I’m happy to announce that the CourseNetworking social media site went live yesterday. Also known as theCN, it’s a great open source learning platform that will help teachers and students connect. The IURTC works closely with theCN founder Dr. Ali Jafari, a serial entrepreneur who has been very successful taking his innovations from idea to… Read more »
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Introducing IU researchers to the idea marketplace
The IU Research and Technology Corp. is ramping up efforts to introduce IU research faculty to the process of patenting and commercializing their novel ideas. Coming up on March 8 on the IUPUI campus, Joe Trebley, director of Startup Support and Promotion at the IURTC, will be speaking on the topic. He’ll outline the steps involved in… Read more »
Courseload at the IURTC
Through the IURTC, our Innovate Indiana Fund has invested in Courseload, an e-text delivery platform that allows for reading and annotating textbooks. Courseload is also a tenant in the IU-Emerging Technologies Center and has recently grown into additional space in the IU-ETC. Here’s a brief description from their website: Today’s generation of students has grown… Read more »
The Indiana CTSI boosts health science innovations
Hoosiers are catching on: Indiana is becoming a hotbed of health science innovations. A big reason is the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute, or Indiana CTSI. This bench-to-bedside research group includes scientists from IU, Notre Dame, and Purdue as well as from companies such as the Cook Group and Eli Lilly. The CTSI provides… Read more »
IU's tech innovations in 2011, part 2
Still on the topic of IU’s tech innovations in 2011, we must include Indiana University’s maverick computer scientist Dr. Ali Jafari, now starting his third venture here at the IURTC. Jafari’s new company has developed the CourseNetworking (CN) software, a free social network for connecting teachers and students from around the world based on shared interests… Read more »
IU Tech Innovators for 2011
2011 has been a great year for tech innovation at IU. IU’s groundbreaking eTexts Initiative is one example. Two individuals are integral to this initiative: Indianapolis-based entrepreneur Mickey Levitan and IU Kelley School professor Alan Dennis. Their innovation is the Courseload software, an application that allows for integrating electronic books and course materials into the… Read more »
Venture capitalists bet big in Q2 – The Term Sheet: Fortune's deals blog Term Sheet
Venture capital investments hit a three-year high last quarter, with 966 U.S.-based companies raising $7. billion, according to the MoneyTree Report from PricewaterhouseCoopers, the National Venture Capital Association and Thomson Reuters. This represents an 18.7% increase over Q1 volume, and the highest quarterly dollar total since Q2 2008. All stages of VC investment experienced growth,… Read more »
'Twitter' Hedge Fund Has Positive Returns in Early Market Turmoil – CNBC
I wanted to share the article below as the fund was partially funded by Indiana University research. From the article: Run by Paul Hawtin, the fund (started with about £25 million, or about $40 million, in seed capital) uses data gathered from millions of daily tweets from the social networking site Twitter to help it… Read more »
Should you fund a New Business With a 401k?
A little know fact about 401k accounts comes to light. Read about the pros and cons of using yours to start a business. How to Fund a New Business With a 401k – SmartMoney.com
Top 1 percent of startups create 40 percent of new jobs
From TechJounal South: A scant 1 percent of startups create 40 percent of all new jobs, according to a World Economic Forum study. The WEF suggests that governments who want to spark growth via entrepreneurship should find out what makes the top companies successful rather than trying to “replicate Silicon Valley.” The report, conducted in… Read more »