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S TANFORD U NIVERSITY I NNOVATION F ARM T EAMS 6:30WelcomeLuis Mejia and Rick Gibb Introduction to the iFarm Teams Program Quick overview of the iFarm Teams program Tonight’s objective is simple: Meet, greet, and learn 6:45An iFarm Team Alumna’s experienceJennifer Cauble 7:001 minute IntroductionsAll 7:30Program Schedule OutlineLuis Mejia and Rick Gibb 7:45Questions 8:00Conclude
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S TANFORD U NIVERSITY I NNOVATION F ARM T EAMS Unique model to help move technologies from the lab to the marketplace Not an incubator – more of an accelerator, but focusing on people
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S TANFORD U NIVERSITY I NNOVATION F ARM T EAMS Who Can Participate – Stanford students – Faculty – Staff – Alumni – Other qualified individuals
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S TANFORD U NIVERSITY I NNOVATION F ARM T EAMS Why participate? For Students: – get hands-on experience moving a new technology towards commercial reality – learn about intellectual property, licensing, business models
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S TANFORD U NIVERSITY I NNOVATION F ARM T EAMS Why participate? For Alumni: – Apply your work experience to help Stanford further its research and education mission – Use your real world experience to help students learn about marketing, sales or manufacturing
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S TANFORD U NIVERSITY I NNOVATION F ARM T EAMS Why participate? For everybody – Network with Stanford Community members – Possibly be involved with starting up a company around a Stanford technology – Be a part of helping to move technology forward for public use and benefit
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S TANFORD U NIVERSITY I NNOVATION F ARM T EAMS How do the Farm Teams work? Meet your Team Assign roles Pick a technology – Interact with OTL Licensing Associates and Stanford Inventors Determine your Farm Team plan (Expected Outcomes) – Is the technology a licensing play? – Is there an unidentified killer app? – Do you want to build a prototype? – Do you want to develop business models for a possible startup? – Something else? Present your work
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S TANFORD U NIVERSITY I NNOVATION F ARM T EAMS Kick-off thoughts from an iFarm Team Alumna Jennifer Cauble
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S TANFORD U NIVERSITY I NNOVATION F ARM T EAMS iFarm Teams Winter/Spring 2013 Important Dates: Invention First Cut (3/Team Member)Feb. 19 Speakers – Lean Launch Pad/Business Model Generation -Steve Blank The Life Swap -Bastiaan Janmaat Feb. 19 Invention Final Cut (Top 3)March 19 Speaker -Patents – TBAMarch 19 Speaker – Licensing - TBAApril 23 Speaker -Elevator Pitch – TBAMay 29 Final PresentationsJune 26 All times are 6:30pm Location: 1705 El Camino Real Video Conferencing: Web Links to be provided prior to event
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S TANFORD U NIVERSITY I NNOVATION F ARM T EAMS Rules The iFarm Team program is completely voluntary The Stanford inventions remain the property of the University Improvements to existing inventions would be governed by the University’s IP policy The Farm Team members are expected to commit to participating for 6 months If the Farm Teams do not intend to create a startup around their Farm Team invention, Stanford may use the Farm Team work product to continue to try to license the technology.
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S TANFORD U NIVERSITY I NNOVATION F ARM T EAMS “Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.” Demosthenes
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