Collection: NCIIA (National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance)
- Amy Smith Discusses Challenges Of Social Entrepreneurship
- Amy Smith Discusses Cultural Challenges Facing Entrepreneurship In Africa
- Amy Smith Discusses Importance of Developing a Profitable Value Added Chain
- Amy Smith Discusses Importance of Transparecny of Design
- Amy Smith Discusses Personal and Professional Background
- Amy Smith Discusses Support Received From NCIIA
- Amy Smith Provides Overview of D-Lab
- Amy Smith States People Who Lack Formal Education Can Still Have Brilliant Ideas
- Amy Smith States She Is Great With Invention But Has Difficulty In Scaling A Business Up
- Amy Smith States There Is Very Little Process To Her Invention Development
- Anil Rajvanshi Discusses Background of NGO, Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute (NARI)
- Anil Rajvanshi Discusses Challenge of Finding Venture Funding For Rural Development Projects
- Anil Rajvanshi Discusses Concept of Micro Financing
- Anil Rajvanshi Discusses Conflict Between Spirituality and Consumerism
- Anil Rajvanshi Discusses Disappointment With Tremendous Focus On Consumerism In The West
- Anil Rajvanshi Discusses How Technology Can Help Life of Rural Poor
- Anil Rajvanshi Discusses Initial Marketing Of Liguid Fuels
- Anil Rajvanshi Discusses Structure of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO)
- Anil Rajvanshi Shares Amusement At Current Trendiness In Social Entrepreneurship
- Anil Rajvanshi Shares Thoughts on Work Being Done Through NCIIA
- Anil Rajvanshi States Methodology Behind Products In West Can Also Be Used For Low-Cost Rural Products
- Anil Rajvanshi States Reality That We Are A Global Community Is Biggest Challenge Facing Us
- Anil Rajvanshi States Rural Areas Have Problems When It Comes To Technology and Financing
- Bill Grant Discusses Background of UCSB's Technology Management Program
- Bill Grant Discusses Importance of Having Clearly Defined Intellectual Property Processes
- Bill Grant States A Business Plan Helps To Formalize Thinking
- Bill Grant States Best Innovation Will Happen With a Clear Focus and a Defined Problem
- Bill Grant States Importance of Communicating About Ideas
- Bill Grant States Importance of Increasing Mutlidisciplinary Approaches To Entrepreneurship
- Bill Grant States Importance of Offering a Landscape Where Innovation Can Be Fostered
- Bill Grant States Importance of Using Mentors and Advisors To Hone Ideas
- Bill Grant States Students May Be Entrepreneurial In Their Careers Without Ever Being Entrepreneurs
- Bruce Pratt Discusses History and Current Position of Genzyme
- Bruce Pratt Discusses Pre-Clinical Stage Opportunities
- Bruce Pratt Discusses Trends and Challenges if Healthcare Industry
- Bryan Pearce Discusses Alternative Sources of Funding For Biotech Startups
- Bryan Pearce Discusses Average Duration of VC Investment In Biotech Companies Before Exit
- Bryan Pearce Discusses Changes in VC Firm Activity From 2000 To 2005
- Bryan Pearce Discusses Follow-On Financing in 2004
- Bryan Pearce Discusses IPO Exit Strategies Among Healthcare-Related Companies in 2004
- Bryan Pearce Discusses Profit From VC Investment in 2004
- Bryan Pearce Discusses Profit From VC Investment in Healthcare Ventures in 2004
- Bryan Pearce Discusses Reasons For Aligning With Partner
- Bryan Pearce Discusses Sources of Initial Funding For Biotech Startups
- Bryan Pearce Discusses Where New VC Money Is Going Within Biotech Sector
- Bryan Pearce Investigates Influence of Venture Capital on Biotech Industry in 2004
- Bryan Pearce Investigates VC Investment in the Healthcare Sector
- Bryan Pearce Outlines VC Exit Strategy For Biotech Firms In 2005
- Bryan Pearce Provides Introduction To Talk and Shares Thoughts on Why Academics Are Linked To Biotech Companies
- Bryan Pearce Provides Overview of VC Funding Environment Within Biotech Sector
- Bryan Pearce Shares Thoughts on Early Stage Funding Gap For Biotechnology Startups
- Bryan Pearce Shares Thoughts on How Much Money A Biotech Startup Should Raise
- Bryan Pearce Shares Thoughts on the Technology Transfer Process
- Bryan Pearce States M&A Activity Within Biotech Sector Has Increased
- Bryan Pearce States Pace of Company Closure Has Slowed in 2004
- Bryan Pearce States Reality Is That Biotech Startups Face a Rough Road In Terms of Financing
- Bryan Pearce States Universities Must Be Catalysts For Technology Transfer
- Burt Swersey Discusses Desire To Follow In Father's Footsteps As An Entrepreneur
- Burt Swersey Discusses Professional Background
- Burt Swersey Discusses Starting First Business In Medical Device and Supplies
- Burt Swersey Shares Thoughts on Entrepreneurship and Intellectual Property
- Burt Swersey States Importance of Bringing Creativity To Existing Problems
- Burt Swersey States Importance of Defining and Committing To An Exit Strategy
- Burt Swersey States Importance of Following Your Passion
- Burt Swersey States Need To Develop Products Which Are Affordable By All People In The World
- Caroline Baillie Discusses Academic and Professional Background
- Caroline Baillie Discusses Multidisciplinary Approach To Life
- Caroline Baillie Discusses Working In Area of Educating Students About How To Be Creative
- Caroline Baillie Shares Theatre Story and Importance of Fostering Creative Thinking In Engineering Education
- Caroline Baillie Shares Thoughts on Globalization
- Caroline Baillie Shares Thoughts on Social Responsibility, Charity and Justice
- Caroline Baillie Shares Thoughts on Transformative Learning
- Caroline Baillie Shares Thoughts on Women In Engineering
- Caroline Baillie Shares Thoughts on Women in Engineering
- Caroline Baillie States Creativity Is Shared Imagination
- Caroline Baillie States Engineering Student Should Also Be Expected To Understand Social Responsibility
- Caroline Baillie States Importance Of Exposing Engineering Students To Issues In Developing Countries
- Caroline Baillie States Importance of Not Placing Constraints on Your Life
- Caroline Baillie States Importance of Understanding Difference Between Internationalization And Globalization
