entrepreneurship @ dartmouth

Class of 1968 updates

Updates and Next Steps

2001 2013 Present2014 2017

DartmouthEntrepreneurialNetworkFounded

DENInnovationCenterOpens

NextGenerationalDENtobefundedandendowed

DEN2.04-Year,“Pilot”

ProgramLaunched

4-yearDEN“Pilot”

Concludes

DENHistoricalOverview

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$4.3MM

DartmouthEntrepreneursForum,SF

FundingOpportunity

DEN“Pilot”Achievements

ü Builtfirst,oncampus,spacededicated

toentrepreneurship,theDEN

InnovationCenter

ü Createdandlaunched15new

entrepreneurialprograms

ü Organized200eventsacross

Dartmouthforstudents,faculty,staff,

andalumni

ü Engagedwith3,000+participants

ü Fundedandincubated100+startups

ü Matchedandfunded25startup

internships

ü Provided250+hoursofmentorship

ExperientialLearning

TheDENoffersawide-rangeofeducational

programming,internshipsupport,andoff-campustrekexperiencesthat

helpstudentsandfacultybuildanentrepreneurial

skillset.

StartupSupport

AlumniEngagement

CommunityDevelopment

DENNewStrategicMissionPillars

TheDENprovidesincubationsupportforfacultyandstudentsinterestedinbuilding

newventures.Offeringsincludefunding,mentorshipand

professionalservices.

TheDENengagesalumnithroughDENCity

Chapters,events,andpartnershipsthatenableDartmouthstudentsand

facultytoworkforalumni-ledcompanies

andstartups.

TheDENengageswiththebroaderlocal,regionalandinternationalentrepreneurial

communitiesthroughthoughtleadership,open

programming,partnerships,andprofessionalmemberships.

Class of 1968 project updates

ProjectOverview:

Mahjouba:MotorbikeforSocialChange

TheDENIntegratedDesignCollectiveandCrowdfundingProjectisaprograminspiredbytheArtsandInnovationdistrictatDartmouthandthetalented2016SpringDartmouthArtistinResidenceand2017MontgomeryFellow,EricVanHove.TheArtsandInnovationdistrictisaninstitutionalwidegeographicandprogrammaticcollaborationincludingtheDENInnovationCenter,theHoodMuseum,theHOP,andtheBlackFamilyVisualArtsCenter.

Hove’sengineintegratesart,engineering,andcraft.Thisintegrationisexcitingbecauseitisinherentlyinclusive. Themorediversemindsinvolved,themoreexpansivetheexpression.Hewantstopushtheintegrationfurther. Ericaimstousetheentrepreneurialprocesstoaffectsocialchange.

Mahjouba isaprojectthatstrivestobuildaworkingprototypeofapopularmotorbikeinMorocco. Craftsmenconstructpartsofthemopedtocreateauniqueandculturallyrichaesthetic.Ericaimstofilmhisprocessandproduceavideoandlearnhowcrowdfundingcouldimpacthisproject.

ArtsandInnovationDENIntegratedDesignCollectiveandCrowdfundingProject:

Entrepreneurship,EngineeringandArt

TheOpportunity

EricvanHovehasteamedupwithDENtoaccelerateandrefinehisexcitingmopedproject. EricVanHoveiscurrentlyinMoroccoworkingonhisprototypeandhasentrustedDENtoassembleaDesignTeamofDartmouthStudentstohelphimunderstandwhatthepotentialofacrowdfundingcampaigncouldbeinsupportofEric’sProject.

DENassembledateamofundergraduatestoworkonthiscampaignthatcombinedindividualswithbusiness/marketing,technical/engineeringandartistic/creativebackgrounds.TheprojecttakesplaceduringtheFallandWinterterm,includingavisitinDecembertoMoroccotomeetandinterviewtheartist,hisartisansandthelocalentrepreneurialcommunity.Thiscollectiveisauniqueexperientiallearningopportunity.

ArtsandInnovationDENIntegratedDesignCollectiveandCrowdfundingProject:

Entrepreneurship,EngineeringandArt

Spring2016– HoodMuseumacquiresartistandsocialentrepreneur,EricvanHove’s“V12Laraki”andpresentsexhibitionentitled“CraftofArt.”

Spring2016– EricvanHoveacceptedtotheprestigiousMontgomeryFellowshipatDartmouth.

Spring2016– theDENcollaborateswithEriconhisnextsocialentrepreneurshipproject,TheMahjouba:MotorbikeforSocialChange.TheopportunityistoconnectDartmouthstudentstosocialentrepreneurship,aswellasentrepreneurshipthatintersectstheworldofartsandinnovation.

