Leadership position in technology entrepreneurship & commercialization. Fourth
2012 TIM Lecture. May 31, 2012 ...
Leadership position in technology entrepreneurship & commercialization Fourth 2012 TIM Lecture May 31, 2012
Agenda
• Introduction
Dean Jerry Tomberlin
• Remarks
President Roseann Runte
• Overview
Tony Bailetti
• Engage with initiatives
Steven Muegge
• Showcase
Michael Weiss
• Engage with ventures
Michael Weiss
• Closing remarks
Tony Bailetti 2
Objectives • Thank individuals & organizations • Validate 7 proof points to attain leadership • Engage community talent with initiatives to attain 7 leadership proof points & help key organizations achieve their own proof points • Showcase student talent: theses, projects & ventures • Engage community talent with students’ ventures
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Thank you!
President Roseann Runte
Vice-President Kim Matheson
Dean Jerry Tomberlin
Dean Rafik Goubran
Wesley Nicol
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Many, diverse, cross-disciplinary The e Docto Edg ral pro
arleton C @ e s u o h n e e Ideas Gr
gram Bache lo Minor r of Comme in Ent repren rce in Entre preneu eurshi p rship
RCTI
TIM Entrepreneurs Born Global
TIM Lecture Series
Sprott C Social entre for Enterpr ises
LTW
ub l C s der n u o F 5
Institute for TEC
LTW Founders Club
Institute for Technology Entrepreneurship and Commercialization (TEC) M.A.Sc. M.Eng. TIM Lecture Series
RCTI TIM Entrepreneurs Carleton Entrepreneurs
Born Global
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Seven proof points
1. TIM program: 100+ students enrolled 40+ theses & projects/yr 2. TIM Review: 10,000 readers/issue 3. Training: 80 founders/yr, 50 interns/yr 4. Sprott: 4 Ph.D. students/yr 5. Lead projects: 2 lead projects/yr 6. Born Global: 1 disruptive knowledge project/yr 7. Internships: 50 interns/yr
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Reasons to engage • Strengthen existing skills or develop new ones • Achieve with others what you can’t do on your own • Increase your brand & options • Find new interests & hobbies • Enjoy new experiences • Provide examples of your commitment, dedication & interests • Be part of large & diverse tech entrepreneurship & commercialization community 8
Proof point # 1: TIM students 100+ students Michael Weiss
40+ theses & projects/yr Steven Muegge
• Recruit talent (science, technology, engineering, & mathematics), 2 yrs exp., good grades, 2 references • Startups or established firms • Experiment with social media to help recruit TIM talent & use lessons learned
• Interesting topics & talented people • Establish TIM Alumni Association • Promote TIM theses & projects
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Proof point # 2: TIM Review 10,000 readers/issue
Chris McPhee
timreview.ca A monthly journal since 2007: @TIMReview • Focuses on the theories, strategies, and tools that help small and large technology companies succeed • Have published ~350 articles from >300 experts • Increasing focus on technology entrepreneurship and international entrepreneurship • Bridges gap between theory and practice • Global reach, but firmly rooted in Canada’s Capital Region 10
Proof point # 2: TIM Review 10,000 readers/issue
Chris McPhee
timreview.ca TIM Review enables us to: @TIMReview • Develop and share knowledge • Better understand technology entrepreneurship • Provide solutions to the problems faced by entrepreneurs • Share research results and identify gaps • Build relationships • Demonstrate thought leadership Current priorities: readership and sustainable funding 11
Proof point # 2 (continued) 10,000 readers/issue
Chris McPhee
timreview.ca How to contribute: @TIMReview • Read & comment on articles • Suggest themes for new issues • Write an article or become a guest editor • Tell a friend or colleague about TIM Review • Promote TIM Review with social media • Recommend authors, guest editors, & reviewers • Produce course packs using articles • Sponsor or advertise in TIM Review 12 • Provide feedback
Proof point # 3: Education 80 founders trained/yr, 50 interns/yr TIM Entrepreneurs
Carleton Entrepreneurs
Tom Duxbury
TIM students
Tony Bailetti & Julie Caldwell
Carleton students & recent grads
Tony Bailetti
Canada’s Capital Region
Jonathan Wells
