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'''*<span style="font-size:largersmall;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">B.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></span>*<span style="font-size: largersmall;">'''Formal programs<span style="font-family:'''arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">M.S. Technological Communication & Entrepreneurship<br/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: largersmall;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">M.S. Technological Communication & Minor Entrepreneurship</span></span>
<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: larger;">'''Extracurricular activities: '''<br/>Exemplar's Program <br/>RPI Foundry <br/>Business Model Competition <br/>Change the World Challenge <br/>Elevator Pitch Competition <br/></span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><br/><span style="font-size:smaller;"><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 Challenge, the Class of ’51 Entrepreneurial Fund, the Elevator Pitch Competition, and the RPI Business Plan Competition. These programs often provide the spark which gives students the entrepreneurial bug and encourages them to continue pursuing their ideas.</span></span></span>
<span style="font-size:smaller;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">The Severino Center for Technological Entrepreneurship (SCTE), centered in Rensselaer’s Lally School of Management & Technology, helps to foster new generations of budding and successful entrepreneurs through outreach programs, education, and support systems. In recognition of the fact that most business students aren’t inventors, the Lally School intersects with other schools on campus to encourage the formation of new student teams and the fusing of their ideas.</span></span>
'''<br/>Encouraging faculty innovation and entrepreneurship<br/>'''''Incredible professors like Burt Swersey, Dr[[File:RPI. Eric Ledet, and many others''png|border|RPI.png]]
'''<br/>Actively supporting the university technology transfer function<br/>'''''RPI Office of Technology Commercialization: ''<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22.5px;">http://www.rpitechnology.com/<br/></span>'''<br/><br/><br/>Facilitating University-Industry Collaboration<br/>'''''<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 15px;">RPI Tech Park<br/><br/></span>''''<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 15px;">EVE (Emerging Ventures Ecosystem)</span>''
<span style="font-size:smaller;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">The work of turning ideas into real companies happens in RPI’s incubator, the Emerging Ventures Ecosystem (EVE). EVE is a distributed incubation program which accelerates the growth of new businesses and boosts the transfer of scientific and technological breakthroughs from the laboratory and classroom to the marketplace, for social and economic impact.</span></span>
<span style="font-sizeThe Fall 2021 Landscape Canvas can be found at [https:smaller;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Upon formation of a board of advisors, three or four key objectives are developed by each company with the help of their advisory board//docs. 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 semestersgoogle. Companies must continue to show steady progress in order to remain in the program.<com/spreadsheets/d/span><1D9WEwm5RqZO7db-_p_XajHFU8Z7tE1Y4PwuAlIn3SSg/span>edit?usp=sharing this link]
<span style="font-sizeThe Fall 2019 Landscape Canvas can be found at [https:smaller;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">As a member 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), and student projects. 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/docs. If an EVE company requires further professional assistance, they are encouraged to select a professional service company from a list provided through the EVE programgoogle. Such services may be offered at a discount to seed and early stage companies.<com/spreadsheets/d/span><1OS01DD85JGXzPZow6WeQSpzE8MYg6n4Wv0gRSQU3tiA/span>edit?usp=sharing this link]
<span style="font-size[[File:smaller;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">The key to RPI’s Emerging Ventures Ecosystem is that companies never graduate from the incubator because business development and iteration is never finalized. 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. 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 and intellectual property to commercialization through their educationRpi logo tag lg 22. </span></span>gif]]
<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">'''<span style== "font-size:larger;">Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Innovation Ecosystem<br/>'''<br/>: Promoting student innovation and entrepreneurship<br/span>'''<br/span>''' ===
= '''The motto of entrepreneurship at RPI<span style="font-size:  larger;A way to think. A way to learn. A way to succeed. "><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Overview</span></span>'''<br/> =
'''''<span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">"Entrepreneurial thinking lies The motto of entrepreneurship at the heart of Rensselaer’s philosophyRPI: A way to think. Like our faculty, Rensselaer students are encouraged A way to pursue creativity and discovery — and the results are often spectacularlearn. Our undergraduates embrace change in ways that have transformed how the world works, plays, and livesA way to succeed. </span></span>''''' [[File:Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Seal.jpg|thumb]]
<span style="font-size:larger;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">"Entrepreneurial thinking lies at the heart of Rensselaer’s philosophy. Like 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 chang</span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: larger;"</span>e in ways that have transformed how the world works, plays, and lives.</span>
<span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Our entrepreneurship program is built on the premise that ''not everyone wants to, or needs to, become an entrepreneur, but in today’s world everyone should know how to think like one."''</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:smallerlarger;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Small Buhrmaster grants in the amounts of $1,000 to $2,000 are available, as determined by the Director of the Severino Center, for student ventures to test the market feasibility of their business concepts and to establish and define their target customers. Mr. Buhrmaster, ’69 is a friend of the Lally school and a member of its advisory council.'''Extracurricular Activities:'''</span></span>
