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| "Entendre" means to undertake. An entrepreneurial spirit seeks opportunity in all things. It is an attitude that can serve you well. Would you like to start your future now, or just maybe think about it later and coast? Make something now or wait until say graduate school or some postgraduate employment. You have the tools and resources you need to explore the notion of developing your OWN ideas and even starting and running your own company while at UW-Madison. Physicists and hardware makers have a special role to play. Let's get started. | "Entendre" means to undertake. An entrepreneurial spirit seeks opportunity in all things. It is an attitude that can serve you well. Would you like to start thinking about your future now, or just maybe think about it later and coast? You have the tools and resources you need to explore the notion of developing your OWN ideas and even starting and running your own company while at UW-Madison. Physicists and hardware makers have a special role to play. Let's get started. |
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| Why the University Is the Ideal Startup Platform http://www.wired.com/2014/02/university-ideal-startup-platform/ |
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| Venturewell's Idea to Impact program for universities https://venturewell.org/ === Don't neglect your education === The demographics of innovation in the United States may not be what you think, and becoming an innovator does not require dropping out of school to launch a Facebook or APPLE. You need passion and energy of course. An innovator generally needs to have or be able to rapidly acquire domain expertise to recognize what is innovative! A wide variety of skills and experience help, and self awareness, e.g. appreciation of the need for others with skills you lack. You may need the resources of a large organization, innovate as an "intrapreneur." Defining innovation in terms of patents and other metrics, "Four-fifths of innovators possess at least one advanced degree, and 55 percent have attained a Ph.D. in a STEM subject." "Approximately 60 percent of private-sector innovations originate from businesses with more than 500 employees" https://itif.org/publications/2016/02/24/demographics-innovation-united-states. Whether you become an entrepreneur or intrapreneur, your exact undergraduate major is not a determining factor, though STEM education plays an important role in many industries. For example, from http://insightdatascience.com: "Who are the best data scientists? According to DJ Patil, the former Chief Scientist at LinkedIn who co-coined the term data scientist and an Insight mentor and advisor, “the best data scientists tend to be ‘hard scientists,’ particularly physicists, rather than computer science majors. Physicists have a strong mathematical background, computing skills, and come from a discipline in which survival depends on getting the most from the data. They have to think about the big picture, the big problem8. ” The same applies for any scientist whose work is highly quantitative, writes code or analyzes data, including PhDs in astronomy, astrophysics, physical chemistry, computational biology, and neuroscience as well as researchers in mathematics, statistics, engineering, machine learning, operations research, economics, quantitative social sciences and!other data-heavy fields." === Read an overview === Commercialization and Entrepreneurship, Tom Worthington, download free pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Tom_Worthington/Books/Commercialisation_and_Entrepreneurship#Commercialisation_and_Entrepreneurship Hitchhikers guide to entrepreneurship podcast https://www.businesshitchhiker.com/startup-survival-podcast/ |
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| Ha, ha. Just kidding. According to some, vision/goal is an important prerequisite, lasting forever, offering mountains/missions along an endless road, surmounted by strategies and tactics. Others ditch the mission idea and just go for 'mantra' like "Absolutely, positively the next day" (Fedex) and for an exit strategy. | Ha, ha. Just kidding. According to some, vision/goal is an important prerequisite, lasting forever, offering mountains/missions along an endless road, surmounted by strategies and tactics. Others ditch the mission idea and just go for 'mantra' like "Absolutely, positively the next day" (Fedex) and for an exit strategy. I mean, life is short, investors want a payout not to support a lifestyle... === Business model canvas === Do some brainstorming, and share. Online brainstorm shared canvases based on the Business Model Canvas. https://canvanizer.com/how-to-use/which-canvas-template-to-choose, or roll your own http://thoughtsof.matthiasjuette.de/business-model-canvas-template/ |
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| There is a "novel" for entrepreneurs that can help you shed fantasies and avert becoming a statistic: "all in startup" by Diana Kander http://www.amazon.com/All-Startup-Launching-Idea-Everything/dp/1118857666. Phil Hellmuth (from Madison) makes a cameo. |
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| Forbes 30 under 30 series http://www.forbes.com/search/?q=30+under+30 Indiegogo https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/trackr-bravo-the-thinnest-item-tracking-device-ever Kickstarter http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/radiantfabrication/lionhead-3d-printer-and-3d-scanner-with-li-modelin, http://radiantfabrication.com/pages/lionhead |
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| Madison startups https://www.f6s.com/startups?search={%22context%22:%22and%22,%22rules%22:[{%22filter%22:%22location%22,%22operator%22:%22eq%22,%22value%22:{%22type%22:%22city%22,%22object_id%22:120667}}]}&ss=1&sort=popularity&sort_dir=desc&all_startups=1&columns[]=markets&columns[]=location&columns[]=founders&columns[]=founded |
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| Get involved in your local ecosystem http://southernalpha.com/the-feed/get-involved-in-your-citys-entrepreneur-ecosystem/ |
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| Google entrepreneurship online learning http://www.google.com/entrepreneurs/onlinelearning/ Google's tools for entrepeneurs (23 videos as of 2015) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9KVIdeJ2K8MEMoZH5wzrHa4prGvrhHJA |
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University of Maryland's "Innovation for Entrepreneurs: From Idea to Marketplace" on Coursera https://www.coursera.org/course/innovative How to Start a Startup http://startupclass.samaltman.com/ - from Y-Combinator founders, a MOOC focused on software startups. Like all these classes, take with a grain of salt. Interesting Paul Graham kinda wishes he had studied physics. |
