Thursday, April 14th 2016, 6:30pm – 9:00pm

 LOCATION:

Prysm
180 Baytech Drive, Suite 200
San Jose, CA 95134

TOPIC

The success & failure of majority of hi-tech start-ups in Silicon Valley is determined by their ability to establish their distinguishing value-proposition in terms of product differentiation which may help them create “barriers to entry” for potential rivals, raise funds for the venture and as make them an attractive target for would-be M&A suitors. The most effective way to achieve this is to have a solid patent portfolio and planning it with equal importance as hiring engineers & innovators in early stages of the game.

If you are a would-be or on early stage entreprenuer and planning to develop a “buttoned-up” IP/Patent strategy, then this is a must attend session for you. Having the right IP Strategy early would not only help you in capturing unique market opportunity, but also make you an attractive target for established players and investors.  During this event, IIT alumni with entrepreneurial success & acquisition experience and lawyers with legal expertise would share their views & experiences in lightly-moderated panel discussion(s) setting.

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

• 6:30 PM – 7:15 PM Registration, Dinner, and Networking

• 7:15 PM – 9:00 PM Panel Discussion with the mentors

•  9:00 PM Adjourn

Kumar Ganapathy

Amit Kumar

Vic Mahadevan

Join senior IIT alumni Mentors who will share their experiences, including skills that helped them succeed in corporate world after transitioning from a startup or integrating their startup into a larger organization. Their guidance to navigate through the challenges, overcoming frustrations, ability to work with diverse internal teams to sell ideas should be helpful for our IIT alumni audience to understand and acquire the various soft skills for successfully transition.

Also, the topic should be useful to our alumni, in general, for career success in corporate world i.e. even-if you are not moving from a startup world.