Comments on: SproutBox http://www.blogschmog.net/2008/07/23/sproutbox/ We live as if the world were as it should be, to show it what it can be. Tue, 26 Jul 2011 13:57:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: First Look Recap « SproutBlog http://www.blogschmog.net/2008/07/23/sproutbox/comment-page-1/#comment-34763 First Look Recap « SproutBlog Tue, 05 May 2009 03:01:59 +0000 http://www.blogschmog.net/?p=1881#comment-34763 [...] blogger and organizer of the Bloomington Startup Weekend, Kevin Makice wrote a recap of the event. Read it here. Thanks Kevin for the great recap and use of [...] [...] blogger and organizer of the Bloomington Startup Weekend, Kevin Makice wrote a recap of the event. Read it here. Thanks Kevin for the great recap and use of [...]

]]> By: BlogNetNews.com » Bloomingtonin » BlogSchmog » SproutBox http://www.blogschmog.net/2008/07/23/sproutbox/comment-page-1/#comment-34187 BlogNetNews.com » Bloomingtonin » BlogSchmog » SproutBox Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:22:41 +0000 http://www.blogschmog.net/?p=1881#comment-34187 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] SproutBox Number of comments: 5Tuesday night at the Baker Place, local startup SproutBox presented their business idea to a few dozen local movers and shakers in the political, tech and entrepreneurial community. [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> Kramer auto Pingback[...] SproutBox Number of comments: 5Tuesday night at the Baker Place, local startup SproutBox presented their business idea to a few dozen local movers and shakers in the political, tech and entrepreneurial community. [...]

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]]> By: Mike Trotzke http://www.blogschmog.net/2008/07/23/sproutbox/comment-page-1/#comment-33773 Mike Trotzke Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:35:09 +0000 http://www.blogschmog.net/?p=1881#comment-33773 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] SproutBox | Bloomington startup to help other startups [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> Kramer auto Pingback[...] SproutBox | Bloomington startup to help other startups [...]

]]> By: Mike Trotzke http://www.blogschmog.net/2008/07/23/sproutbox/comment-page-1/#comment-33770 Mike Trotzke Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:56:16 +0000 http://www.blogschmog.net/?p=1881#comment-33770 Great write up Kevin. I'm going to send anyone who couldn't make the event here-- excellent recap. Thanks again for coming last night. Great write up Kevin. I’m going to send anyone who couldn’t make the event here– excellent recap. Thanks again for coming last night.

]]> By: Kevin Makice http://www.blogschmog.net/2008/07/23/sproutbox/comment-page-1/#comment-33767 Kevin Makice Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:13:01 +0000 http://www.blogschmog.net/?p=1881#comment-33767 The School of Informatics can really benefit from the success of SproutBox and partnering with them right away. SproutBox will be hiring a small team in September that could certainly include some representation from SOI, and having them work with capstone students early in the process might turn some of our research and evaluation projects into practical business ideas. I'm currently campaigning to have a "community fair" during Orientation week or very early in the semester. In addition to showcasing our own labs and research groups, local businesses and organizations would be invited to have a presence and introduce themselves to new and returning students. The second initiative is a startup weekend kind of event in October, ideally hosted at the School by SproutBox. Fall is an ideal time for such an activity. New students are in between first-semester panics, and second-year students are not yet stressed about completing their capstone. This works out particularly well for the SproutBox timetable, which will look for new business applications in the spring. The School of Informatics can really benefit from the success of SproutBox and partnering with them right away. SproutBox will be hiring a small team in September that could certainly include some representation from SOI, and having them work with capstone students early in the process might turn some of our research and evaluation projects into practical business ideas.

I’m currently campaigning to have a “community fair” during Orientation week or very early in the semester. In addition to showcasing our own labs and research groups, local businesses and organizations would be invited to have a presence and introduce themselves to new and returning students.

The second initiative is a startup weekend kind of event in October, ideally hosted at the School by SproutBox. Fall is an ideal time for such an activity. New students are in between first-semester panics, and second-year students are not yet stressed about completing their capstone. This works out particularly well for the SproutBox timetable, which will look for new business applications in the spring.

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