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<onlyinclude>The [[Rice Entrepreneurship Initiative]], also known as Entrepreneurship@Rice and REI, is "a collaborative effort of students, professors, mentors and the Houston entrepreneur community to foster innovative entrepreneurial spirit and help launch successful ventures through education, guidance and connections"[http://entrepreneurship.rice.edu/]. The initiative, launched in 2015, is led by Yael Hochberg, Head of Rice Entrepreneurship Initiative and the Ralph S. O'Connor Associate Professor in Entrepreneurship, who is supported by Dr. Abby Larson, Director of Rice Entrepreneurship Initiative[http://entrepreneurship.rice.edu/Team.html] [http://news.rice.edu/2015/08/24/rice-entrepreneurship-initiative-launched/].</onlyinclude>
The Rice Entrepreneurship Initiative organized its first event on October 22-25, 2015, where students from Rice University and the University of Houston participated in the [[3 Day Startup]] held at [[TMCx]]. [[Rice Launch]] collaborated with the REI.[http://news.rice.edu/2015/10/27/rice-entrepreneurship-initiative-kicks-off/]
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