Archive for the ‘Entrepreneurship’ Category

Moot Corp Celebrates 25 Years!

Thursday, May 1st, 2008

The Global Moot Corp competition, the “Super Bowl of world business-plan competitions,” will celebrate its 25th year when it unfolds Friday and Saturday at McCombs. Everybody is welcome to come and watch the action as 38 teams from countries around the world vie for the top prize. Above, Barry Kahn ...

PartnerUp

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

Here's a cool site. PartnerUp is an online community for entrepreneurs and startups that helps them find people for their business, such as co-founders, business partners, advisors, board members, and skilled technical people. In addition, PartnerUp helps entrepreneurs ask for and offer up advice, find commercial real estate, and ...

Far From Silicon Valley

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

Interesting post by tech blogger Robert Scoble on lack of acknowledgment given to tech firms outside of the Valley.  Mentioned in the article were some local firms (San Antonio), some of which I had never heard of: PerfTech Kulabyte NewTech

UT Entrepreneurship Happy Hour

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

When: Friday (5/18) at 4pm Where: Spider House [map] [website] There's nothing better than a group of entrepreneurial-minded individuals after a round of frosty or caffeinated beverages. Come on over and talk about/throw around ideas relating to entrepreneurship/tech commercialization/tech-start-ups. Or just come, hang out and listen to all of the ideas. Hope to ...

Sports Entrepreneurship and I2P Workshop

Monday, April 14th, 2008

Sports Entrepreneurship: Phil Rawlins on Tuesday, April 15, 2008, UTC 1.118, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM The market pain: Soccer is the largest sport in the world, with the most heavily attended games of any sport. Over 30 billion viewers watched the World Cup matches in Germany in2006. The sport is ...

TES Event - I2P Workshop #5: Selling Your Idea

Monday, April 7th, 2008

Learn the presentation skills you'll need to make a top-notch I2P presentation!  Not competing in I2P this semester?  These skills will apply no matter what you are selling! Speaker:  Dr. Gary Cadenhead, IC2 Director & former Moot Corp Director Free food! When: ...

Free Entrepreneurship Classes

Monday, April 7th, 2008

Here's an interested resource for online entrepreneurship classes offered free by top universities and educational websites: [link]

Call for Volunteers for the 2008 Global Moot Corp Competition

Monday, April 7th, 2008

Volunteering at the Global Moot Corp Competition is a great opportunity to see firsthand how successful venture capitalists and entrepreneurs judge potential new venture investments. The Global Moot Corp Competition involves a great deal of logistics and coordinated effort, and reliance on volunteers is critical to making the event come across ...

Venture Weekend: April 4th-6th

Sunday, February 10th, 2008

40 Entrepreneurs. 1 Weekend. 1 New Startup. Venture weekend is happening the first weekend of April! We welcome aspiring and successful entrepreneurs of all backgrounds from the University of Texas at Austin to partake! More information: http://ventureweekend.com

Building a Business

Thursday, February 7th, 2008

Building Business in Austin Despite a Possible Recession [via Bootstrap Austin]