Lab2Market Initiative - Managerial Thinking for Technologists

Oregon’s Lab2Market Initiative - National Science Foundation

Partnerships for Innovation Program

Short Course: Managerial Thinking for Technologists

Portland State University
September 5– 8, 2006
2:00PM – 4:30PM
Classroom: URBN 304 (in the building - Distance Learning Center - above Seattle's Best Coffee on the NE corner of SW 6th and SW Montgomery)

For remote participants, Live Streaming Video over the Internet will be available, test here and during the class times it will be available here (or go to www.media.pdx.edu, once there you willl need to click on “DLC Stream 2”. You will need you will need Windows Media Player 9 or higher and a broadband (LAN, DSL, or Cable) internet connection.

Day 1) Tues., Sept 5, 2:00-4:30pm: Technology-Based Entrepreneurship

a) Mark Paul: Thinking like an Entrepreneur: the basics of market analysis and devising a market entry strategy for a technology-driven startup (handout 1 and handout 2)
b) Robert Toppel: Making the Pitch: elements of an elevator pitch; also: an overview of resources at OEF

Day 2) Wed., Sept 6, 2:00-4:30pm: Finding the Money: insights into the angel and venture capital funding process

a) Bill Newman, NW Technology Ventures
b) Steve Morris, Open Technology Business Center and OregonStartups.com

Day 3) Thurs., Sept 7, 2:00-4:30pm: Overview of Intellectual Property Management, Technology Transfer, and Commercialization Resources

a ) Arun Pradhan, OHSU, Technology & Research Collaborations
b ) Carol Mason, Portland State Business Accelerator, Commercialization Resources, Commercialization Resources
c ) Rob Gardier, Oregon Small Business Development Center Network, Technology Initiative
d) Don Gerhart, UO, unable to present: planned presentation

Day 4) Fri., Sept 8, 2:00-4:30pm: Reaching the Market from the Lab

a) Jon Summers, White & Lee: Overview of how to set up a business to avoid legal pitfalls
b) Jim Huston, Blueprint Ventures: Recommendations from a venture capitalist: how to build out your management team and survive the “valley of death” from the lab to the market
Short course evaluation, please fill out and send to Candace. Thanks!

Web links to archived material (active about one day after the class):
Tuesday Sept. 5, Wednesday Sept. 6, Thursday Sept. 7, and Friday Sept. 8.

This Short-Course will provide the fundamental terminology and concepts to the participating undergraduates, graduates, faculty, staff, and interested people from the community who want to learn more about the commercialization process. The course also targets Innovators who plan to participate in the Lab2Market Technology Disclosure Competition on October 20, 2006. At least one member of each innovation team planning to enter a technology in the Technology Disclosure Competition must participate in this Short Course to have their technology qualify for the Competition.

When: Sept 5– 8, 2006, each day at 2:00 – 4:30 PM

Where: Portland State University, Classroom URBN 304
For remote participants, live video streaming will be available

Cost: Free (except for the cases and articles that might have a fee)

Register by Sept. 1, 2006 by sending your name and complete contact information to

Candace Clement. Questions? Call Candace at 503-504-9095.

Some of the material used in the course last year:
Next-Generation Lithography
IntelliSense: The Lifecycle of a High-Tech Startup

 

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0438736.

Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

Portland State University - Oregon's Lab2Market Initiative - NSF
April 1, 2006