Time: 12:30 p.m. - 1:20 p.m.

Location: Van Leer, C240

Speaker: John D. Lanza

Speakers' Title: Partner at Foley Hoag LL

Seminar Title: Going Your Own Way: Technology Startups

Abstract:
We will explore the basics of starting a technology company, including formation considerations, funding issues, and “how it works.” Students will leave with an appreciation of the opportunities and challenges present when launching an independent commercial enterprise, as well as an appreciation of how an entrepreneurial mindset can be of value in an established company.

Biographical Sketch of the Speaker:
John Lanza is a partner and intellectual property lawyer with Foley Hoag LLP where he excels at helping companies identify and maximize the corporate value of their intellectual property assets. He provides strategic advice to his clients regarding the acquisition, transfer and enforcement of intellectual property rights and counsels them regarding their business operations in the face of adverse intellectual property rights. John is a member of the firm's Technology Practice and the Emerging Capital/Venture Capital Practice.

He is an active angel investor, with over a dozen currently-active investments and is a Certified Patent Valuation Analyst.

Most importantly, he is a Georgia Tech graduate, MSEE ’88 and BEE ’87.