LINKS
University of Texas
Idea to Product®
Competition The I2P®
Program is quite a bit more though, than just the Competition. It is a
program that builds on key
partnerships and alliances to offer UT Austin students:
entrepreneurial education and assessment.
multiple opportunities to test themselves and compete for recognition.
support and inspiration for moving their ideas to the market place. The Program’s goals articulate this broader vision.
University of Texas
The University of Texas is one of the top ranked public research universities.
UT College of Engineering
One of the best
engineering colleges in the
country.
UT McCombs School of Business
Once again, one of the best colleges in the country -- we have some great resources at UT with some talented engineering/CS students and bright business students.
UTCS - Department of Computer Sciences
at the UT Austin
The UTCS research and graduate programs are
ranked in the
top-10 nationally. UTCS is
especially strong in Artificial Intelligence, Formal Methods,
Robotics, Systems and Theory.
TEXEN - Texas
Entrepreneurship Network
The Texas Entrepreneurship Network (TEXEN) is an
interdisciplinary entrepreneurship organization that connects
entrepreneurs, in and outside of UT Austin, who have the talent,
resources, know-how or just plain desire to create or sustain
new ventures. UT IC² Institute
IC² Institute is a part of the UT School of Business. The IC² Institute provides unique approaches to the study of business, technology, political, social, and economic issues by studying unstructured problems, developing multidisciplinary think teams, linking theory with practice, and providing opportunities to think anew within a university environment.
Quicklook Evaluation Process
The goal of a Quicklook assessment is to get an early indication of commercial interest in an idea, invention, or area of research. The primary benefits of the reports are the potential partners/licensees that can be found. In cases where inventions are not well received by the commercial marketplace, the reports can give early warning signals that the proposed area of research or proposed patent may be a non-starter and further investigation is needed prior to funding either more research or a patent submission.
University Entrepreneur Programs
UT MBA Entrepreneur Society
The MBA Entrepreneur Society at the University of Texas is a student-run organization whose mission is to further the understanding of business for its members, specifically in the realm of start-ups or self-run companies. We do a great deal of activities with them especially since one of our missions is to provide a forum for communication and networking for all student entrepreneurs.
UT - TEXEN Texas Entrepreneurship
Network
The Texas Entrepreneurship Network (TEXEN) is an interdisciplinary entrepreneurship organization that connects entrepreneurs,
in and outside of UT Austin, who have the talent, resources, know-how or just plain desire to create or sustain new ventures. TEXEN will work closely with student organizations and multiple disciplines across the university to match individuals with other individuals or companies that have needs or
opportunities. Stanford - BASES Engineering Entrepreurship Society
Business Association of Stanford Engineering Students (BASES) is the best student run Engineering Entrepreneurship Society. They have some amazing programs and they have become the center of engineering entrepreneurship in the Silicon Valley. BASES includes undergraduate and graduate students along with faculty members from all schools at Stanford, including Business, Engineering, Law, Medicine, Humanities and Science. BASES's goal is to build the next generation of entrepreneurs by facilitating networking and discussion of entrepreneurship.
UC Berkeley - FLEET
UC Berkeley's Foundation for Leaders in Engineering and Entrepreneurial Technologies is a relatively new student engineering entrepreneurship organization, but it is looking to build on what BASES has done.
MIT $50K Competition
The MIT $50K Entrepreneurship Competition is designed to encourage students and researchers in the MIT community to act on their talent, ideas and energy to produce tomorrow's leading firms. Now in its 13th year, the Competition has awarded hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash and business startup services to outstanding teams of student entrepreneurs who submitted business plans for new ventures showing significant business potential.
Gathering
Resources
Garage.com
Garage Technology Ventures connects entrepreneurs with
investors, mentors, and other resources that are pre-qualified
to assure the maximum probability of success.
Offroad Capital
Sources high net-worth private investors to provide funding
for established growth companies.
Netpreneur.org
Offers FAQ's, contacts, on-line discussions, and
funding/company databases to high-tech entrepreneurs.
