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'''''<span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">The motto of entrepreneurship at RPI: A way to think. A way to learn. A way to succeed. </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 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;">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: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: '''<br/>Exemplar's Program<br/>RPI Foundry<br/>Business Model Competition<br/>Change the World Challenge<br/>Elevator Pitch Competition <br/><br/>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 style="font-size:larger;"><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>
<span style="font-size:larger;"><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:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[https://lallyschool.rpi.edu/severinoprograms/foundry-rpi <span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">The Severino Center also provides Mentoring and Resources via the Student SandboxRPI 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,sans-serif;">[http://startuptechvalley.org/ <span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica, Entrepreneurssans-serif;">Startup Tech Valley</span></span>]</span></span>*<span style="font-insize:small;"><span style="font-Residencefamily:arial, the Rensselaer Student Entrepreneurship Clubhelvetica, 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>
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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, 'Conferences and many othersWorkshops: '''</span></span>
*<span style="font-size:largersmall;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">''[http://www.tvcog.net/ <span style="colorfont-size: rgb(0, 0, 0)larger; line">Startup Validation Conference</span>]</span></span>*<span style="font-heightsize: 16pxsmall;"><span style="For the last decadefont-family:arial,helvetica, the Rensselaer Plan sans-serif;">[http://startup.ny.gov/ <span style="font-size:larger;">Startup NY</span>]</span></span>*<span style="colorfont-size: rgb(0small;"><span style="font-family:arial, 0helvetica, 0)sans-serif; line">[http://startuptechvalley.org/ <span style="font-heightsize: 16pxlarger;">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 foundationStartup<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, Rensselaer research is creating a better future through the innovation and engineering of a better world. sans-serif;With our accelerated trajectory, the best is yet to come.">Tech Valley</span></span>'']</span></span>
<span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="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 motto of "why not change the world?"</span></span></span>
= <br/><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;">''Education geared toward entrepreneurial thinking encourages students at RPI Office to think in different ways, to come up with new ideas to solve problems and to enter on-campus competitions such as the Eship competition series, the Class of Technology Commercialization: ''<span style="color: rgb(51’51 Entrepreneurial Fund, 51the Elevator Pitch Competition, 51); line-height: 22and the RPI Business Plan Competition.5px ">[http://www.rpitechnology.com/ http://www.rpitechnologyThese programs often provide the spark which gives students the entrepreneurial bug and encourages them to continue pursuing their ideas.com/]</span></span></span>
<span style="font-familysize:arial,helvetica,sans-seriflarger;"><span style="font-sizefamily:largerarial,helvetica,sans-serif;">''RPI The Severino Center for Technological Entrepreneurship (SCTE), centered in Rensselaer’s Lally School of Management & Technology Transfer/Innovation Hub:, helps to foster new generations of budding and successful entrepreneurs through outreach programs, education, and support systems. ''[http://rpihub.org/author/admin/ http://rpihubIn 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.org/author/admin/]</span></span>
<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:larger;"></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 Small Buhrmaster grants in the major driver amounts of science and technology transfer$1,000 to $2, invention000 are available, and innovation. Technological entrepreneurship completes the technology lifecycle — from discovery to as determined by the creation Director of impact in the global marketplace. With an expanding research baseSeverino Center, we will cultivate a campus culture that provides the spirit and motivation for inventors student ventures to pursue commercialization. We will: Increase awareness test the market feasibility of intellectual property, preserving its value in research agreements their business concepts and maximizing its value under shared equity arrangements and licensing agreements, covering intellectual property developed in research to establish and materials developed for distance educationdefine their target customers. Create intellectual property policies that encourage entrepreneurship and allowthe university to take equity positions in new ventures as appropriateMr. Ensure that intellectual property policies have adequate and appropriate conflictof interest and conflict Buhrmaster, ’69 is a friend of commitment provisions. Develop an awareness the Lally school and infrastructure a member of intellectual property rights policies, incentives, and marketing to support innovation and commercializationits advisory council.</span></span>
== <span style="font-size: larger;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="lineThe Severino Center also provides Mentoring and Resources via the Student Sandbox, Entrepreneurs-in-height: 15pxResidence, the Rensselaer Student Entrepreneurship Club, and assistance in finding teammates. ">Creating Experienced entrepreneur volunteers are assigned to coach teams that receive a Buhrmaster grant to help guide them in their market and Supporting New Venturesbusiness development activities. </span></span></span> ==
