McCombs Entrepreneur Society

Internship Opportunity at Conformity

Conformity is developing the industry’s first software-as-a-service (SaaS) management solution that will enable organizations to centrally manage and control user access to On-Demand applications. The Conformity solution is currently available in Beta release, with general availability targeted for June 2008. Conformity is currently seeking an MBA student intern(s) to assist with market research efforts to validate key market hypotheses, and to help gather primary market data to help refine and shape the Conformity product roadmap. We are specifically looking for someone to speak directly with prospects to:

· Identify current pain points around management of multiple SaaS applications
· Determine interest in Conformity solution and value proposition
· Prioritize potential features/capabilities
· Test and validate Conformity price point(s)

Prospect interviews/ conversations will target Sales Operations and Field Operations employees at mid-sized organizations (250-1,000 employees) that have deployed 2 or more SaaS applications. Please visit www.conformity-inc.com for more information about Conformity and our solution.

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2008 NCAA Championship Game Party

SEMA invites all McCombs students to the:

2008 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME McCOMBS WATCHING PARTY

Monday, April 7th - Tipoff: 8:21 p.m.
Scholz Garden (17th & San Jacinto)

Join your classmates to watch the big game and to cheer on whoever helps your bracket! Food will be provided courtesy of SEMA.

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Update: March Madness Finals Party

SEMA invites all McCombs students to the:

2008 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME McCOMBS WATCHING PARTY

Monday, April 7th - Tipoff: 8:21 p.m.
Scholz Garden (17th & San Jacinto)

Join your classmates to watch the big game and to cheer on whoever helps your bracket! Food will be provided courtesy of SEMA.

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TES Event - I2P Workshop #5: Selling Your Idea

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:  Tuesday, April 15th from 6:00 to 7:00pm
• Where:  ACE 2.402
• Hosted by the Technology Entrepreneurship Society (TES) — www.texastes.org
  • Supporting the Idea to Product (I2P) Competition - April 25 & 26

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Free Entrepreneurship Classes

Here’s an interested resource for online entrepreneurship classes offered free by top universities and educational websites:

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Call for Volunteers for the 2008 Global Moot Corp Competition

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 as a professional, well managed event. As a volunteer, you are the face of Moot Corp and the University of Texas.

Below is the list of volunteer needs for the Competition:

Wednesday, April 30 - Welcoming Reception
5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Hilton Garden Inn Downtown Austin, 500 N. IH 35

• Need greeters to help with team check-in = 2 volunteers

Thursday, May 1 – Feedback Rounds
8:30 AM – noon
Hilton Garden Inn Downtown Austin, 500 N. IH 35

• Need a timekeeper for each Feedback Round room and one to staff information table = 9 volunteers

Friday, May 2 – Opening Rounds
8 AM – noon
McCombs School of Business

• Need a scorekeeper for each Opening Round room = 8 volunteers
• Need a timekeeper for each Opening Round room = 8 volunteers
• Need people to staff the Information table from 8 AM – 5 PM = 2 people at a time; can run shifts

Friday, May 2 – Business Plan Delivery

• Need people to deliver the business plans to the Semifinals judges = 2 volunteers

Volunteers must have their own car. Each person will need to deliver business plans to five locations and timing is of the essence since the judges only have the afternoon to review the plans. The plans will be ready to go at 2:30 PM.

Saturday, May 3 – Semifinals
8:30 AM – noon
McCombs School of Business

• Need a scorekeeper for each Semifinals room = 2 volunteers
• Need a timekeeper for each Semifinals room = 2 volunteers
• Need people to staff the Information table from 8 AM – 3 PM = 2 people at a time; can run shifts

Saturday, May 3 – Finals
2:00 PM – 6 PM
McCombs School of Business

• Need a scorekeeper for the Finals = 1 volunteer
• Need a timekeeper for the Finals = 1 volunteer
• Need people to direct attendees to the Finals location = 3 volunteers

If you are interested in volunteering for the event, please email Kate Houlihan (katharine.houlihan _at_ mba08.mccombs.utexas.edu) with your top three preferences and she will do her best to accommodate you. Thank you.

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ES Connections 2008 - Tonight

I just wanted to shoot out a reminder about the event that ES is putting on tonight. I hesitate to call it a career fair, because that conjures up images of gymnasiums and suits. Suffice it to say that ES Connections 2008 will be a great opportunity to talk to a very interesting set of firms in a casual environment. Here’s the list.

This event is open to all ES members and all MBA’s. If you’re cohort hasn’t gotten an email about today’s event, please pass the information along. This is the Entrepreneur Society’s signature event for the Spring, and even if you have a job for the summer, this is a great opportunity to talk to some very interesting firms over a beer or two (with March Madness playing out in the background).

Where: UT Alumni Center (2110 San Jacinto Blvd)
When: Thursday, 6-8:30pm

Dress is business casual.

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Union Square Ventures is Looking for an Analyst

From their website:

A couple years ago, we put up a blog post on the Union Square Ventures weblog and said that we wanted to hire an analyst. The deal was simple - no phone calls, no resumes, no emails - just a link to your web presence. We hired Andrew as a result of that effort and it was a great fit for everyone.

More at: http://avc.blogs.com/a_vc/2008/02/we-are-looking.html

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Venture Weekend: April 4th-6th

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

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Building a Business

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

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