- Caroline Baillie States Innovation Must Be Taught Alongside Understanding Of Technology's Impact On Society
- Caroline Baillie States There Are Many Things That Can Block Creativity
- Chaun Sims Discusses Advantages of Working On a Multidisciplinary Team
- Chaun Sims Discusses Appeal of Social Entrepreneurship
- Chaun Sims Discusses Social Entrepreneurship Options At Colorado State University
- Chaun Sims Discusses Surprise At High Number of Entrepreneurs In India
- Chaun Sims Shares Example of Immersing Yourself In Environment Before Trying To Design a Product To Solve Problem
- Chaun Sims Shares Lessons Learned From Travel To India
- Chaun Sims States Opportunities Exist To Help Half of The World's Population
- Christie Chatterley Discusses Inspiration Behind Development of Stove
- Christie Chatterley Discusses Interest In Engineers Without Borders and Decision To Pursue Graduate Engineering Work
- Christie Chatterley Discusses Modification Of Rocket Stove Model To Work With Local Materials In Rwanda
- Christie Chatterley Discusses Support For Project From NCIIA
- Christie Chatterley Shares Personal and Professional Background
- Christie Chatterley States Diversity On a Team Is Always A Positive
- Christie Chatterley States Importance of Understanding Needs Of Local Community While Designing Stove
- Christie Chatterley States Sustainable Vision Workshop Provided Excellent Networking Opportunity
- Dana Callow Discusses Challenges In Determining Market Size
- Dana Callow Discusses Investments Made By Millenia Partners
- Dana Callow Discusses Market Opportunities That Millenia Partners Looks For
- Dana Callow Discusses Millenia Partners Expected Returns on Investment
- Dana Callow Discusses Options For Fund's Exit Strategy
- Dana Callow Discusses Reality of Relationships With Venture Capitalists
- Dana Callow Discusses Use of Market Validation To Determine What Products and Ideas Will Have Future Growth
- Dana Callow Discusses Wishes For Investment Opportunities and VC Competition in Healthcare Sector
- Dana Callow Provides Background on Millenia Partners
- Dana Callow Provides Background on Millennia Partners
- Dana Callow Provides Introduction To His Lecture On Validating Your Idea
- Dana Callow Shares Example of Dynamics In A Marketplace
- Dana Callow Shares Examples of Specific Deals With Which Millenia Partners Has Been Involved
- Dana Callow Shares Thoughts on Deal Flow and Holding Periods
- Dana Callow Shares Thoughts on Finding a Network of Potential Funders
- Dana Callow Shares Thoughts on How To Find Investment Opportunities
- Dana Callow Shares Thoughts on Investing Opportunity in Healthcare Industry
- Dana Callow Shares Thoughts on Performing Due Diligence
- Dana Callow Shares Thoughts on Valuation
- Dana Callow Shares Thoughts on VC Investing In Healthcare Industry
- Dana Callow States Being Turned Down By A VC Doesn't Mean You Have A Bad Idea
- Dana Callow States Corporate Investors Are Becoming More Sophisticated
- Dana Callow States Markets Want To Be Efficient
- Dana Callow States Millenia Partners Believes In Building Businesses - Not Just Financing
- Dana Callow States Millenia Partners Looks To Support The CEO and Not Replace The CEO
- Dana Callow States Money Is Available For Healthcare Startups
- Dana Callow States Time To Build Compny Is Usually Three To Five Years
- Daniel Kammen Discusses Academic and Professional Background
- Daniel Kammen Discusses Advantages of Student Teams
- Daniel Kammen Discusses Challenges of Solid Fuel Use In Developing Countries
- Daniel Kammen Discusses Decision To Leave Technology as Open Source
- Daniel Kammen Discusses Impact of Climate Changes on Current Energy Crisis
- Daniel Kammen Discusses Importance of Planning
- Daniel Kammen Discusses Innovative Thinking In Energy
- Daniel Kammen Discusses Reality Of Climate Change and Impact on Greenland
- Daniel Kammen Explains Why All Biofuels Are Not Created Equal
- Daniel Kammen Expresses Excitement With More Entrepreneurs Entering Clean Technology Industry
- Daniel Kammen Shares Japanese Solar Power Example
- Daniel Kammen Shares Thoughts on R&D Funding In The Energy Field
- Daniel Kammen Shares Thoughts on The Green Revolution
- Daniel Kammen States Critical Need For Investment and Policy Changes With Regards To The Energy Industry
- Daniel Kammen States Current Energy Crisis Is Much Different Than The Energy Crisis In The 70s
- Daniel Kammen States Energy Industry Is Changing From Pro-Monopoly To Pro-Innovation
- Daniel Kammen States Frustration With Energy Industry And Hopes That Investors Are Ready For Green Energy Investment
- Daniel Kammen States Global Environmental Problems Are Everyone's Concern
- Daniel Kammen States Good Energy Ideas Can Get Funded
- Daniel Kammen States Importance of Instituting Aggressive Climate Policy
- Daniel Kammen States Importance of Interdisciplinary Academic Training
- Daniel Kammen States Need For Foundations To Fund Ideas And Not Track Records
- Daniel Kammen States Need For Private Investment Dollars In Energy Innovatoin
- Daniel Kammen States Now Is The Moment For Legislative Action Regarding Climate and Energy
- Daniel Kammen States Open Source Model Means You Can't Restrict Access
- Daniel Kammen States There Are Many Opportunities To Make Money In Renewable and Alternative Energy
- Daniel Kammen States We Are Running Out Of Atmosphere Faster Than We Are Running Out Of Oil
- Daniel Kammen States We Can't Wait For A Perfect Plan - Energy Efficiency Needs To Be Today
- Daniel Kammen States We Have Many Reasons To Worry About Climate Change And We Need To Start Acting On The Worry Today
- David Gottlieb Discusses Importance of Process of Planning
- David Gottlieb Discusses Importance of Reducing Risk In Transitioning Technology To A Commercial Enterprise
- David Gottlieb States Importance of Having a Business Plan Before Seeking Financing
- David Gottlieb States Importance of Remembering To Build The Company While Raising Capital
- David Gottlieb States Initial Public Offering May Not Be Too Far Off As A Financing Option
