Unfair Advantage - The Secret of Silicon Valley: What it is and How to make it work for you

Speaker : Mr. John Nesheim Professor, Cornell University, USA

Date :26 March 1999 (Friday)

Time : 4.00 pm - 6.00 pm

Venue : Conference Room A, #04-01, SM1 Faculty of Business Administration

Abstract

Mr. Nesheim will speak about the special characteristics which have contributed so much success to Silicon Valley startups and venture capital there. He will contrast that with the situation in Singapore and make observations focused on action steps for founders of Singaporean born startups, the local financial community, education and government institutions. Practical tips will be mixed with economic and business theories applied to the new enterprise process. An active question and answer process during and after the presentation is encouraged by Mr. Nesheim.

About the Speaker

Mr. John Nesheim graduated with a Bachelor of Aeronautical Engineering from the University of Minnesota, Institute of Technology in 1965. In 1967, he obtained a Master of Business Administration from the Cornell University Johnson Graduate School of Management. Mr. Nesheim is a coach to startups around the world. He is the author of High Tech Startup, the popular handbook for CEOs doing venture backed new enterprises. Mr. Nesheim is an adjunct Professor of the Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University where he teaches Entrepreneurship for Engineers. He is a frequent speaker at industry gatherings. Mr Nesheim has held various appointments in several MNCs like National Semiconductor and Chase Manhattan Bank. He is the President and founder of Strategic Enterprise Consulting at Saratoga, California, which provides management consulting to high technology companies.

We are pleased to invite you and your colleagues to attend the talk. Light refreshments will be available from 3.30pm - 4.00pm. As there are limited number of seats available, please e-mail cmthoonv@nus.edu.sg with a confirmed number of attendees from your organisation by 23 March 1999. Attendance is free.