Spring2016– Asmembersofthe“ArtsandInnovation”districtatDartmouth,theDENandtheHoodMuseumpartner,organizeandhostapubliclecturewithEricvanHoveattheDENInnovationCenter,entitled“ArtandInnovation:CraftRenaissanceandInformalIndustryintheMaghreb.”ModeratedbytheDEN.

Fall2016– ArtsandInnovationtaskforcecommitteeformed.Thegoalistoworkcollaborativelytothinkinalargeandambitiouswayaboutthecreativeartsandtheintersectionsthecommittee’sworkforgeswithemergingfieldsindesign,performance,entrepreneurshipandtechnology.

ImportantProjectDates:

Fall2016– TheDENannouncestheapplicationandselectiontopatriciateintheDENIntegratedDesignCollective:SocialEntrepreneurshipfocusedandgearedtowardstheDENinResidenceProgram.TheDENinresidenceprogramhasanentrepreneurialexperienceandtripassociatedwiththeprogram.StudentsworkwithDENteamandEricontheentrepreneurialopportunityforthe“Mahjouba Initiative”(motorbikeproject)andworktoresearch,collaborateandcreateacrowdfundingcampaignfortheproject.TheClassof1968providestheDENwithannualsupporttoteach,exploreandsupportcrowdfundingcampaigns.

December2016– DENinResidenceexperiencetriptoMorocco.

Winter2017 – ArtsandInnovationSpeakerserieshostedbytheDENandtheHoodMuseum,“TheMahjouba Project:BridgingtheGapbetweentheHandmadeandtheIndustrial.”ModeratedbytheDEN.

ImportantProjectDates:

MeetourStudentParticipants

Thery Badin’18– BusinessLead

AsathirdyearMechanicalEngineeringmajor,IhaveexperiencewithiterativedesignprocessesandIamknowledgeableinregardstothemanytoldthatarecriticaltothesuccessofadesignproject.Inadditiontothecoreengineeringclassesthatprovideaverymethodicalapproachtoproblemsolving,rapidprototypingandoveralldevelopment,IparticipatedintheEngines12DesignThinkingcoursewhereIhonedmyskillswithproblemfinding,brainstormingandimplementation.Ithinkmyexperiencesoutsideoftheclassroom,likeservingontheAfro-Americanexecutiveboardhavealsobolsteredmyabilitytocommunicateeffectivelyandtobethoroughwithmywork.Lastly,IimprovedmyprogrammingskillssignificantlyduringmyinternshipatMicrosoft.Theappealofthisprojectformeisbasedinitsintersectionofart,engineeringandcreativity.Asanengineerwhohastrainedasavisualartist,thisopportunitycombinesmytwobiggestpassionsandIcouldn’tbemoreexcitedwiththepossibilities.

Kristie Chow ’20– Technical Lead

DENinResidence Living Learning Community Student 2016-2017

Iam passionate about making tangible changewith mytechnical skills,asIfirmlybelieve that the scope oftech andentrepreneurship should span further thansimple profit-making andbusiness.Ihave strong experience inthe tech industry,andwould like toexpand out ofstart-up culture tocontribute meaningfullytoMahjouba,toapproach tech from cultural andartistic perspective.Iam aninternational student,andhaving grown up inMalaysia,Thailand,Australia andChina,Ihave avaried perspective onlife indifferent cultural spaces,which Ithink would be useful when approaching an international crowdfundinginitiative.Furthermore,Ihave studied Geography inaformal academic settingfor mywhole life sofar,andhave therefore studied andexperimented withculture,setting,andartistic expression around the world.Iwould absolutely lovetointegrate myinterest inculture andinternational identitywith myexperiencewith technology.

Arjun Bhatt ’20– Creative Lead

DENinResidence Living Learning Community Student 2016-2017

Ibelieve I’d be the ideal candidate for the businessrolebecause Ihave alot ofknowledge ofintersectionality.Ihave experience dealing with finance,experiencewith art,andexperience with startups.I’m also informed about crowdfundingandalternative methods offinance rather than the traditional selling-a-good-for-money strategy.I’d be good asthe businesslead asIcould help connect thecrowdfunding campaign tovarious people andorganizations that’d be willing tosponsor such aproject. I’m incredibly driven,andonce Igetexcited aboutsomething there is literally nostopping me.This determination is mydefiningcharacteristic,andIreally dothink it makes me the ideal candidate.

StudentPresentationandWorkshopOverview

Whatiscrowdfunding?Crowdfundingisamethodofraisingcapitalthroughthecollectiveeffortoffriends,family,customers,andindividualinvestors.Thisapproachtapsintothecollectiveeffortsofalargepoolofindividuals—primarilyonlineviasocialmediaandcrowdfundingplatforms—andleveragestheirnetworksforgreaterreachandexposure.

