Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Reflections of a Serial Entrepreneur

Jeff Ready
Founder and CEO of Scale Computing

Tuesday, February 16, 2010 @ 6:00 PM
Followed by networking and refreshments

Jeff is responsible for overall corporate strategy and investor relations for Scale Computing, which makes data storage systems designed to eliminate the need for organizations to over-invest in rapidly depreciating equipment. Previously, Jeff was co-founder and CEO of Corvigo, where he oversaw the company from startup, through funding, to acquisition. Corvigo was acquired by Tumbleweed Communications where Jeff served as VP of Marketing. Prior to Corvigo, Jeff was co-founder, COO and VP of Marketing at Radiate where he negotiated the acquisition of two software companies, including the parent company of Go!Zilla. After that acquisition, Jeff took on the additional role of General Manager of the Go!Zilla product line. Jeff holds a degree in Computer Science from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.

Speakers Include:

Joseph Pekny
Purdue University Professor of Chemical Engineering and co-founder of Advanced Process Combinatorics, Inc.

Jim Bartek
Purdue Technology Center of Indianapolis Business Development Manager and co-founder of Seyet, LLC

Sponsored by: Blue Chip Venture Company and Purdue Research Park

In partnership with:
The Lilly Endowment Collegiate Entrepreneurship Opportunities Program
Passageways, LLC

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