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12 Tips for customer development interviews http://giffconstable.com/2010/07/12-tips-for-early-customer-development-interviews/ Customer Discovery Best practices https://docs.google.com/a/vt.edu/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=dnQuZWR1fHRoZS1zdGFydHVwLWNsYXNzfGd4OjM1ODViZGM4NWExM2QyZDc Developing Innovative Ideas for New Companies: The First Step in Entrepreneurship, a U.Maryland MOOC, https://www.coursera.org/course/innovativeideas (described at http://nciia.org/open/presentation/200000-served-experiences-from-a-mooc-on-entrepreneurship-and-innovation/) Global Innovation through Science and Technology resources http://www.gistnetwork.org/resources Startup survival podcast. https://startupsurvival.simventure.com/ |
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| === Take a crash course at Madison College === http://madisoncollege2013.istart.org/?a=94079-12855-1741 |
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| US Patents Office Inventors & Entrepreneurs Resources http://www.uspto.gov/learning-and-resources/inventors-entrepreneurs-resources Search US patents http://www.uspto.gov/ Search elsewhere http://www.library.illinois.edu/biotech/researchtools/patents.html |
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| Copyright law http://www.copyright.gov/ Inventors assistance league, a nonprofit that for a fee will assist in patent evaluation, patenting. Video resources to guide you http://www.inventions.org === Learn about incorporation === First thing is to visit the Law and Entrepreneurship Clinic https://www.uwle.org/ Resources from a company in the biz https://www.incorporate.com/learning_center.html and another https://www.harborcompliance.com/information/business-registration-guide === Company research === Securities and Exchange Commission EDGAR http://www.sec.gov/edgar/quickedgar.htm#.VG-Jj4eJmB1 |
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| Wisconsin Center for Education Products and Services https://www.wceps.org/team.html Badgers to contact in Silcon Valley http://www.siliconvalleybadgers.com/ Eric Ronning, the student who inspired Garage: http://news.wisc.edu/capital-infusion-prepares-uw-madison-startup-to-stir-up-industrial-adhesive-market/ |
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| UW Madison Student Business Incubator http://uwmadsbi.com/ | UW Insight Wisconsin student organization "Insight Wisconsin prides itself in its passionate, interdisciplinary members working on projects ranging from astrobotany to community impact initiatives." https://www.insightwisconsin.org/ UW WiSolve Graduate student and postdoc voluntary consulting group http://www.wisolve.org/ UW Madison Student Business Incubator now Madventures coworking space http://madventurescoworking.com |
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| Entrepreneurial Residential Learning Community, a vibrant community of students that pursue all imaginable majors. http://www.housing.wisc.edu/erlc | UW ERLC, Entrepreneurial Residential Learning Community, a vibrant community of students that pursue all imaginable majors. http://www.housing.wisc.edu/erlc |
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| http://urpat1403.com/ As part of the world-class University Research Park, @1403 offers state-of-the-art facilities and co-working, networking, and mentoring opportunities to help turn big ideas into businesses. https://bus.wisc.edu/degrees-programs/non-business-majors/burrill-business-plan/resources Resources for participants in the G. Steven Burrill business competition at UW_Madison, must read. http://bus.wisc.edu/bba/mybiz/blog - Happenings for students of business |
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| http://www.hultprize.org/, http://www.hultprizeat.com/wisconsinmadison Hult Prize, students teams compete for $1e6. |
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| http://bus.wisc.edu/centers/insite - Initiative for Studies in Entrepreneurship. The INSITE ENTREPRENEURSHIP GUIDE link is http://bus.wisc.edu/~/media/Bus/K-E/Insite/INSITE-Decision-Guide-4-30-14.ashx | http://bus.wisc.edu/centers/insite - Initiative for Studies in Entrepreneurship. The INSITE ENTREPRENEURSHIP GUIDE link is https://apps.bus.wisc.edu/insite-entrepreneurship-guide/ |
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| UW Advocacy Consortium for Entrepreneurs http://today.wisc.edu/events/view/67280 | UW Advocacy Consortium for Entrepreneurs (ACE) http://today.wisc.edu/events/view/67280 |
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| UW Business & Entrepreneurship Clinic services http://bus.wisc.edu/centers/weinert/business-and-entrepreneurship-clinic/apply-for-services |
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| https://www.startupgrind.com/madison/ Madison Chapter of Startup Grind powered by Google for Entrepreneurs. http://www.startupexperience.com/programs/ Startup Weekend programs on the coasts |
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| NYC Challenge http://www.nycedc.com/program/nyc-next-idea VT KnowledgeWorks Global Student Challenge http://www.vtkwglobal.com/student_track2013 Hackovate Health Challenge http://hackovate2013.istart.org/?a=94079-12855-1741 Flow Clean Energy Challenge http://flowdoe2013.istart.org/?a=94079-12855-1741 Pirates Pitch http://piratespitch2013.istart.org/?a=94079-12855-1741 Collegiate Inventors Competition http://collegiateinventors.org/ Lemelson MIT National Collegiate Student Prize http://lemelson.mit.edu/awards/lemelson-mit-national-collegiate-student-prize Midemlab: startup competition (Cannes, France) http://www.midem.com/en/programme/competitions/midemlab/?utm_source=Global+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=ec9ccb1c17-UP_Global_Newsletter_US_Version_November_27th11_25&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_6808e1a473-ec9ccb1c17-264319681 Young Mind awards competition http://www.youngmindawards.com/ Washington Accelerator 1776 and beyond: Startup Federation Startup Federation http://www.1776.vc/startup_federation/ Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge https://cisco.innovationchallenge.com/cisco-global-problem-solver-challenge |
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| UWIdeaAdvance/WEDC http://uwideadvance.org/, http://uwideadvance.org/grantapplication/ Madison Enterprise Center (incubator for for-profits) http://www.cwd.org/business/commercial-space/madison-enterprise-center/, http://host.madison.com/business/hive-of-activity-madison-enterprise-center-is-home-to-an/article_a11dea72-0ec6-11e5-8ba0-ebd3a1085c0f.html Madworks Accelerator (Madison) http://www.madworkscoworking.org Baird Capital Partners (Madison) http://www.bairdcapital.com/team/baird-capital-team Venture Investors (Research Park, Madison) http://www.ventureinvestors.com/portfolio-companies/ 4490 Ventures (Madison) HealthX Ventures (Madison) http://healthxventures.com/ American family Ventures (Madison) http://amfamventures.com/ WISC Partners (Madison) http://wiscpartners.com/about |
