That's precisely what a group of undergraduate and graduate students in Electrical and Computer Engineering did with their fellow students from Chemical Engineering, the Information Networking Institute, Computer Science, Information and Decision Systems, and the Graduate School of Industrial Administration.
Plans are also in the works for a full-blown conference next spring.
Both startups interested in recruiting and investors interested in working with Carnegie Mellon students are invited to attend. NOW focuses on the future business of technology, its impact, potential market niches, business and pricing models. The conference concentrates on the fundamental idea on which a business is based and strives to accelerate the transfer and adaptation of scientific research to commercial products and services.