Students & recent grads Ottawa’s four post secondary institutions
Elizabeth Lance
Women owners of highgrowth businesses
Elizabeth Lance
Founders of Lead to Win 13 companies
Proof point # 3 (continued) 80 founders trained/yr, 50 interns/yr • • • • • • • •
Hire STEM interns Recruit talented entrepreneurs Mentor entrepreneurs Serve in Review Boards and/or deliver modules Become a stakeholder of Idea à Opportunity à Venture Migrate programs to other geographies Support desks (Sales, Investment, Go-to-market) Provide space (office, meeting rooms, work spaces)
• Fund operations & sponsor socials • Suggest new services
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Proof point # 3 (continued) 80 founders trained/yr, 50 interns/yr Early buyers Partners
Service providers
Investors, M&A
Idea à Opportunity à Venture
Economic development organizations
Post secondary institutions
Entrepreneur in startup or established firm
Complementors Institute for TEC
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Proof point # 4: Ph.D. students 4 Ph.D. students/yr
David Hudson Mika Westerlund
• Recruit talented Ph.D. students in technology entrepreneurship • Suggest relevant topics for thesis development • Engage with research projects
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Proof point # 5: Lead projects
RCTI
2 lead projects/yr
Jonathan Wells
• Established companies that sell outside Canada • Directed research & consulting • High effort to complete • • • •
Commercialization for new markets Internal entrepreneurship Strategic business development Exploration/exploitation management
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Proof point # 6: Born global Born Global
1 disruptive knowledge project/yr
Tony Bailetti
• Implement a born global & a re-born global program for local companies Fall 2012 • • • • •
Disrupt conventional staged approach to internationalization Leverage links to centres of expertise worldwide Contribute articles on born global to TIM Review Raise awareness about urgency to act on disruption Provide case studies on how firms are born & re-born global as well as support tools 18
Proof point # 7: Internships 50 interns/yr
Wes Nicol
• 50 interns per year –as many from Carleton as we can – by attracting more endowment funding • Help interns & other students championing “Greenrated” opportunities raise investment funds required to launch their businesses
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Next steps
• Right proof points? • Right opportunities to engage to deliver 7 proof points? • How best to support IRAP, OCE, Invest Ottawa, & City of Ottawa achieve their proof points? • Next steps?
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Break
Technology Innovation Management www.carleton.ca/tim 21 @timprogram
Showcase theses & ventures David Hudson
Entrepreneurial effort in the theory of the firm
Ph.D. proposal
Ph.D. in Sprott
Chris McPhee
Methodology to construct the TIM Review
Successful thesis
M.A.Sc. TIM
Arthur Low
Security processors licensed as silicon intellectual property
CrackSemi
M.A.Sc. TIM
Mike Ayukawa
Discover memories & meaning in your world
Cornerportal
M.A.Sc. TIM
David Ker
Lassoo the Web: capture, organize & present the Web
Realwat
M.A.Sc. TIM
Ronald Amelunge
BDT-VoiceMail to text
ClearVoix
M.A.Sc. TIM
Robert Poole
Economic development in knowledge economy
Freebird Connect
M.Eng. TIM
James Makienko
Scalable video transcription
HiveDirect
M.Eng. TIM
Natasha D’Souza
Virtual therapy for special needs children
VirtualEyeSee
M.Eng. TIM
Elias Majic
Mobile language learning
Ottercall
M.Eng. TIM22
1 Ph.D., 5 M.A.Sc & 4 M.Eng.
Ronald Amelunge
David Hudson
Mike Ayukawa
David Ker
Chris McPhee
Natasha D’Souza
Arthur Low
Robert Poole
Elias Majic
James Makienko
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Engage with ventures
• Q&A for TIM entrepreneurs • How to engage with TIM entrepreneurs • Additional comments on proof points • Next steps?
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Closing comments
• Report on June issue of TIM Review timreview.ca • If interested in TIM or to engage in proof point initiatives, contact: • • • •
Tony Bailetti Steven Muegge Michael Weiss Jonathan Wells
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Thank you!
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