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| Garage Technology Ventures offers a resource list http://www.garage.com/resources/. (OK, yes, I picked this one for the name...) | Garage Technology Ventures (Los Altos) offers a resource list on how to get started and is interested in Garage Physics entrepreneurs: http://www.garage.com/resources/. |
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Haxlr8r - a hardware focused accelerator http://haxlr8r.com/ True Ventures - http://www.trueventures.com/founders/ GVSLabs (Palo Alto) http://gsvlabs.com/ Angel list, a startup to help startups https://angel.co/ Excelerate (Chicago) http://exceleratelabs.com/ 500 Startups (Mountain View) http://500.co/ Capital Factory (Austin) http://capitalfactory.com/ DreamIt (Philadelphia) http://dreamit.com/ Entrepreneurs ROund Table Acclerator (New York City) http://eranyc.com/ IO Ventures (San Francisco) http://ventures.io/ Tech WildCatters (Dallas) http://techwildcatters.com/ Angel Pad (San Francisco and NYC) http://angelpad.org/ Singularity University http://startup.singularityu.org/accelerator National Venture Capital Association http://nvca.org/ Circular Board is a collaborative accelerator for aspirational women entrepreneurs https://www.thecircularboard.com/accelerator/ === JOBS Act enabled funding === Follow progress on the JOBS act to enable "crowd funding" by nonaccredited investors ( http://techcrunch.com/2015/03/29/the-jobs-act-is-progress-but-much-remains-to-be-done/) and list with new online angel sources like https://www.seedinvest.com/faqs or apply to syndicates https://angel.co/syndicates/founders. |
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| Lehigh MS in Technical Entrepreneurship: launch a company to graduate http://www.lehigh.edu/~innovate/about.html |
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| === Questions to ask in an interview === Easy-to-ask, revealing-to-answer questions for you to take with you to an interview: 1. What's the biggest change your group has gone through in the last year? Does your group feel like the tough times are over and things are getting better, or are things still pretty bleak? What's the plan to handle to either scenario? 2. If I get the job, how do I earn a "gold star" on my performance review? What are the key accomplishments you'd like to see in this role over the next year? 3. What's your (or my future boss') leadership style? 4. About which competitor are you most worried? 5. How does sales / operations / technology / marketing / finance work around here? (I.e., groups other than the one you're interviewing for.) 6. What type of people are successful here? What type of people are not? 7. What's one thing that's key to this company's success that somebody from outside the company wouldn't know about? 8. How did you get your start in this industry? Why do you stay? 9. What are your group's best and worst working relationships with other groups in the company? What are the pain points you have to deal with day-to-day? 10. What keeps you up at night? What's your biggest worry these days? 11. What's the timeline for making a decision on this position? When should I get back in touch with you? 12. These are tough economic times, and every position is precious when it comes to the budget. Why did you decide to hire somebody for this position instead of the many other roles / jobs you could have hired for? What about this position made you prioritize it over others? 13. What is your reward system? Is it a star system / team-oriented / equity-based / bonus-based / "attaboy!"-based? Why is that your reward system? What do you guys hope to get out of it, and what actually happens when you put it into practice? What are the positives and the negatives of your reward system? If you could change any one thing, what would it be? 14. What information is shared with the employees (revenues, costs, operating metrics)? Is this an "open book" shop, or do you play it closer to the vest? How is information shared? How do I get access to the information I need to be successful in this job? 15. If we are going to have a very successful year in 2015, what will that look like? What will we have done over the next 6 months to make it successful? How does this position help achieve those goals? (This question helps show your ability to look beyond today's duties to the future more than a year away.) 16. How does the company / my future boss do performance reviews? How do I make the most of the performance review process to ensure that I'm doing the best I can for the company? 17. What is the rhythm to the work around here? Is there a time of year that it's "all hands on deck" and we're pulling all-nighters, or is it pretty consistent throughout the year? How about during the week / month? Is it pretty evenly spread throughout the week / month, or are there crunch days? 18. What type of industry / functional / skills-based experience and background are you looking for in the person who will fill this position? What would the "perfect" candidate look like? How do you assess my experience in comparison? What gaps do you see? 19. What is your (or my future boss') hiring philosophy? Is it "hire the attitude / teach the skills" or are you primarily looking to add people with domain expertise first and foremost? 20. In my career, I've primarily enjoyed working with big / small / growing / independent / private / public / family-run companies. If that's the case, how successful will I be at your firm? 21. Who are the heroes at your company? What characteristics do the people who are most celebrated have in common with each other? Conversely, what are the characteristics that are common to the promising people you hired, but who then flamed out and failed or left? As I'm considering whether or not I'd be successful here, how should I think about the experiences of the heroes and of the flame-outs? - Marc Cenedella marc@salesladder.com |
Rutgers guidebook https://online.rutgers.edu/master-business-admin/small-business-resource-guide-accounting-finance-and-more/ Resources for woman in business https://www.zenbusiness.com/info/resources-for-women-in-business/ |
(Prof Molly Jahn and Sector 67's Chris Meyer pitching Agricultural Innovation Prize, 2014)
Entrepreneurship clinic
This project is a resource letter to enable students to take advantage of campus, local, and national opportunities for entrepreneurship.
"Entendre" means to undertake. An entrepreneurial spirit seeks opportunity in all things. It is an attitude that can serve you well. Would you like to start thinking about your future now, or just maybe think about it later and coast? You have the tools and resources you need to explore the notion of developing your OWN ideas and even starting and running your own company while at UW-Madison. Physicists and hardware makers have a special role to play. Let's get started.
