July 18, 2001
The largest vertical industry in the world is at a technology inflection point. The architecture, engineering and construction (A/E/C) industry generates $3.4 trillion of economic activity in the U.S. per year, and despite spending over $79 billion on technology annually, the industry is characterized by inefficient workflows and antiquated work practices. ...
June 20, 2001
Is NASDAQ the bellwether of technology in America, or is it a poor prognosticator of what is ahead? What we know today is that adoption of technology is not always predictable - and conventional wisdom is often wrong. What does lie ahead?
MIT's Technology Review in its Jan./Feb. cover story began a dialog about profound technology innovation bubbling up now in industry in ten diverse arenas. In this seminar, we pick three of them - and add a fourth - and provide a unique window and global perspective as to which Emerging Technologies will change the world in the decade ahead. ...
May 9, 2001
LogicChain's mission is to help companies with mobile workforces achieve increased productivity by developing field support applications in J2ME for a wide array of hand-held phones and Pads. ...
7thOnline has developed the premiere Web-based merchandising technology for vendors and retailers in the global fashion industry. ...
May 2, 2001
Many technology companies have suffered serious declines in value since March 2000. A record number of public technology companies even face the prospect of NASDAQ delisting. Public and private technology companies are finding locating additional funding challenging. ...
April 18, 2001
Nearly everyone will acknowledge that early stage companies must enter into joint ventures and strategic alliances to be successful. The need for rapid growth and the high cost of capital make leveraging strategic partners' brand names, distribution facilities, infrastructure, technology or access to markets critical to building a new business. Yet many strategic alliances made by emerging companies in the last two years have been failures. ...
April 4, 2001
Human capital and relationship management has come of age! HR departments are fast learning that by identifying, segmenting and building relationships with people who surround their company they can build unique money saving and often profit generating corporate opportunities. ...
February 27, 2001
The Bush Administration is calling education its number one priority. Online Education is already a $2 billion industry, and some estimate the figure will rise to $9 billion by 2005. ...
February 5, 2001
Some say that peer-to-peer ("P2P") networking is the next technology revolution, potentially more disruptive and dynamic than the Internet and the PC revolutions that are spawning it. Is this possible? ...
December 13, 2000
Mobile, multimedia cultural tourism is on the rise, as destinations (such as museums, city tours, historic sites and science centers) have the means to enhance, improve and extend the visitors experience. ...
December 6, 2000
What is really here now and what will be here in the near future? What will the most valuable technologies enable wireless devices to do --- Web enablement, personalization of content, or other capabilities? What are some of the unique technical challenges to cope with concerning wireless devices? What business models will generate a profit, who will use the device, and how will the different entities carriers, hardware companies, software companies, content companies -- split the "pie"? Join us as we attempt to untangle it all -- it's time to separate science fiction from reality. ...
November 29, 2000
The competitive battle for employees continues regardless of the ill fate of once high-flying tech companies. Large firms are aggressively attempting to create new cultures, programs and services that attract, retain and provide incentives employees to join and stay. ...
November 9, 2000
LetsPlay is building a person-to-person, e-marketing network that helps its business partners boost revenue, increase customer acquisition and retention, and monetize traffic. ...
October 25, 2000
Internet and technology labs in universities were the original "incubators" (think Netscape, for example). They are still "ground zero" for development of many of the new technologies and businesses models that will fundamentally reshape the Web and, therefore, the world. ...
October 11, 2000
Funding your business. From the first dollars through the public markets, every startup must make key decisions along the path to liquidity. In "Batting 1000," successful entrepreneurs and investment professionals give tips on optimal strategies for securing capital from qualified funding sources. ...
July 19, 2000
Following a record bull market in Technology investments, this spring the market experienced a meltdown of values. Despite a subsequent bounce, particularly by big cap tech stocks, many - if not most - smaller New Economy stocks are still depressed. The shares of Amazon, a bellwether of the New Economy, are way down and prominent analysts have called its business model into question. Many private Internet companies are folding or clinging to survival and the IPO pipeline for New Economy stocks has ruptured. ...
June 14, 2000
TradeWhiz Group Holdings, Inc. provides financial education and training services to the enormous market of individual active investors who are increasingly self-managing their investments. The company is positioned principally as a business-to-business content and application service provider, a school that institutions, portals and others may license to provide better services, build brand loyalty and market services more effectively to their active investor-customers. A second highly lucrative portion of TradeWhiz's business involves providing trade execution and account services directly to active investors, as well as through business customers. ...
