Many people that have interest in science attend undergraduate and graduate school, complete a dissertation, and then move into an academic or industrial career path. As they progress in their careers, the spark that brought them to scientific investigation may lure them in a direction that transpires into inventions. So the cycle is...a new idea, a new path, a new quest.<br/><br/>Once the invention spark has been lit, financial opportunities demonstrated, the thoughts start surging. Why not work for myself and benefit from my own inventions? The natural progression of this thought is "I'll start a company."<br/><br/>Entrepreneur: What does that really mean? This presentation will discuss the difference between an entrepreneur and an inventor using a real world example where it took both to build a new start-up that is now ten years old. Key examples and points will be discussed in going from concept to reality to an early stage company.

Inventor or entrepreneur...Did you know there was a difference?

254th National Meeting (2017)

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