- David Potter States Business Is More About Positive Differentiation Than Uniqueness
- David Potter States Businesses Should Create Value and Have Effective Business Models
- David Potter States Importance of Having Someone On Management Team Who Can Deal With Broad Perspectives
- David Potter States Importance of Planning Ahead For Finding Funding Sources
- David Rickerby Discusses Concept of Copyrights
- David Rickerby Discusses Concept Of Obviousness With Regards To Patents
- David Rickerby Discusses Concept of Trademarks
- David Rickerby Discusses Concept Of Unknowability With Regards To Patents
- David Rickerby Discusses Concept Of Utility With Regards To Patents
- David Rickerby Discusses Importance of Avoiding Other People's Intellectual Property
- David Rickerby Discusses Making Decision Between A Trade Secret or Patent
- David Rickerby Discusses Open Source Software
- David Rickerby Discusses Patenting A Method
- David Rickerby Discusses Writing A Patent Description
- David Rickerby Provides Definition Of A Trade Secret
- David Rickerby States Importance of Completing a Thorough Patent Search Upfront
- David Rickerby States Importance of Considering Your Channel Strategy and Protecting Your IP
- David Rickerby States Patents Have To Be Novel
- David Rickerby States The Relationship Is More Important Than The Contract Clause
- David Sinclair Discusses Challenge of Being An Academic In the Business World and the Roles He Has Played Within His Company
- David Sinclair Shares Thoughts on Conflict Of Interest Between Academic Role and Business Role
- David Sinclair Shares Thoughts on Time Requirements of Being a Scientist and Entrepreneur
- David Walt Discusses Challenges In Founding Life Sciences Company
- David Walt Shares Background of Illumina - Growing From Science To Business
- Debra Goldfarb and Dana Callow Share Thoughts on Convergence Within Biotech Industry
- Debra Goldfarb Discusses Life Sciences Focus Within IBM
- Debra Goldfarb Provides Overview of Session 2
- Dianne Russell Discusses Importance of Shopping Around For A VC Firm and Making Sure There Is Strong Chemistry
- Dianne Russell Discusses Position of Bank When Company Starts To Fail
- Dianne Russell Discusses Role of Banks In Funding Startups
- Dianne Russell States Tech Startups Are A Money Game of Risk and Reward
- Eben Bayer & Gavin McIntyre Discuss Importance of Putting Together a Business Plan
- Eben Bayer & Gavin McIntyre Discuss Shift From Initial Business Plan
- Eben Bayer & Gavin McIntyre Discuss Support From NCIIA During Startup Phase
- Eben Bayer & Gavin McIntyre Discuss Support From RPI During Startup Phase
- Eben Bayer & Gavin McIntyre Discusses Development of Product Greensulate
- Eben Bayer & Gavin McIntyre Discusses Focus On Triple Bottom Line
- Eben Bayer & Gavin McIntyre State Importance of Looking For Marketable Wants and Needs
- Eben Bayer Shares Example When They Missed Information During Intellectual Property Research Phase
- Eben Bayer States Family Farm Provides Entrepreneurial Background
- Eben Bayer States You Learn A Lot From Failing
- Frances Toneguzzo Discusses Evolution of Tech Transfer Offices
- Frances Toneguzzo Discusses Technical, Legal and Networking Resources Available Through Technology Transfer Offices
- Frances Toneguzzo States People Are Strongest Resource In Technology Transfer Offices
- Gavin McIntyre Discusses Current Project at Ecovative
- Gavin McIntyre Discusses Greensulate Pilot Projects Underway
- Gavin McIntyre Discusses LifeLink Company
- Gil Friend Discusses Reasons Why Clients Will Seek Consulting Services From Natural Logic
- Gil Friend Provides Overview of Company, Natural Logic
- Gil Friend Shares Thoughts on Incrementalism
- Gil Friend States Americans Must Diversify Their Cultural Awareness
- Gil Friend States Imporance of Aiming Ahead Of The Curve
- Gil Friend States Importance Of Diversifying Experience In Personal Education And In Workplace Teams
- Gil Friend States Importance of Setting Appropriate Expectations
- Gil Friend States Misconception That Environmental Quality Costs Money
- Gil Friend States Natural Logic Has Diverse Base of Clients
- Gil Friend States Natural Logic Will Work With Client Design Teams To Support A More Powerful Design Process
- Gil Friend States Natural Logic Will Work With Clients On Operational Efficiency
- Gil Friend States Natural Logic Will Work With Clients To Help Define Strategic Direction
- Gil Friend States Technological Issues Related To Implementation Are Often Easier To Overcome Than Human Issues
- Girja Sharan Discusses Background and Work in Agricultural Engineering
- Girja Sharan Discusses Desire For Undergraduate Engineering Students To Have More Exposure To Worldwide Problems
- Girja Sharan Discusses Excitement In Solving Problems
- Girja Sharan Shares Example of Setting Up a Solar Kitchen
- Girja Sharan Shares Story Of How Solving Problems Often Requires People To Have a More Open Mind
- Girja Sharan Shares Thoughts on An Engineering Career Path
- Girja Sharan States His Work Focuses on Solving Problems That Affect Large Groups of People
- Girja Sharan States Importance of Deploying Engineering Talent To Solve The Problems Of People With Limited Resources
- Helen Lockhart Discusses Challenges Related To Having the Freedom To Operate
- Helen Lockhart Discusses Circumstances When Obtaining a Patent Does Not Make Sense
- Helen Lockhart Discusses Concept of Inventorship
- Helen Lockhart Discusses Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
- Helen Lockhart Discusses Specific Challenges Facing Life Science Patents
- Helen Lockhart Discusses Timelines of Patent Process
- Helen Lockhart Provides Definition of Novelty Destroying Disclosure
- Helen Lockhart Provides Overview on Patents
- Helen Lockhart Shares Thoughts on Patent Portfolio Management
- Helen Lockhart States Patents Are A Bargain With The Government
- Helen Lockhart States Record Keeping Is Critical To Patent Process
- Helen Maslocka Discusses Importance of Timing of Technology
- Helen Maslocka Shares Background of MedCool, Inc.
