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http://entrepreneur.utsa.edu



Building Inter-Collegiate Technology Entrepreneurship into the Undergraduate Curriculum at the University

of Texas at San Antonio:

An Historical Perspective in Effective Educational Transformation through the Center for Innovation

and Technology Entrepreneurship (CITE)

Anita Leffel and Cory R. A. Hallam




Overview

• Start with the end in mind• Understand where we were• Define the process• Sell success, not promises• Entrepreneurship as the CONTEXT• Elements of the Ecosystem• See what they can do• What we have learned• Good science is good questions




Start with the end in mind

• 30,000 students and exponential

growth in science and technology research expenditures we saw a future for:

– Student entrepreneurs– Launching Technology-based companies– On-campus incubation

Stemming from their academic experience




Start with the end in mind

• 30,000 students and exponential

growth in science and technology research expenditures we saw:

– No visible student entrepreneurs– No Technology-based companies– No on-campus incubation– No translation of academic experience into

entrepreneurial ventures




Define the Process


At the heart of American enterprise is the desire to create. Technological innovation is the foundation for creating new enterprises, and the spirit of entrepreneurship is the catalyst for turning these innovations into reality.

Through a process of education, experiences, resources, and support, the Center for Innovation and Technology Entrepreneurship (CITE) at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) is focused on fostering the growth of new technology-based ventures as a catalyst for the regional entrepreneurial ecosystem. The CITE is a joint venture of the colleges of Business and Engineering that combines academic rigor in the fundamentals with contextual applications in entrepreneurship.

Students

Faculty

Industry

New Ventures

Education Experience Resources Support



Market Factors & Conditions

Define the Process

UTSA Accelerating Collegiate Entrepreneurship (ACE) Model: Understanding where we influence entrepreneurial intent from a collegiate perspective.


Entrepreneurial Intentions

Perceived Desirability

Propensity to Act

Perceived Feasibility

Perceived Self-Efficacy

Expected Outcomes

Personality Traits

Contextual FactorsPerceived Support

Perceived Barriers

Skills Education and Experiences

Incubation and Mentoring

Historical Education, Cases, and Speakers

Shapero’s SEE

Collegiate Pedagogy

Luthje and Franke

KEY



Sell success, not promises

• As a new venture in itself, the CITE had to create examples for the rest of the university to see what could be done

• Provide baby-steps towards the end goal we had in mind through individual experiments– Teaming classes

with companies






• Provide baby-steps towards the end goal we had in mind through individual experiments– 1 day boot camp for

new technology

entrepreneurs






• Provide baby-steps towards the end goal we had in mind through individual experiments– Regional guest speakers

as examples for

students






• Provide baby-steps towards the end goal we had in mind through individual experiments– An intercollegiate tech start-up

competition to translate technologies

into ventures




Entrepreneurship as the CONTEXT

• Fundamentally we did not set out to create a new academic program in the traditional sense of a degree, we set out to infuse technology entrepreneurship as a context for applying existing disciplinary training

• We teamed the BBA in small business and entrepreneurship with engineering. – BBA does business plan– Engineering builds prototype– NCIIA initially funded prototype budget (thank you!)– Team pitches to investors (extracurricular)– Hopefully all hell does not break loose!– Maybe a company or two starts




Elements of the Ecosystem

• Since inception in 2006 we have grown the ecosystem to include – Boot Camp (600+ trained)– $100K Competition (350 participants, 48 companies)– Mentor Network (Harvard Business club, 30 mentors)– Prototype Fund (over $50K)– Roadrunner Incubator (50+ companies)– CEO student organization ( new members a year)– Annual CEO fair (15+ student owned companies a year)– Advisory board to help build CITE– Restructured curriculum for BBA and Engineering (200+ in BBA)– Launch of Graduate certificate in Technology Entrepreneurship and

Management– University policy to protect student IP under same terms as faculty




See what they can do




IceGuard Didn’t Win…but

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Through the UTSA Center for Innovation and Technology Entrepreneurship (CITE), seniors in the Colleges of Business and Engineering teamed their skills to solve a major roof and gutter problem for a national builder – ice build up. Combining the technology development and prototyping skills of the engineers with the business acumen of the entrepreneurship students, the final product (IceGuard © 2009) was presented at the UTSA New Technology Venture Start Up Competition in 2009. Beldon Roofing, a $50M+/year Texas-based company with national sales is licensing the technology and sponsoring research to further develop the product at UTSA with the 12 month goal of commercial launch as a $5M-$10M per year product line. This is the first student invention to be licensed from UTSA.

