I-Corps Sites - Type I: George Washington University I-Corps Site for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

这个来自乔治华盛顿大学的项目，在这个机构创建了一个I-Corps站点。美国国家科学基金会创新队（I-Corps）站点是由美国国家科学基金会资助的实体，建立在大学里，其目的是培养和支持多个本地团队，将他们的技术概念转化为市场。网站提供基础设施、建议、资源、网络机会、培训和适度的资金，使团体能够将他们的工作转化为市场或成为I-Corps团队的申请人。I-Corps站点还加强地方和区域创新，并为由导师、研究人员、企业家和投资者组成的国家创新网络做出贡献。乔治华盛顿大学创新与创业办公室（OI&amp；E）与校园内的多个单位合作，在OI&amp；E创新和商业化活动中大幅增加STEM学科的学生和教师团队。在这个过程中有一个强大的导师网络，他们是关键。OI&amp；E开发了多个版本的精益创业课程，并将继续这样做，以满足STEM学科的本科生、女性、少数民族和退伍军人的特殊需求。OI&amp；E还在制作课件，以支持那些尚未学会运用精益创业方法的有经验的企业家、投资者和商业专业人士。这样做能为整个创业生态系统带来价值，这对创业公司的成功至关重要。更广泛的影响包括在教师中传播创业思维，培养一支训练有素的导师骨干队伍，增加导师群体的多样性，尤其是女性和退伍军人。这些都是创业和商业化的重要目标，该项目具体说明了本网站将如何促进这些更广泛的影响。

This project, from George Washington University, creates an I-Corps Site at this institution. NSF Innovation Corps (I-Corps) Sites are NSF-funded entities established at universities whose purpose is to nurture and support multiple, local teams to transition their technology concepts into the marketplace. Sites provide infrastructure, advice, resources, networking opportunities, training and modest funding to enable groups to transition their work into the marketplace or into becoming I-Corps Team applicants. I-Corps Sites also strengthen innovation locally and regionally and contribute to the National Innovation Network of mentors, researchers, entrepreneurs and investors.The George Washington University Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (OI&E) collaborates with multiple units on campus to dramatically increase student and faculty teams from the STEM disciplines in OI&E innovation and commercialization activities. There is a strong network of mentors who are key in this process. OI&E developed multiple versions of the Lean Startup curriculum and will continue to do so to meet the special needs of undergraduate students, women, minorities, and veterans in the STEM disciplines. OI&E is also creating courseware in support of experienced entrepreneurs, investors, and business professionals who have not yet learned to apply lean startup methods. Doing so brings value to an entire startup ecosystem that is important to startup success. The broader impacts include spreading entrepreneurial thinking among the faculty, developing a well-trained cadre of mentors and adding to the diversity of the pool of mentors, especially women and veterans. These are important goals in entrepreneurship and commercialization and the project is specific about how this Site will advance these broader impacts.