*<span style="font-size:smallersmall;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">The Severino Center also provides Mentoring and Resources via the Student Sandbox[https://lallyschool.rpi.edu/severinoprograms/foundry-rpi <span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">RPI Foundry</span></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, Entrepreneurssans-inserif;">[http://startuptechvalley.org/ <span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-Residencefamily:arial, the Rensselaer Student Entrepreneurship Clubhelvetica,sans-serif;">Startup Tech Valley</span></span>]</span></span>*<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica, and assistance in finding teammatessans-serif;">[http://lallyschool. rpi.edu/severino-center-competitions Business Model Competition]</span></span>*<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif; Experienced entrepreneur volunteers are assigned to coach teams that receive a Buhrmaster grant to help guide them in their market and business development activities">[http://lallyschool.  rpi.edu/severino-center-competitions Change the World Challenge]</span></span>*[https://lallyschool.rpi.edu/severino-center-competitions <span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">ESHIP 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>
<span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">''<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height'Conferences and Workshops: 16px;">"For the last decade, the Rensselaer Plan </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 16px;">has provided a blueprint for transformation and impact. It has guided development of an exceptional campus environment for advancing research with the potential to address science and society’s most challenging problems. Based on this strong foundation, Rensselaer research is creating a better future through the innovation and engineering of a better world. With our accelerated trajectory, the best is yet to come."</span>''<br/>'</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="colorfont-size: rgb(0larger;">Startup NY</span>]</span></span>*<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial, 0helvetica, 0)sans-serif; line">[http://startuptechvalley.org/ <span style="font-heightsize: 16pxlarger;">Research is huge on RPI's campus and encouraging innovation is both in line with The Rensselaer Plan and Rensselaer's motto of Startup<span style="why not change the world?font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Tech Valley</span></span>]</span></span>
<span style="font-size:smallerlarger;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Launched Education geared toward entrepreneurial thinking encourages students at RPI to think in February 2011different ways, the Emerging Ventures Ecosystem (EVE) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute serves to link “Rensselaer institutional resources come up with new ideas to solve problems and alumni/ae expertise symbiotically with community strengthsto enter on-campus competitions such as the Eship competition series, the Class of ’51 Entrepreneurial Fund, the Elevator Pitch Competition, in a multi-faceted partnership for mutual benefitand the RPI Business Plan Competition.” The goal of EVE is to nurture new businesses These programs often provide the spark which gives students the entrepreneurial bug and encourages them to build upon the decades of successful efforts of RPI’s previous incubator by helping young businesses grow and succeedcontinue pursuing their ideas.</span></span>
<span style="font-size:smallerlarger;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">The Severino Center for Technological Entrepreneurship (SCTE), centered in 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 stagesLally School of Management & Technology, the incubator was primarily used for its “brick helps to foster new generations of budding and mortar” assetssuccessful entrepreneurs through outreach programs, as place for entrepreneurially minded students to rent at a low costeducation, with convenient access to a photocopierand support systems. The model In recognition of RPI’s old incubator was traditional: it was rented by the fact that most business students who were seeking aren’t inventors, the Lally School intersects with other schools on campus to start a venture, which either lived or died, encourage the formation of new student teams and then moved on. The RPI Incubator building was closed in late 2009 simply because it did not make any money for the institutionfusing of their ideas.</span></span>
<span style="font-size:smallerlarger;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">The new EVE program utilizes an innovative distributed incubation modelSmall Buhrmaster grants in the amounts of $1, maintaining a central office in Troy000 to $2,000 are available, as determined by the Director of the Severino Center, NY and working with each company for student ventures to find an ideal matchup test the market feasibility of space-their business concepts and to-enterprise in Troy establish and the surrounding areadefine their target customers. EVE Mr. Buhrmaster, ’69 is overseen by James Spencer, <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 15px;">who has 20 years a friend of experience in leading organizational creation the Lally school and growth as an entrepreneurial business executivea member of its advisory council.</span></span></span>
<span style="font-size:smallerlarger;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Once a new company completes The Severino Center also provides Mentoring and Resources via the application process for Student Sandbox, Entrepreneurs-in-Residence, the EVE program — through which Rensselaer will determineStudent Entrepreneurship Club, and assistance in part, whether the finding teammates. Experienced entrepreneur is willing to put in the effort volunteers are assigned to make the company successful — the program will assign coach teams that receive a status Buhrmaster grant to the company: pre-seed, emerging, or early stage. Assigning these descriptions will help EVE mentors guide them in their market and administrators determine the specific services needed by each businessdevelopment activities. </span></span>
= <span style="font-size:smallerlarger;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Under EVE, businesses that are accepted into the program will receive a series of specific services that will help accelerate their growth. A board of advisers will be established from community resources or alumni/ae for each new company. If a company already has a board of advisers or directors, EVE will assign an additional person to the board to act as a liaison to mobilize resources within the Institute.Lanscape Canvas Spreadsheet</span></span>=
