Introduction to Entrepreneurship for Space Technologies

Readings

• NASA Spinoff 2015, Spinoffs of Tomorrow (pg168-211) http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2015/index.html
• Paths to Entrepreneurialship in the life sciences http://www.nature.com/bioent/2004/041001/full/bioent831.html
• How to Start a Small Business in a Few Hours http://www.inc.com/jeff-haden/how-to-start-a-small-business-in-a-few-hours.html
• the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) webpage https://www.sba.gov/content/follow-these-steps-starting-business
• Intro to Patents (http://www.uspto.gov/patents-getting-started/general-information-concerning-patents)
• The Association of University Technology Managers about webpage http://www.autm.net/Tech_Transfer.htm
• How to Craft a Killer 60 Second Elevator Pitch That Will Land You Big Business http://www.salisbury.edu/careerservices/students/Interviews/6

0secondElevator.html

• of Explore Loans, Grants and Funding https://www.sba.gov/category/navigation-structure/starting-managing-business/starting-business/loans-grants-funding
• Top 10 Sources Of Funding For Start-upshttp://www.forbes.com/2010/02/12/funding-for-startups-entrepreneurs-finance-zwilling.html
• What are SBIR and STTR programs? https://sbir.nih.gov
• NIH SBIR/STTR Notable Successes Breeding Success One Company at a Time. https://sbir.nih.gov/statistics/success-stories

Lesson Plans

• Unit 1
• Unit 2
• Unit 3

In Class Activities

• Unit 1: In Class Activity

Class Assessments

• Unit 1: Class Assessment
• Unit 3: Class Assessment

Homework Assignments

• Unit 1: Homework

Videos

• The Lean Method: getting out of the building to learn about the market (6 min). Learning Objective 3. http://entrepreneurship.org/en/Founders-School/The-Lean-Approach/The-Lean-Method.aspx
• (1 min) Creating commercial before product https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4Gt2QsN8fQ
• (2 min) Where and When to Find Your Customers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9byPEbsfkv0
• (6 min) Customer Development http://entrepreneurship.org/Founders-School/The-Lean-Approach/Getting-Out-of-the-Building-Customer-Development.aspx
• (6 min). Minimum Viable Product. Learning objective 1-3. http://entrepreneurship.org/Founders-School/The-Lean-Approach/Minimum-Viable-Product.aspx
• Getting from Business Idea to Business Model (Episode 1, 2 min) and Visualizing the Business Model (Episode 2, 4 min) http://www.entrepreneurship.org/en/Founders-School/The-Lean-Approach/Business-Model-Canvas.aspx
• Prototyping (Episode 3, 3 min), Navigating Your Environment (Episode 4, 4 min), Prove it (Episode 5, 3 min) and Telling Your Story (Episode 6, 4 min) http://entrepreneurship.org/Founders-School/The-Lean-Approach/Business-Model-Canvas.aspx
• Elevator Pitch 2013, watch any 2 or 3. http://www.elevatorpitch2012.com
• Importance of a Patent (2 min) Learning Objective 1. http://www.smallbusinessschool.org/page98.html?question=326
• About Technology Transfer, AUTMNetwork (2 min) Learning objective 1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygX5zcU5vdg&feature=youtu.be
• NASA Technology Transfer Portal (2 min) Learning objective 1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHkBAljGq5Y
• Elevator Pitch 2013, watch any 2 or 3. http://www.elevatorpitch2012.com

Answer Key

• Unit 1: Answer Key
• Unit 2: Answer Key