Launching Tech Ventures

Join the Harvard Grid and HBS faculty for a one-day bootcamp designed for science and engineering students, researchers, and faculty who wish to translate their tough tech research into a start-up.

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Key Topics: Team Building, Selecting First Market, Fundraising, Intellectual Property

In Partnership with:

• HBS Faculty

• Harvard University's Office of Technology Development

What to Expect:

- Full day immersive, interactive workshop with pre-reads, HBS-style mini cases, lectures, networking, and thought provoking discussions

- Pastries/Coffee, lunch, and snacks provided

Speaker Profiles:

Thomas R. Eisenmann - Howard H. Stevenson Professor of Business Administration and Peter O. Crisp Faculty Chair, Harvard Innovation Labs

Tom Clay - HBS Executive Fellow; CEO, Xtalic Corp.

Joshua Krieger - Høegh Family Associate Professor of Business Administration

Jim Matheson - Senior Lecturer of Business Administration, Harvard Business School

Liane Clamen, founder & CEO of AdaptiLens

Paul Hayre - Executive Director, Harvard Grid

Agenda:

8:30-9:00a - Coffee, pastries ~ meet and greet

9:00-9:05a - Grid intro, Faculty intro

9:05-9:25a - Welcome to Tough Tech Venturing – Prof Jim Matheson

9:25-10:10a - Lit Motors – Prof Tom Eisenmann

10:10-10:55a - Team Building – Prof Tom Clay

10:55-11:15a - Break

11:15-11:35a - Morning Session Summary 

11:35-12:05p - Networking Lunch

12:05-12:35p - 1:1 With Liane Clamen, founder & CEO of AdaptiLens

12:35-12:45p - Break

12:45-1:30p - First Application/Sequencing Framework – Prof Josh Krieger

1:30-2:30p - Financing Your Early TTV – Prof Jim Matheson

2:30p-2:45p - Break

2:45-3:30p - JIBO story – Prof Tom Eisenmann

3:30-4:00p - Tying it all together - Prof Tom Eisenmann

4:00-5:00p - Networking reception: apps, beer/wine