Why think about entrepreneurship
“Entrepreneurship will create a better world. It’s not just about new company, capital, and job formation, nor innovation, nor creativity, nor breakthroughs. It is also about fostering an ingenious human spirit and improving humankind.” - Jeffry A. Timmons (1941-2008) Founded Price-Babson SEE in 1984
"Turns out for many, identifying as an entrepreneur is less important than identifying with the entrepreneurship path. It’s critical that people see the creation of their own opportunities as a viable and attainable possibility for themselves." The Babson Entrepreneur Experience Lab aims to address these issues by focusing on the realities of entrepreneurship today through the lens of entrepreneurs themselves. Download Elements of the New Venture Entrepreneur Experience, Elements of the Entrepreneur Inside Experience, Masterclass,
http://elab.businessinnovationfactory.com/downloads
American Physical Society initiative http://www.aps.org.ezproxy.library.wisc.edu/programs/education/conferences/innovation.cfm
Get excited
Why the University Is the Ideal Startup Platform http://www.wired.com/2014/02/university-ideal-startup-platform/
Things your adviser never told you: Entrepreneurship’s role in physics education http://www.physicstoday.org/resource/1/phtoad/v66/i8/p42_s1
The alternative career is no longer alternative. It’s time to rethink STEM graduate education and align it with the real job market. http://scitation.aip.org.ezproxy.library.wisc.edu/content/aip/magazine/physicstoday/news/10.1063/PT.5.2016?utm_medium=email&utm_source=American+Institute+of+Physics&utm_campaign=4546924_Physics+Today%3a+The+week+in+Physics+4-8+August+&dm_i=1Y69,2PGFG,E1N5G9,9VJRC,1
Being a tech geek is cool, I should know, I am one. http://www.theguardian.com/women-in-leadership/2013/oct/15/being-a-geek-is-cool-i-am-one
Millennials to the Rescue! Young entrepreneurs could save Madison's economy http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=40722
The Millennial Generation Research Review http://emerging.uschamber.com/MillennialsReport
Entrepreneurship and the U.S. Economy http://www.bls.gov/bdm/entrepreneurship/entrepreneurship.htm
Global Entrepreneurship Monitor http://www.gemconsortium.org/
The Future of the University and Public Research for the Entrepreneurial Age,by Carl J. Schramm President and Chief Executive Officer, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, http://www.kauffman.org/Details.aspx?id=5758
Ideafests 2013 – Entrepreneurship and Innovation Competitions at UW-Madison https://www.facebook.com/pages/G-Steven-Burrill-Business-Plan-Competition/144000448900?ref=hl
Students sought to organize national Agricultural Innovation prize competition http://theweekly.wisc.edu/newsletter/achievements-the-weekly/new-post-for-badgers-in-the-world-the-weekly-15/?utm_source=September+2013+newsletter&utm_campaign=Newsletters&utm_medium=email
Elon Musk (PayPal, SpaceX, Tesla Motors) physics major, http://www.aps.org/publications/apsnews/201310/profiles.cfm, http://www.aps.org/careers/physicists/profiles/musk.cfm
Speakers at Y Combinator's Startup Schools (links to various entrepreneurs) http://startupschool.org/allspeakers.html
Latest news on Wisconsin entrepreneurship http://www.xconomy.com/wisconsin/ http://www.xconomy.com/wisconsin/#!
UW-Madison spinoffs news: http://www.news.wisc.edu/spinoffs
Millennials Have Their Own Definition of Entrepreneurship http://www.businessinsider.com/gen-ys-impact-on-the-future-of-work-2013-5
Microentrepreneurs May Be an Untapped Market for Product Design http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/08/130812121459.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Latest+Science+News%29
Garage Inventors http://www.studio360.org/2012/jan/27/garage-inventors/
Millennial Trains Project http://millennialtrain.co/
Venturewell's Idea to Impact program for universities https://venturewell.org/
Don't neglect your education
The demographics of innovation in the United States may not be what you think, and becoming an innovator does not require dropping out of school to launch a Facebook or APPLE. You need passion and energy of course. An innovator generally needs to have or be able to rapidly acquire domain expertise to recognize what is innovative! A wide variety of skills and experience help, and self awareness, e.g. appreciation of the need for others with skills you lack. You may need the resources of a large organization, innovate as an "intrapreneur." Defining innovation in terms of patents and other metrics, "Four-fifths of innovators possess at least one advanced degree, and 55 percent have attained a Ph.D. in a STEM subject." "Approximately 60 percent of private-sector innovations originate from businesses with more than 500 employees" https://itif.org/publications/2016/02/24/demographics-innovation-united-states.
Whether you become an entrepreneur or intrapreneur, your exact undergraduate major is not a determining factor, though STEM education plays an important role in many industries. For example, from http://insightdatascience.com:
"Who are the best data scientists? According to DJ Patil, the former Chief Scientist at LinkedIn who co-coined the term data scientist and an Insight mentor and advisor, “the best data scientists tend to be ‘hard scientists,’ particularly physicists, rather than computer science majors. Physicists have a strong mathematical background, computing skills, and come from a discipline in which survival depends on getting the most from the data. They have to think about the big picture, the big problem8. ” The same applies for any scientist whose work is highly quantitative, writes code or analyzes data, including PhDs in astronomy, astrophysics, physical chemistry, computational biology, and neuroscience as well as researchers in mathematics, statistics, engineering, machine learning, operations research, economics, quantitative social sciences and!other data-heavy fields."
Read an overview
Commercialization and Entrepreneurship, Tom Worthington, download free pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Tom_Worthington/Books/Commercialisation_and_Entrepreneurship#Commercialisation_and_Entrepreneurship
Hitchhikers guide to entrepreneurship podcast https://www.businesshitchhiker.com/startup-survival-podcast/
Make a mission statement
Don't worry; this is really easy. First be inspired by Dilbert http://search.dilbert.com/comic/Mission%20Statement and then use this handy tool: http://www.lotta.se/mission-statement-generator/?dummy_value=223852226
Ha, ha. Just kidding. According to some, vision/goal is an important prerequisite, lasting forever, offering mountains/missions along an endless road, surmounted by strategies and tactics. Others ditch the mission idea and just go for 'mantra' like "Absolutely, positively the next day" (Fedex) and for an exit strategy. I mean, life is short, investors want a payout not to support a lifestyle...
Business model canvas
Do some brainstorming, and share. Online brainstorm shared canvases based on the Business Model Canvas. https://canvanizer.com/how-to-use/which-canvas-template-to-choose, or roll your own http://thoughtsof.matthiasjuette.de/business-model-canvas-template/
Face reality and plan to stay informed too
Innovation: Bridging the market gap http://www.nature.com.ezproxy.library.wisc.edu/news/innovation-bridging-the-market-gap-1.13778?WT.ec_id=NATURE-20130926#/b4
Proof of concept (actual proof) http://www.kauffman.org/advancing-innovation/proof-of-concept-centers.aspx
How to teach entrepreneurship - Community, Broad Appeal, Networking, Real World Curriculum) http://campustechnology.com/Articles/2013/10/16/How-to-Teach-Entrepreneurship.aspx?Page=1
No exit "the realization that your feeling of autonomy is a fantasy" http://www.wired.com/2014/04/no-exit/
Entrepreneurial spirit and stereotypes (Read past the title to the end. You need not be a misfit.)
