TABCON 2005, Track 2 - Panel 2

“Characteristics of an Entrepreneur”

Panel Members, Layout, Content and Topics

 

Panel Presentations Not Available

1. Panelists

• Saman Amarasinghe, CTO & Founder, Determina; Assoc. Prof. EECS Dept., MIT

• Brett Bachman, Independent Strategy Consultant

• Tunç Doluca, Senior Vice President, Maxim

• Cem Tanyel, CTO for Global Financial Services, Unisys

 

2. Layout

Moderator: Özalp Özer (Professor, Dept. of Management Science & Eng, Stanford University)

Panel Owner: Ömür Taşar (Board Member, TABCON)

- First 15 minutes        : Brief introduction of panelists by Mr. Özalp Özer

- Next 40 minutes       : Presentations by each of the panelists

- Remaining Period     : Q&A session between the panelists and the audience

* Layout of the panel may change due to last minute updates

 

3. Content

- Best practices for business development within the high-tech industry

- What it really takes to be successful for a startup company

- Important details and aspects on current practices of leadership 

 

4. Preliminary Topics & Questions

- How did you get involved in or became a founder of a startup company?

- What made you persist in a startup company environment?

- What was the most difficult phase/decision scenario in your startup life?

- Any failures, something you would do differently the next time? 

- If you had to pick one character trait that helps you succeed what would that be?

- Can you give examples of how you applied it to difficult situations?

 

TABCON 2005 Program