Kohler Center for Entrepreneurship

Podcasts & Presentations

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Eric Koester, Co-founder & COO of Zaarly

Keynote presentation, Business Plan Competition, April 18, 2012

Tim Taylor

Pitch expert, presented to participants of the Business Plan Competition on March 24, 2012

Chuck Templeton, Founder of OpenTable.com

2011 Business Plan Competition Awards Banquet Keynote

Chuck Templeton took his first big step as an entrepreneur in San Francisco when he founded OpenTable Inc., which went public on NASDAQ (OPEN) in May 2009. He helped build an industry-leading company that changed the way full-service restaurants manage their top-line growth and diners make reservations. As CEO, he recruited and hired the first management team, obtained and allocated company resources, led business and product strategy, and carefully crafted a highly dedicated culture. He spoke at Marquette’s Business Plan Competition Awards Banquet on April 13, 2011.

More: Four Business Tips | Barriers to Entry | Early Investors | Strategic Capital usage | Full Speech

Ethics in Business Panel Discussion

Marquette Entrepreneurship Week 2010

Dr. D. Stephen Long, professor of systematic theology; Dennis Long, former vice president of retirement and investor services for the Principal Financial Group; and Dr. Kevin Gibson, director of Marquette’s Center for Ethics Studies and associate professor of philosophy and management; presented “A Discussion on Ethics in Business — Why They Count in the Entrepreneurial World.” Dr. Linda M. Salchenberger, James H. Keyes Dean of Business Administration, moderated.

More: Honesty in Business | Value of Trust | Ethical Entrepreneurs | Are you Ethical | Purposeful Entrepreneur

The Art of the Private Equity Deal

Albert Orr, shareholder at Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c., hosted the panel discussion “The Art of the Private Equity Deal.” Panelists included John Schliesmann, shareholder in business law, tax and international practices at Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren; John Silseth, president of Antietam LLC; and Tim Keane, founder and director of the Marquette Golden Angels Network.


Part 1: "How the Best Lawyers Add Value"

Part 2: "Tax Traps in Equity Incentive Compensation"

Tips for Commercializing Research

Marquette Entrepreneurship Week 2010

Dr. David Baker, co-founder of Promentis Pharmaceuticals and associate professor of biomedical sciences; Dan Lawton, president and CEO of Promentis Pharmaceuticals; Dr. Dan Sem, co-founder of Triad Therapeutics (1998) and AviMed Pharmaceuticals (2009) and associate professor of chemistry; and Dr. Terence Barry, co-founder and CSO of AquaMost, Inc. and senior scientist at the University of Wisconsin–Madison; discussed “Tips for Commercializing Research.” Keith Osterhage, executive director of the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, moderated the discussion.

      Part 1: Differentiation, Funding & Execution
Dan Lawton, President and CEO of Promentis Pharmaceuticals


Part 2: Blending Science with Business
Dr. Dan Sem, cofounder of Triad Therapeutics and AviMed Pharmaceuticals, and associate professor of Chemistry

Patrick Westfall

Dr. Patrick Westfall, scientist at Amyris Biotechnologies, presented a talk on “Science to Address Social Needs in a Sustainable Manner — from Human Disease to Renewable Energy.”


Part 1: "Developing a Reliable and Affordable
Anti-Malarial Therapeutic"

Part 2: "E. Coli vs Yeast"

Good Ideas Win - Jeff Hoffman

About the Speaker

"Good ideas win." Jeff Hoffman, founder and former CEO of the priceline.com family of companies, would know. He is a partner in ColorJar, a venture accelerator firm he founded that helps entrepreneurs and small business owners launch and grow new business ventures. Hoffman launched his first software company while a student at Yale University and has founded and grown a series of successful start-up companies throughout his career.

About the Talk

Hoffman shared with the Marquette community what it takes to be an entrepreneur, including the major life lesson he learned from five-time heavyweight champion of the world Evander Holyfield.

About the Series

The event was part of the Nov. 14-20, 2010, Global Entrepreneurship Week at Marquette. Entrepreneurship Week sought to advance the practice of entrepreneurship and innovation on campus and beyond.


Jeff Hoffman - Good Ideas Win

Jeff Hoffman - Look at a Broader World

The Internet as a brain

A video conference with Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple Computer, Inc.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER
A Silicon Valley icon and philanthropist for more than thirty years, Steve Wozniak has helped shape the computing industry with his design of Apple’s first line of products the Apple I and II and influenced the popular Macintosh. In 1976, Wozniak and Steve Jobs founded Apple Computer Inc. with Wozniak’s Apple I personal computer. Wozniak currently serves as Chief Scientist for Fusion-IO and is a published author with the release of his New York Times bestselling autobiography, iWoz: From Computer Geek to Cult Icon, in September 2006 by Norton Publishing.

ABOUT THE TALK
Wozniak shared his start-up story, insights about his creative process, and gave entrepreneurial advice to the Marquette community during Entrepreneurship Week.

Podcasts

See and hear all Kohler Center podcasts in the iTunes Store...

View Greg Gianforte, CEO and founder of Right Now, talk about his entrepreneurial experience  

Watch Jon Fisher discuss about his entrepreneurial experience with Bharosa 

Podcast featuring Kyle Ford about starting Ning.com

In this podcast, Toni Sikes talks about her entrepreneurial experience and Guild.com

Watch Mark McGuire tell his entrepreneurial story about Jellyfish.com

View additional podcasts from entrepreneurs who have shared their start-up stories with The Kohler Center.