BenefitsofCrowdfunding?Whocancrowdfund?

1)Conceptvalidationa)Provinganideacanmakeaprofitcanbeverydifficulttoinvestors.Asuccessfulcrowdfundingcampaignshowsthatpeoplearebothinterestedinanideaandwillingtospendmoneyonit.

2)Riskreductiona)Youknowexactlyhowmanyproductstoproduce,forthedonor,theyknowexactly

3)Dualadvertisingandinvestmentcampaign

Whatarethedifferenttypesofcrowdfunding?

ServiceAexample- EquityNet§ Sellingequitycaterstoinvestors,whowantashareofthecompany

§ EquityNet isindustry-focused

ServiceBexample- Kickstarter§ Thoseseekingfundinggive"investors"perks,suchasproducts,T-shirts,oruniqueexperiences,basedontheirlevelofinvestment

§ Kickstarterprojectstendtobe§ Creativeandisthereforegood§ Forindividualsandsmallerprojects

WhywepickedIndiegogo

- Popular/Established- Freeforsocialentrepreneurship- Userscanbackprojectafterit’s“ended”- Lessregulationontypesofprojects- Don’tneedUScitizenshiptoestablishinUS

GoldenCircleMethodology

ProjectStatement

TheMahjouba ProjectisaninitiativetosustaintheartistictalentsofthesignificantartisanpopulationinMorocco.Thismini-documentaryaimstocapturetheendangeredcraftoftheseartisans,andhowitmaybe

preservedthroughthereapplicationofartisanaltechniquestothedevelopmentoffunctional,sustainable,electricmopeds,withimplicationsbothforMorocco’slongtermenergysustainabilityand,quiteliterally,

vehiclesforchangeinMoroccansociety.

CrowdfundingCampaign

Itemsweneedonthecrowdfundingpage:

§ Video(length,focus)- 3-4minutes,seeProjectStatement§ Text(context)§ Photos- artisans,art,mopeds,Morocco§ MissionStatement§ Incentives§ LinkstoEricVanHove’swork§ Information§ Naming(Mahjouba Project:AVehicleForChange)§ Interviews2-4of1-2minutelength

Ourvisionforasuccessfulcampaign..

§ Focusesonspreadingtheword

§ Attractsdiversedonorbase

§ EffectivelycommunicatestheobjectiveofMahjoubaprojectandwhyit’simportant

§ Engagesandexposesabroaderaudiencetoalocalartform

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AppendixA

AdditionalDENStudentProfiles

MeetOliviaRosen

“TheDENhasbeenanintegralpartofmyDartmouthexperience,shapingbothmy

extracurricularinvolvementsandprofessionalambitions.AsaDENhost,DEN

Associate,andrecipientoftheWilyInitiativeGrant,theDENhasofferedmeformativeexperiencesandhandson

learningexperiencesastowhatittakestobeasuccessfulentrepreneur.Globally,the

WilyInitiativefundedmetotraveltoArgentinaandworkatBuenosAires’sleadingstartupacceleratorandrightoncampus,Ihavehadtheopportunityto

attendintimatedinnerswithinspiringtechentrepreneursandinvestors.Thankssomuchformakingalloftheseincredible

experiencespossible!”

– OliviaRosen’17

MeetAidanFolbe

“BeforestartingmystudentcareeratDartmouthCollege,Iwasalreadypursuingacareerinbusinessandentrepreneurship.IfoundedGiftAMeal duringmysenioryearofHighSchoolandfearedhavingtobalancecollege-levelschoolworkwithmyventure.TheDENInnovationCenterprovidedmewithanalternativespaceandalternativeresourcesfitforstudententrepreneurs.

Withoutaspaceandnetworkconcentratedongrowingthenextgenerationof

DartmouthStartups,GiftAMeal wouldnotbethesuccessfulsocial-impactstartupitis

today."

– AidanFolbe ’19FounderandCOO,GiftAMeal

MeetNatalieAfonina“TheDENandtheDENInnovationCenterdefinedmyDartmouthexperienceandfeelslikeafamily.Icouldrubshoulderswiththeinnovators,coders,businesspeopleanddesignersallunderoneroofwheresymbiosishappenedorganically.Thankyousomuchforcreatingsuchavibrantandlife-changingspace!"

– NatalieAfonina TH’16

MeetJayBatchu““BeingpartoftheDENWestCoastExperienceandtheDartmouthEntrepreneursForuminSan

Franciscoplayedaverysignificantroleingettingmybiotechcompanyoffoftheground.Everyonehasbeenkindandverywillingtohelpme.TheopportunitiesavailableattheDENare

invaluable.”

– Jayanth Batchu ’18Founder,Novather