Intrapreneur/Entrepreneur: What Are The Lessons in Creating a Startup, either Externally or Within a Company?

Scott Russell, Adjunct Professor; Managing Director, eCarnegie Tech

Steve Rosenberg, Associate Director, Silicon Valley Campus, Carnegie Mellon University

Sheryl Root, President and CEO, RootAnalysis;, Associate Professor, Carnegie Mellon - SV and Stanford University

Ana Pinczuk, Vice President, Cisco Systems

Cindy Padnos, Founder and Managing Partner, Illuminate Ventures

Martha Lyons, Enterprise Services - Distinguished Technologist, Hewlett-Packard

October 3, 4:15 pm - 5:30 pm

Carnegie Mellon University - Silicon Valley will host this session featuring projects and new business that were either company- or VC-funded. The panel will share challenges and experiences to consider when taking an idea to the marketplace. CMUSV will share its experiences in educating innovators, through its Masters program in Software Management - Entrepreneurship, which has resulted in new business creations such as the two in this session.