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Dates:    25-Feb-2000
Time:     3:15 PM
Cboards:  general
Place:    Adamson Wing, Baker Hall
Type:     RI Seminar
Duration: 75 minutes
Who:      Shumeet Baluja
Topic:    Turning Technology into Companies:
An Insider's Perspective on Internet Incubators and Getting Funded
Host:     Jeff Schneider

			ABSTRACT
The internet is nothing less than an industrial revolution, where 
powerful new brands and the companies behind them are being created in months 
instead of decades. In the current Internet mania, literally billions of 
dollars in funding are chasing only hundreds of good ideas. Getting funding 
is no longer an issue; people and ideas are the most valuable commodities.   
When you decide to enter into the internet game, you need to know what to look
for, and what kinds of offers to consider.   In this talk, I'll cover the
basics about finding and accepting funding, entering an internet incubator,
and what funders are looking for.   Finally, I will also talk about the
common pitfalls that academics face when starting their own companies.   I
hope to keep this presentation as interactive, and question driven, as
possible.

FurtherDetails: for appointments contact Jean Harpley (jean@cs), x8-3802
Bio:

Shumeet Baluja received a PhD degree in computer science from Carnegie
Mellon University in 1996.  From 1996-1998 he was a research scientist and
coordinator at Justsystem Pittsburgh Research Center.   From 1998-1999, he
was the Chief Scientist at Lycos, Inc., where he created and led the
Research and Applied Technology Group.   Currently, he is the Vice President
of Research and Development at eCompanies, LLC, and an adjunct faculty
member in the Computer Science Department at Carnegie Mellon University.
His current research focuses on the application of learning and statistical
techniques to real-world problems in document classification and retrieval,
very large database data-mining and trend analysis, mass-market user
interface design, and enabling technologies for utilizing the internet.