[Bioundgrd] Fwd: MIT $50K Start-up Panel Discussion -- Monday Oct 20th

[Janice Chang]

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>Greetings,
>Kindly please forward this to the members of the department.
>Cheers,
>Jehanzeb
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>MIT $50K Entrepreneurship Competition - http://50k.mit.edu/
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>
>************MIT $50K Start-up Panel Discussion Invitation***************
>
>
>For the technical guru with little business knowledge, MIT $50K
>Entrepreneurship Competition and the MIT Deshpande Center co-host a panel
>discussion that reveals the unvarnished truth about entrepreneurship!
>
>Panel Discussion:
>Start-Ups Demystified:
>What Every Scientist and Engineer Should Know Before Joining a Start-Up
>Monday October 20, 7-9PM
>Gilliland Auditorium, 66-110  [Where is 66-110?]
>
>ON THE PANEL:
>Krisztina Holly: Executive Director of MIT Deshpande Center
>Co-founder of Stylus Innovation (acquired by Artisoft)
>Rosaline Gulati: Co-founder of ActivePrime and Viveca
>Ian Eslick: Founder of Silicon Spice (acquired by Broadcom)
>Andrey J. Zarur: Founder of Bioprocessors, Inc.
>Moderator : Joe Hadzima, Main Street Partners LLC
>
>- Should I start a company with my technology?
>- How do I do it?
>- What do I have to worry about?
>- How can I not get taken advantage of?
>- What are typical terms and what can be changed?
>These questions and more (bring your own!) will be addressed by our panel of
>successful tech entrepreneurs who were once in your seats and have 
>learned from
>their successes and mistakes.
>
>This event is open to the public, but is geared towards engineering 
>and science
>students and faculty that are thinking of starting a company or 
>joining a start-
>up. *Snacks will be provided*
>
>About the Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation:
>MIT’s Deshpande Center helps bridge the gap between academic research and the
>marketplace.  The Center nurtures market-driven innovation at MIT through its
>grant program and accelerates commercialization through events and 
>partnerships
>with the local high-tech business community.  For information, visit
>http://web.mit.edu/deshpandecenter.
>
>About the MIT $50K Competition:
>The MIT $50K Entrepreneurship Competition is designed to encourage 
>students and
>researchers in the MIT community to act on their talent, ideas, and energy to
>produce tomorrow's leading firms. Now in its 15th year, the Competition has
>awarded hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash and business startup services
>to outstanding teams of student entrepreneurs who submitted business plans for
>new ventures showing significant business potential. Let us help you 
>start your
>own company! For more information, visit http://50k.mit.edu/.
>
>___________________________________________________________
>
>Our Sponsors include:
>Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault
>Brown Rudnick Berlack Israels
>Office of Naval Research
>Motorola Ventures
>Adams Capital Management
>Atlas Venture
>Morse, Barnes-Brown & Pendleton
>PricewaterhouseCoopers
>TD Capital Technology Ventures
>Flagship Ventures
>Hale and Dorr
>___________________________________________________________
>
>MIT $50K Entrepreneurship Competition - http://50k.mit.edu/