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Five mistakes entrepreneurs make – the UNeTech version
One of the core values at the UNeTech Institute is “striving for excellence through failure.” We value this concept, in part, because so many of our portfolio businesses are anchored in scientific research principles, and we know that in order to find scientific...
Meet the 2022 Opportunity Corps Cohort
Bio Nebraska and the UNeTech Institute are excited to announce the 2022 cohort for Opportunity Corps, a professional development, entrepreneurship, and mentorship program for women in STEAM. These individuals will meet on Fri., Feb. 11, 2022, for a virtual workshop...
Grant Rejection Teaches Excellence Through Failure
At UNeTech we write a lot of grants. Most of them we don’t get. Build Back Better was one of them. Speaking only for myself, it’s a bit of a disappointment. While there’s a remnant of my inner teenager that wants to pretend that I didn’t really want it anyways – I...
What is…. The Valley of Death?
Of all of the startup jargon discussed in this series so far, the valley of death certainly feels the most ominous—and for good reason. The valley of death is a feared phase in the startup life cycle, typically occurring after the company launches a product but has...
Five Tips to Learn Before You Pitch
As an entrepreneurial support organization, the UNeTech Institute team coaches and mentors entrepreneurs on a variety of skills --- business strategy, company branding, financial planning. Each of these skills is crucial to a new startup depending on where it is in...
What is… Commercialization?
Investopedia defines commercialization as “the process of bringing new products or services to market” with the understanding that the process of commercializing includes production, distribution marketing, sales, customer support, and much more. The process typically...
Author Brant Cooper joins podcast to discuss success in unprecedented times
On Sept. 29, Brian Ardinger of the InsideOutside Innovation podcast hosted a live recording with Brant Cooper, a consultant specializing in innovation for Fortune 50 companies and entrepreneurs. Cooper authored a new book called Disruption Proof: Empower People....
UNeTech Institute and Bio Nebraska present Opportunity Corps
Call for Applications Last week, UNeTech Institute announced that we are collaborating with Bio Nebraska to present brand new programming designed for women in STEAM, thanks to a generous grant from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. Today’s blog will dive deeper...
Learning to Fail: A Guide to the NSF I-Corps™ Program
Part 3: A Decade of I-Corps In this series, Jace Gatzemeyer discusses the history, goals, successes, and shortcomings of the National Science Foundation’s Innovation Corps (I-Corps™) program. Dr. Gatzemeyer is UNeTech’s Innovation Development Strategist, and one...
What is… technology transfer?
So wait a minute, in the original conception of the what is series I was painted as a source of questions to answer not the person who answers questions. So why, you might be asking, am I writing a what is blog about a topic when I’m the one making UNeTech wonder what...