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Wednesdays WebConference Series on Creating & Funding University Startups
... Alumni Funded University Commercialization Funds
Wednesday, Feb 13, 2008, 12:30-2:00 ET (9:30-11:00 PT)

... What Do Early Stage Investors Really Look For In Startups (I)
Wednesday, Feb 20, 2008, 12:30-2:00 ET (9:30-11:00 PT)

... What Do Early Stage Investors Really Look For In Startups (II)
Wednesday, Feb 27, 2008, 12:30-2:00 ET (9:30-11:00 PT)

... The Commercialization Continuum – Creating IP to Creating Companies
Wednesday, March 5, 2008, 12:30-2:00 ET (9:30-11:00 PT)

... What Do Corporate VCs Really Look For In Startups
Wednesday, March 12, 2008, 12:30-2:00 ET (9:30-11:00 PT)

... What Do Early Stage Investors Really Look For In Startups (III)
Wednesday, March 19, 2008, 12:30-2:00 ET (9:30-11:00 PT)
Registration Open: LIMITED TO 100 REGISTRATIONS PER SESSION
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The University Startups List
Vol. 1 and 2 Now Available; Taking Submissions for Vol. 3
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Enabling Innovation Report
A Collaboration between NCET2 and NSF
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Do you know that:

20 year returns for Early/Seed VCs was 20.6%, compared to 13.8% for Later Stage VCs and 8.2% for the S&P 500
8 percent of all university startups go public, in comparison to a "going public rate" of only 0.07 percent for other U.S. enterprises - a 114x difference
over 400 university startups are created nationally each year based on federally funded R&D, which included Google, Netscape, Genentech, Lycos, Sun Microsystems, Silicon Graphics, and Cisco Systems
68% of university startups created between 1980 to 2000 remained in business in 2001, while regular startups experienced a 90% failure rate during that same time period

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