Innovation Corps (I-Corps) Longitudinal Collection

Survey Questions for I-Corps Longitudinal Collection
ID #

Logic

Item

1

2
3

4
5

Only asked
if Answer to
question
above was
No

Freq.

Response Scale

These questions are
focused on the
[PROJECT NAME]
project, [AWARD
NUMBER] to [PI NAME]
at [INSTITUTION] in
[DATE OF AWARD].
Please confirm if you
were a member of this
I-Corps team.
Is the information on
your I-Corps team
above correct?
Please update your
team’s correct
information here:

Binary: Yes/No

What was your role on
your I-Corps team?
At the end of your ICorps Course, which of
the following topical
clusters best describes
your research or
technology?

Variable Question Item
type/Da
Source
ta entry
Material
format
Historical
database
warehoused at
VentureWell

Output or
Outcome
Assessed
N/A (Demographics)

Yes/No

Binary

N/A (Demographics)

Team name at time of program:
Cohort:
Institution affiliation at time of
program:

Text Box

N/A (Demographics)

A.
B.
C.
1.

Radio
Button

N/A (Demographics)

Radio
button
selection
and text
box

N/A (Demographics)

Principal Investigator
Entrepreneurial Lead
Mentor
Advanced Materials and
Instrumentation (MI)
2. Advanced Manufacturing
and Nanotechnology (MN)
3. Biological Technologies (BT)
4. Chemical and Environmental

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How confident are you
in your categorization
above?

7

In this survey we will
ask you about your
experiences with the X
cohort. Have you
participated in I-Corps
as a mentor, principal
investigator, or
entrepreneurial lead
more than once?
Briefly describe your
role(s) on past team(s),
the team name(s), and
the date and location

8

Technologies (CT)
5. Electronic Hardware,
Robotics and Wireless
Technologies (EW)
6. Educational Technologies
and Applications (EA)
7. Information and
Communication
Technologies (IC)
8. Semiconductors (S) and
Photonic (PH) Devices and
Materials
9. Smart Health (SH) and
Biomedical Technologies
(BM)
10. Other: Please Specify
Extremely Confident
Very Confident
Somewhat Confident
Slightly Confident
Not at all Confident
Yes/No

Text Box

Radio
button

N/A (Demographics)

Binary

N/A (Demographics)

N/A (Demographics)

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Commerciali
zation

10

Commerciali
zation

11

Commerciali
zation

12

of course(s) you
attended.
At the end of your ICorps course, which of
the following best
described the status of
your project in terms of
its commercialization
readiness?
If answered
“D”

If they
aren’t
involved
with the
course
anymore,
participant
only got the
(1) resource
and
network
and (2)
course
impact

Please describe the
status of your project
at that time in your
own words.
How confident are you
in your categorization
of your project’s
commercialization
readiness in the
question above?
After the I-Corps
course ended, did you
continue to be involved
with the I-Corps
project? (If you
continued
involvement, please
describe how you were
involved in the
comment box.)

A. Our research was ready for
commercialization
B. Our research was not yet
ready for commercialization
C. We weren’t yet sure if our
research was
commercializable
D. None of the Above
Text Box

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

Extremely confident
Very confident
Somewhat confident
Slightly confident
Not at all confident
Yes, I continued to be
involved with the project
No, I stopped being involved
with the project.
Make a comment on your
choice here: Text Box

Output:
Commercialization
of product or
service is evaluated

Output:
Commercialization
of product or
service is evaluated
Output:
Commercialization
of product or
service is evaluated
N/A (Demographics)

sections
Only asked
if not still
involved in
project.

13

14

If possible, please
provide details below:

15

16

Who is the most
knowledgeable person
to contact about the
project right now?

Commerciali
zation

Only asked
if still
involved in
project.
Only asked
if answer is
uncertain in
previous
question

Is this project still
active?
Select any of the
reasons listed below
that explain why you
are uncertain.