Tools to someday understand http://www.foundersworkbench.com/
There is a "novel" for entrepreneurs that can help you shed fantasies and avert becoming a statistic: "all in startup" by Diana Kander http://www.amazon.com/All-Startup-Launching-Idea-Everything/dp/1118857666. Phil Hellmuth (from Madison) makes a cameo.
Look at what others are doing
Forbes 30 under 30 series http://www.forbes.com/search/?q=30+under+30
Indiegogo https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/trackr-bravo-the-thinnest-item-tracking-device-ever
Kickstarter http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/radiantfabrication/lionhead-3d-printer-and-3d-scanner-with-li-modelin, http://radiantfabrication.com/pages/lionhead
Startuply http://www.startuply.com/Startups/
Finalists at NCSU competitions: http://ei.ncsu.edu/egames/2013-finalist-semifinalist-teams/
Dragon innovation http://www.dragoninnovation.com/
Education Investor portfolios: Learn Capitol http://www.learncapital.com/portfolio/, New Schools Venture Fund http://www.newschools.org/ventures , Kapor Capital http://www.kaporcapital.com/view/portfolio/, New Markets Venture Partners http://www.newmarketsvp.com/portfolio/, Rethink Education http://rteducation.com/portfolio/
Begin to get started
Start with 'Why.' Martin Luther King did NOT say "I have a plan." Instead, "I have a dream." Simon Sinek http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sioZd3AxmnE&feature=youtu.be
Elevator pitch builder http://www.alumni.hbs.edu/careers/pitch/
Entrepreneurs toolkit http://witoolkit.com/
Entrepreneur.com http://www.entrepreneur.com/
Entrepreneur.org http://www.entrepreneurship.org/en/Resource-Center/Topics/The-Entrepreneur.aspx
Getting started http://marriottschool.byu.edu/sitemap/?id=10994
Dream Big America - Every Tuesday, three entrepreneurs will present their business ideas on the first-ever live radio show startup competition, and America votes for the winner. Listen and vote http://dreambigamerica.us/, http://www.kauffman.org/entrepreneurship/kauffman-foundation-partners-with-weekly-dream-big-america-live-radio-entrepreneur-competition.aspx
Founding by founders https://www.sequoiacap.com/grove/starting/founding
Crash course in funding http://www.paulgraham.com/startupfunding.html
Google entrepreneurship online learning http://www.google.com/entrepreneurs/onlinelearning/
Google's tools for entrepeneurs (23 videos as of 2015) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9KVIdeJ2K8MEMoZH5wzrHa4prGvrhHJA
Take an online course
University of Maryland's "Innovation for Entrepreneurs: From Idea to Marketplace" on Coursera https://www.coursera.org/course/innovative
How to Start a Startup http://startupclass.samaltman.com/ - from Y-Combinator founders, a MOOC focused on software startups. Like all these classes, take with a grain of salt. Interesting Paul Graham kinda wishes he had studied physics.
Kauffman foundation http://www.kauffman.org/what-we-do/entrepreneurship
MIT OpenCourses beginning with Inventions and Patents
http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/entrepreneurship/#listing
Who Owns The Icehouse http://whoownstheicehouse.com/video/
Yale Entrepreneurial Institute talks summaries http://yei.yale.edu/yei-resources
NOVOED https://novoed.com/
Stanford Innovation and Entrepreneurship Certificate http://create.stanford.edu/certificate.php, http://campustechnology.com/articles/2013/09/30/stanford-launches-online-innovation-and-entrepreneurship-course.aspx?=CTCLV
EPICENTER Online courses http://epicenter.stanford.edu/resource/epicenter-online-courses
Steve Blank's Lean Launchpad class and other resources http://steveblank.com/slides/
12 Tips for customer development interviews http://giffconstable.com/2010/07/12-tips-for-early-customer-development-interviews/
Customer Discovery Best practices https://docs.google.com/a/vt.edu/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=dnQuZWR1fHRoZS1zdGFydHVwLWNsYXNzfGd4OjM1ODViZGM4NWExM2QyZDc
Developing Innovative Ideas for New Companies: The First Step in Entrepreneurship, a U.Maryland MOOC, https://www.coursera.org/course/innovativeideas (described at http://nciia.org/open/presentation/200000-served-experiences-from-a-mooc-on-entrepreneurship-and-innovation/)
Global Innovation through Science and Technology resources http://www.gistnetwork.org/resources
Startup survival podcast. https://startupsurvival.simventure.com/
Get into University of Wisconsin-Madison classes and programs
The WARF UpStart Program for Minority and Women’s Entrepreneurship is designed to equip entrepreneurially minded women and minorities in the Madison area with the tools needed to launch or expand any business venture. http://www.warf.org/home/news-media/campus-programs/upstart/upstart.cmsx
New class offered in entrepreneurship for non-business majors
Arts Enterprise: Art as Business as Art http://artsenterprise.wisc.edu/class-spring-2013/
Entrepreneurial Residential Learning Community seminar http://www2.housing.wisc.edu/classes/docs/Fall2013/ERLC.pdf
Starting a Software Company, UW-Madison gets serious about supporting student software developers http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=38723
Representative Small Business Development Center class http://sbdc.wisc.edu/startup/etp/default.asp
Bolz Center and the Arts http://bus.wisc.edu/centers/bolz-center-for-arts-administration/research-special-projects
Take a crash course at Madison College
http://madisoncollege2013.istart.org/?a=94079-12855-1741
Plan on a business plan and plan on changing it
Biz plan guide http://leeds-faculty.colorado.edu/moyes/html/resources.htm
Arts Feasibility Study Challenge http://ei.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Arts-Venture-Feasibility-Study-Template_Final.pdf
Sample business plans http://www.bplans.com/
A VC's advice https://www.sequoiacap.com/grove/posts/6bzx/writing-a-business-plan
Learn about patents and intellectual property
US Patent Office http://www.uspto.gov/inventors/patents.jsp
US Patents Office Inventors & Entrepreneurs Resources http://www.uspto.gov/learning-and-resources/inventors-entrepreneurs-resources
Search US patents http://www.uspto.gov/
Search elsewhere http://www.library.illinois.edu/biotech/researchtools/patents.html
Free patents online http://www.freepatentsonline.com/
General information from WARF http://www.warf.org/home/for-uw-inventors/for-uw-inventors.cmsx