= <span style="font-familysize:arial,helvetica,sans-seriflarger;"><span style="font-sizefamily:largerarial, helvetica, sans-serif;">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 private and public sources to attract new venture capital and entrepreneurial talent to the Capital Region.<br/>Lanscape Canvas Spreadsheet</span></span>=
= <brThe Fall 2021 Landscape Canvas can be found at [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/><span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font1D9WEwm5RqZO7db-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">'''Facilitating University-Industry Collaboration'''</span><_p_XajHFU8Z7tE1Y4PwuAlIn3SSg/span> edit?usp=sharing this link]
== <span style="font-sizeThe Fall 2019 Landscape Canvas can be found at [https:larger;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 15px;">RPI Tech Park</span></span><docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/span><br1OS01DD85JGXzPZow6WeQSpzE8MYg6n4Wv0gRSQU3tiA/> =edit?usp=sharing this link]
= <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 <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">'''Encouraging faculty innovation and education.entrepreneurship'''</span></span> =
<span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">According to the rpitechpark''Incredible professors like Dr.com websiteEric Ledet, the University Interactions Policy of the Tech Park is built upon "alate ''</span></span>''Burt Swersey 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>many others''
== <span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">''<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 15px16px;">EVE "For the last decade, the Rensselaer Plan </span><span style="color: rgb(Emerging Ventures Ecosystem0, 0, 0); line-height: 16px;">has provided a blueprint for transformation and impact. It has guided the 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>''</span></span> ==
<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; 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> <span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">The work of turning ideas into real companies happens in RPI’s incubator<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, the Emerging Ventures Ecosystem (EVE0). EVE is a distributed incubation program which accelerates the growth line-height: 16px;">motto of new businesses and boosts "why not change the transfer of scientific and technological breakthroughs from the laboratory and classroom to the marketplace, for social and economic impact.world?"</span></span></span>
<span style="font-size[[File:larger;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">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.” The goal 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 succeedRpi logo tag lg 22.</span></span>gif]]
== <span style="font-size:larger;"><span stylefont face="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="line-height: 15px;">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 stages, the incubator was primarily used for its “brick Innovation and mortar” assets, as place for entrepreneurially minded students to rent at a low cost, with convenient access to a photocopier. The model of RPI’s old incubator was traditional: it was rented by students who were seeking to start a venture, which either lived or died, Entrepreneurship Classes and then moved on. The RPI Incubator building was closed in late 2009 simply because it did not make any money for the institution.Activities</span></font></span>==
<span stylefont face="fontarial, helvetica, sans-size:larger;serif"><span style="font-familysize:arial,helvetica,sans-serif14.4px;">The new EVE program utilizes an innovative distributed incubation modelThere are multiple different types of organizations and classes that try to teach theses sorts of opportunities and ways of thinking at Rensselaer, maintaining including a central office in Troyclass known as Starting a New Venture. In addition to this, NY there are activities such as Design for America and working with each company Foundry that are also a part of the I&E spectrum. In addition to find an ideal matchup 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 space-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-enterprise the design process that will help Rensselaer's engineering students in Troy and the surrounding areafuture. EVE is overseen by James Spencer, <span style="colorOther courses include: rgb(0Priciples of Tech. Entrepreneurship, 0Design and Innovation Studio, 0); line-height: 15px;">who has 20 years of experience in leading organizational creation and growth as an entrepreneurial business executiveInventors Studio. </span></span></spanfont>
== <span style="font-size:larger;"><span stylefont face="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="line-height: 15px;">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.Other Resources</span></font></span>==
<span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px;">Under EVEIn addition to classes, businesses Rensselaer offers many different types of laboratories that are accepted into opened during certain hours of the program will receive a series of specific services that will help accelerate their growthday. A board of advisers will be established from community resources or alumni/ae These include the Mercer Lab for each new companyElectronics, the MILL, the Forge, Embedded Controls club, and Student Shop. If a company already has a board These labs are opened during certain hours of advisers or directors, EVE will assign an additional person to the board day that give certain students access to act as a liaison different types of equipment for them to mobilize resources within the Institutedo prototyping and other types of work with. These labs and organizations foster student innovation and creativity for change.</span></span>
<span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px;">Upon formation of a board of advisorsThere are many different co-op and internship opportunities at Rensselaer as well, three or four key objectives are developed by each company that work with the help many companies. Some of their advisory board. Milestones for these objectives Rensselaer's top employers are then established for each quarterUnited Technology Corporation, Boeing, Cisco, General Electric, GlobalFoundries, Deloitte, Epic Systems, in an effort to create a concrete plan for success FactSet, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Schlumberger, Hasbro and to generate measurable objectives; new goals are developed for succeeding semesters. Companies must continue to show steady progress in order to remain in the programIBM.</span></span>
