How to leverage the power of Duke to start your own business Fuqua Career Management Center November 17, 2016
Today’s Panelists Howie Rhee ‘04 Managing Director, Student and Alumni Affairs Duke Innovation and Entrepreneurship Managing Director, Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Afreen Allam ’15 President - SiNON Therapeutics Fiona Behm Program Coordinator, Executive MBA & Alumni Career Services Lisa Schwartz Program Director, Executive MBA & Alumni Career Services
Q&A Any questions? Feel free to text chat them in the chat box, or unmute your mic to ask a question.
Thank You! Questions or Concerns? For CMC inquiries: alumni-careers@fuqua.duke.edu
Introduction to Entrepreneurship at Duke University Howie Rhee, Managing Director Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation November 2016 www.fuqua.duke.edu/centers/cei entrepreneurship.duke.edu
Question: How do you connect entrepreneurial Dukies?
Largest university-based entrepreneurship group on LinkedIn 3rd largest Duke University group on LinkedIn
Helpful discussions https://www.facebook.com/groups/dukegen/
Atlanta Durham, NC Washington, DC Networking Events in multiple cities Three times a year
DukeGEN Networking Events Since 2009, hosted 300 events including the following locations: Atlanta Austin Bangalore Boston Chicago Los Angeles London Miami New York City Philadelphia Research Triangle San Francisco Seattle Shanghai Singapore Washington DC
Upcoming DukeGEN Events 23rd Networking Event is November 2016 24th Networking Event is March 2017 25th Networking Event is August 2017
Find Duke Investors
Read about Duke alumni
Find a Duke startup attorney
Pitch to Duke angels
DukeGEN Startup Showcase Event
Angels include Ryan Spoon, Josh Felser, Aaron Patzer, and Jim Scheinman
Packed house at Dogpatch Labs in San Francisco
15th Duke GENStartup ShowcaseEvent In New York City in November 14 http://www.dukegen.com/startup-showcase Livestream at http://www.youtube.com/EshipAtDuke
"I go to a lot of these, mostly in Silicon Valley "I go to a lot of these, mostly in Silicon Valley. This is probably the single best one that I've ever participated in."
The 35 Semi-Finalist Teams (not all pictured)
Judges of the Semi-Finalists
Investor Pitch Finals Event for Top 7 teams
Mint.com
Surprise! Aaron committed investing $250,000 over the next five years, in Duke startups
Upcoming Dates October 30 – Final Deadline for the Duke Start-Up Challenge March – Demo Day Summer Innovation Program Sept - $50,000 Grand Prize
CEOs and Researchers helping students
Wes Cohen, Frederick C. Joerg Professor of Business Administration & Professor of Strategy, Faculty Director (wcohen@duke.edu) Jon Fjeld, Professor of the Practice of Strategy, Executive Director (fjeld@duke.edu) Matt Megaro, Executive-in-Residence, (matthew.megaro@duke.edu) Howie Rhee, Managing Director (hwr2@duke.edu) David Robinson, Professor of Finance, Research Director (davidr@duke.edu)
Board of Advisors Fuqua Bill Luby, Seaport Capital Bill Okun, Capital IQ Catherine Massey, LawDocsXpress David Carroll, Oak Circle Capital Dan Green, HRG Worldwide Danny Briere, Telechoice Derek Wilson, Rearden Steel Donald A. Haile, Fidelity Ventures Jeff Clark, Aurora Funds Jeffrey Hurst, Commonwealth Capital Ventures Jeffrey T. Barnes Josh Felser, Freestyle Capital Michael Olander, Apple Gold Peter Heffring, Futures Inc. Terry Tucker, NexGen Corp. Wes Cohen (Faculty Director) Jon Fjeld (Executive Director) David Robinson (Research Director) Howie Rhee (Managing Director) Manju Puri Matthew Megaro Will Mitchell
Members - 79 $3 to $13 million
Investments Company Location Sector Baebies Durham, NC Medical Diagnostics SoloPro Software – Real Estate Testive Boston, MA Educational Technology [Not disclosed] San Fran., CA Medical Device - wearable Wright New York, NY Internet - Retail Vertera Atlanta, GA Medical Device - implantable FanBeat Consumer App - sports Vestwell/Hello401 Financial Services Tech Mati Raleigh, NC Consumer Goods – beverage Carbon Robotics Manufacturing Technology Win-Win Oakland, CA BioMetrix
Summary Thank you! Howie Rhee hwr2@duke.edu Schedule a meeting http://calendly.com/howrhee Managing Director, Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Fuqua Office: A113 I&E Office: 215 Morris St, Durham NC