This document provides an overview and annual report of the accomplishments of Chris Markl as the Social Entrepreneur in Residence at Florida State University from 2014-2015. Key accomplishments include organizing programs like TEDxTallahassee, Startup Weekend, FSU Shark Tank, and 1 Million Cups to engage students in entrepreneurship. Challenges included coordinating cross-campus efforts and raising awareness of social entrepreneurship among students and in the local community. Future plans include further integrating social innovation into existing programs and developing an interdisciplinary certificate.

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FSU Social Entrepreneurship & Innovation
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Chris Markl
Social Entrepreneur in Residence
2014-2015 Annual Report
Accomplishments and Challenges
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Overview: Over the past 9-months, I have developed programs that
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• contribute to the Florida State University’s reputation as a national and local leader in
innovation and
• empower University stakeholders, primarily students, to leverage creativity, logic, and
data engage in innovation and entrepreneurship, and perhaps build sustaining
organizations.
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My actions are driven by
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• a personal assessment that Tallahassee’s startup community is underdeveloped as
compared to other cities, e.g. Austin, Boulder, and Gainesville;
• Brad Feld’s Boulder Thesis, which states a “startup community must have continual
activities that engage the entire entrepreneurial stack”, e.g. Startup Weekend or a
Startup Accelerator;
• an understanding that entrepreneurship and innovation in a University setting is an
educational experience that develops a student’s capacity; and a
• belief that University stakeholders can learn from local and national startup leaders.
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The remainder of this document explains my accomplishments over the past 9-months,
challenges and future plans.

2. Accomplishments
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TEDxTallahassee
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• License holder, lead organizer and facilitator of TEDx Tallahassee.
• TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share
a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TED Talks video and live speakers
combine to spark deep discussion and connection. These local, self-organized events
are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event.
• Majority of TEDxTallahassee speakers are FSU affiliated stakeholders.
• 100 total attendees, including 50+ FSU student attendees.

3. Startup Weekend
• License holder, lead organizer and facilitator of Startup Weekend Tallahassee.
• Startup Weekend is a 72-hour Startup Marathon. On friday evening participants
pitch for 60-seconds, the best ideas form teams, work all weekend on developing
these ideas, and pitching to judges sunday evening.
• Procured funding to provide 40-free tickets for FSU students.
• 50+ Total participants.

4. FSU Shark Tank
• Lead organizer and facilitator of FSU Shark Tank.
• A 1-day pitch competition exclusively for FSU students with a $500 prize.
• 58-student teams participated.
Launch FSU
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• Organizer and facilitator of Launch FSU.
• Launch FSU is a semester long co-curricular program that empowers FSU student
teams to launch a social enterprise in a single semester.
• 40+ student teams application.
• 11 student teams participated in launch FSU.

5. 1 Million Cups
• License holder, lead organizer and facilitator of 1 Million Cups Tallahassee.
• 1 Million Cups is a weekly educational pitch event that is created by the Kauffman
Foundation.
• 10+ FSU affiliated companies (students, faculty/staff and alumni) have pitched and
attended 1-Million Cups.
• 500+ total attendees.

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Guest Lectures
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Served as a guest lecture for various classes including
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• John Breed’s ENT 3413 - New Venture Finance and ISM 4482 - Mobile Technology
Management,
• Bruce Manciagli’s ISS 4931 - Special Topics,
• Paul Marty’s HUM 2944 - University Honors Colloquium (two sections),
• Sam Staley’s ECS 3022 - Social Entrepreneurship and Economic Development (two
sections),
• Kim Wiley’s PAD 4936 - Special Topics in Public Administration, and
• Randy Blass’s NT 2802 - Entrepreneurship and Contemporary Society.
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Faculty Advisor
• Technolegy and
• SGA Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
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Committees
• Council on Entrepreneurship and Innovation
• Council on Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation
• Innovation and Entrepreneurship Building Sub-Committee
• Faculty Promotion Committee - Division of Undergraduate Studies
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7. Conference Presentations
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• Advancing Undergraduate Education Reinvention Center National Conference 2014
• Poster: Empowering Students as Social Entrepreneurs and Innovators
• Ashoka U Conference, 2015
• Panel: Creating a Cross Campus Social Entrepreneurship Ecosystem
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• Startup Weekend Boulder, 2015
• Presentation: Empowering Student Entrepreneurs
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• Jacksonville Economic Round Table, 2015
• Presentation: The Business of Entrepreneurship
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• Catalyst U Conference 2015
• Presentation: Launching a University Accelerator
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• Sustainatopia Conference 2014
• Presentation: Creating a Social Entrepreneurship Ecosystem
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Press Coverage
• Procured various press coverage in the Tallahassee Democrat, WCTV, WTXL,
WFSU, Tallahassee Magazine, 850 Magazine, International Educator Magazine,
Jacksonville Business Journal, and the FolioWeekly.

8. Student Advising
• Conducted over 200 advising sessions with students.
Branding
• Launched FSU’s Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation site: SocEnt.Fsu.Edu
• Launched FSU’s Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation Twitter: twitter.com/
fsusocent
• Managed FSU’s Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation Facebook: http://
facebook.com/fsusocent
• Developing FSU’s University Wide Entrepreneur Website
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Other
• Created a Social Entrepreneurship Track within Global Scholars
• Created a Social Entrepreneurship Freshman Interest Group
• Judge for the Innolevation Business Plan Competition
• Assisted in Organizing Hack FSU - 300 University student participants
• Attended One Million Cups Organizer Summit at the Kauffman Foundation in
Kansas City, Missouri
• Leadershape Guest Leader - 200 FSU students
• Presented entrepreneurship and social entrepreneurship to UROP students, Global
Scholars, Presidential Scholars, and the Undergraduate Studies Development
Council
• Master of Ceremonies for the Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation Showcase
• Completed Its All Academic Trainings
• Scheduled to Teach 4 Sessions of Its All Academic in Summer 2015
• Hosted 16-Hour ‘How to Start a Startup Marathon’ - 40 student attendees
• Assisted in organizing Guardian of the Flame Awards Ceremony - 60-University
attendees
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Challenges
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The main challenge is coordinating across cross-campus stakeholders. The University
system is designed to work within rather than across academic units. Without authority to
compel actors across campus to engage each other, my efforts to create a social
entrepreneurship ecosystem is hampered. Other challenges include working with a
student population who has a low awareness of social entrepreneurship and innovation
and in a community with a limited social innovation ecosystem.
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My plans to overcome this challenges include continuing to leverage resources within the
Honors, Scholars, and Fellows Building to further infuse social innovation into existing
programs. In addition, develop an interdisciplinary certificate in either social innovation
and entrepreneurship (and/or) innovation and entrepreneurship.