{"288451":{"#nid":"288451","#data":{"type":"event","title":"ECE Seminar (ECE 2002A\/ECE 8002A)","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESpeaker:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EMr. Jim\u0026nbsp;Stratigos\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESpeakers\u0027 Title and Affiliation: \u003C\/strong\u003ECEO, Sytheros Communications\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESeminar Title:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EFrom Engineer to Entrepreneur\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbstract: \u003C\/strong\u003EHow does an engineer go about starting a company? What should you do before you graduate to prepare for life as an entrepreneur? Do you need a Business degree along with your ECE degree? Where can you go in the Tech community to get advice or help with developing a business plan? Jim\u0026nbsp;Stratigos\u0026nbsp;will recount his experience as an entrepreneur and founder of four start-ups since he graduated from Tech. He will provide humorous and frightening examples of the things entrepreneurs go through to help you decide if the world of a startup is right for you.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESpeaker Bio:\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003EJim\u0026nbsp;Stratigos is president of Broadband Strategies and is an active angel investor, mentor, and advisor to a variety of early-stage technology companies. He brings more than 35 years of experience as a successful technology entrepreneur and industry leader. At Broadband Strategies, Jim has advised private companies and venture capital firms in the telecom, wireless, semiconductor, and energy industries.\u003Cbr \/\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E Jim\u2019s career includes CEO, executive management, marketing, and engineering positions in semiconductor, wireless, and satellite technology companies, including Jacket Micro Devices, Echostar, Media4 AT\u0026amp;T, Tridom, Scientific-Atlanta, and Motorola. He has been a founder or CEO of four technology companies and was directly involved in raising more than $75 million in venture capital.\u003Cbr \/\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E Jim is active in the Atlanta high tech community and is a founding member of Atlanta Technology Angels, an Atlanta-based, early stage investment group. He also serves on the advisory boards of several portfolio companies and is past chairman of Georgia Advanced Technology Ventures.\u003Cbr \/\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E A native of Atlanta, Georgia, Jim earned a bachelor\u0027s degree in electrical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1974, and a master\u0027s degree in electrical engineering, also from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1980. Jim is a member of the IEEE, the Georgia Tech College of Engineering Advisory Board, and a member of the Georgia Tech Academy of Distinguished Engineering Alumni.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EFrom Engineer to Entrepreneur \u003C\/em\u003Ewith Mr. Jim Stratigos, Sytheros Communications\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"From Engineer to Entrepreneur"}],"uid":"27842","created_gmt":"2014-04-04 09:59:44","changed_gmt":"2017-04-13 21:22:45","author":"Ashlee Gardner","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2014-04-09T16:05:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2014-04-09T16:55:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2014-04-09T16:55:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2014-04-09 20:05:00","gmt_time_end":"2014-04-09 20:55:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2014-04-09 20:55:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1255","name":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"},{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EPaul Steffes\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E404-894-3128\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:paul.steffes@ece.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Epaul.steffes@ece.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}