Technology Ventures Workshop
The Roadmap from Technology to Market Success
Developed by DCN for the National Science Foundation, the Technology Ventures Workshop is designed for businesses that plan to grow by commercializing technology through either an operating or licensing model.
The workshop:
- Enables you to decide which of your products or service concepts are most promising
- Gives you and your company a customized master plan for commercializing your best ideas
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Only one percent of formal product concepts become products, and only one percent of those products make money for their owners. Why is it so hard?
In this workshop, you will start with the end in mind, set high level goals, and then work through the potential market size for your product or service, sources of funding, and picking the best path to market.
You will decide whether your best financial resource is licensing, venture capital, angel investment, government grants, credit cards, or grandma's inheritance. Then, you will build a master plan for commercializing your technology.
The facilitators have used the workshop's methods to deliver results to hundreds of companies, ranging from SBIR winners to Fortune 500 corporations. Expect an intense experience that will change the way you think about your future.
Who Should Attend?
- Innovators seeking to commercialize proprietary technologies
- Seasoned entrepreneurs seeking new paths for growth
- Emerging entrepreneurial teams
- Technology officers
- Business advisors
Facilitators:
Jimmy Lewin, Director, Development Capital Networks
Jimmy has over 25 years in international, commercial and investment banking, and nearly a decade as the principal shareholder and CEO of a rapidly growing manufacturing and distribution business in California. He was most recently the Managing Partner of BizPlanIt, LLC, a consulting firm that assists clients in business planning and preparing to raise capital. During his 20 years at Security Pacific Bank, Jimmy served in a number of senior management positions in the U.S. and internationally. Applicable assignments included responsibility for the funding of all of the institution’s subsidiaries and affiliates domiciled outside of the U.S., general management of two overseas affiliates and general management of the bank’s California staff departments. For two years, he served as President, Director and CEO of Guardian Bancorporation, Los Angeles, California. Jimmy has extensive senior management and Board of Director experience within public companies. He is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati where he earned his B.A. in Political Science.
Julie Evans, Program Manager, Development Capital Networks
Julie has over 25 years of marketing and business communication. She has extensive knowledge of technology transfer, particularly as practiced by the federal agencies and laboratories, as well as experience with the SBIR/STTR programs at many of the federal agencies. Julie has been responsible for the production of several SBIR/STTR Workshops. Prior to joining DCN, she directed the Management Support Office of the Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer (FLC). Julie has over 15 years of experience in technical program management, administration, supervision and conference and event management.
Richard Fox, Principal, Astralis Group
Richard has twenty years of experience in the creation of new companies from defense and aerospace technology. He has served as President of the Central Florida Innovation Corporation and co-founder of MetaTech Ventures, and has advised numerous entrepreneurial teams seeking to commercialize advanced technologies.
James P. Troxel, Managing Director, Development Capital Networks
Jim is an author and consultant to public service organizations. He is a founding partner of Millennia Consulting, and serves as the Training Director for the National Association of Seed and Venture Funds. He has led over 1000 workshops in 21 countries, and close to 100 seminars on seed investing for entrepreneurs and angel investors.