The ISU Pappajohn Center presents ENTREBOLD!

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We believe that in the world of entrepreneurship, you have to think boldly. This is the Age of Entrepreneurship – start something today and let’s work together. Gone are the days of going it alone. Entrepreneurs thrive best where they have communities to draw upon. The ENTREBOLD newsletter is for you– to be inspired, to discover, take action, scale, and grow.

ENTREBOLD: APRIL EDITION

Innovation Weekend at Iowa State University is April 5 - 6!
To kick-off the ISU INNOVATION PRIZE, Iowa State will bring Brian McClendon to speak on campus Friday afternoon at 4:00 p.m. at Howe Hall, Alliant Energy Lee Liu Auditorium.

Brian McClendon, a former Vice President at Google, will discuss how machine learning has become a bigger and more important factor in nearly every business and share examples of potential applications in the future.

McClendon spent two years at Uber leading its Maps and Business Platform efforts. For 10 years, McClendon was a vice president with Google and led its entire Geo business unit including Google Maps, Street View, and Google Earth. He spent 8 years at Silicon Graphics, designing 3D graphics workstations.

An incentive competition to come together April 5 - 6
ISU INNOVATION PRIZE

ISU INNOVATION PRIZE
April 5-6 | ISU Research Park, Core Facility

Great minds can make a difference. The ISU INNOVATION PRIZE is an incentive competition for the Iowa State community to come together to solve bold challenges facing our communities, state, and the world. Designed based on the xPRIZE model, the weekend event inspires participants to form small groups to brainstorm and solve one of the three challenge areas:

AgTech: How do we increase productivity of the global agricultural system with less negative impact on land, energy, water, and Mother Earth?
EdTech: How do we design & reinvent learning for a better experience (quality and value) in an age of accelerating technology?
Global Impact: How do we improve the quality of life and continue to help solve urgent issues all around the globe?

$1,500 in cash prizes will be awarded to the top winner in each category. The event is sponsored by the Iowa State Pappajohn Center for Entrepreneurship, Agricultural Entrepreneurship Initiative, and Ag Startup Engine.

The event is free and open to the public; registration is required!

It takes a community: 1 Million Cups Ames

Upcoming event: April 10 from 7:30 - 9:00 a.m. | Ames Legion, 225 Main St.

Featured presenter: Mitchell Hora with SR Management

SR Management will be presenting next week at 1 Million Cups Ames at the American Legion Family of Ames, IA Post 37! Come at 7:30 a.m. for networking followed by an energizing presentation and Q&A session from Mitchell Hora, founder of SR Management.

Location: American Legion Family of Ames, IA Post 37
225 Main Street, Ames, Iowa 50010

1 Millions Cups Ames is a weekly event that brings together entrepreneurs and the Ames community over coffee and conversation. The first Wednesday of every month is on campus at the Maintenance Shop, with the following Wednesday's at the Ames Legion.
Follow 1MC Ames on Facebook, Twitter, Meetup, and on their website!

DSM Tech Crawl
April 25, Downtown Des Moines | 5:00-8:30 p.m.

Touring: The Forge, Dwolla, LightEdge Solutions, Denim, Gravitate Coworking

DSM Tech Crawl is a one-night tour of Des Moines' startup and tech community. This is a great opportunity to go behind-the-scenes and tour some of the coolest tech spaces in Des Moines, pub-crawl style.

Meet with tech leaders, startup founders and young professionals as you tour different tech spaces in downtown Des Moines with entertainment at each stop.
Learn more and purchase tickets! If in need of transportation, please email info@isupjcenter.org

Young Entrepreneur Convention
April 26 -27, Gateway Hotel in Ames

The Young Entrepreneur Convention is about bringing like-minded individuals together to change the world. YEC 2019 offers insight and motivation from founders and entrepreneurs who have “been there and done that” in establishing a business from the ground up.
Iowa State University is sponsoring free tickets, only 75 spots left!
To secure your ticket, visit the website and use code "CWB004".

Announcements on campus:

Entrepreneurship and Innovation Learning Community Seminar Class
Students in the program will register for BusAd 292, Entrepreneurship & Innovation Learning Community Seminar, which meets once per week (location will be in the Student Innovation Center once opened). The course includes an introduction to entrepreneurship and innovation, accompanied by field trips, guest speakers, mentoring, and hands-on learning activities.
Register to take the class next semester, click here !

Scholarships applications are now due April 5!
Each spring semester at ISU, students can apply for scholarship opportunities targeted for students with an entrepreneurial spirit, along with other criteria specific to each award.
Start your application today, click here!

Okoboji Entrepreneurship Institute is August 4-8 | Now due April 5
At the Okoboji Entrepreneurship Institute, students participate in advanced study of entrepreneurship that includes an entrepreneurial simulation; seminars with successful entrepreneurs, businesses, and community leaders; and networking and mentoring to chance their understanding of entrepreneurship opportunities in Iowa.
Start your application today, click here!

What we're reading this month...

The Lombardi Rules (Book by Vince Lombardi Jr.)
Dare to Lead (Book by Brene Brown)

In the News...

The Road to the Iowa State Innovation Pitch: Meet the Winners (ISU Pappajohn Center)
Nebullam and LEAH Laboratories selected into YCombinator (Clay & Milk)
Pappajohn Iowa Entrepreneurial Venture Competition to Award $100,000 in Cash Prizes (ISU Pappajohn Center)
Keynote speaker announced for ISU Innovation Prize (Business Record)
Registration now open for YEC Elevator Pitch Competition (Clay & Milk)
Former ISU student presents at 1 Million Cups, featuring Rally Cap (Ames Tribune)
Lisa Shimkat is new member of IEDA board (Ivy College of Business)
Ames entrepreneur Steven Brockshus named one of AgGrad's 30 Under 30 (Business Record)
IEDA provides $350,000 in funding to five startups (Clay & Milk)

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