June 7, 2000
The ingredients for success in starting and developing a technology-based company are not obvious. Why, for example, did Akamai succeed while dozens of other companies with similar beginnings fail? It is a question that demands careful consideration by anyone setting up a new company. ...
May 17, 2000
For over 20 years, business people and scientists have been trying to solve "the last mile" hurdle in delivering interactive video/TV to the home. Regardless of what interactive device "wins" (Morphed TV? PC? Hybrid?), and which means of delivery "wins" (cable? Phone lines? Over-the-air? Something else?), the question remains: Why is delivery of video/TV interactively viewed as "the Holy Grail"? ...
April 26, 2000
Internet entrepreneurs face a critical dilemma. Should they patent their ideas, or is that a waste of time, money, and energy? The pivotal importance of patents on new e-business methods is highlighted by high-profile infringement suits by Priceline, Amazon, and DoubleClick. The jury is out on whether these patents are highly valuable to their companies--or just their lawyers. ...
April 12, 2000
Whether you are a recruiter trying to uncover talent, a VC looking for a team to run a company, or an executive on a job search this event will answer many of the questions you have, such as: How does a founder build a core management team and create incentives for them? How do I get the best "Dot Com" job? Should I use a recruiter and how do I establish a relationship with one? How much of the company's stock should be available for options? How many options should employees get? What are the essential elements of compensation packages and employment contracts? ...
March 29, 2000
Meet the industry's top incubators, and the entrepreneurs who have benefited from their services. Questions include: What is an Incubator? Why are today's businesses incubating? Who are nascent businesses selecting as incubators? Are there any businesses that are better suited for incubation than others? Are there any services an incubator won't provide? What is the difference between a holding company (i.e. CMGi), and an incubator (i.e. Idealab!)? What differentiates the incubators from one another? ...
February 16, 2000
Shoppertunity.com is a new business startup with a mission to broadcast the Internet into the 'real-world'. The company is developing an internet-based Closed Content Broadcast Network providing unique connections between consumers, internet-based retailers and content providers. Shoppertunity is building a network that provides customized, internet-enabled marketing channels to significantly enhance the interaction between on-line businesses and their target consumers. It allows traditional brick & mortar locations and on-line businesses to combine the use of the Internet with a physical presence to more effectively compete in the marketplace. ...
December 1, 1999
This panel focuses specifically on 'Business Dads' and the pressures and sacrifices they face. First, we will explore the traditional expectations of society and how they're compounded by the practical pressures and realities of building a business. Then the panel will show you how to cope. ...
November 10, 1999
Financial services delivery based on Internet technology is rapidly revolutionizing the financial industries. The internet's features of low cost structure, broad reach, and unrestrained information access have created an upheaval in the U.S., which we can expect will be exported everywhere, based on U.S. leadership in both financial services and Internet/electronic technology. ...
October 27, 1999
How are bricks & mortar companies doing in the battle versus Internet-only companies in cyberspace? Bricks have established brand names, strong off-line market positions and established back-offices. Internet-only companies have millions in cash from public offerings, speed to market and nimble business models. ...
October 13, 1999
ePromos.com, LLC is the best position provider of promotional products and marketing services on the Internet. The company’s web site is a one stop location to help small and mid-sized businesses build their brand and constituent relationships through the use of merchandise that can be custom imprinted with a company’s marketing message and logo (products include hats, t-shirts, mugs pens, etc. for trade shows, special events, sales and marketing, advertising, brand awareness, goodwill, employee incentives and recognition programs). ...
September 22, 1999
"Growing an idea into a business" - it's easy to say, hard to deliver. Our panel of entrepreneurs, advisors and pundits will look at what flies and what fails in launching a new enterprise. ...
September 8, 1999
Final-exam.com is the first web-based business that publishes diagnostic tests, quizzes and exam preparation guides to help college students in large-enrollment classes raise their grades. ...
June 9, 1999
Continuing the Business Builders Series, the MIT Enterprise Forum and Brown Raysman Millstein Felder & Steiner LLP jointly present a panel discussion of the practical side of early stage ventures. MITEF recently presented “The Right Stuff,” a discussion of the personal attributes of successful entrepreneurs. Now, it's time to convert your idea into action...with the basic tools for THE RIGHT START. ...
May 26, 1999
America Online-MoviePhone, NBC-iVillage, Rare Medium-Big Hand, Razorfish-Plastic. All are e-deals. All are different deal structures from traditional deals. But how are they different? ...
