Hi everyone, it’s Maggie again. Our TI:GER class of 2016 just finished our
third semester and I thought I’d share some of the highlights.
One of the best things about this semester, in my opinion,
was all the help we received in honing our pitch, clarifying our slide decks,
and learning how to be better presenters all around. For one class, we had a “Pitch Camp.” Each team presented a three minute pitch and
then was assigned a coach who worked with your team one-on-one to improve.
The week after that we gave a practice 15 minute
presentation to our business and law mentors in preparation for our final
presentation in front of the TI:GER Advisory Board. I’ve written about this in the past, but one
of my favorite parts about TI:GER is the exposure you get to real world
entrepreneurs and patent attorneys.
It’s been a great semester all around with some really good
guest lecturers from the startup community and the angel investing and venture
capital world. Moving forward, some
teams will continue to work on their TI:GER PhD project, some will choose to
work with an ATDC start-up company, and some will choose to take a different
class next semester. A real positive for
TI:GER which I hadn’t realized before now is that the program is very flexible
and individualized to each student.