- Helen Maslocka Shares Thoughts on Ego and Relationships With Investors, Board and Advisors
- Helen Maslocka States Team is Most Important Asset In Starting Company
- James Dicke Discusses Challenge of Communicating Within An International Organization
- James Dicke Discusses Challenge of Keeping Family Business Running Through Multiple Generations
- James Dicke Discusses Challenge of Separating Family and Business
- James Dicke Discusses Challenges of Working In A Three-Man Partnership
- James Dicke Discusses Characteristics of a Good CEO
- James Dicke Discusses Decision To Remain Private Rather Than Going Public
- James Dicke Discusses Family Business Dynamics And Reality That Family Relationships Made Business Relationships More Difficult
- James Dicke Discusses How Interesting In Art Has Carried Over To Professional Life
- James Dicke Discusses Integration of His Son Into The Family Business
- James Dicke Discusses Reasoning Behind Crown's Vertical Integration
- James Dicke Provides Background of Crown Equipment Corporation After World War II
- James Dicke Provides Overview of Family Businesses In The United States
- James Dicke Shares Advice To Undergraduate Students
- James Dicke Shares Background of Ideas Prior To Founding Of Crown Equipment Corporation
- James Dicke Shares Disappointment With Industry Focus on Short-Term Profits Versus Long-Term Success
- James Dicke Shares Example of Family Business Run By Non-Family Executives
- James Dicke Shares Thoughts on Innovation
- James Dicke States Being In A Family Business Gives You An Opportunity To Lead At An Earlier Age
- James Dicke States Biggest Constraint For Small Companies In The US Today Is Ability To Attract and Retain Talented Workers
- James Dicke States Crown Manufactures Many Products Using Vertical Integration
- James Dicke States Differences In Age and Stage Can Assist Partnership Relationships
- James Dicke States Family Business Can Provide Great Opportunity For Children - But Only If They Want That Opportunity
- James Dicke States Family Businesses Can Provide Big Opportunities With Big Risks
- James Dicke States Importance of Developing Interpersonal Skills
- James Dicke States Importance of Distinguishing Between Personal And Business Relationships In A Family Business
- James Dicke States Industrial Design Should Marry Product Funcationality To Productivity
- James Dicke States Reality That Career Choices Directly Impact Spouse
- James Dicke States Some Personality Traits Are Genetic and Some Can Be Learned
- James Dicke States Surpirse That Bad Ideas Seem To Always Resurface
- James Dicke States Undergraduates Who Are Thirsty To Learn Are More Appealing Job Candidates
- James Dicke States Work-Life Balance Wasn't Easy To Find
- Janice Bourque Discusses Background of Comerica Bank and What Banks Need To Understand To Support Healthcare Startups
- Janice Bourque Discusses Challenges of Selling Product To Potential Financers
- Janice Bourque Discusses Entrepreneurship Versus Intrapreneurship
- Janice Bourque Discusses How A Bank Can Participate In Various Stages of Company Growth
- Janice Bourque Discusses Impact of Clinical Trials In Moving Product Through Development Process
- Janice Bourque Discusses What A Young Company Should Look For In A Bank Relationship
- Janice Bourque Discusses What Banks Are Looking For In Startup Companies
- Janice Bourque Discusses What Banks Will Look At In Early Stage Of Company Startup
- Janice Bourque States Importance of Being Prepared For Technology To Morph and Change
- Janice Bourque States Importance Of Doing What You Are Passionate About
- Jay Schwartz Discusses Role of Angel Investors and Background of Keiretsu Forum
- Jay Schwartz Shares Thoughts on Inventor Transitioning To Entrepreneur and Experience That Come From Being In the Trenches
- Jay Schwartz States At End Of Day Angels Should Invest In Best Team
- Jay Schwartz States Importance of Angels Investing In Companies They Understand
- Jay Schwartz States Management Team Should Have Different Backgrounds and Positive Personal Interactions
- Jay Schwartz States Reality That Many Inventors Fear Losing Control Of Their Knowledge
- Jay Schwartz States Shares Thoughts on Company Team and Role of Advisors
- John Abele Discusses Pros and Cons of Being a Big Company
- John Abele Shares Philosophy On Problem Solving
- John Abele Shares Thoughts on Passionate Leaders
- John Abele Shares Thoughts on Technology Transfer Within Universities
- John Abele States Entrepreneurs Identify Needs That Aren't Being Met
- John Abele States Organizations Are Most Productive When There Is Great Communication
- John Abele States Organizations Should Perform Self-Tests
- John Santini Discusses Advantage of Passive Implantable Devices
- John Santini Discusses Advantage of Using Network To Find CEO
- John Santini Discusses Background of Company, MicroCHIPS
- John Santini Discusses Cash Flow and Spending
- John Santini Discusses Challenges In Handling Changes In Product-Related Technology
- John Santini Discusses How Company Found First CEO
- John Santini Discusses Making Decision To Be in Business Versus Academia
- John Santini Discusses MicroCHIPS Corporate Partnerships
- John Santini Discusses Personal Choices For Work-Life Balance
- John Santini Discusses Structure of Implantable Device For Drug Delivery
- John Santini Discusses Use of Sensors In Implantable Device
- John Santini Discusses VC Funding for MicroCHIPS
- John Santini Shares Personal Experience In Learning From CEO-Mentor
- John Santini Shares Reality That The Inventor May Not Be The Right Person To Lead The Company
- John Santini Shares Thoughts on Company's Good Fortune In Having Patient Investors
- John Santini States If You Have The Opportunity To Raise Capital, You Should
- John Santini States Importance of Hairing A Team of People To Fill In Management Weaknesses
- John Santini States Intellectual Property Is Essential
- John Santini States MicroCHIPS Focus is Drug Delivery and Biosensing
