Richard G Sikora
Executive Advisor for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
TEDxPurdueU Brings Y Combinator Startup Insights to Students
TEDxPurdueU brought one of the world's most influential startup accelerators to Purdue University for the first time, giving students an opportunity to learn from experienced entrepreneurs and explore what it takes to turn ideas into successful businesses.
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- What the spirit of 1776 means for business today
Purdue’s 2026 Cornerstone for Business conference explored how the ideals of 1776 shape corporate purpose, technology and leadership today. - Inventors, Founders, Entrepreneurs & Intrapreneurs
Rich Sikora defines four personas of innovation — inventor, founder, entrepreneur and intrapreneur — and how Purdue’s Daniels School uses curriculum, clubs, AI and STEAM experiences to develop students’ entrepreneurial mindset from day one. - Defense innovation startup Rapid Rotor AI earns commercialization fellowship
Rapid Rotor AI, a student-led team formed through Purdue’s inaugural Hacking for Defense course, has been selected for a highly competitive Defense Innovation Unit Commercialization Fellowship. - Hacking for Defense brings high-stakes national security issues into classrooms
Purdue students in a new Hacking for Defense course interview military stakeholders, test assumptions with real sponsors and refine solutions to live national security challenges.
Contact
rgsikora@prf.org
Office: RAWL 4034