== Tactic #1: Identify budding entrepreneurs that have established ventures, but need support ==
By identifying entrepreneurs who have ideated and taken the first steps to bring their ideas to fruition , our responsibility then is to provide resources such as a workspace for prototyping so that they have the tools within the university to iterate and reach the full potential of their ventures. The university providing resources to create lowers some hesitation and risk within entrepreneurship and student ventures will be supported by the knowledge that floods the IEP program and the ecosystem. Ecosystem support will result in the realization of more successful ventures thereby contributing to the ecosystem by establishing proof of concept for the program hosted by UIF and knowledge taught through IEPthereby inspiring more founders.
== Tactic #2: Partnering players within the startup ecosystem in Austin and Houston to provide mentorship and learnings ==