“I haven’t seen my dad this excited about a product in 10 years” –Brad Beldon, CEO



What we have learned

• Administrative support is essential– This process costs $, and it is hard to find

• Exceptionally dedicated faculty – Traditionalists just don’t get it, they aren’t entrepreneurs

• Willingness to help students learn outside of their comfort zone– Do not underestimate the capability of the students, but they

do need to be pushed

• Unlock their inner entrepreneur– This is our job, help them see their potential to self select

early in life

• Bootstrap experiments, fund successes– It is easy to define the ecosystem from the ground up– It is hard to fund the ecosystem from the ground up




Invictus

Israel Gonzalez, Daniel Mendez (not present, Nicholas Louis Flores)

Contact: [email protected] (832-257-3440

Invictus offers a product that significantly reduces the problem of having a premature child's head deform under its own weight, due to the underdeveloped cranial plates. The solution we have provided, which meets the guidelines for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) prevention, is a bonnet which distributes the pressure around the head eliminating points of high pressure, thus reducing the tendency for the child's head to deform under its own weight.

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William Bonner, Arturo Corrales, Gregory Flint, Joshua D. Hanna, Celina V. Lozano, Alisha Patel (Not present Ismael Seanez)

Contact: Celina Lozano: [email protected]

The 2P3 system is a device that is placed within the forearm of prosthetic arms. This device houses a pulley system that will allow the user to work with a third of the required force necessary for routine work.

2P3 Designs




Impulse Cycles

Brady, Chad Kremmer, Cameron Mehlenbacher, Lindsay Shelton, Mark Pesek(Not Present Braden Joseph Montalvo, Eric Allan Hulse)

Contact: Chad Kremmer: [email protected]

Impulse Cycles fabricates easy to install lithium ion battery power kits to replace gas engine components in most models of motorcycles 10 years and older. This allows our customers to convert their older, gas powered motorcycle into a safer, cleaner, more economical, and more reliable means of transportation or recreation.




Joshua Sellers, Amanda Dekay , Nicholas Trujillo, Matthew Ellison, Jason Mero, Matthew N. Jackson

Contact: Amanda Dekay: [email protected]

PREE, LLC. is an early start up venture offering a protective iPhone case that is equipped with the technology to harness and convert energy from wireless local area networks (WLAN), as well as solar energy to create a sustainable charge for the iPhone.




United Sources of Brilliance

Ernest J. Tolliver, Hector I. Silva, Mikah Wilhite, Christopher Abowd, Matthew Ford , Gustavo Diaz, Gabriel Maldonado

Contact: [email protected]

United Sources of Brilliance’s Auto-Remind flash drive reminds you that it has been left behind by beeping after the cap has been displaced from the flash drive body by more than five feet. By helping you remember where it is, the Auto Remind Flash Drive ensures you will no longer have to replace it or worry about losing personal information anymore.




JERYCHO PRODUCTS

Rachel M Joes, Cody T Odell, Luis Tienda, Anish Prasla, Fred Gonzales

Are you tired of hearing ‘Are we there yet?’ Our product is a backseat tray that customers can use for a multitude of reasons including writing, eating, using a portable electronic device, or any other need for a flat surface.




Carlisha R. Clark, Brendan Baker, Towne Besel, Sean Tovar, Frederick Weissbach, Evan J. Wilkerson

Contact: Towne Besel: [email protected]

Drinks Unlimited offers customers the ability to have an exact amount of their favorite beverages dispensed into their personal container. Our automatic dispensing device enables the user to place almost any size container into the machine and pay for only the amount of liquid that they want.




Paul E Carroll, Aaryn Cathey, Joseph Cooper, Zaida Mauricio, Desmond W. Miles, Elizabeth Serpas, Christopher Zavala.Contact: [email protected]

B.E.E.P.S. will be able to detect the presence of a child in a crib, and once the child is detected it will employ two methods of escape prevention. The first will be through a touch sensor, the touch sensor will trigger an alert when the child is standing up. The second is a pressure sensor, if any weight is displaced from the crib it will immediately respond with an alarm.

B.E.E.P.STop Infrared Sensors

Bottom Pressure

Mats

Rails will have metal top for touch sensor




RTAD- Real Time Auto Data

Joshua J. Junqueria, Rachel Anderson, Wesley Moncivais, Armando Noyola, Daniel J. Seiler, (Not Present Eric Andrew Gonzales)

Contact: [email protected]

Real Time Auto Data offers a wireless engine management system engineered for auto racing enthusiasts in the United States. While there are currently multiple businesses in the Engine Control Units available, no available ECU offers an engine management system that can send auto data wirelessly or make changes while the vehicle is in motion.




Elise Crespo, Jeremy J. Halbardier, Crystal Harden, Hector A. Ramirez, Olakunle Sosanya, Gerardo Trevino (not present Javier

Enrique Guerrero) contact: GERARDO TREVINO: [email protected]

Currently, electrical systems waste 6-10% of useful energy in the conversion of direct current (DC) to alternate current (AC). Our product eliminates that conversion by using the DC power produced from solar panels directly, making the use of energy efficient and less expensive.

“Saving You Green...By Going Green”




Questions and Comments

Dr. Anita Leffel

(210) 458-2505

[email protected]

http://entrepreneur.utsa.edu

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