May 13, 2014
Swearingen Engineering Center (Swearingen 1A03)
University of South Carolina
301 S. Main St., Columbia, SC

Presenter:
Tom Militello
TAM Associates, Columbia, SC

The Entrepreneurs Dilemma – a full-time job or a high risk / high return investment?

 

1.   The High Performance / High Tech Entrepreneurial Team
a.   Scientist, Engineer and Technician
b.   Business Development, Sales and Marketing
c.    Leadership, Responsibility and Accountability

2.   Start-up to Profitability
a.   Funding and Finances
b.   Prototype to Product
c.    Managing the Team
d.   Managing Growth

3.   Collaboration
a.   Value Chains
b.   Partnering
c.    Intellectual Property Licensing
d.   Leveraging Technical Assets

4.   What to Do if You Don’t Succeed
a.   Safeguarding your investment
b.   Learning from your mistakes
c.    Try, try, again

5.   Career Advice for Scientists
a.   Engineers and Technicians
b.   For those Just Getting Started
c.    Mid-Career Professionals
d.    Academic & Researchers
Tom Militello
Tom Militello