Entrepreneurship Education

21Ventures supports entrepreneurs worldwide, providing us with access to strong deal flow and leading scientists that assist us in due diligence efforts. As educators, we travel to global innovation centers and offer customized programs to meet the specific demands of the burgeoning class of entrepreneurially-minded scientists. We teach scientists, engineers, and economic development specialists the fundamentals of building a high tech venture and how to successfully navigate the complexities of the technology ecosystem that is critical to their success. Our objective is to train the entrepreneurially-minded scientist as if we ourselves were going to invest in them.

Example Courses:

From Idea to IPO: The Technology Venture

MBA 698 University of Alabama Birmingham, Fall '06  [ Download PDF ]

The Art of the Deal: Negotiating Technology Agreements

MBA 698 University of Alabama Birmingham, Summer '06  [ Download PDF ]

From Idea to IPO: The Technology Venture

New York Academy of Sciences, Fall 2004  [ Download PDF ]

 

Engineers and scientists must be able to see functionally beyond the boundaries of their disciplines. After all, nature knows no disciplinary boundaries. Today's engineering graduates must be capable of integrating knowledge from a variety of disciplines and working with industry partners to advance that knowledge into innovations.

If innovation is at the heart of progress, then we need to understand the skills that foster the capacity for risk taking, for imagination, and a tolerance for unfamiliar and uncertain territory. That in turn will mean that our institutions must evolve to engender these skills.

Innovation and competitive entrepreneurship will always remain an enduring quest, an on-going process. There is no peak that we can reach that will assure continuing success. It is not a matter of sticking to the task for the long haul. It is the "haul."

Joseph Bordogna
Deputy Director
Chief Operating Officer
National Science Foundation