How to: Successfully Launch, Grow, and Sell Your Startup — and then do it again.
July 2, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC – July 18, 2014 – How to: Successfully Launch, Grow, and Sell Your Startup — and then do it again.
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Can you believe an estimated 90% of technology start-ups fail? The road to success is full of pitfalls, such as a lack of funding, poor market strategy, broken leadership, and a failure to accurately achieve a product/market fit, to name a few. So what does it take to navigate the business life cycle from idea to exit?
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At this Fridays @ the Corridor, we will be joined by serial entrepreneur and CEO of ISI Technology, Jerry Callahan, who has beaten the odds not once, but twice. Drawing from his own experiences, Jerry will discuss: how to get an idea off the ground, how you can successfully attract and secure capital, how to grow your business into a profitable venture, and how to ultimately position your company for a successful sale. Whether you are just starting out, part of an established company, or just curious about the life cycle of a business, this Fridays is for you!
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This one-hour presentation held at the Flagship on July 18th, 2014 begins promptly at 8:30am. Parking is located at the Gaillard Garage on Alexander Street or the Aquarium Garage on Calhoun Street. Note: Parking in a Reserved Space at the Flagship will result in a parking ticket or a towed vehicle. If you would like to attend this month’s Fridays presentation, please contact Carolyn Finch.
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This interactive forum is meant to engage and inform Charleston’s knowledge-based community. Attendance is limited, with priority seating for Digital Corridor members. The non-member fee is $25.
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Speaker Bio
As the CEO of ISI Technology, Jerry Callahan has developed and patented the world’s first fully electronic water heater, the MODEL 1 by Heatworks – theMODEL 1 was the runner-up at the Disrupt NY 2014 TechCrunch conference and recently raised $435,000 from a successful Kickstarter campaign that received 3X the initial funding goal, selling close to 1,600 pre-orders. Previous experience includes launching and selling propane gas exchange company, Blue Rhino, as well as managing several portfolio companies for private equity firms and providing a broad range of management consulting from strategy development to M&A advisory services.
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