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GrowLab Announces Entrepreneur-In-Residence and Partnership With Emily Carr
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Vancouver, BC, September 20, 2013--(T-Net)--GrowLab reported that it will be adding hand-selected Entrepreneurs-in-Residence to their roster of mentors and have announced that Mark Relph has officially joined GrowLab as its first EIR.
In the coming weeks, the GrowLab team reported that it will mentor and leverage their network to lead their Fall cohort through an intensive acceleration period.
"Now busier than ever with growing numbers of portfolio companies, 23 to date, we want to ensure they are all fully supported. We enlisted Mark Relph, an industry veteran, to share his wealth of experience and vast network which undoubtedly will be a valuable resource", stated the company.
"Our EIR's will have a regular presence at the GrowLab office and will work with our current cohort as well as our alumni. Mark and others will also fly the GrowLab flag and “hunt for talent” and help in identifying and selecting our next cohort, slated for a February start. GrowLab also looks forward to adding fresh perspective in the continued development of our program", continued the company.
“There are great things happening in Vancouver and I am honoured to be joining the outstanding team at GrowLab. I'm excited to offer my experience and passion for technology to help the Growlab companies be amazing,” said Mark Relph.
About Mark Relph
Mark is a technology evangelist, experienced business leader, team builder and Microsoft veteran. His 20 year track record in tech includes executive leadership, technology evangelism, marketing, sales, business development and product management. Mark has deep roots in the Canadian tech community and most recently ran Silicon Valley VC and startup engagement for Microsoft.
RELATED NEWS: EMILY CARR UNIVERSITY & GROWLAB ANNOUNCE PARTNERED RESEARCH PROJECT
Vancouver, BC, September 20, 2013--(T-Net)--Emily Carr University's Social and Interactive Media (SIM) Centre and Vancouver-based startup accelerator, GrowLab announced today a new applied research partnership.
This fall, five Emily Carr students will form an innovative design research team at GrowLab's headquarters that will focus on developing a new methodology for connecting design to startup companies. GrowLab's reputation for bringing together the best and brightest entrepreneurs and connecting them with their global network of top tier investors, mentors and partners is unparalleled. With Emily Carr's research assistants engaging directly with product innovations as they emerge within the iterative, accelerated research and development processes - literally, bringing design-thinking into the mix, expect the bar to be raised.
“Successful startups have a hustler, a hacker and a designer,” explains Len Brody, Founder, GrowLab.
“We're excited about this partnership with Emily Carr, students will have opportunities to make an impact in real-world projects and take away valuable experience. And, for our cohort companies, this partnership will be a compelling example of the difference good design can make.”
Led by Associate Professor Haig Armen, (Faculty of Design + Dynamic Media), and SIM Centre Director Kate Armstrong, the project is funded by an Applied Research and Development Grant (ARD) from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC). “This is an exciting initiative in which Emily Carr can strengthen ties with the startup community and advance our goals as a world leader in design,” says Kate Armstrong, SIM Centre Director. “There's been a huge amount of interest in this project from our students, who recognize the importance of entrepreneurship and the massive impact that design has on innovation.”
Emily Carr's research centres are communities of applied academic researchers with a common purpose. As virtual research clusters they focus on areas of research interest that may include faculty from different disciplines, and on applications where Emily Carr is making significant national and international contributions. The common purpose of the Centres is to ensure applied research activities at the University are connected to collaborators and partners especially in the private sector, and to provide students with opportunities to work on applied projects as part of their studies.
About Emily Carr
Established in 1925, and based in Vancouver, BC, Emily Carr University of Art + Design one of Canada's premier, post-secondary universities specializing in undergraduate and graduate art and design education and research.
Our four-year Undergraduate Degrees in art and design merge critical theory with studio practice.
Our Master of Applied Arts degree is a two-year professional program that prepares students to engage in the expanding fields of design, media and visual arts within the cultural and creative industries.
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