Transcript 2016 BPC Kick-Off Slides.pptx

WELCOME
Beall Family Foundation
Thank you to
our sponsors
Video on Applied Innovation
• Skill development
• Build your network
Why get
involved?
• See if entrepreneurism is right for you
• Raise awareness for your new startup
• An opportunity to test a big idea
• Learn how to work with UCI IP
• $$$
• Open to all UCI students, staff and researchers
Who is eligible
& how do I form
a team?
• Minimum of 3 team members
• At least 2 UCI students
• Competition managed through www.iStart.org
• Rules and regulations at merage.uci.edu/go/bpc
James Kaiser of Kapsoulas Theraputix
• 1st Place, Overall Competition - $15,000
• UCI School of Medicine Award - $15,000
• TechPortal Calit2 Residency Award - $2,750
A word from
one of last
year’s winners
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How it works
3
Attend Workshops
Upload Concept
Paper to iStart.org
by Feb. 18
7
Register Team on
iStart.org by Jan. 20
Winners Announced
May6
6
Present Pitch Deck
On May 6
4
Semi-Finalists Selected
and Coach Assigned on
Mar. 3
5
Upload finished Pitch Deck to
iStart.org by April 22
I T & We b
Life Sciences
Four Tracks
Energy & Cleantech
Products & Services
Over $100,000
in Prizes
Doug Crawford
Tech Surge
Awards & ZAP!
Senior Licensing Officer
Invention Transfer Group
UCI Applied Innovation
• Build a business model around new UCI
technology with patent protection
Why Tech Surge?
• Work with UCI researchers and inventors as you
determine the commercialization path
• Access to ZAP! – NSF Lean Launchpad Program
• $$$
• Three $3,500 awards (+ $1,500 for originating lab)
• 2 Campus wide Division Awards
• 1 Undergraduate Division Award
Tech Surge
Awards
• UCI Applied Innovation will provide a list of UCI IP
disclosures
• Teams must use the UCI IP as a core element of
their business concept
• Prizes will be awarded to the team with the most
“fundable” (Angels / VCs, etc.) business concept
• A two-week NSF program
• Emphasize experiential learning and feedback
• Fast, efficient way to find Product-Market Fit
ZAP!
Teams, through the customer interviews and ideas
taught in ZAP!, will better understand how to position
their technologies for success in a start-up
David Ochi
Executive Director
UCI Blackstone Launchpad
2015 BPC Judge
Insight from
one of last
year’s coaches
Dan Jenkins
President, Channel Tactix
2015 Coach, Team OneSeed
Key Dates
Dec 3
Team Networking Mixer @ The Cove
Jan 20
Registration Deadline on iStart.org
Feb 18
Concept Papers Due
Mar 3
Semi-Finalists Announced
Apr 22
Final Pitch Decks Due
May 6
Final Presentations & Awards
Workshops
Jan 13
Assessing the Market
Jan 19
How to Develop a Winning Concept Paper
and Lead your Team to Success
Feb 10
How to Write a Business Plan
Feb 17
Intellectual Property & Protection
Apr 13
Presentation Skills for Pitching Investors
Matt Bailey
For additional
info
Shaun Sanders
Rishab Sunder
[email protected]
merage.uci.edu/go/bpc
And now, we
hear from some
of you!
Ryan Foland
Assistant Director
Blackstone Launchpad
UCI