Intellectual Property is an asset to be protected.  This session will cover how to deal with IP issues, including: Different ways to protect your company’s IP (trade secrets, patents, copyrights, trademarks, etc.) How to handle IP created by class projects when one or more of the student team members want to pursue commercialization. Developing a […]

Pitt alums, are you visiting campus for homecoming this year? Drop by the Big Idea Center (at 3601 Forbes Ave) on Friday, October 13 for our second annual Homecoming Open House! 🏠🐾 From 9 AM – 3 PM, our doors will be open for you to tour our building, snack on light refreshments, mingle with […]

Have an idea and want to explore its potential? Thinking of competing in the Kuzneski Innovation Cup or one of our other larger competitions and want to strengthen your idea? Plan on attending Big Idea Blitz, a 24-hour+ experiential workshop opportunity where you can learn how to apply key innovation and entrepreneurship concepts to your current, […]

Celebrate Women Entrepreneurship Week with women-led Pitt student startup team Underdog! The Underdog team will kick things off and give a brief overview of their startup and their mission around women+ safety. Then we will switch gears where a trained counselor will lead a conversation around creating boundaries in a variety of relationships (platonic, family, […]

Join special guests Laurie and Andy Kuzneski for a Saxbys-fueled information session about the Kuzneski Innovation Cup! This is YOUR OPPORTUNITY to chat 1-on-1 with our competition sponsors and find out if your idea is the right fit for this year’s competition. No registration necessary!

Compete in the Big Idea Center’s first major competition of the year for a chance to win part of the $25,000 prize pool. Gain valuable feedback, build up the skills to further advance your idea, and be ready to compete in the 2024 Randall Family Big Idea Competition. *The Kuzneski Innovation Cup, along with all […]

Learn the basic legal issues involved with new company formation, including choice of entity (LLC, C-Corp, Benefit Corporation, Benefit Company, Non-profits, and B Corps certification, and other alternatives), basics of founders agreements, splitting equity and employee vesting.  We’ll start the evening by hearing from a startup lawyer and founder, who will share their experience forming […]

Learn the basic legal issues involved with new company formation, including choice of entity (LLC, C-Corp, Benefit Corporation, Benefit Company, Non-profits, and B Corps certification, and other alternatives), basics of founders agreements, splitting equity and employee vesting.  We’ll start the evening by hearing from a startup lawyer and founder, who will share their experience forming […]

In this Start Smart session, your team will be matched with one or more law students who will work with you to design a “legal roadmap” that will recommend the best entity option for your startup and the basics of a Founders Agreement.  The roadmap will also provide guidance on other legal issues on your […]

How to Form Your Startup Company - Part 2: Legal Roadmap Workshop November 2, 2023 5:00 - 6:15 p.m. EST, Zoom In this Start Smart session, your team will be matched with one or more law students who will work with you to design a “legal roadmap” that will recommend the best entity option for […]