Connect & Network
As diverse and robust as the university's innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem is, there is no shortage of opportunities for students, faculty, alumni, investors, business owners, and community members to connect and network. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all in-person events have been canceled or postponed for the time being; however, a number of programs and events have gone virtual. Check below to find and participate in upcoming webinars and online courses.
Business Skills for Scientists Workshop Series
A series of hands-on workshops developed to teach faculty and graduate students relevant business concepts and skills, inform them of available startup resources at UMD and how to take advantage of those resources, provide them with access to legal support and advice surrounding their startups, as well as offering faculty and graduate students the opportunity to develop applicable skills and attain new tools to activate transformational impact.
April 2020
Presenter: Stan Smith, Venture Investments Manager
Presenter: Joseph Ward, Miles & Stockbridge
Presenter: Harry Geller, Serial Entrepreneur; Angel Investor, and Trustee of University of Maryland
Presenter: Alla McCoy, Director, Startup Support
Presenter: Nicholas Hawkins, Associate, Womble Bond Dickinson
Presenter: Alla McCoy, Director, Startup Support
Lead Instructor: Dan Kunitz, UMD Venture Strategy and Development Director, DC I-Corps Node Executive Director, and NSF I-Corps Instructor
Presenter: Pramod Raheja, Co-Founder and CEO, Airgility
Presenter: Sirin Koprucu, Founder/Principal StrategicStraights, Inc.
August 2020
Presenter: Dan Kunitz, UMD Venture Strategy and Development Director, DC I-Corps Node Executive Director, and NSF I-Corps Instructor
UMD'S INTRODUCTION TO I-CORPS COURSE
Applicants accepted into this intense, experiential, bootcamp-style cohort will work closely with teammates, other teams, and with mentors and instructors to develop business models around their innovations. Teams must also commit to conducting a significant number of customer interviews during the cohort, as well as to complete assignments and readings.
April 2020
Only individuals selected for this cohort can participate. The first session will include a discussion of assignments and expectations.
Only individuals selected for this cohort can participate. This session will include team introductions and information on Business Model Generation, Value Proposition Design, and Best Practices for Customer Discovery.
May 2020
Only individuals selected for this cohort can participate. Teams will present on Lessons Learned from Customer Discovery. This session will also include Hypothesis Development, Customer Interview Workshops, and a Discussion on What’s Next.
Only individuals selected for this cohort will meet with an I-Corps Instructor. Teams will schedule individual final review meetings in 45-minute blocks with UMD I-Corps Instructors
August 2020
Only individuals selected for this cohort can participate. The first session will include a discussion of assignments and expectations.
Only individuals selected for this cohort can participate. This session will include team introductions and information on Business Model Generation, Value Proposition Design, and Best Practices for Customer Discovery.
Only individuals selected for this cohort can participate. Teams will present on Lessons Learned from Customer Discovery. This session will also include Hypothesis Development, Customer Interview Workshops, and a Discussion on What’s Next.
Only individuals selected for this cohort will meet with an I-Corps Instructor. Teams will schedule individual final review meetings in 45-minute blocks with UMD I-Corps Instructors
