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= Meeting Notes and Shared Resources =
 
= Meeting Notes and Shared Resources =
  
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<span style="font-size:large;">'''<span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Strengths &</span>'''<span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Weaknesses</span>'''<span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">:</span>'''</span>
  
  
<span style="font-size:large;">'''<span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; ">Strengths &</span>'''<span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; ">Weaknesses</span>'''<span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; ">:</span>'''<br/></span>
 
  
'''<span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; "></span>'''
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'''<span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Derek Dashti- Tulane University</span>'''
  
'''<span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; ">Derek Dashti- Tulane University</span>'''
 
  
'''<span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; "></span>'''
 
  
'''<span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; ">Strengths:</span>'''
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'''<span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Strengths:</span>'''
  
'''<span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; "></span>''''''<span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; ">- Good sources for incubator startups locally (i.e. NOBIC, Propellor)</span>'''
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'''<span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- Good sources for incubator startups locally (i.e. NOBIC, Propellor)</span>'''
  
'''<span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; "></span>''''''<span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; ">- Tech transfer office is easily accessible</span>'''
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'''<span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- Tech transfer office is easily accessible</span>'''
  
'''<span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; "></span>'''
 
  
'''<span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; "></span>''''''<span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; ">Weaknesses:</span>'''
 
  
'''<span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; "></span>''''''<span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; ">- Need more incubator spaces on campus (Flower Hall only)</span>'''
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'''<span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span>'''
  
'''<span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; "></span>''''''<span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; ">- Need more seed funding sources both locally and on campus</span>'''
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'''<span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Weaknesses:</span>'''
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'''<span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; ">Brian Rhindress- University of Pittsburgh</span>'''
 
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'''<span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; ">Strengths:</span>'''
 
  
'''<span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; ">-Active and thriving Office of Technology Management/Enterprise Realization</span>'''
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'''<span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- Need more incubator spaces on campus (Flower Hall only)</span>'''
  
'''<span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; ">-Seed Funding Availability (especially in medical- Coulter, CMI)</span>'''
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'''<span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- Need more seed funding sources both locally and on campus</span>'''
  
'''<span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; ">-City of Pittsburgh startup culture</span>'''
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'''<span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span>'''
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'''<span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; ">Weaknesses:</span>'''
 
  
'''<span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; ">-Mobilization/awareness at Undergraduate level</span>'''
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'''<span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Brian Rhindress- University of Pittsburgh</span>'''<br/>'''<span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Strengths:</span>'''
  
'''<span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; ">-No design space</span>'''
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'''<span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-Active and thriving Office of Technology Management/Enterprise Realization</span>'''
  
'''<span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; ">-Little collaboration across departments/schools</span>'''
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'''<span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-Seed Funding Availability (especially in medical- Coulter, CMI)</span>'''
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'''<span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-City of Pittsburgh startup culture</span>'''<br/>'''<span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Weaknesses:</span>'''
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'''<span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-Mobilization/awareness at Undergraduate level</span>'''
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'''<span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-No design space</span>'''
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'''<span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-Little collaboration across departments/schools</span>'''

Revision as of 23:53, 31 October 2013

Overview

Team Venture Forth works on strategies to support teams to advance a specific opportunity acheive commercial success. Resources serving such university-based ventures incubate, accelerate and bootcamps. Seed funding sources and grant-writing resources, as well as pro-active and helpful technology transfer offices support venture teams seeking to gain marketplace traction and spin out of a University setting. Linkages to regional and statewide industry resources provide pathways to growth and scale.

Standing Meeting Time

Bi-weekly meetings, likely Wednesday after noon EST.  Still waiting to confirm time with rest of group. 

Team Members

Team Leaders:

To Be Determined, after we have a few weeks of work under our belt. 

Team Members:

Topics

  • Incubators, accelerators and bootcamps
  • Infrastructure (startup space)
  • Seed funding sources
  • Technology transfer resources
  • Grant-writing, legal and other venture assistance
  • Off-campus space
  • Regional sources of capital
  • Mentoring, business and/or advisory networks

Meeting Notes and Shared Resources

Strengths &Weaknesses:


Derek Dashti- Tulane University


Strengths:

- Good sources for incubator startups locally (i.e. NOBIC, Propellor)

- Tech transfer office is easily accessible


Weaknesses:

- Need more incubator spaces on campus (Flower Hall only)

- Need more seed funding sources both locally and on campus

Brian Rhindress- University of Pittsburgh
Strengths:

-Active and thriving Office of Technology Management/Enterprise Realization

-Seed Funding Availability (especially in medical- Coulter, CMI)

-City of Pittsburgh startup culture
Weaknesses:

-Mobilization/awareness at Undergraduate level

-No design space

-Little collaboration across departments/schools