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| − | Founded by George Kozmetsky as a bridge between UT and the entrepreneurship community, the institute has become increasingly academic and focuses on taking its incubator knowledge to other places. It's more focused on macro-issue related to technology and entrepreneurship, rather than helping individual entrepreneurs. [[Austin Technology Council]] and the [[Digital Convergence Initiative]] were spun off from IC2. | + | Founded by [http://www.ic2.org/kozmetsky.html George Kozmetsky] as a bridge between UT and the entrepreneurship community, the institute has become increasingly academic and focuses on taking its incubator knowledge to other places. It's more focused on macro-issue related to technology and entrepreneurship, rather than helping individual entrepreneurs. [[Austin Technology Council]] and the [[Digital Convergence Initiative]] were spun off from IC2. |
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| + | IC2 activities include: | ||
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| + | *[http://www.bootstrapaustin.org/wiki/index.php/Austin_Technology_Incubator Austin Technology Incubator] - not geared for bootstraps, but for companies taking the funding-driven path | ||
| + | *The Master of Science in Technology Commercialization (MSTC) program, a one-year degree for working professionals focused on the rapid transfer of research, knowledge, and technology from ideas to the marketplace. | ||
| + | *The Global Commercialization Group, bringing incubation and entrepreneurship expertise worldwide. | ||
| + | *The UT Austin|Portugal CoLab, a multidisciplinary program building academic excellence in Portugal and helping Portuguese technology-based entrepreneurs to reach US markets. | ||
| + | *The Bureau of Business Research, providing applied economic research and data to Texas businesses and policymakers. | ||
=== Contacts === | === Contacts === | ||
Prentiss Riddle: info AT ic2 dot utexas dot edu | Prentiss Riddle: info AT ic2 dot utexas dot edu | ||
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Description
Founded by George Kozmetsky as a bridge between UT and the entrepreneurship community, the institute has become increasingly academic and focuses on taking its incubator knowledge to other places. It's more focused on macro-issue related to technology and entrepreneurship, rather than helping individual entrepreneurs. Austin Technology Council and the Digital Convergence Initiative were spun off from IC2.
IC2 activities include:
- Austin Technology Incubator - not geared for bootstraps, but for companies taking the funding-driven path
- The Master of Science in Technology Commercialization (MSTC) program, a one-year degree for working professionals focused on the rapid transfer of research, knowledge, and technology from ideas to the marketplace.
- The Global Commercialization Group, bringing incubation and entrepreneurship expertise worldwide.
- The UT Austin|Portugal CoLab, a multidisciplinary program building academic excellence in Portugal and helping Portuguese technology-based entrepreneurs to reach US markets.
- The Bureau of Business Research, providing applied economic research and data to Texas businesses and policymakers.
Contacts
Prentiss Riddle: info AT ic2 dot utexas dot edu
