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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/]
 
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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*[[Rice Business Plan Competition]], the "world's largest graduate-level student startup competition"[http://entrepreneurship.rice.edu/Ecosystem.html]
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*[[Rice Undergraduate Elevator Pitch Competition]], a 90-second product pitch contest supported by the Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen, Rice Alliance, and Rice Center for Engineering Leadership
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*[[Owl Open]], a campus-wide business plan competition and qualifier for the [[Rice Business Plan Competition]]

Revision as of 13:28, 29 October 2015

This page is referenced in Rice Entrepreneurship.

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The Rice Entrepreneurship Initiative (Entrepreneurship@Rice) 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.[1]. The initiative is led by Yael Hochberg, Head of Rice Entrepreneurship Initiative and the Ralph S. O'Connor Associate Professor in Entrepreneurship, and Abby Larson, Director of Rice Entrepreneurship Initiative.[2].

Team

Leadership

  • Yael Hochberg, Head of Rice Entrepreneurship Initiative and the Ralph S. O'Connor Associate Professor in Entrepreneurship
  • Abby Larson, Director of Rice Entrepreneurship Initiative and Lecturer in Entrepreneurship

Faculty

  • Eric Floyd, Assistant Professor of Accounting
  • Haiyang Li, Professor of Strategic Management and Innovation
  • Doug Schuler, Associate Professor of Business and Public Policy
  • Danielle Supkis-Cheek, Adjust Professor
  • Al Danto, Lecturer in Management – Entrepreneurship & IT
  • Michael Evans, Lecturer
  • Aziz Gilani, Lecturer in Management
  • Tom Kraft, Director Technology Ventures Development - Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship, Lecturer in Management

Rice Alliance

  • Brad Burke, Managing Director
  • Mary Lynn Fernau, Director of Marketing
  • Lea Aden Lueck, Director of the Rice Business Plan Competition
  • Quynhmai Nguyen, Director of Operations and Event Planning
  • Noy Shemer, Program Specialist
  • Kerri Smith, Associate Managing Director

Advisors

  • Kazimir Karwowski, Executive Director of the Rice Center for Engineering Leadership
  • Amy Kavalewitz, Associate Director of the Rice Center for Engineering Leadership
  • Maria Oden, Director, Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen
  • Rebecca Richards-Kortum, Director, Rice 360°: Institute for Global Health Technologies, Director, Institute of Biosciences and Bioengineering


Website

The website provides resources for faculty and students. A list of undergraduate, graduate, MBA, and EMBA courses relating to entrepreneurship are provided.[3]

Events

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.[4]

Other events include