About Us

Our mission is to support the vision of the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship by creating a forum for exchange and collaboration among the academic, business, engineering and science communities in Austin.

We aim to be a vehicle for the education and support of, and networking and collaboration between, inventors, innovators, scientists and entrepreneurs in their pursuit of technology and business endeavors.   More

Upcoming Events

Rice Alliance - Austin Chapter Presents: Entrepreneur’s Workshop 2009
Dates: April 30 - June 18, 2009

The Austin Chapter of the Rice Alliance, Austin Technology Incubator, and the Central Texas Angel Network are pleased to announce an eight-week Entrepreneur’s Workshop that will cover the basics of starting and growing a successful business.

The Workshop is designed for entrepreneurs who are interested in starting a new venture or are currently working to expand their existing start-up. The Workshop will meet weekly over an eight week period and will be conducted in a classroom environment. Each weekly session will be taught by experts in their respective fields, including entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, private investors, CEO’s, legal, accounting, and marketing executives.

At the end of the program, participants will have the opportunity to pitch their business plan to an audience of potential investors, partners and mentors at the elevator pitch session followed by a reception.

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