Entrepreneurship 101: Building a Business Model December 19, 2007

This non-credit course is designed to introduce members of the research community to issues relating to starting and growing a technology based business. It is targeted at graduate students, post-docs, faculty, technicians and others active in research in a scientific or engineering discipline, who have an interest in creating a company to exploit the results of their research.

The series targets researchers in biological and physical sciences and engineering. It assumes no prior knowledge of business and offers lectures on a diverse range of topics including finding financing, defining markets, hiring teams and protecting intellectual property. You can view the course outline below.

Thinking carefully about economics and business strategy can make the difference between having great technology versus having a great company. While MBAs can be famously dim-witted, scientists and engineers can be famously stubborn and insensitive to market forces.

We’ll discuss the most common commercialization traps that befall otherwise “way smart” inventors.

Registration is free and required.
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Official Website: http://www.marsdd.com/Events/Event-Calendar/Ent101/2007/businessmodel-20071219.html