= <span style="font-size:smallerlarger;"><span style="font-family:arial,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 of pre-seed, early state, '''Encouraging faculty innovation and emerging companies supported by the EVE incubator program. At these meetings, participants will sign disclosure agreements allowing a platform for confidential open discussions about topics and issues of importance to them. The companies will also be invited to a monthly meeting featuring a speaker or a lecturer based upon a topic selected by the EVE companies’ CEOs and will also attend quarterly meet-ups for all employees of incubated companies, allowing the employees to build relationships and exchange ideas.entrepreneurship'''</span></span>=
<span style="font-size:smallerlarger;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">EVE promotes and introduces its companies to investors''Incredible professors like Dr. Eric Ledet, assists them in identifying and seeking grant opportunities such as NYSERDA and SBIR, and helps them prepare for business plan competitions; the companies are given assistance in preparing applications, presentations, and pitches.late Additionally, members are provided access to professional grant writers to assist them as needed.''</span></span>''Burt Swersey ''''and many others''
<span style="font-size:smallerlarger;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">The EVE companies are invited to expand their professional networks through networking opportunities within ''<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 16px;">"For the last decade, the local business and academic community in order increase exposure to decision makersRensselaer Plan </span><span style="color: rgb(0, funding sources from grants0, 0); line-height: 16px;">has provided a blueprint for transformation and potential angel investorsimpact. EVE is physically located off-It has guided the development of an exceptional campus in an effort to incubate companies directly in environment for advancing research with the community of Troy, NY and potential to strategically re-invent the typical “brick address science and mortar” business incubation model followed by RPI’s old incubatorsociety’s most challenging problems. EVE Based on this strong foundation, Rensselaer research is not creating a center where entrepreneurial students can simply rent space and use a photocopier better future through the way a “brick innovation and mortar” incubator is often used, but it is a 4,000 square foot center which strictly focuses on moving students through engineering of a business development continuum and on preparing them to fill vacant business facilities in the Troy community, leased at very low prices by realtorsbetter world. EVE does not want With our accelerated trajectory, the best is yet 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 businessescome."</span>''</span></span>
<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:smallerlarger; 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> <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. 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. 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 <span style="color: rgb(25-30 of which are very active), the wind tunnel and prototyping capabilities at RPI0, NYSERDA money0, professional services (the first hour or two of which are provided for free0), and accounting firms to help set up Quickbooks. Although many professional services are line-height: 16px;">motto of "why not provided for EVE companies, aggressive rates are negotiated with local providers and funding often comes from venture pitches.change the world?"</span></span></span>
== <span style="font-size:larger;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="line-height: 15px;">Innovation and Entrepreneurship Classes and Activities</span></font></span> == <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 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. </span></font> == <span style="font-size: larger;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="line-height: 15px;">Other Resources</span></font></span> == <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> <span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px;">There are many different co-op and internship opportunities at Rensselaer as well, that work with many companies. Some of Rensselaer's top employers are United Technology Corporation, Boeing, Cisco, General Electric, GlobalFoundries, Deloitte, Epic Systems, FactSet, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Schlumberger, Hasbro and IBM.</span> = <br/>Engaging <span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">'''Actively supporting the university technology transfer function'''</span></span> = <span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">''RPI Office of Technology Commercialization: ''<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 22.5px;">[http://www.rpitechnology.com/ http://www.rpitechnology.com/]</span></span></span> == <span style="font-size: larger;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 15px;">The Rensselaer Plan</span></span></span> == <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:larger;">The Rensselaer Plan addresses technology transfer and intellectual property policies that encourage entrepreneurship. Research is the major driver of science and technology transfer, invention, and innovation. Technological entrepreneurship completes the technology lifecycle — from discovery to the creation of impact in the global marketplace. With an expanding research base, we will cultivate a campus culture that provides the spirit and motivation for inventors to pursue commercialization. We will: Increase awareness of intellectual property, preserving its value in research agreements and maximizing its value under shared equity arrangements and licensing agreements, covering intellectual property developed in research and materials developed for distance education. Create intellectual property policies that encourage entrepreneurship and allowthe university to take equity positions in new ventures as appropriate. Ensure that intellectual property policies have adequate and appropriate conflictof interest and conflict of commitment provisions. Develop an awareness and infrastructure of intellectual property rights policies, incentives, and marketing to support innovation and commercialization.