A. Entrepreneurial Lead on the
original I-Corps team
B. Mentor on the original ICorps team
C. Principal Investigator on the
original I-Corps team
D. Other person not on the
original I-Corps team
Name
Institution
Current role in project
Email
Phone number
A. Yes
B. No
C. Uncertain
A. We have not yet identified a
large enough market for our
product/technology
B. The time to get the
technology into market may
be too great
C. We are encountering
difficulties with our
technology itself
D. We have not yet obtained
needed
financing/investment to
continue
E. We are having problems
with intellectual property
F. We are having problems

Multiple
Choice

I-Corps Indicators
& Monitoring
System1

Text Boxes

Multiple
choice

N/A (Demographics)

N/A (Demographics)

I-Corps Indicators
& Monitoring
System1

N/A Routing
Question
Immediate
Outcomes: Viability
of products and
services

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18

Commerciali
zation

Only asked
if project is
not active

Why is this project no
longer active?

Commerciali
zation

Only asked
if member
of project
team and
project is
not active.

Did you decide to
discontinue pursuing
commercialization for
your project for any of
the following reasons?

G.
A.
B.
C.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.

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Business
Creation

20

Business
Creation

After the I-Corps
course ended, did
you…?
There is a
note on this
question
stating that

To your knowledge,
has a company been
incorporated based on
this I-Corps project?

Annually
, if
answer
in

with our team
Other
We successfully
commercialized our project
We decided to discontinue
pursuing commercialization
for our project
Other
We were not able to identify
a large enough market for
our product/technology
The time to get the
technology into market was
too great
We had problems with our
intellectual property
We encountered difficulties
with the technology or
product
We could not obtain
necessary financing/
investment to continue
The company was acquired
We had problems with our
team
A. Create a business
B. Dissolve a business

Immediate
Outcomes: Viability
of products and
services
Multiple
Answers,
with text
box to
describe
“other”

Binary:
Y/N

I-Corps Indicators
& Monitoring
System1; SBIR
Common
Questions

SBIR Common
Questions

Immediate
Outcomes: Viability
of products and
services

Intermediate
Outcomes: Subset
of I-Corps teams
initiate start-up
businesses
N/A Routing
Question

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Business
Creation

22

Business
Creation

23

Business
Creation

24

Business
Creation

if you are
“unsure”
respond
“no”
Only asked
if a
company
has been
incorporate
d
Only asked
if a
company
has been
incorporate
d and
respondent
checked
“Other”
Only asked
if member
of the NSFfunded
project
team and
company
has been
incorporate
d
Only asked
if member
of the NSFfunded
project

previous
year was
No
Who is the CEO of your
company? If you would
like to explain your
answer further, please
use the comment box.

The I-Corps PI
The I-Corps EL
The I-Corps Mentor
Other
Text box

Intermediate
Outcome: Business
Creation

Please indicate what
industry or type of
business the CEO is
from.

Text box

Intermediate
Outcome: Business
Creation

What is the name of
this company? If you
are unsure, please type
“unsure”.

When was the
company
incorporated?
(mm/dd/yyyy)

This
may be
redunda
nt after
year 1

Text: open

Text box

Kauffman Firm
Survey2; I-Corps
Indicators &
Monitoring
System1 & SBIR
Common
Questions

Intermediate
Outcome: Business
Creation

Kauffman Firm
Survey2; I-Corps
Indicators &
Monitoring
System1

Intermediate
Outcome: Business
Creation

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Business
Creation

26

Business
Creation

team and
company
has been
incorporate
d
Only asked
if member
of the NSFfunded
project
team and
company
has been
incorporate
d

Only asked
if member
of I-corps
team and
company
has been
incorporate
d

Which of the following
best describes how the
business was started.

Only ask
when a
new
compan
y is
reporte
d

Since the start of your
I-Corps course, which
form of legal status did
your business have?

