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Venture Practicum: Why?

Venture Practicum: Why?. Get real insight into the startup life Work along side founders and senior managers Apply classroom principles to real business problems Interact with Dingman Center Angels investors Compelling resume builder for any job role. A taste of StartupLand ….

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Venture Practicum: Why?

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  1. Venture Practicum:Why? • Get real insight into the startup life • Work along side founders and senior managers • Apply classroom principles to real business problems • Interact with Dingman Center Angels investors • Compelling resume builder for any job role A taste of StartupLand…

  2. Venture Practicum:What is it? • 3 Credit SmithX class in Spring 2015 semester • Consulting project with high growth startups • Mission critical projects • Majority of work in the field, few class sessions • Variety – finance, marketing, sales, technology…

  3. Venture Practicum:Structure • Startup fundamentals • Project team 2-3 people • Peer advisory meet every other week • EIR assigned to each group • Faculty TBD – likely Clinical Professor/Adjunct faculty

  4. Venture Practicum:Project proposals • ThreatSim – Marketing Communications / Customer Engagement for cybersecurity • SortIQ- Go-to-market strategy for recruiting platform • Otomagnetics – market sizing study for novel drug delivery using magnetic forces • Dasdak – Market entry strategy for sports venue mobile ordering system • OneUpSports – Develop internal processes for products team for perennial VP company • SoapBoxSoaps – Develop database and processes for social venture • Activity Rocket – Customer acquisition strategy • Artichoke - Customer research on product enhancements • YumVy – Market research and pricing for recipe platform

  5. Sample Projects Social media marketing efficacy project Market assessment and expansion strategy Sales generation and technology architecture

  6. Next Steps • Applications open October 24th • Applications due by October31st • Interviews November 4rd - 7th • Acceptance into class November 10th Questions?

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