- John Santini States Upfront Communication Is Critical
- Katie Lucchesi Discusses Advantage of Being an Engineer On an Mutlidisciplinary Business Team
- Katie Lucchesi Discusses Advantage of Coming To NCIIA Conference As A Student and Young Entrepreneur
- Katie Lucchesi Discusses Background of Bright Light Innovations Business Project
- Katie Lucchesi Shares Example of Mistaken Assumption In Stove Design
- Katie Lucchesi Shares Experiences From Trip To India
- Katie Lucchesi Shares Thoughts on Helping Others And Ultimate Profitability
- Ken Robinson Discusses Background and Impact of Being Brought Up In Liverpool
- Ken Robinson Discusses Concept of Whether Some Disciplines Are More Important for Intellectual Growth
- Ken Robinson Discusses Creativity As A Differentiated Process
- Ken Robinson Discusses Cultural Identity and Technological Innovation
- Ken Robinson Discusses Differences Between Conscious and Creative Thinking
- Ken Robinson Discusses Impact of Population and Urbanization
- Ken Robinson Discusses Studies on Divergent Thinking
- Ken Robinson Shares Thoughts on Creativity and Failure
- Ken Robinson Shares Thoughts on The Senses and How Creativity Can Emerge From The Obvious
- Ken Robinson States Analytical Thought Is Not The Only Way of Thinking
- Ken Robinson States Children Need To Be Motivated To Learn
- Ken Robinson States College Degrees No Longer Guarantee Employment
- Ken Robinson States Creativity Is Unlocked When You Find The Right Medium
- Ken Robinson States Culture and Creativity Must Be At The Heart of The New Model Of Education
- Ken Robinson States Education Must Shift To Cultivate People's Innate Resources
- Ken Robinson States Imagination and Creativity Come Before Innovation
- Ken Robinson States Importance of Aiming High
- Ken Robinson States Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship Is Being Stifled By The American Education System
- Ken Robinson States Technology Is A Major Driver Of The Future
- Ken Robinson States Testing Only Becomes a Problem When It Is The Purpose of the Education
- Ken Robinson States We Need To Behave Differently
- Ken Robinson States World Is In A Human Resource Crisis
- Kesh Narayanan Dicusses Revenue Streams And Importance That Innovation Lead To Something Tangible
- Kesh Narayanan Discusses Discovery and Innovation Supported by NSF
- Kesh Narayanan Discusses Discovery to Innovation-Centered Networks
- Kesh Narayanan Discusses Importance of Building a Strong Team In Order To Sell The Idea
- Kesh Narayanan Discusses Innovation Initiatives At NSF
- Kesh Narayanan Discusses NSF and the Tech Transfer Process
- Kesh Narayanan Discusses NSF's Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR)
- Kesh Narayanan Shares Professional Background
- Kesh Narayanan States A True Entrepreneur Will Be Passionate About An Idea But Also See Its Commercial Value
- Kesh Narayanan States Amazement At Wealth of Ideas That Come Into SBIR Process
- Kesh Narayanan States Importance Of Creating a Systematic Approach To Entrepreneurial Education
- Kesh Narayanan States Innovation Is The Transfer Of Knoweldge Into Money
- Kesh Narayanan States NSF Views Commercial Potential As An Importance Part of Each Proposal
- Kesh Narayanan States Research of Innovation Is His Interest
- Kevin Jarrell Discusses Background of Company, Modular Genetics
- Kevin Jarrell Discusses Company Collaboration With Monsanto
- Kevin Jarrell Discusses Generating Revenue As A Startup
- Kevin Jarrell Discusses How He Chose VC To Partner With
- Kevin Jarrell Discusses Process of Raising Money
- Kevin Jarrell Discusses Professional Background and Timeline For Business Formation
- Kevin Jarrell Discusses Taking The Leap From Academia To Business
- Kevin Jarrell Shares Current Status of Company, Modular Genetics
- Kevin Jarrell Shares Thoughts on Company's Future
- Kevin Jarrell States Company Has Success In Hitting Milestones
- Kevin Jarrell States Importance of Being Innovative
- Kevin Jarrell States Key To Company Success Was Team Experience In Biotech Industry
- Kevin Jarrell States Partner Activity and Fund Raising Activity Are Two Key Future Goals For Company
- Kevin Menear Discusses Challenges Of Being An Engineer And Starting A Business
- Kevin Menear Discusses Current Technology for Landmine Detonation
- Kevin Menear Discusses Decision To Be An Entrepreneur
- Kevin Menear Discusses Encouragement To Create Innovative Technology That Served Social Need
- Kevin Menear Discusses New Technology For Landmine Detonation Developed At MineWerks
- Kevin Menear Encourages Students To Consider Entrepreneurship
- Kevin Menear Provides Background of MineWerks
- Kevin Menear Shares Thoughts On Finding A Mentor
- Kevin Menear States Business Planning Helps You Refine Your Strategy
- Kevin Menear States Entrepreneurs Are In The Best Position To Change The World
- Kevin Menear States Having A Mentor Can Be Life Support For A Young Entrepreneur
- Kevin Menear States Importance of NCIIA Funding For MineWerks Project
- Kevin Menear States You Don't Have To Travel The Globe To Understand That People Are Suffering
- Khanjan Mehta Discusses Development of Medical Kiosks To Collect Biomedical Data
- Khanjan Mehta Discusses Dual Pronged Approach Of Top-Down Through UN and Bottom-Up Through Local Effort in Tanzania
- Khanjan Mehta Discusses Importance of Getting College Students Interested in Social Entrepreneurship
- Khanjan Mehta Discusses Interest In Social Entrepreneurship
- Khanjan Mehta Outlines How Market Research In Tanzania Was Performed
- Khanjan Mehta Shares Background and Discusses Founding of Mashavu Project
- Khanjan Mehta Shares Thoughts on Intellectual Property
- Khanjan Mehta States Entrepreneurship Is About Sustainable Value Creation
- Khanjan Mehta States Funding Was Provided Through Sustainable Vision program
- Khanjan Mehta States Importance of Students Having Experiential Learning And Getting Hands Dirty
- Khanjan Mehta States Mashavu Project Is Mix Of Telemedicine and Social Networking To Alleviate Shortage of Medical Professionals In Africa
