GLOBAL STARTUP WORKSHOP 2002
Hotel Commercianti
Bologna, Italy
March 24 - 27, 2002
Co-hosted by: MIT $100K and University of Bologna
GSW 2002 Highlights
- Reception at Palazzo Re Enzo
- Visit to companies in the area - Ferrari
- Presentations
- Business Plans that Raise Money, Ken Morse
- An MIT $100K success story: Ian Eslick
- Panel Discussions on running successful BPCs
- Where Do We Stand - Business Plan Competitions Around the World
- What is Your Target - University vs. Regional vs. Company-based Competitions
- The Competition Organizing Team
- Organizing BPCs within companies
- Case studies of successful start-ups from BP competitions
- Events ?Kinds of Events, Timing, and Logistics
- Raising funds for the competition: sources, forms and requirements
- Keeping the Balance: Facing expectations of sponsors & the needs of the competition
- Mentors and judges: How do they work, judge, what do they look for
- After the thrill is gone: keeping high recruiting standards
- The use of IT tools to manage and run the competition
Keynote Speakers
Richard M. Locke, Associate Professor of Management and Political Science, MIT
Ken Morse, Senior Lecturer and Managing Director, MIT Entrepreneurship Center
Eric Achtmann, Partner, PolyTechnos Venture-Partners
Ian Eslick, Director of Engineering, Broadcom Corporation
Ing. Rafael E. Alcaraz Rodriguez, Dean, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, and International Business Program, Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey
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