A presentation given by our founder, Nikolas Taillieu for the participants of the 6th University Business Forum, organized by the European Commission. It talks about how Layered Prints and makerbee.buzz came to be and how higher education can stimulate and accelerate entrepreneurship and innovation.

1. THE CONTRIBUTION OF HIGHER
EDUCATION TO INNOVATION
& GHENT UNIVERSITY

2. HI THERE!
I’M NIKOLAS

3. What I do
Quick history
Entrepreneurship at Ghent Uni.
Stimulating entrepeurship
OVERVIEW
>

4. LAYERED PRINTS
3D-PRINTING
SOFTWARE
© BATSHEBA GROSSMAN

5. MAKERBEE.BUZZ
3D-PRINTING
WORKSHOPS & TALKS

6. COMPUTER SCIENCES
GHENT UNIVERSITY

7. What I do
Quick history
Entrepreneurship at Ghent Uni.
Stimulating entrepeurship
OVERVIEW
>

8. SEP ’13 – DEC ’13
SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE

9. FEB ’14 – JUN ’14
SOFTWARE DESIGN PROJECT

10. MAR ’14
START ACADEMY

11. SEP ‘14
IMINDS INCUBATOR
SEED FUNDING
© IMINDS VZW

12. OCT ’14 – DEC ‘14
LEAN LAUNCHPAD
© STEVE BLANK

13. FEB ’15 – MAY ‘15
MVP DEVELOPMENT

14. What I do
Quick history
Entrepreneurship at Ghent Uni.
Stimulating entrepeurship
OVERVIEW
>

15. ALL-IN-ONE?
RESEARCHERS STUDENTS
PERSONNEL: supported, not encouraged

16. DARE TO VENTURE

17. DARE TO VENTURE
raises awareness
official ‘Student-Entrepreneur’ status
guidance by counselors
entrepreneurial courses
competitions

18. TECH TRANSFER

19. TECH TRANSFER
for researchers
transfers of intellectual property
academic ‘corporate entrepreneurship’

20. STUDENT GHENTREPRENEUR

21. STUDENT GHENTREPRENEUR
collab between Ghent HE institutes
weekly events
virtual wallet
competitions

22. What I do
Quick history
Entrepreneurship at Ghent Uni.
Stimulating entrepeurship
OVERVIEW
>

23. INNOVATION AND
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
innovation brings entrepreneurship
entrepreneurship brings innovation

24. KEY INGREDIENTS FOR PROMOTING
ENTERPREUNIAL POTENTIAL
FREEDOM
COACHED INCUBATION
LEANNESS
EXPERTISE
AWARENESS

25. FREEDOM

26. LEANNESS
DON’T LET NON-ECON MAJORS WRITE
BUSINESS PLANS TO VALIDATE THEIR
IDEA*. ITS BULLSHIT.
* unless the course is about writing business plans

27. LEANNESS

28. AWARENESS

29. INCUBATION
HAVE AN INCUBATOR NEARBY.
MAKE SURE IT IS A FRIENDLY PARTY.

30. COACHED INCUBATION LEADS TO
SUCCESFUL START-UPS LEADS TO
MORE ECONOMIC GROWTH
INCUBATION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH

31. REAL-LIFE EXPERTISE
GET STUDENTS IN TOUCH WITH REAL-
LIFE EXPERTS. THEIR COACHING AND
CHALLENGING IS INVALUABLE.

32. @LayeredPrints
layeredprints.com
nikolas@layeredprints.com
makerbee.buzz
QUESTIONS, TIPS, …