MIT Postdoctoral Ventures: A Symposium of Careers in Entrepreneurship

[Claude Canizares]

Dear MIT Postdoctoral Scholar:

The Associate Provost and Vice President for Research and the Deans of the Schools of Science and Engineering invite you to participate in:
 
MIT Postdoctoral Ventures: A Symposium of Careers in Entrepreneurship
Wednesday, January 18th from 3-7:00 pm at the MIT Faculty Club
 
If you are considering working in a startup, have a novel idea you would like to develop via a for-profit or non-profit company, or want to learn more about entrepreneurship as an academic, then this seminar is for you. Panel speakers will consist of serial academic entrepreneurs, startup CEOs, founders, science/engineering chiefs, and many others who made the jump from academia to industry.
 
Confirmed guests include MIT Institute Professors Robert Langer and Phil Sharp, iRobot co-founder Helen Greiner, and Ironwood Pharmaceuticals CEO & co-founder Peter Hecht. The following topics will be discussed:
 
1) Successful careers in startups
  - Debunking startup myths
  - From MIT to life in a small company
  - A look in the mirror: What does it take to thrive in a startup?
2) Founding companies as an academic entrepreneur
3) How to find a promising startup and land a job
 
This seminar will be presented by Polaris Ventures, in collaboration with the MIT Postdoctoral Association.
 
Preregistration is required. Only a limited number of spots are available. Please RSVP here to secure a spot. Details will follow for confirmed registrants.
 
 
Sincerely yours,
 
Professor Marc Kastner, Dean of Science
Professor Ian Waitz, Dean of Engineering
Professor Claude Canizares, Associate Provost & Vice President for Research
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Claude R. Canizares
crc at mit.edu
Vice President for Research &
Associate Provost
Bruno Rossi Professor of Experimental Physics
Room 3-234
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge MA 02139-4307
Phone: 617-253-3206
Fax: 617-253-3193
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