3 reasons why Pittsburgh #startups should attend this week’s Open Innovation Forum Event

1. Does your hardware or software start-up business model include the possibility of licensing to third parties?  Gain valuable insights from Yet2.com - a leader in online selling/sourcing of technology.
2. Are you looking to lower the execution risk for your start-up? It might make sense to explore the possibility of licensing some technology to lower execution risks, learn about an important resource to start your technology search. 
3. Do you plan to eventually sell your company or technology to a large company? Benefit from hearing real experiences in how to do it, what works and what doesn't. 

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ABOUT THE EVENT:

Open Innovation - A Valuable Tool For Growth That Few Companies Have Yet Mastered

Presented by: Tim Bernstein, COO, YET2.com
When: March 12, 2014 at 5:00 PM
Where: Regional Learning Alliance at Cranberry Woods

About the Speaker 
Tim Bernstein joined yet2.com in 2001 and serves as a member of the leadership team and board of the company. Tim leads yet2.com's technology transfer and scouting services. Areas of particular focus include the development of value-added upgrades to yet2.com’s technology acquisition scouting offerings for yet2.com's 'buyside' clients, and facilitating technology transfer deals. Tim delivers thought leadership on topics including deal-making, large-to-small-company interactions, innovation benchmarking, and open innovation best practices. Tim also sits on the boards of two yet2Ventures portfolio companies.
 
In addition to Tim's hands-on experience, he has an educational background in the IP industry including his Masters Thesis, which recommended improved licensing strategies for technology licensing out of universities. Prior to yet2.com, Tim designed and launched educational and enterprise software offerings for high-tech startup companies in Boston and in Silicon Valley. In addition to a Masters in Public Policy from the Kennedy School at Harvard, Tim has an MBA from Stanford University with an emphasis on entrepreneurial studies, and a BA from Yale University in Economics and Political Science...

March 12 Event - Open Innovation: A Valuable Tool For Growth That Few Have Mastered

Open Innovation
A Valuable Tool For Growth That Few Have Mastered

Presented by: Tim Bernstein, CEO, YET2.com
March 12, 2014
Regional Learning Alliance at Cranberry Woods 

Harnessing innovation to provide systemic growth seems to challenge many organizations today. Open Innovation (OI) can be a valuable tool in the innovation arsenal. However, though many companies have tried, few companies have figured out a repeatable formula for actually implementing OI successfully. 
Many companies have cut back significantly on their efforts in the face of limited success. For the few companies that are finding success, Yet2 has observed a set of four themes that seem to be key to enabling a successful OI system, and include:

• Resourcing
• Strategy
• Managing Corporate Immune Response
• Enabling Individual Contributors

Drawing on Yet2.com's history, Tim will show that OI is not a theoretical construct. It is a full contact sport. Success requires dedicated preparation, practice and planning. He will compare and contrast examples of successful responses to common OI challenges to more common and less effective ones. Tim will show that both small and large companies can be very good at OI.
Learn what not to do and what a successful formula looks like for implementing a value-adding Open Innovation system into your corporate innovation arsenal.

Schedule of Events

4:00 - 5:00 p.m.     Registration Open and Networking
5:00 - 6:30 p.m.     Presentation and QA  

Registration Fees 

	Advanced Registration	On-Site   Registration
MEMBERS	$25	$30
NON-MEMBERS	$40	$45
STUDENT	$10	$15

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