Only ask
when a
new
compan
y is
reporte
d

• A new business, branch or
subsidiary owned by an
existing business
• A business inherited from
someone else
• A new, Independent business
created by a single person or
a team of people
• The purchase of an existing
business
• The purchase of a franchise
• An organization designed for
social and charitable
objectives and legally
established as a not-forprofit
• Other:
Multiple Choice:
• Sole Proprietorship: A type
of business ownership in
which a business is owned
and managed by one
individual and no subchapter S-corporation or Ccorporation has been
established.
• Limited Liability Company: A
cross between a corporation
and a partnership, and

Multiple
choice

Kauffman Firm
Survey2; I-Corps
Indicators &
Monitoring
System1

Intermediate
Outcome: Business
Creation

Multiple
Choice

Kauffman Firm
Survey2; I-Corps
Indicators &
Monitoring
System1

Intermediate
Outcome: Business
Creation

offering some of the benefits
of both. Similar to S
corporations, income
produced by a limited liability
company flows through the
owners (known as
“members”) who pay their
own taxes as individuals.
Unlike S corporations,
however, limited liability
companies are not subject to
as many government
restrictions.
• Sub-chapter S-Corporation:
Corporations in which all
profits and losses are passed
through to shareholders, just
as they are passed through
to legal partners in a
partnership.
• C-Corporation: Legal entities
separate from their owners
that may engage in business,
make contracts, own
property, pay taxes, and sue
and be sued by others.
• General Partnership: An
association of two or more
people who co-own a
business for the purpose of
making a profit and no subchapter S-corporation or CCorporation has been
established.

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Business
Creation

Only asked
if company
has been
incorporate
d

28

Business
Creation

Only asked
if company
has been
incorporate
d

Thinking back to before
you participated in the
NSF-funded
project/program, were
the business
operations of [NAME
BUSINESS] being
conducted under one
of the other legal forms
listed below?
Which form of legal
status did the business
have before your ICorps Course?

• Limited Partnership: A
partnership in which one or
more partners who manage
the business and others are
limited partners who invest
in the business but forgo any
right to manage the
company.
Other:
Binary: Y/N

Multiple Choice:
• Sole Proprietorship: A
type of business
ownership in which a
business is owned and
managed by one
individual and no subchapter S-corporation or
C-corporation has been
established.
• Limited Liability
Company: A cross
between a corporation
and a partnership, and
offering some of the

Kauffman Firm
Survey2; I-Corps
Indicators &
Monitoring
System1

Intermediate
Outcome: Business
Creation

Intermediate
Outcome: Business
Creation

•

•

•

benefits of both. Similar
to S corporations,
income produced by a
limited liability company
flows through the
owners (known as
“members”) who pay
their own taxes as
individuals. Unlike S
corporations, however,
limited liability
companies are not
subject to as many
government restrictions.
Sub-chapter SCorporation:
Corporations in which all
profits and losses are
passed through to
shareholders, just as
they are passed through
to legal partners in a
partnership.
C-Corporation: Legal
entities separate from
their owners that may
engage in business,
make contracts, own
property, pay taxes, and
sue and be sued by
others.
General Partnership: An
association of two or
more people who co-

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Business
Creation

30

Business
Creation

31

Business
Creation

Only asked
if company
has been
incorporate
d
Only asked
if company
has been
incorporate
and is no
longer
operational
Only asked
if company
has been
incorporate
d and is no
longer

Is this company still
operational?

own a business for the
purpose of making a
profit and no subchapter S-corporation or
C-Corporation has been
established.
• Limited Partnership: A
partnership in which one
or more partners who
manage the business
and others are limited
partners who invest in
the business but forgo
any right to manage the
company.
• Other:
Binary Y/N

Approximately when
did this company close
or dissolve? (mm/yyyy)

Text Box

Why did the company
close/dissolve?