- Khanjan Mehta States Professional And Personal Influences Have Come From Many Places
- Larry Meier Discusses Cost Constraints in Licensing
- Larry Meier Discusses Due Diligence and Maintenance With Regards To IP
- Larry Meier Discusses Importance Aspects of a Licensing Agreement
- Larry Meier Discusses Importance of Intellectual Propertt Ownership
- Larry Meier Discusses Licensing Strategy and the Right To License
- Larry Meier Discusses Moentary Consideration With Regards To Licensing
- Larry Meier Discusses Purpose of a Licensing Agreement
- Larry Meier Discusses Sub-licensing, Reservation of Rights and Temrination
- Larry Meier Discusses Trade Secrets
- Larry Meier States Importance of Doing Licensing Agreement Correctly The First Time and Not Waiting For the Perfect Deal
- Laurence Blumberg Discusses Background of Syntonix and Technology Transfer Process
- Laurence Blumberg Shares Thoughts on Angel Investing and Creation of Management Team
- Laurence Blumberg Shares Thoughts on Pitching To VC Firms and Private Equity Market
- Laurence Blumberg Shares Thoughts on Valuing Startup Companies
- Laurie Halloran Discusses Challegnes Of Facing Institutional Review Boards (IRB)
- Laurie Halloran Discusses Need To Decide If You Plan To Pursue U.S. or Global Markets
- Laurie Halloran Discusses Pipeline Of Clinical Process
- Laurie Halloran Discusses Pressure To Develop Clinical Products Quickly
- Laurie Halloran States Clinical Products Have To Be Scalable
- Laurie Halloran States Collection of Clinical Data Is Expensive and Risky
- Laurie Halloran States Importance of Developing a Business Plan
- Laurie Halloran States Importance of Having A Goal So You Won't Get Distracted During The Long Approval And Testing Process
- Laurie Halloran States Importance of Having Strength on Both Medical End and Business End of Process
- Laurie Halloran States Importance of Listening To FDA Hints
- Laurie Halloran States Importance of Phase One Trials
- Laurie Halloran States Importance of Starting Out With a Strong Business Concept
- Laurie Halloran States Importance of Understanding Regulatory Landmarks
- Laurie Halloran States In Clinical Product Development, There Is Never Only One Answer
- Laurie Halloran States Many Phase Three Clinical Trials Are Done Internationally
- Laurie Halloran States Physicians Need To Learn To Be Sponsors and Investigators When Entering Clinical Research
- Laurie Halloran States Professional Role Is Helping Turn Clinical Medicine Into Clinical Research
- Lesa Mitchell Discusses Challenge in Keeping Bureaucracy To A Minimum In Growing Organizations
- Lesa Mitchell Discusses Challenge of Increasing Deal Flow
- Lesa Mitchell Discusses Challenge of Transaction Costs
- Lesa Mitchell Discusses Challenges of Being An Entrepreneur Working With Bleeding Edge Technology
- Lesa Mitchell Discusses Kauffman Foundation's Role In Advancing Innovation
- Lesa Mitchell Discusses Professional Background
- Lesa Mitchell Discusses Social Networking Among Immigrants and Women
- Lesa Mitchell Discusses Struggle To Achieve Work-Life Balance
- Lesa Mitchell Shares Thoughts on Gender Issues
- Lesa Mitchell Shares Thoughts on Pathways and Capacities
- Lesa Mitchell Shares Thoughts on Tech Transfer And the Critical Role of Faculty
- Lesa Mitchell States Adding Money To A High Level Of Growth Isn't Always The Best Thing
- Lesa Mitchell States Entrepreneurship Education Needs To Encompass Creativity and Opportunity Recognition
- Lesa Mitchell States Importance of Gathering Lessons Learned From Philanthropic Ventures
- Lesa Mitchell States Importance of University-Industry Collaboration
- Lesa Mitchell States Kauffman Foundation Is Trying To Become Entrepreneurial In Philanthropy
- Lesa Mitchell States Philanthropy Dollars Are Starting To Fund Innovation
- Lesa Mitchell States Scientists Often Face The Challenge of Becoming Verically Focused
- Lesa Mitchell States She Is Able To Make Sacrifices For Work Because She Knows It Makes A Difference
- Mark Wilson Discusses Flush Syringe Project
- Mark Wilson Shares Abbott Advantage Example
- Mark Wilson Shares Baxter Healthcare Example
- Mark Wilson Shares Thoughts on Ideas
- Mark Wilson States A Good Idea Can Beat The Competition
- Mark Wilson States A Good Idea Has Strong Market Penetration Potential
- Mark Wilson States A Good Idea Is Part Of A Growing Market
- Mark Wilson States A Good Idea Should Make Money
- Mark Wilson States A Good Idea Should Result In a Clearly Defined Product
- Mark Wilson States A Good Idea Should Solve A Problem
- Mark Wilson States Good Ideas Need Time and Money To Launch Successfully
- Mark Wilson States Paychex Would Have Been Rejected As A Good Idea Based on His Filter
- Mark Wilson States Starbucks Would Have Been Rejected As A Good Idea Based on His Filter
- Mark Wilson States USA Today Would Have Been Rejected As A Good Idea Based on His Filter
- Mark Wilson States You Need To Be A Champion Of Your Idea
- Martina Musteen Discusses Attitude Towards Entrepreneurship in Czech Republic
- Martina Musteen Discusses Challenges Of Bringing International Entrepreneurship Into the Classroom
- Martina Musteen Discusses Course in International Entrepreneurship
- Martina Musteen Discusses Different Ventures That Students Work With
- Martina Musteen Discusses Experience Growing Up In The Czech Republic
- Martina Musteen Discusses How Students Work With International Entrepreneurs
- Martina Musteen Discusses Impact of Winning Olympus Award
- Martina Musteen Discusses Pride In Developing International Entrepreneurship Class From Scratch
- Martina Musteen Discusses Research Done For International Entrepreneurship Class
- Martina Musteen Discusses Two Level Approach To Course Which Includes Social Entrepreneurship
- Martina Musteen States Many Students In Her Class Are International
- Martina Musteen States Property Rights and Reaction To Failure Will Impact Entrepreneurship In A Country
