Abstract
In various types of technology transfer activities in university, it is considered that spinoffs generate more economic value than licensing to current companies. Even though some people argue that universities should not be in the business of establishing companies, which may result in losing their academic souls, most universities have changed their attitudes to support this idea. This research investigates the environment of academic entrepreneurship in National Tsing Hua University and conducts a case study on the entrepreneurial process of a start-up company to find the key factors to promote entrepreneurship in universities. The factors found are as follows. (1) Leader: The leader who has vision and great resources can promote and facilitate entrepreneurial activities effectively by putting fund and right people together. (2) Industrial Resources: Through cooperation with Industrial Technology Research Institute and related companies, the start-up company in this case acquires management experiences and market information to help it plan its business operation and strategy. (3) Administrative Support: In this case, Innovation Incubator Center in NTHU plays an important role to provide the start-up company with offices and administrative support, which are very helpful when it starts to operate.