The Capital Network
Links to the nation's largest and most successful venture
capital network.
News/Research
Garage Technology Ventures: News & Events
Browse articles and events of interest to high technology
investors and entrepreneurs.
Garage Technology Ventures: Geoff's Gems
Browse articles and events of interest to high technology
investors and entrepreneurs.
Inc. Magazine
Provides on-line archives of past issues as well as the
results of every survey they've ever done. Be sure to check out
the "minisites" links (Finance, News, etc.) at the top of their
home page.
Writing
Business Plans
Bplans.com
Offers free examples & templates for business plans.
Entrepreneur America
Provides business plan review as well as on-line tutorials
of how to better chances at getting funded.
General
Advice
Business Resource Center
Reports daily news related to entrepreneurship and presents
tips and guides to starting and running a business. It also
provides templates and worksheets such as sample business
agreements and business and marketing plans.
Center
for Entrepreneurial Leadership Clearinghouse on Entrepreneurship
Education
Has abstracts from CELCEE, an ERIC adjunct, direct people to
sources of entrepreneurial materials. This site allows you to
search the CELCEE database and click on a collection of links to
the Web pages of organizations dealing with entrepreneurship and
entrepreneurship education.
Edward Lowe Foundation
Champions the entrepreneurial spirit by providing a vast
collection of business information, by doing research, and
offering educational seminars and conferences.
Entrepreneur Magazine
A varied site, self-described as "The Online Small Business
Authority," that addresses a number of issues from finding a
location for your business to raising money.
EntreWorld
Provides resources for entrepreneurs presented by the Ewing
Marion Kauffman foundation.
Kauffman Foundation
The Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership Inc. at the Ewing
Marion Kauffman Foundation was established in 1992 to stimulate
entrepreneurial leadership in both the profit and not-for-profit
sectors; search, identify, teach and disseminate the critical
skills and values that enable entrepreneurs to succeed;
introduce young people to the excitement and opportunity of
entrepreneurship; and encourage others to support
entrepreneurship.
National Business Incubator Association
Business incubation is a process of business enterprise
development. Explore this site to consider options intended to
facilitate small business creation, funding, and expansion.
Reactivity, Inc.
New venture accelerator. A company focused on assisting
startups with rapid forward movement in the areas of product and
technology. Reactivity prides itself on helping fast moving
growth companies in a variety of ways: from technology
proof-of-concepts to user interface prototypes, and from system
architecture to implementation. Reactivity's specialties include
user interface design and specification, software product design
and architecture, deep prototypes, usability and user research,
and other startup acceleration.
Small
Business 2000
The web page for Hattie Bryant's television program, which
airs on KLRU in Austin Sunday afternoons at 1:30.
The Small Business Administration
Must-visit for entrepreneurs. It provides small
business-related news and helpful information on starting,
financing, and expanding a business. Hundreds, if not thousands
of links are available through this site.
Startup Biz
Offers a complete set of resources for people who want to
start a business or sell an idea.
United
States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship
This site of USASBE, the U.S. affiliate of the International
Council for Small Business, answers questions about owning a
business, and has search capabilities.
U.S.
Chamber of Commerce Small Business
Offers information on resources for growing businesses,
primarily in the form of an online small business bookstore.
Young Entrepreneurs' Organization
Offers a range of publications and services for aspiring and
emerging business owners from over 40 countries.
Venture
Capital (Local)
Austin Ventures
Manages over 3 billion investment dollars and is based in
Austin.
TLVentures
Recently opened a satellite office in Austin and manages
$550 million in capital.
Murphree Venture Partners
Invests primarily in the Southwestern US in the areas of
high-tech, healthcare, and telecommunications.
Techxas Ventures
Invests in high-tech within Texas.
Centerpoint Ventures
Concentrates on the high-tech industry in the Texas
corridor.
SSM Ventures
Invests in both technology and non-tech companies in the
South and Southwest.
Vfinance.com
Has links to a long list of Venture Capital firms, local and
national, as well as a large number of links to on-line
databases & research.
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