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"Organizational Development in Hi-Tech Startups" |
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Sunday, July 18, 2004 |
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(7:00 - 9:00 pm) |
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WAAM Founder Janet Si-Ming Lee's Apartment:
(10 min walk to Davis Square T. Free on-street parking.
Directions available upon request if email Janet at waam@jsiming.com )
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Mark's Presentation Slides (His .ppt notes now available!)
Description:
Interested in working for a hi-tech startup and want the inside
scoop on what to expect? Seeking solutions on how to grow your project
teams from ground up in a hi-tech startup? Attend our next educational
WAAM guest presentation to learn more. WAAM guest Mark Herschberg
(M.S. & B.S. in Computer Science/EE, MIT) will discuss issues
pertaining to starting a hi-tech business, choosing co-founders;
deciding when to outsource or retain employees; and building, managing
and evolving project team dynamics.
Please RSVP to Janet
at jlee6_98@alum.wellesley.edu
if you plan to attend the dinner discussion! Mandatory
RSVPs ideally by Thursday afternoon July 15th. Open to WAAM, Wellesley
and MIT alumni and interested individuals. ~$10 per person for
Emma’s gourmet pizza take-out.
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WHAT: WAAM Discussion Agenda (Sunday July
18th, 7-9pm):
"Organizational Development in Hi-Tech Startups"
- What is organizational development and principles to grow a
company?
- Developing corporate culture: Theory X vs. Theory Y? What works
better?
- Building a core team: Co-Founders, VCs, Partners, Board Advisors
- Who, when and how to hire at each step of a startup's development?
- Consultants vs. employees: When to outsource or retain in-house?
- Issues related to outsourcing internationally and domestically?
- What type of personalities perform well and are happy in startups?
- How do team dynamics evolve at different sizes?
- Changing Corporate Focus: Marketing/Sales, Finance and Technology
- What team structures and processes tend to work or not work
in startups?
- Bridging technology and design teams
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WHO: Featuring WAAM Guest Expert...
MARK HERSCHBERG —Educated at MIT, Mark double-majored
in physics and EE/CS, and then went on to complete his Master's
degree in cryptography at MIT's Laboratory for Computer Science.
Currently, he runs White Knight Consulting (www.whiteknightconsulting.com),
providing organizational development and project management services
to small and growing companies. His services include: operations
management, strategy, business plan consulting, HR, process engineering,
and project reviews. For the past seven years, Mark has worked at
numerous startups on wireless, finance, and data mining solutions.
As the former Director of Software Engineering at Vaultus, he tripled
the company size and later was instrumental in its sale for $42M.
Based on his experiences training engineering teams, he authored
an upcoming book on practical software engineering skills and also
moderates the Job Discussion forum of JavaRanch, a 70,000 user software
engineering website. He also teaches at MIT's UPOP program and often
gives talks at conferences and colleges. In his spare time, Mark
is one of the top ranked ballroom dancers in the country.
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