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*Find all of the important inno people in Georgia
 
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**How can we piece an ecosystem together?
 
**How can we piece an ecosystem together?
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=Tentative Schedule=
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Week 1: Prep and understand need; research Augusta and what it already has
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Week 2: Analyze data on Augusta and Georgia as a whole. Diagnose need. Begin writing final document's section about current state of Augusta
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Week 3: Identify ways to fill need. Strategies for drawing in startup ecosystem. Begin writing final document's section about possible solutions
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Week 4: Synthesize data and research to form coherent suggestions
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Week 5: Final analysis of data. Finish paper.
  
 
=Resources to pull from=
 
=Resources to pull from=

Revision as of 11:43, 20 September 2017


McNair Project
Augusta Startup Ecosystem
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Project Information
Project Title
Owner Ben Baldazo, Dylan Dickens, Joe Reilly, Taylor Jacobe
Start Date 9/20/2017
Deadline 10/27/2017
Primary Billing
Notes
Has project status Active
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Augusta, Georgia- Want to build a startup ecosystem around the headquarters

  • University of Augusta is in the local area
  • US CyberCommand is going to locate their headquarters there, and in response, they want to ensure an ecosystem exists there to pull from
    • Needs recruits, programmers
  • Want to build a startup ecosystem around the headquarters
  • Find all of the important inno people in Georgia
    • How can we piece an ecosystem together?

Tentative Schedule

Week 1: Prep and understand need; research Augusta and what it already has

Week 2: Analyze data on Augusta and Georgia as a whole. Diagnose need. Begin writing final document's section about current state of Augusta

Week 3: Identify ways to fill need. Strategies for drawing in startup ecosystem. Begin writing final document's section about possible solutions

Week 4: Synthesize data and research to form coherent suggestions

Week 5: Final analysis of data. Finish paper.

Resources to pull from

We would ideally have data about:

  • Patents in Augusta/Georgia as a whole
  • R&D in Augusta/Georgia as a whole
  • What it would take to get the innovators to relocate to Augusta
  • Factors relating to best Innovation Districts
    • Networking Assets
      • Gathering spaces- shared meeting spaces
      • Accessibility- close proximity
      • Hip vibes
    • Capital Stack
      • Equity
      • VC
      • Tax credits, government aid