I-Corps Node: NSF Bay Area Regional I-Node Program

该项目是旧金山湾区区域I-Corps节点的更新，旨在继续创建一个强大而广泛的创业基础设施，以科学、技术和工程优势为基础，以及三所全球知名大学——加州大学伯克利分校（UC Berkeley）、加州大学旧金山分校（UCSF）和斯坦福大学的商业思想领导力为基础。这个I-Corps节点将通过对新培训师和早期创业公司的课程和培训，继续成功地应用和传播精益启动平台方法。这些初创公司将推动创建可持续的、可扩展的、以科学和技术为基础的初创公司，并对地区和国家产生影响。I-Corps节点还将提高理工科教师和学生对创业价值的认识，利用专门项目推动协作的强制机制。I-Corps节点本身的成功将是持续评估和分析的主题，与精益发射台原则相一致，为本地区和全国开发和传播最佳实践。Node工作的中心重点将是寻找更有效的方法来解决连接科技人才和商业人才的双边市场。这个I-Corps节点的研究将阐明的一个关键问题是，结构化机制还是更有机的方法将获得最有利的结果。在开发新课程和先进工具方面，合作学校一直是国家创新网络的关键贡献者。Node将继续通过斯坦福大学的Hacking For Defense等课程在Node中广泛传播精益LaunchPad课程。Node还将为大学和政府机构（如NSA）内的政府资助研究中心创建专门项目，最终目标是实现财务可持续性。I-Corps节点创建的培训产品和项目将通过在节点网络和其他地方的广泛传播产生广泛的影响。I-Corps节点的所有活动和项目都将促进来自不同地区、经济背景和种族的团体的融合。

This project is a renewal of the Bay Area Regional I-Corps Node to continue creating a robust and broad-based entrepreneurship infrastructure built on the scientific, technology, and engineering strengths as well as the business thought leadership of three globally recognized universities, the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley), the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), and Stanford University. This I-Corps Node will continue building on its success of applying and disseminating the Lean Launchpad methodology through classes and training for both new trainers and early-stage startups. These startups will drive creation of sustainable, scalable science and technology-based startups with both regional and national impacts. The I-Corps Node also will raise awareness of the value of entrepreneurship among science and engineering faculty and students, using specialized programs to drive forcing mechanisms for collaboration. The success of the I-Corps Node itself will be the subject of continual evaluation and analysis, consistent with Lean LaunchPad principles, to develop and disseminate best practices for this region and the nation. A central focus of the Node's work will be finding more efficient ways of solving the two-sided market of connecting scientific and technical talent with business talent. A key question that will be elucidated by this I-Corps Node's research is whether structured mechanisms or a more organic approach will achieve the most favorable outcomes.The partner schools have been key contributors to the National Innovation Network in the development of new curriculum and advanced tools. The Node will continue to disseminate the Lean LaunchPad classes widely throughout the Node via classes like Hacking For Defense at Stanford. The Node will also create specialized programs for government funded research centers within universities and governmental agencies ,such as NSA, with the ultimate goal of financial sustainability. The training products and programs created by the I-Corps Node will have broad impact through their widespread dissemination throughout the Node network and beyond. All activities and programs at the I-Corps Node will facilitate the inclusion of groups from diverse regions, economic backgrounds, and ethnicities.