A. We were not able to
identify a large enough
market for our
product/technology
B. The time to get the
technology into market

Kauffman Firm
Survey2

Immediate
Outcome: Subset of
I-Corps teams
initiate start-up
businesses
Immediate
Outcome: Subset of
I-Corps teams
initiate start-up
businesses
Immediate
Outcome: Subset of
I-Corps teams
initiate start-up
businesses

operational

32

Business
Creation

Which companies do
you consider to be your
major competitors and
why?

33

Business
Creation

What sector best
describes the industry
of your major
competitors?

34

Business
Creation

Which company size
best describes your
major competitors?

was too great
C. We had problems with
our intellectual property
D. We encountered
difficulties with the
technology or product
E. We could not obtain
necessary
financing/investment to
continue
F. The company was
acquired
G. Other
Text Box

•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•

Agriculture
Education
Energy & Materials
Environment
Healthcare/Medical
Information Technology and
Communication
Infrastructure/Building
Sanitation/Water
Other
1-10 employees
11-50 employees
51-200 employees
201-500 employees
501-1000 employees
More than 1000 employees

Immediate
Outcome: Subset of
I-Corps teams
initiate start-up
businesses
Immediate
Outcome: Subset of
I-Corps teams
initiate start-up
businesses

Immediate
Outcome: Subset of
I-Corps teams
initiate start-up
businesses

• Other
35

Job Creation

36

Job Creation

Only asked
if company
has been
incorporate
d
Only asked
if company
has been
incorporate
d

Since participation in ICorps, how many
individuals or entities
owned shares in the
business.
Of the owner or
owners since
participation in I-Corps,
how many owners
actively helped to run
the business?

Numerical:
open

Text Box

Numerical:
open

Full time employees***
Part time employees

Numerical:
open

Kauffman Firm
Survey2; I-Corps
Indicators &
Monitoring
System1
Kauffman Firm
Survey2; I-Corps
Indicators &
Monitoring
System1

Long Term
Outcome: Subset of
I-Corps teams raise
funding

Kauffman Firm
Survey2; I-Corps
Indicators &
Monitoring
System1

Long Term
Outcome: Job
Creation

Long Term
Outcome: Job
Creation

[By” helped to run the
business” we mean
that they provided
regular assistance or
advice with day-to-day
operations of the
business, rather than
providing only money
or occasional operating
assistance.]
37

Job Creation

Only asked
if company
has been
incorporate
d

Not counting owner(s),
how many people
currently work for the
business?

Annual

*** Full time: working 35 hours
or more per week.
Please exclude contract workers
who work for the business either
full- or part-time but are not on

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Outputs:
Licensing

39

Outputs:
Licensing

40

Outputs:
Licensing

41

Outputs:
Licensing

Only asked
if answer to
routing
question
was “yes”

After the I-Corps
course ended, did you
engage in any licensing
activities?
If your business has
licensing activities, how
many employees work
in areas related to
product development
or other activity arising
from your I-Corps
participation?
How many of the
following does the
business have? Enter
zero if none.

Since participation in
the NSF-funded
project, how many of
the following has the
business licensed
out?*** Enter zero if
none.

the business’ official payroll.
Binary Y/N

Annual

Needed
?

N/A Routing
Question
Numerical:
open

Numerical: open for each
option
• Inventions Disclosed
• Licensing Agreements
• Patent Applications
• Patents Granted
• Patents in Use
• Inventions Producing Royalties
• Software Copyrights
• Company Trademarks
• Non-disclosure Agreements
(NDA)
• Materials Transfer Agreements
(MTA)
Patents
Copyrights
Trademarks
Trade Secrets

Numerical:
Open for
each
option

I-Corps Indicators
& Monitoring
System1

Intermediate
Outcome: Licensing

Kauffman Firm
Survey2; I-Corps
Indicators &
Monitoring
System1

Intermediate
Outcome:
Translation of
fundamental
research

Kauffman Firm
Survey2; I-Corps
Indicators &
Monitoring
System1

Intermediate
Outcome: Licensing

*** Licensing out is
licensing patents,
copyrights, or
trademarks owned by
the business to other
parties under a
licensing agreement.
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43

