About the event
Focusing on a tiny number of tech unicorns obscures the reality of new business creation. Most startups don’t need venture capital and don’t fit the trajectory VCs require anyway.
In this webinar, we examine entrepreneurship as a career option and ask how real-world founders can create great businesses without running great risks.
Also, we will investigate how new entrepreneurs can make sure their career path continues to make sense whether or not their venture succeeds. In particular:
- Smart ways that real entrepreneurs use to reduce risk
- Alternative routes to funding
- Why the best business ideas are “close to home”
- How to avoid the venture capital dependency trap
- Why the heroic myths of entrepreneurship lead new entrepreneurs astray
- Why you should view a startup as one project in your career
All participants receive:
- Access to the webinar and the chance to ask questions live;
- Catch-up recording of the webinar;
- A bonus materials resource pack including slides and support materials.
About the speakers
Chris Coleridge was an entrepreneur as a young man in the 1990s, became an academic in entrepreneurship and strategy after exiting his business, and recently returned to the “practical” side of entrepreneurship alongside his continuing work at Cambridge Judge Business School where he is a senior faculty member. Chris has taught entrepreneurship both inside and outside academia. He was formerly programme director of the MSc in Technology Entrepreneurship at UCL, and founded the Cambridge Judge Launchpad (now simply known as the Master of Studies in Entrepreneurship).
Patrick J. McGinnis is the author of The 10% Entrepreneur. He is also a venture capitalist and private equity investor and has built a diverse portfolio of investments outside of his day job. He has visited more than 70 countries and is fluent in Spanish, Portuguese, and French. He writes for Fortune, Fast Company, Business Insider, Huffington Post, Boston Magazine, and Forbes. He has an MBA from Harvard Business School. More resources at www.patrickmcginnis.com.
How to book
We have 250 free tickets for Imperial alumni which can be booked online (use code “ImperialAlum” if the free ticket is not shown).