Life at a Photonic Startup – A Personal Account

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The IEEE Photonics DL Talk is co-sponsored by the North Jersey Section PHO, AP/MTT, ED/CAS Chapters, and the IEEE North Jersey Section SIGHT and IEEE R1 WiE.

 

 

 

 

 


Photonic startup business success relies heavily on the uniqueness and quality of its technical know-how. Success also depends heavily on various skills and activities beyond technical prowess. Business aspects such as marketing, sales, team leadership, commercial opportunity development, proposal preparation, program management, quality control, budgeting, funding, and financial planning, among others, are crucially important. This presentation will focus on dissecting all the skills and activities required for photonic startup business success. The presenter will attempt to do this through examples from his experience as a technical and business practitioner in large and small photonic companies.

 

 



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  Location

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  • Date: 24 Sep 2024
  • Time: 06:00 PM to 07:30 PM
  • All times are (GMT-05:00) US/Eastern
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  • New Jersey Institute of Technology
  • 154 Summit Street
  • Newark, New Jersey
  • United States 07102
  • Building: Building: ECEC Room Number: 202

  • Contact Event Hosts
  • Ajay Poddar (akpoddar@ieee.org), Naresh Chand (chandnaresh@gmail.com), Durga Misra (durgamadhab.misra@njit.edu), Hong Zhao (zhao@fdu.edu), Alfedo Tan, (tan@fdu.edu), Anisha Apte (anisha_apte@ieee.org)

     

     

  • Co-sponsored by IEEE PHOTONICS Society DL Talk co-sponsored by IEEE North Jersey Section
  • Starts 01 August 2024 10:00 AM
  • Ends 24 September 2024 05:00 PM
  • All times are (GMT-05:00) US/Eastern
  • No Admission Charge


  Speakers

Dr. Daniel Renner

Topic:

Professional Development Talk Title: "Life at a Photonic Startup – A very personal account"

Photonic startup business success relies heavily on the uniqueness and quality of its technical know-how. Success also depends heavily on various skills and activities beyond technical prowess. Business aspects such as marketing, sales, team leadership, commercial opportunity development, proposal preparation, program management, quality control, budgeting, funding, and financial planning, among others, are crucially important. This presentation will focus on dissecting all the skills and activities required for photonic startup business success. The presenter will attempt to do this through examples from his experience as a technical and business practitioner in large and small photonic companies.

 

Biography:

Daniel Renner grew up in southern Chile, in South America. He received his Bachelor of Engineering Degree from the Universidad de Chile, and then, in his early twenties, he went to the University of Cambridge in England to do a Ph.D. in optoelectronics, a new field of studies at the time. Now, decades later, he has lived through various experiences related to the research, development, manufacturing, and commercialization of complex photonic devices and systems used in communication, sensor, and industrial applications. In the past 30 years, Daniel has been directly involved with the growth of four photonic start-ups in the United States: Ortel Corporation, Agility Communications, Aerius Photonics, and Freedom Photonics. This gives him a unique perspective on the workings of a high-tech small business. Daniel is currently the Chair of the IEEE Photonics Society Industry Engagement Committee, trying to help other small photonic businesses.

 

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Agenda

Registration for the event and refreshments/dinner are complimentary.

Venue:

New Jersey Institute of Technology

154 Summit Street

 Building: ECEC Room Number: 202

Newark, NJ 07102

 

 

 

 



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