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Companies worldwide are aggressively searching for innovators who can solve business problems and assess risks, and are also technically proficient. Engineers can no longer operate in isolation, unaware of and excluded from the decision making procedures of the organizations in which they work. Entrepreneurship is a state of mind, where investment, risk and return are all factored into the duties you perform for your employer.
Howard Berkof and Thomas Libertiny, both engineers and entrepreneurial gurus provide their perspectives for free-enterprise including various characteristics of entrepreneurial tactics that can be integrated into your career. You will also be introduced to the early phases of a high-tech venture, exploring the components needed to seize an entrepreneurial opportunity and successfully begin a startup or spin-off company.
Segment #1: Engineering Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- Howard Berkof, Science & Technology Project Manager, US Navy
Segment #2: A Practical Guide —Starting Your Own Technology Based Business
- Thomas Libertiny, President, Libertiny Group Manufacturing Process, Financial Analysis, Interim Management, Business Web Development
Segment #3: Attendees participated in a small group exercise to create an innovative engineering project and then create a short "elevator speech" to pitch their ideas:
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