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The E*Society

Oct 15, 2009 10:40 PM

Welcome. The E*Society is all about high-ENERGY support and encouragement. UVA's once-disjointed entrepreneurial resources will join hands and promote a culture of collaboration, interdisciplanary thinking, and action for new ventures. Finallly! ...an entrepreneurial CULTURE. We seek to put students at the center of an active and growing entrepreneurial ecosystem. The E*Society has offerings in 4 categories: Social Networking Events Informal Get-togethers Competitions & Team Formation Speakers & Education

Organizations on campus to know:

Patent Foundation - http://www.uvapf.org/technologies

V-RISE - http://www.virginia.edu/vpr/vrise/homepage.php

VIP: Accelerating Innovation - http://www.virginia.edu/vpr/vip/index.html

UVA Coulter Partnership - http://bme.virginia.edu/coulter/

NanoSTAR - http://www.virginia.edu/nanostar/

BioMedical Engineering Society - http://bme.virginia.edu/bmes/index.html

Darden Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Club - http://www.darden-evc.org/

Batten Institute - http://www.batteninstitute.org/

NExT (Nanotechnology) - https://sites.google.com/a/virginia.edu/next/home

What people are talking about:

Hi, I would like to contact a mentor who can help me out in my start up venture. I have started an SMS based solution for information access in any city. I presently have infromation of the city in India and lauched my service 4 months ago. But I have problem... (read more)
by Goutham Charavarthy Budati (0 comments)

Just read about these "cornerstones" of all businesses: (any missing? how far along are you in each of these areas?) 1. Idea 2. Product 3. Definition of Market 4. Organizational Development 5. Core Group Expertise 6. Prime Mover & Commitment 7... (read more)
by Ian Ayers (0 comments)

Startup Needs Undergrad/Grad hackers.We are looking for some hackers who want to join our team. Equity is on the table for the right fit. You don't have to be located in NYC, and we welcome undergraduate students who have coding experience to apply.***Prximity... (read more)
by Sam Rosen (0 comments)

Building a Stronger America: Entrepreneur's Movement http://www.buildastrongeramerica.com/... (read more)
by Matt Gunther (0 comments)

Thanks to everyone that came out last night. It was a great time!... (read more)
by Matt Gunther (0 comments)

My startup (Nova Global) needs an UNDERGRAD intern for the winter near Philadelphia to execute some systems testing & integration. Preferably from the SYSTEMS or CS departments-- email me at ian@novaglobal.com if interested or with a lead.... (read more)
by Ian Ayers (0 comments)

Advice on getting money from a fund for your start-up. This article focuses on the Y Combinator incubator. ... (read more)
by Cer Hovice (2 comments)

Ten IT Concepts That Non-IT People Don’t Get I like this article. For those of us who know computers well, it is a good reminder of how much we take for granted - stuff other people struggle to understand. ... (read more)
by Lawrence Krubner (0 comments)

When a co-founder dies. I thought this was a really sad story. The guy was only 25, and he died in a car accident.... (read more)
by Lawrence Krubner (0 comments)

Tales of a bottom feeding recruitment firm. Check out this story. This computer programmer came under some high pressure fire by a recruiting agent: "Most people don't have my cell number so I answer it without looking. I glance at the number as I'... (read more)
by Lawrence Krubner (0 comments)