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Founded in 1991, the Buerk Center offers an exceptional curriculum, real-world experiences, and connections to the Seattle entrepreneurial community to inspire students from all majors and disciplines across campus to pursue their entrepreneurial passions. While our core curriculum focuses on entrepreneurial strategy, finance, and marketing, our electives run the gamut from Venture Investing to Software Entrepreneurship, from Grand Challenges for Entrepreneurs to NeuroVentures. The Buerk Cen ...
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Founded Episode 4 - Max Effgen of SuperCritical Technologies
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Episode 4 features entrepreneur, MBA, and co-founder of SuperCritical Technologies Max Effgen. SuperCritical—based in Bremerton, WA—is focused on using its PowerCube product to generate electricity using carbon dioxide to help “fix the world’s biggest machine.” SuperCritical CleanTech Grant (2:00), First Startup Experience (3:30), Disrupting the Po…
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Founded Episode 3 - Amber Ratcliffe of NanoString & Decipher Group + UW Entrepreneurial Law Clinic
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Episode 3 features interviews with entrepreneur and strategic advisor Amber Ratcliffe who found huge success with NanoString Technologies (and its $54 mil IPO) and the Decipher Group. We also talk with Jennifer Fan and student Jake Gober of the UW Entrepreneurial Law Clinic. NanoString Beginnings (2:00), Tough Choices (3:28), Human Genome Project (…
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Founded Episode 2 - feat. Adrian Smith of Ignition and Greg Newbloom of Membrion
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Episode 2 features interviews with a partner at venture capital firm Ignition and the CTO of Membrion, a cleantech company that found a new way to filter molecules in an effort to disrupt the marketing for existing alternative energy products. Topics include: Adrian Smith Backgroung (1:00), Connecting to UW (2:28), 1988 Biz Competition (4:50), Wire…
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Founded Episode 1 - Joe Chocolates and Deb Hagen-Lukens
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The UW Foster School's Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship interviews Joe Chocolates co-founders Sam Tanner and Peter Keckemet, as well as Environmental Innovation Practicum instructor Deb Hagen-Lukens. Topics include: Joe Chocolates Beginnings(1:00), First Startup Experience (2:02), Learning from Failure (4:19), using lessons from childhood (8:08), …
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