Comments on: Wednesday 05/30/07

By: Donald Kors

Donald Kors — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 08:51:54 +0000

With everything said the PURP will help any feasible business get up and running. They provide state of the art facilities and allow room for growth. Its nice to see our university has such a strong focus on reseach.

By: Natalie Dietz

Natalie Dietz — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 20:44:48 +0000

I love the Purdue Research Park. Tuesday wasnâ€™t the first time I have been there but every time I do go there I am always impressed. It seems great to have all those resources available and close by. I think it would also be great to work near other entrepreneurs and have someone to discuss ideas with.
I liked the presentation from Shawn because his company Aerial Image Corp took something ordinary, photography and offered more services, options and technological advances. I think this is what sets his company apart from ordinary small photography companies. It was also interesting to see how they can filter colors out of photos to reveal objects that may otherwise be unseen.
I liked the presentation from Jon because of his laid back business attitude. I thought it was interesting that his business was professional and technologically advanced but he was still able to be himself at work. I also enjoyed hearing stories of his personal experiences. I think learning from your personal experiences as well as the experiences of others is the best way to learn.

By: James Haarbauer

James Haarbauer — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 11:37:21 +0000

What I really picked up on is that your market doesn’t have to be very big at all for you to be successful. Sayet is very specialized in what they do. It feels good knowing that even such a niche market can still do well.

By: Stephen Woodall

Stephen Woodall — Thu, 31 May 2007 12:29:32 +0000

Wrapping everything up, Purdue Research Park will help us get off our feet. The facilities they provide are great, and I think it offers the right amount of incentive to keep our drive going. I did not know how far the property expanded, and it was nice to see such enthusiasm from Purdue as far as keeping in touch and helping students jumpstart their companies.

By: Ben Mikkelson

Ben Mikkelson — Thu, 31 May 2007 12:13:53 +0000

I never really knew exactly what the Purdue Research Park was before Maymester started… I guess I thought it was similar to Discovery Park (which I also didn’t really get). It looks like a lot of us just thought the area was full of little labs for people to do research in while wearing white coats. It was pretty cool to have been able to talk to a few companies in the incubator to see what they’re about. I wish, though, that we could have checked out the digs available to companies just coming into the Park… Tim mentioned 100 square feet of office space for newbies; I think that’s about 1/2 to 2/3 the size of my old dorm room in Earhart. I can’t imagine the work you’d be able to get done in there. Maybe he meant 1000 square feet, that’d be a little more reasonable. I think it’s also great that the PRP is activiely trying to keep its businesses in the Lafayette area; this area could really use the tax revenue. I was also really relieved to find out that none of my out-of-state tuition is being used to pay for the PRP.

By: Aaron Dinkledine

Aaron Dinkledine — Thu, 31 May 2007 03:56:37 +0000

Although I knew a little about Purdue Research Park, I was amazed to learn how far PRP goes to help entrepreneurs. I was surprised how many startups were present and how little it costs to gain access to this world-class resource. I continue to be amazed at the benefits of being a student at Purdue University. Shawn’s presentation on Aerial Image Inc. helped me grasp what companies in PRP do. I had difficulty understanding exactly what Seyet did until late in John’s presentation.

PRP is definitely a resource that I would be foolish to ignore.

By: Paul Long

Paul Long — Thu, 31 May 2007 03:43:36 +0000

I have known a little about the research park but from my seat it seems as if we only seen all of nothing!
I am sure there is much more to the park than a conference room. I would have been nice to actually see
people working or ideas in progress or the actual place that one would be working if allowed to develop
in the research park. I am very glad that we all visited but I feel as if we got the watered down version when there is much more to see and learn.

Also it also seems that there really is competition among those who are trying to get into the research
park and those who are already in. The competition comes in the form of competing for space and time more
so than money. These are just preliminary thoughts. As we all know it is easy to point out the negative things, among all
the positive things that we learned.

By: Shervin Zahedi

Shervin Zahedi — Thu, 31 May 2007 03:18:21 +0000

I had no prior knowledge of the Purdue research park. The presentations proved to be beneficial in several ways.
It familiarized me with significant resources that can be utlized within the proximity of Purdue. I now know where to
develop my idea so it can properly blossom. Subsequent to the trip, I felt fortunate and blessed to be enrolled at Purdue.

By: Matt Harris

Matt Harris — Thu, 31 May 2007 03:14:14 +0000

One idea that I thought would be interesting was if after the research park expands there will be a need for housing of all it’s employee’s especially if some companies go global. I’m wondering if they will put in apartments just for the purpose of housing interns and other employees that would be moving in to West Lafayette because of the new job opportunities created in the park. I also wonder if they already have planned for something like this.

By: Alex B

Alex B — Thu, 31 May 2007 02:55:04 +0000

Purdue keep on growing and it is great to be part of it. PRP is another thing to brag about to people who are not familar with Purdue. I was impressed with the workings of it. I thought that wile the first speach sounded canned, it gave a good background. I would have rather have been give a tour and been able to meet some of the other people in the park.