April 28, 1999
As we start the next millennium, new forms of entertainment are emerging which rely on computers and other technology. This symposium will highlight the latest developments and their dramatic effect on the evolution of entertainment. ...
November 18th, 1998
Valuing a company can be as much an art as a science. It's supremely important for entrepreneurs seeking the right price, venture capitalists and investors looking for the best return, and investment bankers crafting the optimal deal. ...
November 10th, 1998
New commerce models are proliferating, especially unique approaches to linking buyers and sellers in ways that have not been possible in the physical world. Through the eyes of pioneering companies, we examined five emerging models and their implications for the future growth of commerce. ...
November 4th, 1998
Vault Reports, Inc. is an electronic recruiting company that has developed a service called VaultMatch to match young, professional job seekers with corporate employers and headhunters. Using proprietary technology, VaultMatch seeks to revolutionize the $50 billion U.S. market for recruitment services. A panel of experts critiqued the business plan. ...
October 28th, 1998
Recently a number of new venture capital firms focusing on early stage growth companies in Silicon Alley have opened their doors. A panel of such early stage vc's presented their investment strategies, valuation methods, services provided to investees, expectations, and exit strategies. ...
October 21st, 1998
International Bioimmune Systems is a startup biotechnology research company developing immunotherapeutic and immunodiagnostic products for various cancers. Having demonstrated therapeutic efficacy for its antigen vaccines for colon and lung cancer, the company has spent the past 2 years developing products to be tested in humans and is now seeking funding to complete these efforts. A panel of experts critiqued the business plan. ...
October 14th, 1998
What is the long term promise of IP telephony? What happens next? This program reviewed some of the issues confronting the industry, identified some of the major players, and analyzed opportunities for both equipment vendors and service providers. ...
July 22nd, 1998
Plumb Design develops and licenses software applications that help organizations and individuals navigate, browse, and understand their data. The company has already attracted clients that are major brands in entertainment, consumer electronics, and publishing. A panel of experts critiqued the business plan. ...
July 15th, 1998
Stages in financing from early stage through IPO and secondary offering within a single company N2K, Inc. Less than two years ago, N2K was a fledgling start-up. Today it's a respected public company. Key figures in the company's phenomenal development share their experiences and insights. ...
June 24th, 1998
Many entrepreneurs dream of the day they will take their company public. But is a public offering the panacea it seems? Entrepreneurs and underwriters discuss real life experiences with recent public offerings and give insights into the process, including potential pitfalls. ...
May 27th, 1998
New technologies are playing a key role in helping to fuel the explosive growth of the electronic commerce industry. The program looks at three such technologies and how they are transforming the use of the web for both businesses and their customers. ...
May 13th, 1998
The right approach to your market can save you time, money, and give you that competitive edge to succeed and survive in today's market, where the winner takes all. ...
April 22nd, 1998
The biggest action on the Internet right now is business-to-business selling. Hi-tech markets are harbingers, with aggressive plans to use the Internet for direct and value-added sales channels. Cisco did $3 billion and Dell did $1 billion in 1997! What kinds of players win? Who loses? ...
April 8th, 1998
Horizon makes it easy to present complex messages to distant audiences through the Internet or a corporate intranet. A panel of experts critiqued the business plan. ...
March 25th, 1998
Strategic alliances have been the key to success for many Internet companies. This panel discussed some real-life lessons and insights from the trenches regarding corporate organization, financing, ownership, licensing, and intellectual property. ...
March 11th, 1998
Founded in 1996, IntraLinks provides Internet-based document management and communication services to financial institutions. An in-depth look at the process of transitioning from a self-funded start-up to a young company with serious venture capital backing. ...
February 25th, 1998
Has the Internet killed the salesman? If so, what is taking his place? Internet commerce company executives discuss some of the dramatic changes taking place in the marketplace. ...
February 11th, 1998
OmniCorder Technologies is developing a state-of-the-art breast cancer screening technology which relies on advanced biomedical applications of technologies developed for NASA and the US Department of Defense. A panel of experts critiqued the business plan. ...
January 28th, 1998
Representatives from successful adult entertainment, gambling, not-for-profit, and religious websites demonstrate how the center spread, beating the spread, and spreading the word all add up on the financial spreadsheet. ...
January 14th, 1998
Entrepreneurs, investors, and recruiters talk about what it takes to build a successful management team. ...