Are you a graduate student in science or engineering at UW-Madison?
If you want to know more about tools and concepts for starting a new firm, how to measure and assess products and markets for ideas, or want to think about entrepreneurship as a life path, check out the Wisconsin Entrepreneurial Bootcamp!
Program activities will include face-to-face sessions with:
• John Morgridge - Former Chairman/CEO, CISCO Systems. UW alum. WEB sponsor.
• G. Steven Burrill - Founder Burrill & Co. UW alum. Burrill Business Plan sponsor.
• Top UW faculty from across campus
• Campus and community experts in start-ups, intellectual property, and funding
DETAILS AT A GLANCE
WHEN: July 20 - July 25 (Sunday afternoon through Friday)
Full time, full commitment immersion program with evening assignments and events.
WHERE: UW- Madison campus. Classrooms in Grainger Hall.
ELIGIBILITY: Physical, life science or engineering graduate students or post docs preferred. Must be enrolled at
UW-Madison. Competitive admissions with limited seats.
COST: No cost to participants due to generous donations from program sponsors.
Sample topics:
• Imagining and assessing products and markets
• Key features of life sciences industries
• Funding sources and financial analysis for start-ups
• Intellectual property techniques and strategies
• Business models as an art form. Authenticity in entrepreneurship.
Anticipated activities: Readings, case analyses, real-time work with ideas, lively social events, expert panels,
practice in financial and market assessment and other tools.
This is not a sit-back and listen part-time course. It's an exciting, dig deep, learning experience.
"Increased my knowledge of business--specifically how it relates to my research. Also, I have gained a support system via the business school contacts & other students who attended this bootcamp." - 2007 WEB Participant
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