Bringing an idea or technology out of the lab and into the market can be overwhelming. To help you start the path to commercialization, the Venture Partners team has gathered our favorite resources so you can get more comfortable making the transition from inventor to entrepreneur to startup founder.
- Getting Started
- Exploring Your Ecosystem
- Intellectual Property (IP) Strategy
- Finding a Product Market Fit
- Founder's Checklist
- Developing a Minimum Viable Product (MVP)
- Wayfinding/Self-Assessment
- Ascent Deep Tech Accelerator
- Building a Team
- Regulatory Obligations
- Finding Funding
- Go-To-Market Strategy
- Disclose your invention online with Venture Partners
- Vet your idea with Venture Partners' mentor network
- Work with Venture Partners' licensing managers on an IP management strategy
- Figure out if you should license out your technology to industry or form a startup of your own
- Figure out who the players and competitors are in your industry
- See all the resources available to you within CU Boulder's innovation ecosystem
- Check out all of CU Boulder's innovation hubs that you can utilize for advancing your technology or startup
- Work with Venture Partners' IP & Licensing Team
- Work with CU Boulder's Entrepreneurial Law Center, housed in the Law School to discover the value of your IP
- Visit CU Boulder's Office of Contracts & Grants to learn about non-disclosure agreemtns (NDAs), Material Transfer Agreements (MTAs) and more
- Figure out if you should license out your technology to industry or form a startup of your own
- Watch this "Build What Customers Want" video to learn how to find a market for your technology
- Register for our customer discovery programs: Starting Blocks and Research-to-Market (R2M)
- Work with CU Boulder's Center for Translational Research to figure out your value proposition and get help with market research and industry analysis
- Check out these guides from other institutes:
- Verify and validate your product with our customer discovery programs: Starting Blocks and Research-to-Market (R2M)
- Create or further develop your prototype with these campus resources:
- Pitch your technology to Get Seed Funding for up to $500
- Apply for CU Boulder's equity-free summer accelerator Catalyze CU
- Fill out the Innovation Readiness Levels (IRLs) form to figure out the current state of your technology or venture
- Ascent is a Venture Partners accelerator for research teams building deep tech startups coming out of the University of Colorado campuses in Boulder, Colorado Springs and Denver. Learn More
- Get connected with mentor and advisors from:
- Venture Partners' mentor network
- Social and Advisory Group for Entrepreneurs (SAGE)
- Innosphere
- Familiarize yourself with the Federal Commercialization Terms Glossary