McCombs Entrepreneur Society

ES Connections – Save the Date – Thurs, April 1st 2010

djkim — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 20:44:04 +0000

From 6 to 8pm at the UT Alumni Center

ES Connections will give you a great opportunity to network with various Austin based early stage, growing, and established companies that are looking to fill internship and full time positions related to entrepreneurial ventures.

The event will be an informal career fair that will allow MBA students to freely interact with the entrepreneurs and company representatives in a cocktail environment allowing you and the firm to learn more about each other and determine if you and the company are a good fit!

Students should wear dressy business casual and are asked only to bring business cards and resumes. There is no cost for students to attend. Stay tuned for a list of companies to attend!

This event is closed to McCombs MBA students only!

ES on LinkedIn

djkim — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:29:57 +0000

The officers’ push to connect all lifetime members of the Entrepreneur Society is off and running. We recently set up a group on LinkedIn, and all Class of 2010 & 2011 members have been invited via their McCombs email addresses. If your McCombs address is not linked to LinkedIn, then you’ll have to join the old fashioned way—submit a request to join directly in LinkedIn. Just search for the group called “Entrepreneur Society.”

In the day and a half since we invited ES alumni from around the world, over 200 additional lifetime members have joined!!! Don’t take these new connections for granted; be active within the group!

Texas Moot Corp Competition – Final

djkim — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:28:57 +0000

When: Wednesday, Feb 17^th 2010

Time: Panel of Previous Winners: 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Finals Presentations: 6:30 – 9:00 p.m.

Where: Legacy Events Room

We have quite a few McCombs students (and ES members) that have moved onto the finals of Moot Corp. Congratulations to MBAbenchmark, Ordoro, Solavicta, and Mentionables! Come here about their great business plans and offer your support at the next round. Additionally, a panel of previous winners of Moot Corp will be answering questions and speaking about their experience after winning this prized competition. Find more information on the later rounds of Moot Corp and a panel of previous Moot Corp winner at the Moot Corp website: www.mootcorp.org/TXMC.asp

New ES Board

djkim — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:26:52 +0000

I am very excited to announce that the new ES Board has taken over for the 2^nd years. A huge thank you to Naruby and the rest of the board for their excellent work and setting the bar so high. The new ES Board is very excited for the upcoming year and we welcome all suggestions and feedback. Feel free to reach out at luke.jones@mba11.mccombs.utexas.edu

Luke Jones

ES Election Results – 12/1/2009

djkim — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:05:17 +0000

If you missed tonight’s election, you missed a lot. Great speeches, great food, and a down-to-the-wire race for VP. In fact, the vote for VP was so close, we went back home to perform a thorough recount and we confirmed that there was a tie. Realizing we have no formal tie-breaking rules in place, we feel it is a fair decision to honor the tie. Plus, with all of the plans announced tonight there will be plenty of work for the future board!

We are very happy to announce the new board with six new Vice Presidents! Please join me and the outgoing officers in congratulating your new board members:

Luke Jones (President)
Heidi Burns (VP)
Shabnam Dadkhah (VP)
Brian Floyd (VP)
Charles Fuller (VP)
Dong-Jin Kim (VP)
Aaron Lyons (VP)

Start Up Meet Up – 9/12/2009

djkim — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:59:51 +0000

The inaugural Start Up Meet Up was a complete success! We were expecting 100 registered participants and we had over 200 people register to participate!

Highlights of the conference included our lunchtime keynote speaker, BazaarVoice CEO Brett Hurt, as well as the interactive discussions that took place during the law, market validation, marketing and funding panel sessions.

If you missed the event, here is a summary:
http://iduniversity.wordpress.com/2009/09/11/texassumu-start-up-meet-up-for-entrepreneurs/

Special thanks to Shannon Tatz who had this brilliant idea a year ago and put forth tons of work to make it a reality!

Click here for the complete set of pictures from the event

8th Annual Pitch Party 9/10/2009 – Recap

djkim — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:52:22 +0000

The Pitch Party was a lot of fun! This year we had a lot of interest from investors including Gary Hoover (Hoover’s) and Jamie Rhodes (Central Texas Angel Network).

Thanks to Sonia M. Honne-Gonzalez and Esther Osborn and the rest of Plus Program Office staff for their help with all of the party logistics. Also, thanks to HomeAway for their generous sponsorship of the event.

** Anyone can sign up for this so come up with an business idea (real or not, product or service) and sell it to the mock investors!! Top three folks with the most fake money at the end of the night walk away with some cool cash! Look for it in the Fall 2010.

Congratulations to the winners of the Pitch Party!

#1 Prize ($1250) Perry Nelson

#2 Prize ($750) Jeff Harbach

#3 Prize ($500) Kathleen Voboril

HomeAway Honorable Mention ($500) Cam Houser

Click here for complete set of pics from the Pitch Party

ES Boat Cruise – 8/27/2009

djkim — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:34:41 +0000

First ES members only mixer of the 2009-2010 year. We floated up and down the Colorado river on a perfectly warm clear night with drinks in our hands among good company. Even the bats streamed out of the Congress bridge to give us a show.

Click here for the complete set of pics from the night.

Register for the 2009 ES Boat Cruise!

efliv — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:51:12 +0000

First and second year UT MBA students, be sure to register for the 2009 Entrepreneur Society Boat Cruise!

Float along the river and soak in the views of downtown Austin while meeting entrepreneurially-minded students from both classes. Additionally, the cruise is a great opportunity to learn more about the Entrepreneur Society and all of our upcoming events, including the Pitch Party and Start Up, Meet Up.

Registration is done online through the McCombs Community Calendar. Please see the exact details below:

DATE: Thursday, August 27th
TIME: 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM
LOCATION: Capital Cruise Dock @ the Hyatt Regency Hotel (208 Barton Springs Road)
** Adult beverages & water will be provided.

ES Connections 2009

naruby — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:45:53 +0000

ES Connections 2009 was a success! Over 15 companies and 70 students were in attendance. Stay tuned for our next event!