2012 Chemical Entrepreneurship Series
Thomas Jefferson inspired us with his quote “Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal…” But, what does it really take to build a successful company from scratch? What should you know beforehand? A successful business takes careful planning, knowledge of the industry, financial resources, fiscal know-how, legal savvy, and guts. Join our speakers to learn the A-to-Z of being an entrepreneur. Are you ready?
Startup Support – Who Provides What and At What Terms or Qualifications?
[June 7, 2012 -- 2 PM ET] You need lab space, employees, a sales team, legal advice, and business strategists. Oh yeah… you needed them yesterday. Learn what resources, other than funding, are needed by and available to help entrepreneurs. Join in this eye-opening discussion with Dean Chang, MTech and Gus Weber, Polaris Ventures; moderated by Joseph Steig, Venture Well.
Fireside Chat – How Are You Green and How Will You Tell Your Story?
[July 19, 2012 -- 2 PM ET] Inorganics? Gas Phase? Semiconductors? Going green is more than algae and wind. Inorganics, Gas Phase, Semiconductors are all examples of green in chemistry. But how do you tell your story and sell your green ideas?
Legal Basics 101 – Business Structures
[August 2, 2012 -- 2 PM ET] You have a great idea and great science, now you need to build a company. Learn about the kind of structures they didn’t teach you in chemistry class!
Finance 101 – Aligning Your Options With Your Business Goals
[September 6, 2012 -- 2 PM ET] Raising money is the easy part. Anyone can raise ‘fool’s money’. Raising ‘smart money’, that’s the trick. Make sure you know the difference!
Intrapreneurs – How to Build Successful Ventures within Large Companies
[October 4, 2012 -- 2 PM ET] Like to develop your entrepreneurial spirit with the resources of a large corporation? Learn how you can be the change agent in your corporation!
Finance 201 – Startup Equity: What Investors Want
[November 1, 2012 -- 2 PM ET] Valuations, term sheets, tranches, waterfall, etc. You learned the language of chemistry, now it is time to learn the language of investing. The experts are here to help
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Jobs in Startups – Differences and Similarities to “Real” Companies
[April 5, 2012 -- 2 PM ET] Risks and rewards; learn what it takes to be part of the startup culture! Gain insights with Heidi Friedman, Boston Heart Diagnostics, and Dr. Chris Palatucci, Palatucci Executive Search, LLC; moderated by Dr. Judith Giordan, ecosVC.
Green Chemistry Business Plan Competition
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Fireside Chat with Entrepreneurs – The Challenges of Scaling a Global Biomaterials Supply Chain
[May 3, 2012 -- 2 PM ET] The market and need for biobased materials for everything from chemical feedstock to full composite reinforcement material is growing every day! How is this supply chain defined? What are the forces governing it? And what are the challenges facing those technologies that need to scale using biobased materials? Find out the answers from our speakers Sharon Feng, Bayer Material Science and Joseph Steig, Natural Composites, Inc.; moderated by Dr. Judith Giordan, ecosVC.
Meet the Experts:
Heidi Friedman has over 20 years of healthcare human resources experience and a solid track record of positively impacting business outcomes. She has worked in the senior human resources role in large, multi-location international companies as well as small start up organizations. Most recently she joined Boston Heart Diagnostics in 2010.
Dr. Chris Palatucci is the founder of Palatucci Executive Search, LLC., a retained executive search firm in the Life Sciences and Cleantech industries. He was previously the Life Sciences Practice Leader at Polachi, a leading executive search firm. He also held senior management roles at Interleukin Genetics, and the Athena Diagnostics division of Elan Pharmaceuticals. Chris received his undergraduate degree from the University of Rochester and his PhD in neuroscience at Clark University.
Dr. Judith Giordan. Judy is a Partner at ecosVC, a venture developer and funder, and Sr. Advisor to the NCIIA. The author of over 200 articles and presentations, previous positions include Global VP of R&D for PepsiCola, Global VP and Director of R&D for IFF and VP R&D for Henkel Corporation. The recipient of the 2010 ACS Garvan-Olin Medal of the American Chemical Society, Judy received her PhD from the University of Maryland and was an Alexander von Humboldt Post Doctoral Research Fellow at the University of Frankfurt in Germany.
Acknowledgments:
The 2012 Chemical Entrepreneurship Series is co-produced with the ACS Chemical Entrepreneurship Council, comprised of members of the ACS Division of Business Development and Management, the ACS Division of Small Chemical Businesses and the ACS Women Chemists Committee.
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The Chemical Entrepreneurship Council (CEC), comprised of the ACS Divisions of Business Development & Management (BMGT) & Small Chemical Businesses (SCHB), and ACS Committees on Economic & Professional Affairs (CEPA) & Science (COMSCI), and our partner NCIIA.
Correction please: …the ACS Chemical Entrepreneurship Council (CEC), comprised of the ACS Divisions of Business Development & Management (BMGT) & Small Chemical Businesses (SCHB), and ACS Committees on Economic & Professional Affairs (CEPA), Science (COMSCI), & Women Chemists (WCC), and our partner NCIIA.
This is a wonderful collection of talks, but why are they so spread out in time? If someone actually wanted to do something entrepreneurial, they would have to wait a year to watch the whole series which just isn’t practical. Why not do two lectures per week for a month and then have them archived. You are losing a huge chunk of audience by spacing them out over a year.
Dear A Jackson — thanks for your comment and enthusiasm about our entrepreneurial series. Providing this series monthly has allowed us to mix in a variety of other webinar topics for you to enjoy. If you would like to see past webinars on the topic of innovation or entrepreneurship, please go to our website at http://www.acswebinars.org and use the search bar or peruse the offerings by category. — ACS Webinars