= <br/><span style="font-size:larger;"><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. If an EVE company requires further professional assistance, they are encouraged to select a professional service company from a list provided through '''Actively supporting the EVE program. Such services may be offered at a discount to seed and early stage companies.university technology transfer function'''</span></span>=
<span style="font-size:larger;"><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 ''RPI Office of pre-seed, early state, and emerging companies supported by the EVE incubator program.Technology Commercialization: At these meetings''<span style="color: rgb(51, participants will sign disclosure agreements allowing a platform for confidential open discussions about topics and issues of importance to them51, 51); line-height: 22. 5px; 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">[http://www.rpitechnology.com/ http://www.rpitechnology.com/]</span></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. Additionally, members are provided access to professional grant writers to assist them as needed.">The Rensselaer Plan</span></span></span>==
<span style="font-sizefamily:largerarial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-familysize:arial,helvetica,sans-seriflarger;">The EVE companies are invited to expand their professional networks through networking opportunities within the local business Rensselaer Plan addresses technology transfer and academic community in order increase exposure to decision makers, funding sources from grants, and potential angel investorsintellectual property policies that encourage entrepreneurship. EVE Research is physically located off-campus in an effort to incubate companies directly in the community major driver of Troyscience and technology transfer, invention, NY and innovation. Technological entrepreneurship completes the technology lifecycle — from discovery to strategically re-invent the typical “brick and mortar” business incubation model followed by RPI’s old incubatorcreation of impact in the global marketplace. EVE is not With an expanding research base, we will cultivate a center where entrepreneurial students can simply rent space and use a photocopier campus culture that provides the way a “brick spirit and mortar” incubator is often usedmotivation for inventors to pursue commercialization. We will: Increase awareness of intellectual property, but it is a 4preserving its value in research agreements and maximizing its value under shared equity arrangements and licensing agreements,000 square foot center which strictly focuses on moving students through a business development continuum covering intellectual property developed in research and materials developed for distance education. Create intellectual property policies that encourage entrepreneurship and on preparing them allowthe university to fill vacant business facilities take equity positions in the Troy community, leased at very low prices by realtorsnew ventures as appropriate. EVE does not want 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 focus on space like the traditional brick support innovation 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 businessescommercialization.</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. 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. height: 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 ">Creating 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. Although many professional services are not provided for EVE companies, aggressive rates are negotiated with local providers and funding often comes from venture pitches.Supporting New Ventures</span></span></span>==
<span style="font-sizefamily:largerarial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-familysize:arial,helvetica,sans-seriflarger;">The key World-class technological research universities excel in transferring research outputs to RPI’s Emerging Ventures Ecosystem is that companies never graduate from the incubator because business development commercial sector. We will create innovative programs targeted at growing major new technological ventures and iteration is never finalizedcreating value.We will: Companies supported by EVE are always welcome Enhance the process of matching researchers and entrepreneurs to create new ventures that take Rensselaer intellectual property to come back market Provide business planning and ask facilitate venture capital for assistance in making new connections with faculty and students for start-up companies that commercialize leading-edge Rensselaer research. Expand the large international network of individualsIncubator program to accommodate more start-ups and second-stage incubation. RPI’s large alumni network serves as a virtual incubator in Expand the flow of technology, talent, and ventures into the sense that Rensselaer Technology Park and the network is leveraged Capital Region. Bring new focus to help grow companies the Rensselaer Technology Park as they experience the transition from technology ideas locus for mature ventures based on the technologies taught and researched at the Institute. Work with private and public sources to attract new venture capital and intellectual property entrepreneurial talent to commercialization through their educationthe Capital Region. </span></span>
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== <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.<br/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-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.
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute [[Meghan OlsonRensselaer 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|Meghan OlsonJustin 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]
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