Starting a Successful Tech Company

Mr. Chris Stewart
President/COO & Co-Founder Pocket Radar & Invention Planet

Cerent Engineering Science Complex, Salazar Hall 2009A
3:00 PM

Abstract – There are many different ways to get a new startup company off the ground and you can rest assured that all of them are difficult. Some statistics indicate that over 90% of all startups fail. Finding a clear path to success can be very challenging. All of the different aspects of the technology, the business model, the relationships and new product development need to work together very well. This presentation reviews the real world entrepreneurial journey of a startup company from idea to proof of concept, building the team, design, marketing, manufacturing, testing, and the total product life cycle.

Mr. Chris Stewart is an inventor, engineer and entrepreneur. He holds 5 granted patents with more pending. He started his first entrepreneurial enterprise at 14 and his engineering career at age 17 as the Chief Engineer of WATH/WXTQ radio. After earning a BSEE from The Ohio State University, he worked at Hewlett Packard and Agilent Technologies for 25 years where he gained extensive experience in R&D, Manufacturing, Marketing, and Business Management. Chris led multiple intrapreneurial teams to start several new businesses before striking out as an entrepreneur by co-founding Invention Planet, LLC and Pocket Radar Inc. Chris also spends his time teaching and mentoring students in engineering and entrepreneurship.