1. Irish entrepreneurial education
inside and outside of the university
David Smith, Principal, Tirna Partners
Triple Helix Research Group
Building the Entrepreneurial University
Nov 14, 2012, Stanford

2. University Example
• Trinity College Dublin (TCD)
– founded in 1592
– 2010 plan for Trinity Engineering
• focus on Engineering Innovation & Creative Design
• European Hub of a global network of Engineering
Innovation and Design
– Stanford ME310 Design Innovation
• TCD Graduate Team & Stanford team on an
industry sponsored project

3. Public Sector Example
Accelerated Large
Pre-HPSU HPSU Established Scaling
Growth Company
iGap AGE Leadership 4 Growth
Excel at Export Selling Series
International Selling Programme
Graduates 4 International Growth
Management 4 Growth
Diploma Manufacturing Mgmt
Mentors

4. Public Sector Example
Stanford
Oren
Michels, Accelerated Large
Pre-HPSU HPSU Established Scaling
Jeff Clavier Growth Company
iGap AGE Leadership 4 Growth
Excel at Export Selling Series
International Selling Programme
Graduates 4 International Growth
Management 4 Growth
Diploma Manufacturing Mgmt
Mentors

5. Startup Camp: Enabling Global Entrepreneurs
USMAC intensive 5-day boot camp
Help entrepreneurs transition to growing a global company.
 Kauffman FastTrac® GrowthVenture™; Eric Ries ‘Lean Startup’
principles; and best practices in Silicon Valley
 3-hour workshop each day,
 Daily one-to-one mentoring sessions & pitch coaching
 Daily guest speakers from Silicon Valley VCs & industry experts
 Experiential, hands-on format allows participants to learn with &
from their peers
It is the 1st Phase of our 3-phase Global Market Entry methodology

6. David Smith
Principal
Tirna Partners
Address Menlo Park, California, USA
Phone USA +1 650 283 6369
Phone Ireland +353 1 525 3156
Email david.smith@tirnapartners.com
Website http://www.tirnapartners.com/
Skype davidivorsmith
LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/in/davidivorsmith
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AngelList https://angel.co/davidivorsmith