MIT Postdoctoral Ventures: A Symposium of Careers in Entrepreneurship - reminder

[Dana Bresee Keeth]

Hello MIT Postdocs,

If you missed the opportunity to register for this symposium, a small 
number of places are still available. Please see the information below, 
as sent by Professor Canizares on December 5th.

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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 18^th  from 3-7:00 pm at the MIT Faculty Club
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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 <https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/T239YPW>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 <mailto: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
http://space.mit.edu http://web.mit.edu/provost/assoc/

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