Charge Up! Entrepreneurship Series
Organizational Physics and Building Teams
How do teams in industry differ from graduate school? And how quickly do scaling effects start--and why? When a cofounder starts a company, the beginning seems simple enough—get a few friends together, talk about what you're going to do together (and split up the menial tasks), develop the product...but as your company grows, how does it feel, and why does it feel that way? And what do you do about it to make it work better?
Join us for a discussion about organizational physics which underlie the development of any organization—and get a flavor for what you're going to face when growing your company.
Evan spent his career building things at scale: cars, medical devices, and companies. After Caltech (BSME '99, Fleming House), his resume includes General Motors, Danaher (Beckman Coulter), and Novartis, followed by a series of startups – including his own – in the medtech space. With a broad set of experiences in manufacturing, program management, and entrepreneurship, his work at Skylar focuses on helping clients build their companies. Evan has also supported innovators on the path to commercialization at Caltech, USC, UCLA, Cal State LA, and UCI and other academic institutions. He also served on the Chang Prize Committee (including two years as chair) and now serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the Caltech Alumni Association.
When: Monday, August 26, 4.30 – 6.00 PM PT Where: Earl M. Jorgensen Bldg., Conf. Room 109.
Charge Up! Seminars and Workshops
To expand the current programming providing mentorship, formal and informal education on the startup process, in 2023 RSI launched the Charge Up! Series of seminars and workshops with the goal of providing students, post docs and faculty with information to help them understand the startup process of entrepreneurship, and decide whether this is the path for them. These monthly events are intended to demystify entrepreneurship, and cover topics of particular value to Caltech scientists and engineers thinking of moving from an academic lab into the outside world of business. Given by subject matter experts experienced in working with new ventures emerging from academia, they cover such areas as assessing technology for commercial value, fund-raising when just starting out, and filing IP whether starting a company or licensing an invention. The moderated workshops are intended to be interactive, encouraging individuals to ask questions and make connections that may prove valuable in the future.