE program — through which Rensselaer will determine, in part, whether the entrepreneur is willing to put in the effort to make the company successful — the program will assign a status to the company: pre-seed, emerging, or early stage. Assigning these descriptions will help EVE mentors and administrators determine the specific services needed by each business.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;">Under EVEis also an industry agnostic program focused primarily on the development of the entrepreneur, businesses that are accepted into moreso than the program will receive a series development of specific services that will help accelerate their growththe company.&nbsp; A board of advisers will be established from They offer various programs to connect entrepreneurs with their community resources or alumni/ae for each new company.&nbsp; If a company already has and help them develop a board wide range of advisers or directors, EVE will assign an additional person to the board to act as a liaison to mobilize resources within the Instituteentrepreneurial skill.</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;">Upon formation of IgniteU NY offers a board unique nine-week summer accelerator program for entrepreneurs. The experiential program incorporates aspects 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 lean startup methodology and adds general business development and to generate measurable objectives; new goals are developed for succeeding semestersstartup education.&nbsp; Companies must continue to show steady progress in order to remain in the program.</span></span>

<span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">As They are looking for startups who have a member proof of EVE, a company will have access to the Entrepreneur(s)-in-Residence at the Lally School as well as other resources including labs, patenting and licensing services, faculty, and students for work-study assignments, internships (REIP), concept and student projects.&nbsp; Additional resources for EVE members include alumni/ae and 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 a professional service company from a list provided through the EVE program. Such services may be offered at a discount to seed validated business model that describes their customer segments and early stage companiesvalue propositions.</span></span>

<span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:arialThe accelerator program,helvetica,sans-serif;">EVE hosts monthly peer review meetings, known as CEO Roundtable Discussions, among the CEOs of the incubated companies as a framework for peer-to-peer coaching among the mix along with all of pre-seed, early state, and emerging companies supported by the EVE incubator program.&nbsp; At these meetingsother IgniteU initiatives, participants will sign disclosure agreements allowing a platform for confidential open discussions about topics and issues of importance to them.&nbsp; The companies will also be invited to a monthly meeting featuring a speaker or a lecturer based upon a topic selected by puts an emphasis on engaging in the EVE companies’ CEOs community and will also attend quarterly meet-ups for all employees of incubated companies, allowing the employees to build building relationships and exchange ideas.</span></span>

== <span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">EVE promotes and introduces its companies to investors, assists them in identifying and seeking grant opportunities such as NYSERDA and SBIR, and helps them prepare for business plan competitions<span style="line-height: 15px; the companies are given assistance in preparing applications, presentations, and pitches.&nbsp; Additionally, members are provided access to professional grant writers to assist them as needed.">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 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 grants, and potential angel investors.&nbsp; EVE Accelerate518 (A518) is physically located off-campus in an effort to incubate companies directly a consortium of stakeholders nestled in the community heart of Troy, NY and to strategically re-invent the typical “brick and mortar” business incubation model followed by RPI’s old incubatorour State—New York’s Capital Region.&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 usedThe Capital Region encompasses four counties: Albany, but it is a 4Schenectady,000 square foot center which strictly focuses on moving students through a business development continuum Rensselaer and on preparing them to fill vacant business facilities in the Troy community, leased at very low prices by realtorsSaratoga.&nbsp; EVE does not want to focus on space like The synergy of these four counties is the traditional brick catalyst for invention 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 businessesinnovation.</span></span>

<span style="font-family: 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;">EVE was launched Accelerate518 is a platform to facilitate multiple groups working together to advance entrepreneurship and innovation in February of 2011 with eight companies and now supports over thirtythe Capital Region.&nbsp; The continuum of business development begins with the formation of customized ninety-day plans which include 3-5 specific short term goals, preparing these young ventures to fill business space in the community.&nbsp; Each venture enrolled in EVE has access to a huge network of professional individuals which A518 include over 90,000 alumni that can potentially serve as mentors (25-30 of which are very fostering active), the wind tunnel collaboration among educators and prototyping capabilities at RPIstakeholders, NYSERDA moneyproviding practical resources for entrepreneurs, professional services (the first hour or two of which are provided sharing resources for free)education and training, and accounting firms developing a network of individuals committed to help set up Quickbooksinvigorating the startup culture of the Capital Region.&nbsp; Although many professional services are not provided for EVE We have aligned our interests to help the regional entrepreneurial ecosystem grow companies, aggressive rates are negotiated with local providers and funding often comes from venture pitchescreate 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-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: larger;">The key to RPI’s Emerging Ventures Ecosystem is that companies never graduate from the incubator because business development and iteration is never finalized.&nbsp; Companies supported by EVE are always welcome to come back and ask for assistance in making new connections with the large international network of individuals.&nbsp; RPI’s large alumni network serves as a virtual incubator in the sense that the network is leveraged to help grow companies as they experience the transition from technology ideas Landscape Canvas and intellectual property to commercialization through their education.&nbsp;</span>Presentation</span>=

[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Ek9pplesv42Ubc0TzcqW7mtASYtgL_XbJmvxJG4e14s/pub?start=true&loop=true&delayms=3000 <span style="font-size: larger;"><span style= "font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Landscape Canvas Documentation<br/span> ==</span>]

= &nbsp;<br[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cg47LQI3tLh2gxM4u2FfyEPX1ljnFulr97_amxy4ebc/>pubhtml <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="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: larger;">Landscape Presentation</span>]

== <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: larger;">Startup Tech Valley - Where Entrepreneurs and the Community Come Together</span></span> =Related Links =

<span style="font-size: larger'''University Innovation Fellows Candidates&nbsp;">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. 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.</span>'''

<span style="font-sizeFall 2021: 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. 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.</span>

<span style="font-familyFall 2019: 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. The Capital Region encompasses four counties: Albany, Schenectady, Rensselaer and Saratoga. The synergy of these four counties is the catalyst for invention and innovation.</span>

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

[httpshttp://docsuniversityinnovation.google.com/presentation/d/1Ek9pplesv42Ubc0TzcqW7mtASYtgL_XbJmvxJG4e14s/pub?start=true&loop=true&delayms=3000 <span style="font-size: larger;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Landscape Canvas Documentation<org/span><wiki/span>Ronak_Patel Ronak Patel]

[httpshttp://docsuniversityinnovation.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cg47LQI3tLh2gxM4u2FfyEPX1ljnFulr97_amxy4ebc/pubhtml <span style="font-size: larger;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><org/span></span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: larger;">Landscape Presentation<wiki/span>Emmanuel_Sylvester Emmanuel Sylvester]

[[Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Student Priorities]http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Gabriella_Fantell Gabriella Fantell]

Spring Fall 2017:

[[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jacquelyn_Demshick|Jacquelyn Demshick]]

[[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jacqueline_Curtsinger|Jacqueline Curtsinger]]

[[RiaShroff|http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Ria_Shroff Ria Shroff]]

Fall Spring 2017:

[[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Vincent_Arena Vincent Arena]]

[[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jim_Boulter Jim Boulter]]

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

[[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Ray_Parker Ray Parker]]

[[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Hayley_Roy_Gill Hayley Roy Gill]]

[[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Meghan_Olson Meghan Olson]]