Research Entrepreneurship Workshop
ECU Research Entrepreneurship Workshop 1.0
Willis Building Auditorium
300 East First Street
June 27-28, 2019
The ECU Research Entrepreneur Workshop is designed to help faculty and students learn the practical aspects of starting a company based on university research. Over the course of the two-day workshop, experienced entrepreneurs will mentor attendees on how to evaluate the commercial potential of their technology, define the first steps in starting a company, and assemble a startup roadmap for taking the next steps in launching the company.
The workshop is open to faculty, staff, and students of early-stage university technologies for which the application is unclear.
Throughout the course of the workshop, we will inform participants about the basics of taking a technology outside the university setting, help evaluate commercial potential, identify special considerations relating to faculty entrepreneurs, review the practical steps towards starting a company, discuss the types of communication involved in venture creation, and with the help of experienced coaches, develop an action plan moving forward.
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Workshop Agenda
| Day 1: June 27, 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 8-9 a.m. | Breakfast and Networking | |
| 9-10 a.m. | Basics of Technology Commercialization | Don Rose, KickStart |
| 10-10:45 a.m. | Assessing the Product/Market Fit | Don Rose, KickStart |
| 10:45-11 a.m. | Break | |
| 11 a.m. to Noon | Overview of Patents and Intellectual Property | Shawna Lemon, Stanek Lemon Crouse + Meeks |
| Noon to 1 p.m. | Lunch | |
| 1-1:30 p.m. | Starting the Company — Legal Considerations | Travis Albea, Forrest Group |
| 1:30-2:15 p.m. | Starting the Company — Strategic and Tactical Considerations | Don Rose, KickStart |
| 2:15-3 p.m. | Communicating the Idea/Anatomy of a Pitch | Don Rose, KickStart |
| 3-3:30 p.m. | Example of a Pitch | Jeff Basham, RFPi |
| 3:30-3:45 p.m. | Break | |
| 3:45-4:30 p.m. | Working with the University | Don Rose, KickStart |
| 4:30-5:30 p.m. | Practice Pitch Sessions | |
| 5:30 p.m. | Wrap Up |
| Day 2: June 28, 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 8:30-9 a.m. | Breakfast and Networking | |
| 9-9:30 a.m. | Funding the Company | Don Rose, KickStart |
| 9:30-11 a.m. | Funding the Company – SBIR, Loans, and Angel Investors | Nicole Schwerbrock, SBTDC and Greta Brunet, NCBC TBD |
| 11-11:15 a.m. | Break | |
| 11:15 a.m. to Noon | Entrepreneur Panel Discussion | |
| Noon to 1 p.m. | Lunch and Pitch Presentations with Advisors | |
| 1-3 p.m. | One-on-One Meetings |