Outputs:
Licensing

SBIR
Funding

How many patents,
copyrights, or
trademarks has the
business licensed in **
since participating in
the NSF-funded
project? Enter zero if
none.
** Licensing in is
acquiring the right to
use intellectual
property such as
patents, copyrights, or
trademarks created by
someone outside the
business through a
licensing agreement.
After the I-Corps
course ended, did you
seek any additional
funding (e.g., an SBIR
award, equity financing
from a venture
capitalist, state grant,

Annual
(do we
want to
limited
to the
NSFfunded
project
or
expand
to the
person?

Patents
Copyrights
Trademarks
Trade Secrets

Binary Y/N

Numerical:
Open for
each
option

Kauffman Firm
Survey2; I-Corps
Indicators &
Monitoring
System1

Intermediate
Outcome : Licensing

Intermediate
Outcome : A subset
of teams are funded
through SBIR or
receive other
funding

Only asked
if member
of I-Corps
team and
company
has been
incorporate
d

or personal
investment?
Please indicate the
number of NSF awards
you applied for based
on your I-Corps project
[during or after the ICorps course].

44

Outside
Funding

45

Outside
Funding

Please enter as much
information as you can
about your funded NSF
proposals:

46

Outside
Funding

Please indicate the
number of Non-NSF
SBIR or STTR awards
you applied for based
on your I-Corps project
[during or after the ICorps course].

Small Business Innovation
Reseach (SBIR)
Small Business Technology
Transfer Program (STTR)
Accelerating Innovation
Research/Partnership for
Innovation (PFI:AIR)
Engineering Research Center
(ERC)
Grant Opportunities for
Academic Liaison with
Industry (GOALI)
Science and Technology
Centers (STC)
Date Awarded (mm/yyyy)
Amount Awarded
Proposal Number
Title
PI name
Company name (if applicable)
Department of Agriculture
Department of Commerce
Department of Defense
Department of Education
Department of Energy
Department of Health and
Human Services
Department of Homeland
Security
Department of Transportation
Environmental Protection
Agency

Matrix
For each
option:
Total
submitted,
In process
(outcome
unknown),
Declined,
Funded

Intermediate
Outcome : A subset
of teams are funded
through SBIR or
receive other
funding

Text Boxes

Intermediate
Outcome : A subset
of teams are funded
through SBIR or
receive other
funding
Intermediate
Outcome : A subset
of teams are funded
through SBIR or
receive other
funding

For each
option:
Total
submitted,
In process
(outcome
unknown),
Declined,
Funded

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Outside
Funding

48

Outside
Funding

49

Outside
Funding

50

Business
Creation

Please enter as much
information as you can
about your funded
non-NSF proposals:
Only asked
if member
of I-Corps
team and
company
has been
incorporate
d
Only asked
if member
of I-Corps
team and
company
has been
incorporate
d

Did you acquire any
other type of additional
government funding
for your I-Corps project
during or after the ICorps course (that is
any time after the
award)?
[If Yes] Please Explain.

Since your participation
in I-Corps, did you put
any of your own money
into the business in
return for an
ownership share?

National Aeronautics and Space
Administration
National Institute of Standards
and Technology
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration
Date Awarded (mm/yyyy)
Amount Awarded
Proposal Number
Title
PI name
Company name (if applicable)
Binary Yes/No

Text Boxes

Intermediate
Outcome : A subset
of teams are funded
through SBIR or
receive other
funding
Intermediate
Outcome:
Translation of
fundamental
research

Text: Open

Intermediate
Outcome:
Translation of
fundamental
research

Binary Y/N

Intermediate
Outcome : Business
Creation

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Business
Creation

52

Business
Creation

53

Business
Creation

54

Business
Creation

Please do not include
any money borrowed
from others or from
credit cards.
Approximately how
much?
Only asked
if a member
of the ICorps team
and if
company
has been
incorporate
d
Only asked
if a member
of the ICorps team
and if
company
has been
incorporate
d

Only asked
if a member
of the ICorps team

Since your participation
in I-Corps, how much
of their money did
other owners put into
the business?