Lab notebook advise http://www.warf.org/home/for-uw-inventors/lab-book-guidelines/lab-book-guidelines.cmsx
Industrial partnerships research agreement guide http://www.grad.wisc.edu/oip/RschAgreeGuide.html
Documents http://www.foundersworkbench.com/document-driver/
Copyright law http://www.copyright.gov/
Inventors assistance league, a nonprofit that for a fee will assist in patent evaluation, patenting. Video resources to guide you http://www.inventions.org
Learn about incorporation
First thing is to visit the Law and Entrepreneurship Clinic https://www.uwle.org/
Resources from a company in the biz https://www.incorporate.com/learning_center.html
and another https://www.harborcompliance.com/information/business-registration-guide
Company research
Securities and Exchange Commission EDGAR http://www.sec.gov/edgar/quickedgar.htm#.VG-Jj4eJmB1
Marketing is important
Beginners guide http://www.inc.com/magazine/20090901/guidebook-how-to-conduct-market-research.html
More resources http://www.soisourcelink.com/for-businesses/resource-library/marketing-market-research
Some expert videos from Stukent https://www.stukent.com/expert-session-speakers/
Learn from UW startups
Care to meet companies spun-off from University of Wisconsin? http://ww.bus.wisc.edu/insite/insite-census/
University Research Park tenants http://www.universityresearchpark.org/tenants/tenant_profiles/
WARF technologies http://www.warf.org/technologies.jsp
WARF Accelerator program pipeline http://www.warf.org/home/for-uw-inventors/accelerator-program/in-the-pipeline/in-the-pipeline.cmsx
Wisconsin Center for Education Products and Services https://www.wceps.org/team.html
Badgers to contact in Silcon Valley http://www.siliconvalleybadgers.com/
Eric Ronning, the student who inspired Garage: http://news.wisc.edu/capital-infusion-prepares-uw-madison-startup-to-stir-up-industrial-adhesive-market/
Join a UW student organization
UW Insight Wisconsin student organization "Insight Wisconsin prides itself in its passionate, interdisciplinary members working on projects ranging from astrobotany to community impact initiatives." https://www.insightwisconsin.org/
UW WiSolve Graduate student and postdoc voluntary consulting group http://www.wisolve.org/
UW Madison Student Business Incubator now Madventures coworking space http://madventurescoworking.com
UW Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization (CEO) http://www.uwceo.com/welcome-to-uw-madison-ceo/
UW Madison Transcend Engineering https://win.wisc.edu/organization/transcend/about
UW HubClub, computer science students http://thehubclub.wordpress.com/about/
UW Engineers in business https://win.wisc.edu/organization/eib
UW Chapter of National Organization for Business and Engineering https://win.wisc.edu/organization/nobe_wisconsin
UW ERLC, Entrepreneurial Residential Learning Community, a vibrant community of students that pursue all imaginable majors. http://www.housing.wisc.edu/erlc
Professional websites, student rates, a student start-up that supports campus entrepreneurs http://www.badgerinnovations.com/
Join National student organizations
University Innovation http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Main_Page
University Innovation Fellows website: http://dreamdesigndeliver.org
Get familiar with campus opportunities and resources
http://urpat1403.com/ As part of the world-class University Research Park, @1403 offers state-of-the-art facilities and co-working, networking, and mentoring opportunities to help turn big ideas into businesses.
https://bus.wisc.edu/degrees-programs/non-business-majors/burrill-business-plan/resources Resources for participants in the G. Steven Burrill business competition at UW_Madison, must read.
http://bus.wisc.edu/bba/mybiz/blog - Happenings for students of business
https://sites.google.com/site/100hourchallenge2013/ - ERLC 100 hour challenge
http://http://innovation.wisc.edu/ - UW Innovation Days. Turn your idea in a cash prize winning proposal through Campus Innovation Days, the Qualcom Wireless innovation Prize, G. Steven Burrill Business Plan Competition, or Wisconsin Energy and Sustainability Challenge
http://www.hultprize.org/, http://www.hultprizeat.com/wisconsinmadison Hult Prize, students teams compete for $1e6.
http://www.engr.wisc.edu/entrepreneurship.html - UW Engineering programs in entrepreneurship
http://bus.wisc.edu/centers/weinert - UW business school program in entrepreneurship
http://bus.wisc.edu/bba/academics/majors/certificate-entrepreneurship - Certificate in Entrepreneurship
http://bus.wisc.edu/degrees-programs/non-business-majors/burrill-business-plan - UW business plan competition
http://bus.wisc.edu/degrees-programs/non-business-majors/wisconsin-entrepreneurial-bootcamp - Wisconsin Entrepreneurial Bootcamp
http://bus.wisc.edu/centers/insite - Initiative for Studies in Entrepreneurship. The INSITE ENTREPRENEURSHIP GUIDE link is https://apps.bus.wisc.edu/insite-entrepreneurship-guide/
http://www.law.wisc.edu/academics/clinics/le/index.html - Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic, legal advice
http://wid.wisc.edu/programs/hzx/ - Hybrid Zone X, a Wisconsin Institute for Discovery innovation center
http://www.warf.org/about/index.jsp?cid=61&scid=129 - WARF Discovery Challenge
http://innovation.wisc.edu/sustainability/ - Wisconsin Energy and Sustainability Challenge
http://www.ms-biotech.wisc.edu/curriculum.cfm - UW Master of Science in Biotechnology program
http://artsenterprise.wisc.edu/resources/ - New Arts Enterprise Wisconsin
http://sbdc.wisc.edu/default.asp - UW Madison School of Business Small Business Development Center
https://contest.cs.wisc.edu/ - UW Madison Computer Sciences NEST Software contest
http://www.merlinmentors.org/ The Madison Entrepreneur Resource, Learning and Innovation Network (MERLIN) is a Madison-based corp of volunteers who have masterfully started and managed new ventures. These mentors use their skills, experience and enthusiasm to guide emerging entrepreneurs in early stage ventures to boost the potential of business success.
http://innovation.wisc.edu/tong/ Tong Prototype Prize
http://energy.wisc.edu/wienergychallenge SAGE Global Stewards Sustainability Prize, Submit a 4-5 page technical report outlining a new technology to advance sustainable and affordable energy. The winning idea receives up to $50,000.