</span></span> == <span style="font-size: larger;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 15px;">Creating and Supporting New Ventures</span></span></span> == <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:larger;">World-class technological research universities excel in transferring research outputs to the commercial sector. We will create innovative programs targeted at growing major new technological ventures and creating value. We will: Enhance the process of matching researchers and entrepreneurs to create new ventures that take Rensselaer intellectual property to market Provide business planning and facilitate venture capital for faculty and students for start-up companies that commercialize leading-edge Rensselaer research. Expand the Incubator program to accommodate more start-ups and second-stage incubation. Expand the flow of technology, talent, and ventures into the Rensselaer Technology Park and the Capital Region. Bring new focus to the Rensselaer Technology Park as the locus for mature ventures based on the technologies taught and researched at the Institute. Work with regional private and public sources to attract new venture capital and local economic development effortsentrepreneurial talent to the Capital Region.</span></span> = <br/><span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">'''Facilitating University-Industry Collaboration'''</span></span> = == <span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; "><span style="line-height: 15px;">RPI Tech Park</span></span></span><br/> == <span style="font-size:larger;">Rensselaer Technology Park is a university related park for technology ventures seeking a unique environment focused on the interface between industry and education.</span> <span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">According to the rpitechpark.com website, the University Interactions Policy of the Tech Park is built upon "a</span> fundamental objective of the Park is to develop interactions between tenant companies and the university. Such interactions enrich the educational environment of the university and help the companies stay on the leading edge of their technologies. All companies in the Park automatically become “affiliates” of Rensselaer." Building a synergistic environment is a responsibility shared by all members of the Park staff."</span> = <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="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. </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 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-size: 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-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: larger;">IgniteU NY</span></span> == <span style="color: rgb(16, 14, 14); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; 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. They have created a professional yet fun environment filled with all the technology and amenities you need to flourish. It</span><span style="color: rgb(16, 14, 14); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.24px; white-space: pre-wrap;">is also an industry agnostic program focused primarily on the development of the entrepreneur, moreso than the development of the company. They offer various programs to connect entrepreneurs with their community and help them develop a wide range of entrepreneurial skill.</span> <span style="color: rgb(16, 14, 14); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.24px;">IgniteU NY offers a unique nine-week summer accelerator program for entrepreneurs. The experiential program incorporates aspects of the lean startup methodology and adds general business development and startup education.</span> They are looking for startups who have a proof of concept and a validated business model that describes their customer segments and value propositions. The accelerator program, along with all of the other IgniteU initiatives, puts an emphasis on engaging in the community and building relationships. == <span style="font-size: larger;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 15px;">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;">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: 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> <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. 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. We have aligned our interests to help the regional entrepreneurial ecosystem grow companies and create sustainable jobs.</span> <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: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: larger;">Landscape Canvas and 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</span></span>] [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cg47LQI3tLh2gxM4u2FfyEPX1ljnFulr97_amxy4ebc/pubhtml <span style="font-size: larger;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br/span><br/span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: larger;">Landscape Presentation</span>] = Related Links = Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute [[Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Student Priorities]] '''University Innovation Fellows Candidates ''' Fall 2021: [https://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Fellow:Fiona Fiona Clarke] [https://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Fellow:Aditya_Sivakumar Aditya Sivakumar] '''University Innovation Fellows''' Fall 2019: [[Justin Hubbard|Justin Hubbard]] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Mark_Muscara Mark Muscara] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Ronak_Patel Ronak Patel] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Emmanuel_Sylvester Emmanuel Sylvester] Fall 2018: [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Gabriella_Fantell Gabriella Fantell] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Siddharth_Rao Siddharth Rao] Fall 2017: [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jacquelyn_Demshick Jacquelyn Demshick] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jacqueline_Curtsinger Jacqueline Curtsinger] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Ria_Shroff Ria Shroff] Spring 2017: [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Vincent_Arena Vincent Arena] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/User:Zaijohns Zaire Johnson] Spring 2016: [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] Spring 2014: [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Meghan_Olson Meghan Olson] [[Category:Universities]][[Category:Schools]][[Category:Rensselaer_Polytechnic_Institute]]{{CatTree|Rensselaer_Polytechnic_Institute}}