Numeric Field
Numerical Open

Intermediate
Outcome : Business
Creation
Intermediate
Outcome : Business
Creation

Since your participation
in I-Corps, did the
business obtain equity
financing from any of
the following sources?
How much?

For all sub-questions: Equity
financing [yes/no]; How much?
[Numerical: open]
 Spouses or life partners of
owners of the business (don’t
include spouses or life partners
already named as owners)
 Parents, in-laws, or children of
the owners, excluding venture
capitalists
 Other companies
 Venture capitalists
 Other sources

Intermediate
Outcome : Business
Creation

Have you used any
other types of debt
financing to finance the
operation of the

For all sub-questions: Equity
financing [yes/no]; How much?
[Numerical: open]
 Personal credit cards for

Intermediate
Outcome : Business
Creation

and if
company
has been
incorporate
d

business? If yes, how
much?

Are there any
products, services, or
processes in the
market, market ready,
or awaiting regulatory
approval whose
commercialization you
can attribute (to some
degree) to your
participation in ICorps?
[If Yes] Please enter the
following information
about products,
services or processes.

55

Technology
Developme
nt

Only asked
if company
has been
incorporate
d

56

Sales

Only asked
if company
has been
incorporate
d

business-related purpose
 Personal loans from a bank or
other financial institution, such
as a mortgage or home equity
loan used for the business
 Business or corporate credit
cards issued in your name
 Personal loans from any family
or friends
 Personal loans from any other
individuals not associated with
the management of the business
 Other sources?
Annual

Binary:
Y/N

Multiple textboxes – for each
row:
- Describe Product
- Status
- Number of units sold (if any)
- Amount of sales in last fiscal
year
- Amount of sales since
commercialization

SBIR Common
Questions; PFI:BIC
Logic Model &
Indicators3; ICorps Indicators &
Monitoring
System1

Intermediate
Outcome:
Translation of
fundamental
research

Output:
Sales generated by
products, services,
or processes in most
recent fiscal year

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Technology
Developme
nt

58

Licensing

59

Licensing

60

Licensing

61

Did the experience
with original
technology and I-Corps
result in spin-offs or
new ideas or
products?
After your I-Corps
course ended, was
licensing revenue
generated from the
product, service or
process you
developed?
Please estimate the
amount of licensing
revenue generated
from products, services
or processes.
Please estimate the
percentage of total
revenue gained from
licensing.
Only asked
if identified
as PI

Rate the following
statements:
Participation in I-Corps
continues to influence
my approach to
mentoring.
Participation in I-Corps
continues to influence
my approach to
teaching.

a.
b.

Spin-off company
New product idea(s)

Binary:
Y/N:

SBIR Common
Questions

Intermediate
Outcome:
Translation of
fundamental
research

Binary Yes/No

Intermediate
Outcome : Licensing

Numeric field

Intermediate
Outcome : Licensing

Numeric Field

Intermediate
Outcome : Licensing

Very positive
Positive
Neither positive nor negative
Negative
Very negative
N/A

Likert Scale

Intermediate
Outcome: Subset of
teams begin to
share I-Corps
training knowledge

Participation in I-Corps
continues to influence
my approach to
research.

62

63

Only asked
if identified
as an EL

Participation in I-Corps
continues to influence
my approach to my
career.
Please explain how
participation in I-Corps
has negatively or
positively influence
your mentoring,
teaching, research, or
career.
Rate the following
statements:
Participation in I-Corps
influences my
approach to learning.
Participation in I-Corps
influences my
approach to research.