UW Advocacy Consortium for Entrepreneurs (ACE) http://today.wisc.edu/events/view/67280
Discovery to Product D2P http://d2p.wisc.edu/ Discovery to Product or D2P is a major new partnership between UW–Madison and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) focused on entrepreneurship and building on a long legacy of collaboration to move UW–Madison-inspired technology and innovation to market.
http://www.xconomy.com/wisconsin/2014/03/04/california-vc-greg-robinson-to-lead-wisconsins-4490-ventures/ 4490 Ventures capital
http://www.ocr.wisc.edu/resources-for-entrepreneurs-on-campus/ - Office of Corporate Relations Resources for Entrepreneurs
UW Business & Entrepreneurship Clinic services http://bus.wisc.edu/centers/weinert/business-and-entrepreneurship-clinic/apply-for-services
Check out off-campus local resources
https://www.startupgrind.com/madison/ Madison Chapter of Startup Grind powered by Google for Entrepreneurs.
http://www.startupexperience.com/programs/ Startup Weekend programs on the coasts
http://www.gener8tor.com/portfolio/ - local accelerator with internships sponsoring 5 startups/yr (accept rate ~5/300)
http://www.caboosecoworking.com/?m=0 - local coworking hub for startups
http://100state.com/projects/all-projects/ - local coworking hub, see events http://100state.com/events/
http://www.cwd.org/business/commercial-space/madison-enterprise-center/ - Madison Enterprise Center is an office and light industrial business incubator that serves start-up and expanding small businesses.
http://www.madcelerator.com/ - local business accelerator
http://www.instituteforartsentrepreneurship.com/ - Institute for Arts Entrepreneurship
http://www.cvent.com/events/2013-wisconsin-entrepreneurs-conference/event-summary-234f1e5a7d2e451c98a369e3554b4b60.aspx - Wisconsin Entrepreneurs Conference 2013 in Middleton
http://www.artupweekend.org/, http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/94693526/artup-weekend-0 - Artup Weekend, arts startup weekend, Madison 26 July '13
http://www.amfam.com/dreambank/ Dreambank on Madison's Capitol Square
http://nibletz.com/2013/07/31/madison-entrepreneurs-civic-leaders-team-create-starting-block/ Starting Block, a proposed local incubation hub.
http://www.lawrence.edu/academics/IandE/courses/inPursuitofInnovation.shtml - Lawrence U.
Opportunities and connections in Wisconsin and beyond
http://www.uww.edu/wisc/ Wisconsin Innovation Service Center
http://www.s.co/region/wisconsin Startup America
http://www.startupwisconsin.org/ Startup Wisconsin
http://www.wbiastate.org/ Wisconsin Business Incubation Association
http://bpc.mhwebstaging.com/ Wisconsin Governor's Business Plan Competition ($100,000)
http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Center-Technology-Commercialization-5026904?home=&gid=5026904&trk=anet_ug_hm, Center for Technology Commercialization
http://http://www.wisconsintechnologycouncil.com - Wisconsin Technology Council
http://inwisconsin.com/entrepreneurs-and-innovators/ - Wisconsin Economic Development Department, Division of Entrepreneurship and Innovation
http://www.wisconsinangelnetwork.com/ - Wisconsin Angel Network. See their extensive resources for entrepreneurs http://www.wisconsinangelnetwork.com/resources/entrepreneurs/
http://www.wisecurity.org/ - Wisconsin Security Research Consortium
http://wisconsintechnologycouncil.com/policy/BPC/ - Wisconsin Governor's Business Plan Contest
http://www.ideas2profits.org/ Ideas to Profits conference
http://www.soisourcelink.com/for-businesses/introduction - State of Ingenuity, links entrepreneurs to resources in southern WI and northern IL, http://www.soisourcelink.com/for-businesses/resource-library
http://www.scientistsolutions.com/default.aspx - Life science forum by scientists for scientists
http://i2c.calit2.net/ - Interdigital Innovation Challenge
http://www.sikorsky.com/vgn-ext-templating-SIK/ctrndr?vcmid=b474b8df91530410VgnVCM1000004f62529fRCRD&siteName=Sikorsky Sikorsky Innovations Launches a Transformed Entrepreneurial Challenge to Embrace Entrepreneurial Agility, http://www.sikorsky.com/EChallenge
http://www.hultprize.org/en/ Hult prize business competition
http://cep.mit.edu/ MIT Clean Energy Prize
http://www.cleanenergytrust.org/challenge/ Clean Energy Challenge
http://www.worldfoodprize.org/ World Food Prize
http://www.hbs.edu/newventurecompetition/business-track/Pages/default.aspx Harvard New Venture Competition
NYC Challenge http://www.nycedc.com/program/nyc-next-idea
VT KnowledgeWorks Global Student Challenge http://www.vtkwglobal.com/student_track2013
Hackovate Health Challenge http://hackovate2013.istart.org/?a=94079-12855-1741
Flow Clean Energy Challenge http://flowdoe2013.istart.org/?a=94079-12855-1741
Pirates Pitch http://piratespitch2013.istart.org/?a=94079-12855-1741
Collegiate Inventors Competition http://collegiateinventors.org/
Lemelson MIT National Collegiate Student Prize http://lemelson.mit.edu/awards/lemelson-mit-national-collegiate-student-prize
Midemlab: startup competition (Cannes, France) http://www.midem.com/en/programme/competitions/midemlab/?utm_source=Global+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=ec9ccb1c17-UP_Global_Newsletter_US_Version_November_27th11_25&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_6808e1a473-ec9ccb1c17-264319681
Young Mind awards competition http://www.youngmindawards.com/
Washington Accelerator 1776 and beyond: Startup Federation Startup Federation http://www.1776.vc/startup_federation/
Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge https://cisco.innovationchallenge.com/cisco-global-problem-solver-challenge
Learn about national organizations
National Collegiate Innovators and Inventors Alliance (NCIIA) The NCIIA's mission is "to support technology innovation and entrepreneurhisp in higher education to create experiential learning opportunities for students and successful, socially beneficial innovations and businesses." http://nciia.org
