NUvention Courses
NUvention: Transportation
NUvention: Transportation (ENTREP 471) is an interdisciplinary, experiential course created in collaboration with the Transportation Center, designed to teach students about creating businesses in the transportation space. NUvention: Transportation will look at the evolutionary and revolutionary changes that are recreating the face of transportation, and will provide opportunities for student teams to build business models in this field under the guidance of industry veterans. This class is designed to expose students to all aspects of the business development process from the idea, to the creation, to the financing and the running of a start-up business. Finally, this is a project-based class in which students will receive mentorship and expert advice from Advisory Board members in order to ensure a proper product-market alignment.
| Quarter | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Fall 2019 | Tuesdays, 6 - 9 PM | Ford Design Center, Studio 3 on the 3rd floor |
Syllabus
View and download a previous year syllabus for NUvention: Transportation
Past Projects
Instago
Instago is a "Trust-Driven Ride-sharing Aggregator." Upload Technologies offers drone
recharging and data up/downloading stations.
CLAEM
CLAEM is an airport security innovation. Safety from the sky (2019)
Advisory Board
Iqbal Arshad, Former Senior Vice President, Engineering, Global Product Development, Motorola
Patricio Azcunaga, Director of Intermodal Operations, Mexico, Union Pacific
Willem Bakker, Innovation Coach
Joe Burns, CEO, Sensurion Aerospace
Anne Johlie, Senior Program Director, Mobilitie
Bret Johnson, Associate Director, Northwestern Transportation Center
John Kwant, Vice President, City Solutions, Ford Motor Company
Chacko Poothicote, IT Leadership Program, Ford Smart Mobility, City Solutions
Paul Pebbles, CTO, Urban Active, General Motors
Bob Perrin, President and CEO, Magellan Associates LLC
Chris Pickett, Chief Strategy Officer, Coyote Logistics
David Rosen, Founder and CEO, TechX Foundry
Brian Schettler, Managing Director, Boeing HorizonX Ventures
Chad Strader, Co-Founder & Partner, Red Arts Capital