64

Participation in I-Corps
influences my
approach to my career.
Please explain how
participation in I-Corps
has negatively or
positively influence
your learning, research,

Text Box

Very positive
Positive
Neither positive nor negative
Negative
Very negative
N/A

Text Box

Intermediate
Outcome: Subset of
teams begin to
share I-Corps
training knowledge
Likert Scale

Intermediate
Outcome: Subset of
teams begin to
share I-Corps
training knowledge

Intermediate
Outcome: Subset of
teams with begin to
share I-Corps
training knowledge

65

66

67

Only asked
if answer
was “yes”
to question
above
Only asked
if identified
as Mentor

68

69

70

If answer to
previous is
Yes

or career.
Since participating in
the I-Corps course,
have you developed
any entrepreneurial
curricula?
Please share detailed
information on the
course (if possible)
below.
How, if at all, does
participation in I-Corps
influence your
mentoring?

Binary Y/N

Course Number
Course Title
Organization/Institution
course taught at
Course Description
Text Box

Are you using
Osterwalder’s Business
Model Canvas in your
current work?

Binary Y/N

Which of the nine
components of
Osterwalder’s Business
Model Canvas are you
still finding useful in
your work?

Channels
Cost Structure
Customer Relationships
Customer Segments
Key Activities
Key Partners
Key Resources
Revenue Streams
Value Propositions

Please Explain:

Text boxes

Likert Scale
1-5
1-Not at all
useful
5Extremely
Useful

Intermediate
Outcome: Subset of
teams begin to
share I-Corps
training knowledge
Intermediate
Outcome: Subset of
teams begin to
share I-Corps
training knowledge
Intermediate
Outcome: Subset of
teams begin to
share I-Corps
training knowledge
Intermediate
Outcome: Subset of
teams begin to
share I-Corps
training knowledge
Intermediate
Outcome: Subset of
teams begin to
share I-Corps
training knowledge

Intermediate
Outcome: Subset of
teams begin to
share I-Corps

73

Collaboratio
ns

74

Collaboratio
ns

75

Collaboratio
ns

Please identify any
other collaborations
between you and the
external community

Only asked
if answered
“yes”

Did the I-Corps award
lead to any
collaborations
between the university
you are currently
affiliated with and the
external community?
Which of the following
collaborations
between the university
you are currently
affiliated with and the
external community
did the I-Corps award
lead to?
Please identify any
other collaborations
between your

Financial
contributions of
partner
organization

Collaboratio
ns

Binary Yes/No for each
Industry
Investors
Local or state government
Non-profit organization
Other

Organization
Type

72

Did the I-Corps award
lead to any
collaborations between
you and the external
community?

Partner Name

71

training knowledge
Intermediate
Outcome:
Collaborations are
formed

1
2
Yes
No
I am no longer affiliated with a
university

For each item: Yes, Uncertain,
No
Industry
Investors
Local or state government
Non-profit organization
Other
Text Box

Multiple
textboxes

I-Corps Indicators
& Monitoring
System1; EFRI
Indicators&
Monitoring
System; PFI:BIC
Logic Model3 &
Indicators;

Intermediate
Outcome :
Collaborations

Intermediate
Outcome:
Collaborations are
formed

Intermediate
Outcome:
Collaborations are
formed

Intermediate
Outcome:
Collaborations are

university and the
external community.
Are you currently
pursuing a new
venture?
Has your I-Corps
experience influences
your new venture?
Please use the
comment box to
explain your answer.
Thanks for your
responses! Is there
anything else you
would like us to know
about your I-Corps
experience that wasn’t
captured by this
survey?

76
77

78

formed
Binary Y/N

N/A Routing

It has positively influenced it
It has negatively influenced it
It has not had a positive or
negative influence
Text Box

Long Term
Outcome: Business
Creation

Text Box

N/A

[1]

NCIIA now Venturewell, “I-Corps Indicators & Monitoring System.” 23-Oct-2013.

[2]

“Kauffman Firm Survey - Annotated Questionnaire.” Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.

[3]

NSF Engineering, “PFI:BIC Logic Model & Indicators.” 26-Jul-2013.