Are you an innovator, educator, entrepreneur, or student in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region? Do you want to develop practical skills, be inspired, and meet other aspiring entrepreneurs? Then view this webchat on ideation—the creative process of generating, developing, and communicating new ideas and turning them into profitable and impactful ventures! With…
Day: October 17, 2017
GIST Tech Connect: Raising Capital for Your Venture
The fourth GIST Tech Connect webchat discusses how to raise capital for your startup! Our panel of guest speakers answered questions and shared their stories of working with multiple companies to raise capital: Brad Feld, venture capitalist and Managing Director at the Foundry Group; Shari Loessberg, thought leader, practitioner, and Advisory Board member at Accion…
GIST TechConnect: Sales and Networking for Your Venture
The fifth GIST TechConnect webchat to discusses how to network and generate sales for your startup! Our panel of guest speakers answered your questions and shared their stories of working with multiple companies to build a client base and generate sales. Panelists included: Chris Schroeder, Former CEO of HealthCentral; Lanre Akinola, Editor, Financial Times; and…
GIST TechConnect: Boosting Careers Through Mentorship
Can mentorship steer you towards new skills that will elevate your career? Or do you have leadership experience to lend to an emerging professional? Jim Bagnola, executive coach, corporate educator, and President of The Leadership Group, and Sridhar Iyengar, Founder of Misfit Wearables participate in a webchat focused on the instrumental role of mentors with…
GIST Tech Connect: Bootstrapping Your Venture
The third GIST TechConnect webchat discussed how to keep your startup running. Learn about “bootstrapping”—how to advance your venture to the next level via a cost-efficient and network-oriented method. A panel of guest speakers answered questions and shared their stories of starting multiple companies through bootstrapping: Shari Loessberg, serial entrepreneur, thought leader, and Senior Lecturer…
GIST TechConnect: From Lab to Market
What are the steps to bringing a scientific discovery to the market place? This GIST TechConnect from 17 September 2014 with Ovidiu Bujorean, Dr. Jill S. Becker Founder of Cambridge Nanotech and current CXO of 02139 Inc., and Dr. Michael Koeris the Co-founder and COO of Sample6 Technologies discusses what it takes to bring new…
