scalable mentoring:lessons learned from 18 months

technology entrepreneurship & management

technology + business + entrepreneurial mindset

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context ASU: One University, Many Places

Tempe Campus

Polytechnic Campus

West Campus

Downtown Phoenix Campus

SkySong

The New American University: Excellence, Access, Impact

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global virtual campus w/ Poly core

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World

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Global University Collaborations

Collaborative Project Teams

Students are: f2f, iCourse, Online

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curricula: business model walk through

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NCIIA VentureLab Online: Chronus

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entrepreneurs

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mentors

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ventures

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milestones: business model components

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community

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system admin

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• Initial success 2010 fall, 2011 spring• Bad systems project

– AARA funds used to do SSO– NCIIA funds used to enhance system

• personal transition to faculty• no activity for 2011 fall/spring• ramping again now

– 3 tech entrepreneurship courses– 220 students, 60+ teams– 40 (out of 200) mentors

what’s happened

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• roll out across CTI– as many as 1,000 BIS, 250 teams

• need full-time mentor management• or, try self-organization• roll out across ASU more difficult• re-emphasize the Mentor Marketplace• attempt global connections• adopt some of UofW Foster center approach

into the future

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• make process as simple as possible• provide clear policies, procedures, etc.• must engage with the system• need to accommodate all styles• virtual does not replace f2f• avoid major systems project: no SSO

• at scale mentor management is a full-time job

lessons learned

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