Irish entrepreneurial education inside and outside of the university. Trinity College Dublin's 2010 plan focused on Engineering Innovation and Creative Design, and partnering with Stanford on industry projects. Public sector examples include accelerator programs, mentoring networks, and management training to support companies from early growth to large scale. Startup Camp is a 5-day boot camp program using Lean Startup principles to help entrepreneurs globalize their companies, and is the first phase of a 3-phase global market entry methodology.

1. Irish entrepreneurial education
inside and outside of the university
David Smith, Principal, Tirna Partners
Triple Helix Research Group
Building the Entrepreneurial University
Nov 14, 2012, Stanford

2. University Example
• Trinity College Dublin (TCD)
– founded in 1592
– 2010 plan for Trinity Engineering
• focus on Engineering Innovation & Creative Design
• European Hub of a global network of Engineering
Innovation and Design
– Stanford ME310 Design Innovation
• TCD Graduate Team & Stanford team on an
industry sponsored project

3. Public Sector Example
Accelerated Large
Pre-HPSU HPSU Established Scaling
Growth Company
iGap AGE Leadership 4 Growth
Excel at Export Selling Series
International Selling Programme
Graduates 4 International Growth
Management 4 Growth
Diploma Manufacturing Mgmt
Mentors

4. Public Sector Example
Stanford
Oren
Michels, Accelerated Large
Pre-HPSU HPSU Established Scaling
Jeff Clavier Growth Company
iGap AGE Leadership 4 Growth
Excel at Export Selling Series
International Selling Programme
Graduates 4 International Growth
Management 4 Growth
Diploma Manufacturing Mgmt
Mentors

5. Startup Camp: Enabling Global Entrepreneurs
USMAC intensive 5-day boot camp
Help entrepreneurs transition to growing a global company.
 Kauffman FastTrac® GrowthVenture™; Eric Ries ‘Lean Startup’
principles; and best practices in Silicon Valley
 3-hour workshop each day,
 Daily one-to-one mentoring sessions & pitch coaching
 Daily guest speakers from Silicon Valley VCs & industry experts
 Experiential, hands-on format allows participants to learn with &
from their peers
It is the 1st Phase of our 3-phase Global Market Entry methodology

6. David Smith
Principal
Tirna Partners
Address Menlo Park, California, USA
Phone USA +1 650 283 6369
Phone Ireland +353 1 525 3156
Email david.smith@tirnapartners.com
Website http://www.tirnapartners.com/
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