UML IUCEE Global Webinar: “Lone Entrepreneur Syndrome: A Call to Action”

According to research performed by The Silicon Valley Laboratory (The SV Lab), over 40% to 50% of entrepreneurs have Lone Entrepreneur Syndrome (LES). During this talk, Rowland Chen, founder of The Silicon Valley Laboratory, will discuss issues contributing to LES such as an entrepreneur being in love with her/his own product and having an unrealistic goal for a firm’s valuation.

Not every start-up can become a unicorn with a billion-dollar (US) valuation. Not only will LES be described, the presentation will cover practical approaches to overcome issues that are barriers to a venture’s success. The SV Lab bases its work in LES on experiences coaching hundreds of independent inventors, independent entrepreneurs, and chief executive officers of early-stage companies. Key takeaways: a practitioner’s point-of-view on barriers to venture success, tools and methods to help aspiring entrepreneurs as well as experienced ones, and The Silicon Valley Laboratory’s unique approach to firm valuation.

Presenter:

Rowland Chen is founder of The Silicon Valley Laboratory, a science-based consulting and advisory firm dedicated to maximizing valuations of clients’ companies. In addition, he is a Professional Advisor with the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship and a Mentor for the MBA program at Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School. Immediately prior to launching The Silicon Valley Laboratory, he was an adjunct faculty member at Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Computer Science focusing his work on artificial intelligence and the success of women-of-color owners of small businesses.

He has been a scientist, engineer, product designer, business leader, management consultant, and serial entrepreneur with two successful exits. Rowland earned a BS in Bioengineering from Johns Hopkins University, an MS in Biomedical Engineering & Physiology from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and an MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management.