These images are just a sampling of some of the DEN City events that took place during the past year.  If you've missed these events, it's time to join in the fun, the networking, and idea sharing by joining a DEN City near you.   

 

The soon to be 12 DEN City Chapters (DEN Silicon Hills near Austin is launching on June 27th as the 12th DEN City) foster relationships among their members. DEN City members educate each other about founding, operating,  and financing entrepreneurial endeavors.  But, entrepreneurship is an adjective, so it's not just about starting companies, it's about so much more... it's about a set of skills that can be used almost anywhere, anytime.

 

So, if you'd like to . . .

 

- increase your value in the workplace

- meet entrepreneurial alums

- find a mentor or be a mentor

- find a partner

- test out your idea

- build your network

- have some fun with classmates and other alums

 

. . . then you need to take the first, easy step and get involved with a DEN City near you!  Come on, be entrepreneurial! 

In case you haven't heard, 10 of the 12 DEN Cities competed in the quarter-final round of the Dartmouth Ventures Entrepreneurship contest held in Hanover on April 6th. Read more about the 2 DEN Cities that advanced to the quarter-final round and the DEN City team which advanced to the final round here.     

 

 

In January 2013, five Kosovars arrived on campus with one mission from their Minister of Trade and Industry: learn about entrepreneurship and take it back to the people of their country. With the leadership of Professor Gregg Fairbrothers D'76, Bill Nisen D'73, Bill Weschler D'78, and Catalina Gorla

Kosovars with Dartmouth President-elect Philip Hanlon

D'09, these students were immersed in a "curriculum" that included classes, projects, meetings with entrepreneurs, visits to incubators, presentations to investors, NH government officials, and DRTC board members. But instead of listing all their activity and accomplishments, we'd rather you'd hear about their experience in their own words:

Kosovars left to right:  Flaka Pasha, Dardan Lajqi, Hana Hoxha, Abby Domi, and Ardi Ponosheci

Flaka:  "This program is worthwhile being sponsored, to spread it through Europe and mostly in Kosovo, since Europeans way of thinking and working is far away from entrepreneurial attitude. We're in a great need of getting people out of government and banking jobs and start being more innovative and using more our potential and brains." Read more.

Dardan:  "From the program at Dartmouth, I mostly enjoyed the kindness from people there, their willingness to help, the amazing classes and the people I meet throughout the program. People there were very nice and willing to help. They took care for us to have a good time there and in addition they helped me find clients and develop a marketing strategy for my Kosovo web and app development company. I also enjoyed a lot Gregg Fairbrothers's classes that were very interesting and unique and that taught me a lot about entrepreneurship."  Read more.

Kosovars with Ministry of Trade and Industry and Governor Maggie Hassan

Hana:  "Firstly, I felt very lucky to be part of Dartmouth-one of top universities in the world. Working with people there, their experiences, and the way they supported me made me see the world differently. I'm a construction engineer and initially I thought it doesn't have anything to do with entrepreneurship. Now I know exactly how to think like a young entrepreneur and how to get rid of the risks. As I came back to Kosovo from US, the first thing (after fixing my sleep schedule) I thought was: "Here there are a lot of things I can do."  Read more.

 

Abby:  "Having the chance to be a part of a great and top College such as

Kosovars at Winter Carnival

Dartmouth College, and particularly to attend the class of Entrepreneurship at Tuck School of Business taught by professor Gregg Fairbrothers, was a dream that became true. Hanover was one of the best journeys of my life. My time there was precious and every minute was worthwhile living and learning there!"  Read more.

 

Ardi:  "DEN and BI program offered me a great deal of help. I liked the fact that we had to meet with very successful alumni and learn business lessons through one-on-one meetings. This program taught me that money is the last thing we have to worry when trying to open a new venture and that in order to get an idea into reality we must focus mostly on people and commitment to objectives." Read more.

 

 

 

 

Many months ago, I began to write an article about the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA), which significantly "reforms" the U.S. 

patent system. The act was signed into law on September 16, 2011. It promised to be the most sweeping reform to the U.S. patent system in over half a century in how it would reshape the way innovative companies and individuals seek protection for their inventive concepts.

 

Those many months ago, I quickly realized that my voice as a legal scholar would be no louder than that of my esteemed colleagues who were eager to opine on the Act's new rules and provisions, and what they might do to transform the U.S. patent system-as well as transforming the behaviors of those who participate in it. So, I waited and watched as the provisions of the act slowly took effect in a series of transition periods provided-for in the Act.

 

Read full, original article here.