BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20220313T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20221106T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20220729T040037Z UID:955505F4-24FE-4135-9573-6B1A7E8668CE DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220728T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220728T203000 DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, July 28\, 2022\, the [IEEE Consultants’ Network of Northern New Jersey](https://www.technologyontap.org/) will host a pre sentation on The Top Ten Causes of Failure for Technology Startups – And How You Can Help Your Clients Avoid Them.\n\nAbout the Topic\n\nWhy is it that brilliant technology innovations sometimes fail to make it from thei r discovery or creation to the marketplace? Are there key factors and mist akes that can impede progress and destroy prospects for success? Is it pos sible for tech executives and consultants to identify the principal obstac les to avoid and greatly increase the chances of success as a result? Join us for a discussion of the “landmines” that technology executives and their companies need to recognize and avoid to increase the chances for s uccess. You’ll learn how to better help your clients and provide enhance d value from your services\n\nAbout the Speaker\n\n[Phil Crowley](https:// www.linkedin.com/in/philcrowleynjny/) is an experienced business and techn ology lawyer with over three decades of experience helping technology comp anies navigate the legal issues they face. He also represents consultants to these types of companies.\n\nAs a former physicist\, Phil has a keen ap preciation for the benefits technology can bring to society and is dedicat ed to helping tech companies and consultants who serve them succeed. You c an learn more about his firm at [Crowley Law LLC](https://crowleylawllc.co m)\n\nCNNNJ Invites You to Join the Network\n\nFounded in 1992\, the IEEE Consultants Network of Northern NJ (CNNNJ) encourages and promotes the use of independent technical consultants by business and industry. The CNNNJ invites all engineers engaged in independent practice to join its ranks. F or more details on member benefits and admission requirements\, please vis it our website at technologyontap.org.\n\nAgenda: \nIntroductions\n\nSpeak er presentation\n\nAudience questions\n\nNetworking\n\nVirtual: https://ev ents.vtools.ieee.org/m/320152 LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/320152 ORGANIZER:info@technologyontap.org SEQUENCE:3 SUMMARY:The Top Ten Causes of Failure for Technology Startups – And How Y ou Can Help Your Clients Avoid Them URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/320152 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p style="margin-top: 0px\; margin-bottom: 16 px\; color: #333333\; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'\, Helvetica\, 'Segoe U I'\, Arial\, freesans\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; font-style: normal\ ; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight : 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-ind ent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; white-space: normal\; widows: 2\; word-s pacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; background-color: #ffffff\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;">On Thu rsday\, July 28\, 2022\, the&nbsp\;<a style="color: #0088cc\; text-decorat ion: none\;" href="https://www.technologyontap.org/">IEEE Consultants&rsqu o\; Network of Northern New Jersey</a> will host a presentation on The Top Ten Causes of Failure for Technology Startups &ndash\; And How You Can He lp Your Clients Avoid Them.</p>\n<h3 id="about-the-topic" class="mume-head er" style="line-height: 1.2\; margin-top: 1em\; margin-bottom: 16px\; colo r: #000000\; font-size: 1.5em\; font-weight: 600\; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'\, Helvetica\, 'Segoe UI'\, Arial\, freesans\, sans-serif\; font-sty le: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px \; text-transform: none\; white-space: normal\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; background-color: #ffffff\; text-de coration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;">About the Topi c</h3>\n<p style="margin-top: 0px\; margin-bottom: 16px\; color: #333333\; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'\, Helvetica\, 'Segoe UI'\, Arial\, freesans \, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatu res: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacin g: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-trans form: none\; white-space: normal\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit -text-stroke-width: 0px\; background-color: #ffffff\; text-decoration-styl e: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;">Why is it that brilliant te chnology innovations sometimes fail to make it from their discovery or cre ation to the marketplace? Are there key factors and mistakes that can impe de progress and destroy prospects for success? Is it possible for tech exe cutives and consultants to identify the principal obstacles to avoid and g reatly increase the chances of success as a result? Join us for a discussi on of the &ldquo\;landmines&rdquo\; that technology executives and their c ompanies need to recognize and avoid to increase the chances for success. You&rsquo\;ll learn how to better help your clients and provide enhanced v alue from your services</p>\n<h3 id="about-the-speaker" class="mume-header " style="line-height: 1.2\; margin-top: 1em\; margin-bottom: 16px\; color: #000000\; font-size: 1.5em\; font-weight: 600\; font-family: 'Helvetica N eue'\, Helvetica\, 'Segoe UI'\, Arial\, freesans\, sans-serif\; font-style : normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; le tter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; white-space: normal\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0p x\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; background-color: #ffffff\; text-deco ration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;">About the Speake r</h3>\n<p style="margin-top: 0px\; margin-bottom: 16px\; color: #333333\; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'\, Helvetica\, 'Segoe UI'\, Arial\, freesans \, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatu res: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacin g: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-trans form: none\; white-space: normal\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit -text-stroke-width: 0px\; background-color: #ffffff\; text-decoration-styl e: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;"><a style="color: #0088cc\; text-decoration: none\;" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/philcrowleynjny /">Phil Crowley</a>&nbsp\;is an experienced business and technology lawyer with over three decades of experience helping technology companies naviga te the legal issues they face. He also represents consultants to these typ es of companies.</p>\n<p style="margin-top: 0px\; margin-bottom: 16px\; co lor: #333333\; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'\, Helvetica\, 'Segoe UI'\, Ar ial\, freesans\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; font-style: normal\; font- variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0p x\; text-transform: none\; white-space: normal\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; background-color: #ffffff\; text-d ecoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;">As a former p hysicist\, Phil has a keen appreciation for the benefits technology can br ing to society and is dedicated to helping tech companies and consultants who serve them succeed. You can learn more about his firm at&nbsp\;<a styl e="color: #0088cc\; text-decoration: none\;" href="https://crowleylawllc.c om">Crowley Law LLC</a></p>\n<h3 id="cnnnj-invites-you-to-join-the-network " class="mume-header" style="line-height: 1.2\; margin-top: 1em\; margin-b ottom: 16px\; color: #000000\; font-size: 1.5em\; font-weight: 600\; font- family: 'Helvetica Neue'\, Helvetica\, 'Segoe UI'\, Arial\, freesans\, san s-serif\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-varia nt-caps: normal\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\ ; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; white-space: normal\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; background-color: #ffffff\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial \;">CNNNJ Invites You to Join the Network</h3>\n<p style="margin-top: 0px\ ; margin-bottom: 16px\; color: #333333\; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'\, H elvetica\, 'Segoe UI'\, Arial\, freesans\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: n ormal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-alig n: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; white-space: normal\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; backgrou nd-color: #ffffff\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color : initial\;">Founded in 1992\, the IEEE Consultants Network of Northern NJ (CNNNJ) encourages and promotes the use of independent technical consulta nts by business and industry. The CNNNJ invites all engineers engaged in i ndependent practice to join its ranks. For more details on member benefits and admission requirements\, please visit our website at&nbsp\;<a style=" color: #0088cc\; text-decoration: none\;" href="http://technologyontap.org ">technologyontap.org</a>.</p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p>Introductions</ p>\n<p>Speaker presentation</p>\n<p>Audience questions</p>\n<p>Networking< /p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR