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Ideenwettbewerb “Innovation Check”

The Kontaktstelle wtt der Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg would like you to know about the following student competition:

Ist Deine (Geschäfts-)Idee Geld wert?

innovation check

Der Ideenwettbewerb im SoSe 2013 für Studierende und wissenschaftliche
MitarbeiterInnen an der Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
und der Technischen Hochschule Nürnberg Georg Simon Ohm.

Gewinne mit Deiner (Geschäfts-)Idee bares Geld!

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Strategic Goals and Measures of our Research Group

With three new Ph.D. students this year and a strengthened relationship with Siemens CT (Corporate Technology, Siemens’ research arm), I had to clarify our research group goals, the mechanisms that help us reach these goals, and the metrics we steer by. Below, please find a graphics that illustrates the model that I came up with.

There are three layers resp. levels:

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Netdosis, the 2010 AMOS Project, Is At It Again

Netdosis, the 2010 AMOS start-up project, is at it again (after winning a Medical Valley contest last year). This time, we entered the Northern Bavaria business plan contest and made into the top 10 winners (no more specific ranking provided at this stage). For Netdosis, this is the run-up to seed stage funding after relying on public funding (EXIST and FLÜGGE) so far. Good luck, guys, you rock!

Open-Source-Seminar für Universitätsprojekte

Heute haben wir zum ersten Mal ein Seminar zum Thema “Open Source und Universitätsprojekte” gehalten. Ziel war, Universitätsangehörigen zu vermitteln, wie Open-Source-Software und Strategien sinnvoll im Sinne unseres Arbeitgebers eingesetzt werden können. Neben den üblichen Grundlagen ging es primär um zwei archetypische “Geschäftsmodelle”, zum einen kommerzielle studentische Start-ups und zum anderen wissenschaftliche Gemeinschaftsprojekte als Beitrag zum öffentlichen Fortschritt. Das Seminar wurde nicht öffentlich angekündigt, da es nur für Universitätsangehörige bestimmt war. In zwei Sitzungen nahmen ca. 40 Personen teil. Für alle interessierten Personen, hier die Folien.

Impressions from a Visit to FAU Start-up Appwork

We visited Appwork yesterday, a FAU-student-created start-up and provider of JDownloader, a desktop application for downloading files. We use it, mostly for downloading research talks and other instructional material. Appwork’s offices are located in downtown Fürth, in a beautiful loft, see photo impressions below. Sadly, I lost the main lounge photo, but still, you can guess what a fabulous work place it is!

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OSR Group Thesis: Free Seas Ahoy! Business Case

Abstract: Free Seas Ahoy! is a social networking site with open source development for sailors, boaters and anyone who are interested in exchanging nautical experiences and information. It is a social networking site on the verge to lead the market of sailors and nautical industry niche, which incorporate a trip management tool with which to plan, organize and record a great variety of information concerning sailing trips. On the other hand it provides social interaction and information exchange about the sailing related information and experiences. [...]

Reference: Muzdat Juma. Free Seas Ahoy! Business Case. Master Thesis, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg: 2013.

The 2013 AMOS Project Explained (for Students)

The AMOS Project is our flagship software engineering lab course. The course combines three main elements:

  • Students learn agile software development (Scrum, XP) while developing open source software.
  • Project ideas are provided by industry, representatives of which work closely with the student teams.
  • The projects are set-up to allow the creation of software start-ups after finishing university.

We teach real-world software engineering, and we do so by engaging industry to help us by providing project ideas and feedback. We then lead these student projects to become start-ups, if the student team is interested. An example of such a start-up is the 2010 AMOS project Mydosis, now Netdosis AG.

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AMOS Project Student Startup Netdosis Featured in Uni Kurier

Impressions from Fireside Chat with Richard Seibt on Entrepreneurship

Yesterday we had a highly engaging discussion with Richard Seibt on software and Internet start-ups and entrepreneurship. Thank you, Richard, for teaching us! Not exactly fire-side, but at least classroom! Please find some photo impressions below.

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Im Gespräch mit Richard Seibt: Unternehmer, Top-Manager und Business Angel (A Fireside Chat with Richard Seibt)

Update! The event has been moved to Oct 31st! Same weekday (Wednesday), still at 18:00 Uhr.

First week of semester, we’ll host a session with Richard Seibt, former general manager IBM Germany, entrepreneur and business angel, as a fireside chat. Please come prepared with your questions!

  • by: Richard Seibt, Open Source Business Foundation
  • about: Start-ups, Entrepreneurship, General Management
  • on: Oct 31, 2012, Oct 17, 2012, 18:00 Uhr
  • at: Rm 04.150, Martensstr. 3 (Blaues Hochhaus, Uni Südgelände)

Abstract: Richard Seibt ist ehemaliger General Manager IBM Deutschland, Unternehmer, der SUSE durch turbulente Zeiten geführt hat, und aktiver Business-Angel, der studentischen Start-ups zum Erfolg verhilft. In diesem Gespräch spricht Herr Seibt über seine Erfahrungen, wie Unternehmen gebaut werden, und erläutert sein Konzept zur Gründung von Start-ups. Das Gespräch steht allen unternehmerisch gesinnten Studenten offen und wird als Frage-und-Antwort-Spiel organisiert.