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Business Studies Seminars

Lecturer: Mr J.A. Lang and others

No. of lectures: 6

Aims

This course is a series of seminars by former members and friends of the Laboratory about their real world experiences of starting and running high technology companies. It is a follow on to the Business Studies course in the Michaelmas Term (taken by Part II students only). It provides practical examples and case studies, and the opportunity to network with and learn from actual entrepreneurs.

Lectures

Six lectures by six different entrepreneurs.

Objectives

At the end of the course students should have a better knowledge of the pleasures and pitfalls of starting a high tech company.

Recommended reading

Lang, J. (2001). The high-tech entrepreneur's handbook: how to start and run a high-tech company. FT.COM/Prentice Hall.

See also the additional reading list on the Part II Business Studies web page.




Christine Northeast
Tue Sep 12 09:56:33 BST 2006