1. How to leverage the power of Duke to start your own business
Fuqua Career Management Center
November 17, 2016

2. 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

3. Q&A
Any questions? Feel free to text chat them in the chat box, or unmute your mic to ask a question.

4. Thank You! Questions or Concerns? For CMC inquiries:

5. Introduction to Entrepreneurship at Duke University
Howie Rhee, Managing Director
Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
November 2016
entrepreneurship.duke.edu

6. Question: How do you connect entrepreneurial Dukies?

8. Largest university-based entrepreneurship group on LinkedIn
3rd largest Duke University group on LinkedIn

9. Helpful discussions

10. Atlanta
Durham, NC
Washington, DC
Networking Events in multiple cities
Three times a year

11. 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

12. Upcoming DukeGEN Events
23rd Networking Event is November 2016
24th Networking Event is March 2017
25th Networking Event is August 2017

13. Find Duke Investors

14. Read about Duke alumni

16. Find a Duke startup attorney

17. Pitch to Duke angels

18. DukeGEN Startup Showcase Event

19. Angels include Ryan Spoon, Josh Felser, Aaron Patzer, and Jim Scheinman

20. Packed house at Dogpatch Labs in San Francisco

24. 15th Duke GENStartup ShowcaseEvent
In New York City in November 14
Livestream at

26. "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."

28. The 35 Semi-Finalist Teams
(not all pictured)

29. Judges of the Semi-Finalists

31. Investor Pitch Finals Event for Top 7 teams

37. Mint.com

39. Surprise! Aaron committed investing $250,000 over the next five years, in Duke startups

46. Upcoming Dates
October 30 – Final Deadline for the Duke Start-Up Challenge
March – Demo Day
Summer Innovation Program
Sept - $50,000 Grand Prize

47. CEOs and Researchers helping students

48. Wes Cohen, Frederick C. Joerg Professor of Business Administration & Professor of Strategy, Faculty Director
Jon Fjeld, Professor of the Practice of Strategy, Executive Director
Matt Megaro, Executive-in-Residence,
Howie Rhee, Managing Director
David Robinson, Professor of Finance, Research Director

49. 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

52. Members - 79
$3 to $13 million

53. 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

54. Summary Thank you! Howie Rhee hwr2@duke.edu
Schedule a meeting
Managing Director, Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Fuqua Office: A113
I&E Office: 215 Morris St, Durham NC