This book focuses on promoting entrepreneurial ecosystems within universities and educational institutes. It especially emphasizes the thriving systems and practices existing within the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK). It discusses cases and successes of the SIDBI Incubation and Innovation Centre in the Institute. This edited volume highlights the vision of IITK and describes a few of the major achievements of the past few years. It especially showcases the requirements and challenges of creating, sustaining, and boosting such entrepreneurial ecosystems and incubation centres. The contents of this book will be useful to researchers, administrators, and corporate collaborators working in the area of monetizing technology coming from educational institutions by converting it to successful products and business ideas.
1. The 4 Is of Innovation.- 2. Winds of Change.- 3. The Role of Experimentation in Fostering Innovation.- 4. The Game Changers - Seekers to Creators.- 5. Lab to Market: A Case Study.- 6. Withering to Weathering - A Farmers Friend.- 7. Bridging the Technology Gap: Linking IITs with ITIs.- 8. Manning the Unmanned - The Aarav Story.- 9. Innovation and Entrepreneurship Ecosystem at IIT Kanpur A Serendipitous Journey.
Dr. Phani is currently a Professor of Finance, Innovation & Entrepreneurship at IIT Kanpur, he was earlier the Associate Dean Innovation and Incubation handled the additional responsibility of Coordinator, SIDBI Innovation Incubation Center (SIIC) for the last one decade. Currently he is the Dean Resources and Alumni with additional responsibility of Faculty in Charge, Motwani Incubator & Accelerator (MIA) and Coordinator, Syndicate Bank Entrepreneurship Reslă%
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