1601 Trapelo Rd
Waltham, MA 02451
USA
Entrepreneurs Network and Consultants Network
PRE-MEETING DINNER at 5:15 PM (sharp) at Bertucci’s, Waltham.
Whether you want to sell a new kind of vehicle or a new app, you’ve got to develop your idea into a real product that customers are willing to pay for. Do you try to develop the product in house or do you outsource the development? How do you fund your product development? How do you make sure you’re developing the right product for your market?
The panelists have broad and deep experience in developing many different types of products in life sciences and high tech fields and will offer guidance in matching your product to your market, practical suggestions for making the most of your development budget, and effective advice for avoiding product development pitfalls. And share a few stories from their own product development adventures. One of our speakers is a serial entrepreneur, inventor and Founder of a product development company focused on high tech fields, another is serial entrepreneur and CEO and angel investor in a broad array of life science ventures and our third speaker is a co-founder, co-inventor and CEO of a company that developed a product from scratch that it has successfully commercialized, building a team and obtaining investment along the way. Our moderator is a recognized attorney for startup companies and is the ENET Chairman.
Speaker: Steve Owens, founder of Finish Line PDS (www.finishlinepds.com)
Steve has over 30 years of successful product development experience in many different industries and is a sought-after adviser and speaker on the subject. Steve has founded four successful start-ups and holds more than twenty-five patents. Steve has worked for companies such as Halliburton and Baker Hughes. He has experience in the Internet of Things, M2M, oil and gas, and industrial controls. Steve’s insight into the product development process has generated millions of dollars in revenue for start-ups and small businesses. Finish Line PDS provides product and technology development management, mechanical design, and development of electronics, firmware and sensors, as well as design verification testing and other services. Finish Line PDS is a proud sponsor of the Boston ENET. https://twitter.com/FinishLine_PDS
Speaker: Richard Gill, PhD, Board Director and Investor, Launchpad Venture Group (http://launchpadventuregroup.com/ )
Dr. Gill is a seasoned entrepreneur, CEO, investor, and board member. He is a longtime investor and director at Launchpad Venture Group, the largest angel investing group in the Northeast. Dr. Gill is active on the board of several startups. Dr. Gill’s most recent operational role was President & CEO of TruTouchTechnologies, an alcohol testing and biometric device company, where he remains a board member. Prior to that he has been President & CEO at Genome Therapeutics, ActiveCyte, AnVil, Signet and ProNAi. He also held executive positions at Unilever and British Technology Group. He has executed business strategies, moved candidates into clinical trials, overseen M&A activities and much more. His degrees are inPhysiology and Biochemistry, Chemistry plus a PhD in Endocrinology.
Speaker: Molly Farison, Co-founder and CEO at Lilypad Scales, http://www.lilypadscales.com
Molly is an experienced electrical engineer and product developer with significant product development history. She has experience in consumer and healthcare markets working with factories in the U.S. from starting her present company, Lilypad Scales, which developed from scratch a functional and durable product with 5-star reviews on Amazon.com. Molly also led two capital raises and gave presentations that landed her company a spot in MassChallenge in 2013 and won the Babson BETA Challenge ($20k prize) in 2014. Molly manages an interdisciplinary team that has included engineers, doctors, salespeople, and graphic designers. Molly had prior work experience at Altaeros Energies, Rockwell Automation and NASA. She graduated Olin College of Engineering, with a B.S., Electrical and Computer Engineering, and was co-inventor on the patent relating to Lilypad Scales’ first product, the Lilypad Scale for Manual Wheelchairs.
Moderator:
Robert Adelson, business and tax attorney, partner at Boston law firm of Engel & Schultz LLP (www.ExecutiveEmploymentAttorney.com ), and Chairman of IEEE Boston Entrepreneurs’ Network. Rob has been an attorney for over 30 years specialized in business, tax, stock and options, employment, contracts, financings, trademarks and intellectual property. Rob began as an associate at major New York City law firms before returning home to Boston in 1985 where he has since been a partner in small and medium sized firms before joining his present firm in 2004. Rob represents entrepreneurs, start-ups and small companies, independent contractors and employees and executives. Rob is a frequent speaker on business law topics and author of numerous articles published in Boston Business Journal, Mass High Tech and other publications. He has been named among the “Top 20 Boston Startup Lawyers” by ChubbyBrain.com, a website that provides tools for entrepreneurs. Rob has been on the ENET Board since 2002 and Chairman since 2009 and is also a Co-Founder and Board member of the 128 Innovation Capital Group. He holds degrees from Boston University, B.A., summa cum laude, Northwestern University (Chicago), J.D., Law Review, and New York University, LL.M. in Taxation.
Meeting Location: Constant Contact, Inc., Reservoir Place, Main Building InnoLoft Great Room, 1st Floor, 1601 Trapelo Rd., Waltham, MA (Exit 28B, I-95/Route 128)
Pre-meeting Dinner at 5:15 PM (sharp) at Bertucci’s, Waltham, (Exit 27B, Route 128)
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Directions: http://www.constantcontact.com/about-constant-contact/office-location-waltham.jsp
Reservations: ENET Constant Contact meetings are free to ENET members and $20 for non-members. No reservations are needed for the dinner. To expedite sign-in for the meeting, we ask that everyone — members as well as non-members — pre-register for the meeting online. Pre-registration is available until midnight the day before the meeting. If you cannot pre-register, you are welcome to register at the door.