University of Minnesota
Lean LaunchPad
General
Gary S Holmes Center for Entrepreneurship
The Holmes Center is the on-campus hub for MIN-Corps, MN Cup, Grow North, and other curricular and interdisciplinary entrepreneurship programs.
Strategyzer
The inventors of the business model canvas and value proposition canvas share resources and new insights.
Midwest I-Corps Node
Midwest regional hub for the NSF I-Corps program - hosts informational programs and webinars on commercialization topics.
Minnesota Cup
MN Cup is the largest statewide startup competition in the country, with entrants from high-tech, student, food/agriculture, student, and impact divisions.
Steve Blank
Blog by one of the inventors of the lean startup model, which updates about once a week with new insights into the startup world.
VentureWell
VentureWell offers resources for student and faculty entrepreneurs.
Faculty grants of up to $30,000 to fund new courses or modify existing curriculum to include innovation.
E-Team grants fund student innovators with technology-based ventures that address a social or environmental need.
The DEBUT challenge supports students trying to create solutions for unmet health and clinical problems.
OTC Venture Center
The Office for Technology Commercialization Venture Center translates University research into licenseable products for the marketplace.
Udacity: How to Build a Startup
Free online course on how to build a lean startup.
Patent & Trademark Resource Center
The Center, located at the Minneapolis Central Library, offers access to a collection of reference materials and guides, as well as access to powerful search tools for researching patents and trademarks. It also hosts monthly trainings on patents and patent-search tools.
MnDRIVE
MnDRIVE is a state initiative to align areas of University research strength with the state’s key and emerging industries to address grand challenges.
The Lean Startup
Example applications of the lean startup methodology, and arguments in favor of learning fast and cheap.
The Founder Institute
A startup launch program with curriculum for entrepreneurs and daily articles about entrepreneurship.
Technological Leadership Institute
The Technological Leadership Institute teaches skills at the intersection of technology, innovation, and leadership from short courses to graduate degrees.
Business Model Generation Book Preview
Read a free sample of the business model generation book, or buy your own copy.
Kauffman Founders School
A cornucopia of video series with experienced entrepreneurs explaining critical startup skills.
Acara
Acara connects students to international opportunities for entrepreneurship through courses, contacts, mentorship, and an annual competition for $5000 in grant money.
Stanford eCorner
Podcasts, videos, and articles about startups from Stanford's Management Science & Engineering School.
Springwise
Weekly source for new startup ideas and approaches.
Young Entrepreneurs Articles
Medium-length articles about entrepreneurs fresh out of college.