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*<span style="font-size: 14.3999996185303px;">Purpose: </span><span id="docs-internal-guid-bde93449-3302-edf6-b6e3-873ba06faa85"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">By initiating a crowdfunding platform on our campus we could greatly expand what innovation and entrepreneurship looks like. This platform would be similar to the Kickstarter app in the sense that students would show their ideas using some form of video. Viewers (community members, Elon faculty, Elon students, Elon professors, community business leaders, etc.) could then watch the video and decide whether or not the idea is one in which they would like to invest in. Not only does this platform appeal to the startup mindset of many students, but it is an extremely efficient way of connecting students who have great ideas to individuals with funds.</span></span>
<span><span style="font-size: larger15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">''''''</span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Strategies:</span><ol style="margin-left: 40px;"><li><span style="font-size:medium;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-bde93449-330e-99c7-0d25-b997140c7f45"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Meet with professors and students to see if this is something students would use. Student survey.</span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:medium;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-bde93449-330e-99c7-0d25-b997140c7f45"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Research other Universities that have a crowdfunding platform already set up.</span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:medium;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-bde93449-330e-99c7-0d25-b997140c7f45"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Create a platform or use existing platform.</span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:medium;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-bde93449-330e-99c7-0d25-b997140c7f45"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Reach out to a few groups for first adopters.</span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:medium;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-bde93449-330e-99c7-0d25-b997140c7f45"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Start first crowdfunding trial runs.</span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:medium;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-bde93449-330e-99c7-0d25-b997140c7f45"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Help advertise and connect with all involved Elon parties to secure funding.</span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:medium;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-bde93449-330e-99c7-0d25-b997140c7f45"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Evaluate what could be improved.</span></span><br/></span></li><li><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Present proof of concept to school and start to market in Alumni circles</span></span></li></ol> <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">______________________________________________________________________________________________________</span></span>
<span style="font-size: larger;">'''Student Priority #2: Weekly I&E Focused Forum '''</span>