National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation (EPICENTER) http://epicenter.stanford.edu/
Small Business Innovation Research Programs (SBIR/STTR) www.sba.gov/sbir
U.S. Department of Energy Inventions and Innovations Program clearinghouse@ee.doe.gov
National Business Incubator Association resources for entrepreneurs http://nbia.org/resource_library/
and globally
University Business Incubator Index Global Top List 2013 http://ubiindex.com/global-top-list-2013/
Global internships http://www.globalexperiences.com/careers/business_internships.php
Global Entrepreneurship week http://www.gew.co/
Do the right thing. That might be a B-corp or social entrepreneurship
"helping people in the world’s toughest places survive the crises they confront and turn them into opportunities" http://www.mercycorps.org/innovations
Egypt http://www.wamda.com/2013/08/women-social-entrepreneurs-upper-egypt-boost-world-bank
Get involved with youth
InventionX programming and competitions http://inventionx.org/
Crowd source funding is a new way to get started
Alumni finder: http://www.alumnifunder.com/
Kickstarter: http://www.kickstarter.com/ (see research funding page)
Startup accelerators and angels and venture capitalists can help you along
UWIdeaAdvance/WEDC http://uwideadvance.org/, http://uwideadvance.org/grantapplication/
Madison Enterprise Center (incubator for for-profits) http://www.cwd.org/business/commercial-space/madison-enterprise-center/, http://host.madison.com/business/hive-of-activity-madison-enterprise-center-is-home-to-an/article_a11dea72-0ec6-11e5-8ba0-ebd3a1085c0f.html
Madworks Accelerator (Madison) http://www.madworkscoworking.org
Baird Capital Partners (Madison) http://www.bairdcapital.com/team/baird-capital-team
Venture Investors (Research Park, Madison) http://www.ventureinvestors.com/portfolio-companies/
4490 Ventures (Madison)
HealthX Ventures (Madison) http://healthxventures.com/
American family Ventures (Madison) http://amfamventures.com/
WISC Partners (Madison) http://wiscpartners.com/about
Techcrunch: http://techcrunch.com/startups/
Y-Combinator, Mountainview CA http://ycombinator.com/faq.html Essays and views http://www.paulgraham.com/articles.html
Techstars, Austin, Boston, Boulder, Chicago, London, NYC, Seattle http://www.techstars.com/ , http://www.inc.com/scott-gerber/david-tisch-nyc-techstars-how-to-launch-a-great-start-up.html
Angelpad http://angelpad.org/
1776, Washington DC, http://1776dc.com/
1871 Chicago digital startup center http://www.1871.com/
Lightbank - a Chicago venture capital firm http://www.lightbank.com/
MIT accelerator rankings http://seedrankings.com/
South by Southwest ranking http://www.inc.com/will-yakowicz/the-15-best-startup-accelerators-in-the-us.html
Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) competition http://siia.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1085:innovation-incubator-program&catid=27:education-overview&Itemid=1114, http://siia.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1096&Itemid=1134
Garage Technology Ventures (Los Altos) offers a resource list on how to get started and is interested in Garage Physics entrepreneurs: http://www.garage.com/resources/.
Sequoia Capital https://www.sequoiacap.com/ if you are willing to move to the west coast. https://www.sequoiacap.com/us/about/dentmakers
Haxlr8r - a hardware focused accelerator http://haxlr8r.com/
True Ventures - http://www.trueventures.com/founders/
GVSLabs (Palo Alto) http://gsvlabs.com/
Angel list, a startup to help startups https://angel.co/
Excelerate (Chicago) http://exceleratelabs.com/
500 Startups (Mountain View) http://500.co/
Capital Factory (Austin) http://capitalfactory.com/
DreamIt (Philadelphia) http://dreamit.com/
Entrepreneurs ROund Table Acclerator (New York City) http://eranyc.com/
IO Ventures (San Francisco) http://ventures.io/
Tech WildCatters (Dallas) http://techwildcatters.com/
Angel Pad (San Francisco and NYC) http://angelpad.org/
Singularity University http://startup.singularityu.org/accelerator
National Venture Capital Association http://nvca.org/
Circular Board is a collaborative accelerator for aspirational women entrepreneurs https://www.thecircularboard.com/accelerator/
JOBS Act enabled funding
Follow progress on the JOBS act to enable "crowd funding" by nonaccredited investors ( http://techcrunch.com/2015/03/29/the-jobs-act-is-progress-but-much-remains-to-be-done/) and list with new online angel sources like https://www.seedinvest.com/faqs or apply to syndicates https://angel.co/syndicates/founders.
Conferences
U. MI. list: http://www.cfe.umich.edu/competitions-conferences
Ideas and Entrepreneurship list: http://www.worth.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2911
International: https://www.waset.org/conferences/2013/dubai/iceid/cfp.php
European: http://academic-conferences.org/ecie/ecie2013/ecie13-call-papers.htm
Really interested? Learn about entrepreneurship programs
USNews Top 25: http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/business-entrepreneurship/spp+25
Princeton review: http://www.princetonreview.com/undergraduate-entrepreneur.aspx
Entrepreneurs.com review: http://www.entrepreneur.com/topcolleges/undergrad/1.html
Social entrepreneurship: http://www.pbs.org/new-recruits/learn-more/where-to-study.html, http://www.pbs.org/new-recruits/the-companies/
Singularity University (NASA) http://singularityu.org/graduate-studies-program/
Lehigh MS in Technical Entrepreneurship: launch a company to graduate http://www.lehigh.edu/~innovate/about.html
Additional resources
U. MI list: http://www.cfe.umich.edu/resources
Rutgers guidebook https://online.rutgers.edu/master-business-admin/small-business-resource-guide-accounting-finance-and-more/
Resources for woman in business https://www.zenbusiness.com/info/resources-for-women-in-business/