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Upcoming Events
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9/17
Get Seeded
Get Seeded
Tuesday, September 17th, 2019
06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Storrs Campus Werth Tower Idea Lab
Get Seeded is a program being launched by CCEI and other collaborators. Are you interested in getting funding for an idea? Apply to Get Seeded for up to $1,000 to seed your idea. For more information, visit https://ccei.uconn.edu/getseeded/
This program is coordinated by the Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation (CCEI) at UConn. CCEI was founded in 2007, and is a focal point for entrepreneurial activity within the University. CCEI supports student, faculty, staff, and alumni entrepreneurs across all academic departments, schools, and colleges. -
9/18
Verge Consulting Final Presentations
Verge Consulting Final Presentations
Wednesday, September 18th, 2019
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Hartford: Graduate Business Learning Center CCEI
Verge Consultants (VCs) are graduate and professional school students who work with CCEI, the UConn School of Law, and Connecticut's SBDC to help UConn startups overcome the hurdles of entrepreneurship. Through a partnership with Connecticut Small Business Development Center, Verge Consultants get the opportunity to work directly (with mentorship from SBDC) with UConn and Connecticut-based startups. Consultants receive a stipend of $5,000 for 12 weeks of consulting between May and August. For more information, visit https://ccei.uconn.edu/programs/verge-consulting-group/
This program is coordinated by the Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation (CCEI) at UConn. CCEI was founded in 2007, and is a focal point for entrepreneurial activity within the University. CCEI supports student, faculty, staff, and alumni entrepreneurs across all academic departments, schools, and colleges. -
9/20
Techstars Startup Weekend
Techstars Startup Weekend
Friday, September 20th, 2019
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Other Ferguson Library, Stamford, CT
Tickets are free. Registration is required.
Schedule and ticket information at https://bit.ly/2JIliPI
In just one weekend, you will experience the highs, lows,
fun, and pressure that make up life at a startup. As you learn
how to create a real company, you’ll meet the very best
mentors, investors, cofounders, and sponsors who are ready
to help you get started. Your community is here to help you!
Follow Startup Weekend Stamford
on Twitter @startupwkndSTM.
For more information,
contact Elizabeth Joseph at 203 351-8224..
THE FERGUSON LIBRARY
96 Broad Street, Stamford
The Ferguson Library, in partnership with UCONN-Stamford,
The Werth Institute, and Stamford Innovation Week. -
9/26
Get Seeded
Get Seeded
Thursday, September 26th, 2019
06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Hartford Campus CCEI
Get Seeded is a program being launched by CCEI and other collaborators. Are you interested in getting funding for an idea? Apply to Get Seeded for up to $1,000 to seed your idea. For more information, visit https://ccei.uconn.edu/getseeded/
This program is coordinated by the Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation (CCEI) at UConn. CCEI was founded in 2007, and is a focal point for entrepreneurial activity within the University. CCEI supports student, faculty, staff, and alumni entrepreneurs across all academic departments, schools, and colleges. -
10/1
Sex, Gambling & Luck: A Startup Primer
Sex, Gambling & Luck: A Startup Primer
Tuesday, October 1st, 2019
07:00 PM - 08:30 PM
Storrs Campus Student Union Theater
Register Here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sex-gambling-and-luck-a-startup-primer-tickets-70761239773?aff=affiliate1
Timothy “Scott” Case is a technologist, entrepreneur and inventor and was founding CTO of http://priceline.com, the "Name Your Own Price" Internet service. At the Walker Digital Invention Laboratory, he helped build a portfolio of intellectual property, and is a named inventor on dozens of U.S. patents including the underlying portfolio for http://priceline.com.
In November 2015, Scott rejoined Jay Walker to turn the way we buy business travel upside down at Upside.
In March 2011, Scott became founding CEO of the Startup America Partnership (TechStars) focused on building strong startup communities throughout the United States. In 2013, he co-founded Main Street Genome (acquired by Dining Alliance) to leverage data to make small businesses everywhere work smarter through data science and software technology tools.
In 2006, Scott joined the Malaria No More team (http://www.MalariaNoMore.org) to inspire individuals and institutions to end deaths caused by malaria. He also serves as the Chairman of Network for Good (http://www.NetworkForGood.org), a national nonprofit that has distributed more than $1.4 billion to 100,000 nonprofits.
FREE ADMISSION and the first 175 attendees to check in will receive a UConn Dairy Bar coupon for a free ice cream! Doors open at 7pm and the talk begins at 7:30pm sharp at the Student Union Theater.