- Martina Musteen States Students Think About Entrepreneurship In A Global Context
- Martina Musteen States Surprise At How Much US Takes For Granted Ability To Become An Entrepreneur
- Nick Donofrio Discusses Concept of Global Integration
- Nick Donofrio Discusses Global Innovation Outlook Concept
- Nick Donofrio Discusses Need To Move From I-Model To T-Model In Education
- Nick Donofrio Discusses Professional Background
- Nick Donofrio Shares Thoughts on How To Unlock Innovative Value
- Nick Donofrio States Change Needs To Be Guide In All Areas
- Nick Donofrio States Importance of Thinking Broadly
- Nick Donofrio States Need For Changes In How We Educate Engineers and Scientists
- Nick Donofrio States Need To Change The Way We Educate Engineers and Scientists
- Nick Donofrio States The Future Is Not About Technology But Rather About The Capacity For Change
- Nick Donofrio States Value May Not Be In The Next Big Thing But Rather In The Service That the Big Thing Provides
- Nick Donofrio States Value Will Come From Small And Large Organizations
- Patricia Granahan Discusses Importance of Attorney's Background
- Patricia Granahan Discusses Realistic Expectations That Inventor Should Have
- Patricia Granahan Shares Thoughts on What an Inventor Should Expect From University Technology Transfer
- Paul Hudnut Discusses Background of Company, Envirofit
- Paul Hudnut Discusses Decision To Leave Legal Field
- Paul Hudnut Discusses Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programs at Colorado State University
- Paul Hudnut Discusses How Stove Project Solved Multiple Problems
- Paul Hudnut Discusses Starlight Stove Project
- Paul Hudnut Shares Challenges of Working In Markets Where Customers Are Impoverished
- Paul Hudnut Shares Thoughts on How Students Might Gain The Experience Needed To Become Entrepreneurs
- Paul Hudnut States Much of Human Nature Goes Against Innovation
- Paul Hudnut States NCIIA Has Been Beneficial In Extending His Professional Network
- Paul McManus Discusses Advantage Of Working With Service Providers At Early Stage of Company
- Paul McManus Discusses Advantages of Fully Formed Management Team
- Paul McManus Discusses Growth of Advisory Board As Company Grows
- Paul McManus Discusses Key Participants In Venture Team
- Paul McManus Discusses Typs of Deals That Millenia Partners Pursues
- Paul McManus Provide Background of Millenia Partners
- Paul McManus Provides Comparison Between Science Team and Business Team
- Paul McManus Shares Background of Millenia Partners
- Paul McManus Shares Thoughts On How To Build A Management Team At A Life Sciences Startup
- Paul McManus Shares Thoughts On How To Build A Scientific Advisory Board At A Life Sciences Startup
- Paul McManus Shares Thoughts On Measuing The Quality Of The Investors With Whom A Startup Partners
- Paul McManus Shares Thoughts on Role of Advisory Board
- Paul McManus States Advisory Board Members Should Play Integral Role and Not Just Be For Appearances
- Paul McManus States CEOs Are Usually Brought In After Money Is In Place
- Paul McManus States Life Science Startups Should Be Cautious When Dealing With Advisors
- Paul McManus States Mentors Act Like Parents
- Paul McManus States One of Biggest Mistakes Is When CEO Doesn't Release Control Of Operating Issues
- Paul McManus States Three Risks Of Investing Are Technology, Market and Team
- Paul Polak Describes Founding and Growth of IDE
- Paul Polak Describes Revolution In The Pursuit of Affordable Design
- Paul Polak Provides Definition of Background of International Development Enterprises (IDE)
- Paul Polak Provides Definition of His 'Don't Bother' Trilogy
- Paul Polak States Decision To Not Make Professional Decisions Based on Money
- Paul Polak States Deeper Personal Connections Have Guided His Path In Life
- Paul Polak States IDE Treats Impoverished As Customers And Not Charity Cases
- Paul Polak States Importance of Cutting Design Costs To Make Product Affordable
- Paul Polak States Importance of Picking Crops From Marketing Point of View
- Paul Polak States Importance of Providing Inputs To Enable Farmers To Develop Crops
- Paul Polak States Importance of Understanding Specific Context of Poverty
- Paul Polak States Poverty Is An Overriding Set of Variables
- Paul Polak States Students Are Interested In Making A Difference
- Phil Weilerstein Provides Welcome and Overview to NCIIA Meeting
- Prem Das Discusses Importance Of Networking and Starting Relationship With Tech Transfer Before Invention is Complete
- Prem Das States Technology Transfer Offices Can Help Discern Commercial Potential Of Inventions
- Richard Blumberg Discusses Background of Syntonix and Realization That Medical Discovery Could Become Basis For Company
- Richard Blumberg Shares Thoughts on Commercialization of Life Sciences Techniques and Products
- Richard Blumberg States Importance of Partnering With Business and Scientists If You Are To Stay in Academics
- Richard Ramko Discusses Biotech Stock Performance In 2005
- Richard Ramko Discusses Financing Within The Biotech Sector
- Richard Ramko Discusses M&A Activity Among Biotech Firms In 2005
- Richard Ramko Discusses R&D Expenditures In Biotech Industry In 2005
- Richard Ramko Discusses The Merck Biotech Index
- Richard Ramko Discusses Trend In Corporate Alliances Among Biotech Companies In 2005
- Richard Ramko Provides Brief Overview of Global Biotechnology Industry
- Richard Ramko Shares Reasoning For Increasing Alliances Within Biotech Sector
- Richard Ramko Shares Thoughts On Biotech Firms Choosing To Go Public
- Richard Ramko States Losses In Biotech Sector Have Decreased
- Richard Ramko States Product Approval In Biotech Is Increasing
- Rick Berenson Discusses Importance of Finding Correct CEO To Lead Scientific Team
- Rick Berenson Discusses Role as Venture Capitalist In Putting Together Strong Team
- Rick Berenson States Advisory Board Should Bring Expertise and Lend Credibility
