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<b><span style="font-size: 14pt; ">From Academia to Entrepreneur: How to Start Your Own Company</span></b><b><span><span style="font-size: 14pt; "><br>
<strong>Speakers: </strong></span><span style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span><big><big>Dr.
Elizabeth Iorns and Dr. William Gunn</big></big><u1:p></u1:p></span></span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<strong><span style="color: black; "><span style="font-size: 14pt; ">Date and Time: </span></span></strong><b><span style="font-size: 14pt; ">Friday, October 5, from 3 to 4:30 pm<o:p></o:p></span></b><span><u1:p></u1:p></span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: 14pt; ">Location: <a href="http://whereis.mit.edu/?go=6" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">6-120</a><a href="http://whereis.mit.edu/?go=6" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "> </a><span> </span><u1:p></u1:p>(Eastman)</span></strong><span style="font-size: 14pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 19px; ">Dr. Elizabeth Iorns and Dr. William Gunn are co-founders of the company </span><span style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 19px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="color: black; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">ScienceExchange</span><span style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">.com</span>,
which aims to improve the efficiency of scientific research by making resources and experimental services available to researchers. They will discuss what made leaving academia to work on a startup an attractive career choice for them, and how to be competitive
in the business world.<span> </span>They will share the lessons learned as well as the collective wisdom shared within Silicon Valley’s thriving startup community. Dr. Iorns will talk about lessons learned from taking part in Y Combinator, a startup accelerator
program (</span><a href="http://www.ycombinator.com/" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">http://www.ycombinator.com/</span></a><span style="color: black; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> ).
Dr. Gunn will discuss making the transition from academia, finding the right opportunity, and tips for working with people from non-academic backgrounds including engineers and marketers.<o:p></o:p></span></span><u1:p></u1:p></p>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 19px; ">Sponsored by the </span><span style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 19px; ">Office of the Vice President for Research & Associate Provost<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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