- Rick Berenson States Biggest Mistakes Are Trying To Do It All Yourself and Not Hiring On the Right People
- Robert Creeden Shares Thoughts on Risk of Life Science and Tech-Related Startups
- Robert Creeden Shares Valuation Example
- Robert Creeden States Example of Bad Valuation Scenario
- Robert Creeden States Owners Need To Be More Concerned About Dilution of Price and Not Dilution of Ownership
- Robert Kern Discusses Creation of Kern Family Foundation
- Robert Kern Discusses Growth of Generac Power Systems
- Robert Kern Discusses His Father's Role As Pastor and Educator
- Robert Kern Discusses Importance of Using Entrepreneurial Thinking Towards Conservation
- Robert Kern Discusses Involvement With Pastoral Education
- Robert Kern Discusses Involvement With Program To Encourage Students To Pursue Engineering
- Robert Kern Discusses Personal Decision To Combine Talent With Far East To Better Compete
- Robert Kern Shares Academic and Professional Background
- Robert Kern Shares Personal Thoughts on School Choice
- Robert Kern Shares Thoughts on Entitlement and Future Challenges
- Robert Kern States Entrepreneurial Spirit Comes From The Desire To Be Part of A Continuous Learning Process
- Robert Kern States Generac's Success Has Come By Blending Talent From Around The Globe
- Robert Kern States Importance of Being Able To Think Entrepreneurially
- Robert Kern States Importance of Incorporating Diversity Into Entrepreneurial Thinking
- Robert Kern States Importance of Students Having A Broad Understanding Of the World At Large
- Robert Kern States Personal Interests Are Reflected In Kern Family Foundation
- Robert Kern States Personal Satisfaction Is More Meaningful Than Financial Satisfaction
- Robert Kern States Reality That We Live In An Increasingly Technical World
- Robert Tweed Provides Introduction For Robert Kern
- Saurabh Saha Discusses Current Project at Novartis
- Saurabh Saha Discusses Current State Of Pharmaceutical Industry
- Saurabh Saha Discusses Drug Discovery Incubator At Novartis
- Saurabh Saha Discusses Early Stage Drug Discovery
- Saurabh Saha Discusses Good Manufacturing Practice Guidelines
- Saurabh Saha Discusses Importance of Developing Predictive Models For Drug Success
- Saurabh Saha Discusses Importance of Validating the Target
- Saurabh Saha States Importance of Understanding Pathways For Drug Efficacy
- Saurabh Saha States Industry Is Taking Steps In Preclinical Phase To Improve Safety
- Saurabh Saha States Pharma Industry Needs To Focus on Change In Sociology
- Saurabh Saha States Reason For Pursuing Pathways
- Scott Kirsner Discusses Adoption of Technicolor In Film Industry
- Scott Kirsner Discusses Challenges Between Innovators, Preservationists and Sideline Sitters
- Scott Kirsner Discusses Conflict Between Innovators and Preservationists
- Scott Kirsner Discusses Evolution of Computer Animation In Film Industry
- Scott Kirsner Discusses Evolution of Widescreen and Video Recording
- Scott Kirsner Shares Anecdote Of Hearing Frustration Among A-List Hollywood Directors On Implementing Innovative Practices
- Scott Kirsner Shares Anecdote of How George Lucas Is Working For Adoption of Digital Camera Technology in Hollywood
- Scott Kirsner Shares Evolution Within Film Industry From Silent To Talkies
- Scott Kirsner States Foreign Film Industries Are Quicker To Adopt New Technologies
- Scott Kirsner States Hollywood Isn't Sure How To Handle User Generated Content and Sites Like YouTube
- Steve Buckley Discusses General Market Performance From 2000 To 2005
- Steve Buckley Discusses Transaction Value And Trends in Drug Approval Process
- Steve Buckley Provides Overview of Biotechnology Industry in mid-2005
- Steve Buckley Shares Thoughts Bubble and Future of VC Investing Internationally
- Steve Buckley Shares Thoughts on Future Forecast Within Biotech Industry
- Steve Buckley Shares Thoughts on Partner Alliances In Biotech Industry
- Susan Ward Discusses Challenge Of Finding Right Balance In Life Science Startup Between Academic and Business
- Susan Ward Provides Example of Networking To Develop Team
- Susan Ward Provides Introduction and Professional Background
- Susan Ward States Importance of Defining Roles of Board of Directors and Advisory Board
- Susan Ward States Importance of Getting The Right People On The Team
- Susan Ward States Importance of Having Right Peopl On Board To Meet Revenue Targets
- Theresa Mazzullo Discusses Options For Early Stage Funding
- Theresa Mazzullo Discusses Options For Government Funding
- Theresa Mazzullo Discusses Timeframe In Business Development Where You Should Pursue VC Funding
- Theresa Mazzullo Discusses Tradeoff Between Advanced Payments From Vendors and Exclusivity Clauses
- Theresa Mazzullo Provides Definition Of The Ladder of Funding Sources
- Theresa Mazzullo Shares Thoughts on Angels and Angel Groups As Sources of Funding
- Theresa Mazzullo Shares Thoughts on Friends And Family As A Source of Funding
- Theresa Mazzullo Shares Thoughts On Using Banks As A Source of Funding
- Theresa Mazzullo States Consulting Businesses Don't Require Much Capital
- Theresa Mazzullo States Importance of Understanding Your Company's Risk and Valuation Regardless Of The Source Of Funding You Are Seeking
- Theresa Mazzullo States Importance of Understanding Your Stage Of Development
- Theresa Mazzullo States In Some Cases, The Money Will Find You
- Theresa Mazzullo States Investors Will Expect You To Have A Personal Financial Stake In The Business
- Theresa Mazzullo States Need To Understand Eventual Size Of Business When Starting Funding Process
- Theresa Mazzullo States Need To Understand If You Have A Lifestyle Or Scalable Business
- Theresa Mazzullo States Strategic Alliances Can Result In Funding
- Theresa Mazzullo States VCs Expect A Rapid Business Scale-Up
- Theresa Mazzullo States Venture Capitalists Are About Relationships
- Theresa Mazzullo States Your Stage Of Development Will Determine The Funding You Can Go After
- Todd Keiller States Importance of Inventor Retaining Personal Counsel

