Startup founder workshop on how to build successful teams and businesses
Technology Incubation Centre KICS (TICK) UET Lahore in collaboration with U.S Consulate organized a workshop titled “Startup founder workshop on how to build successful teams and businesses” (21st Century Job trends and an Introduction to Agile). Ms. Eileen Brewer and Ms. Cathy Simpson were the invited speakers of the workshop. Eileen Brewer has a Bachelor’s in Information Technology and 20 years of experience working in Silicon Valley tech companies. She has helped develop and deliver to market over 100 enterprise software and hardware products. Ms. Brewer is also an Angel Investor in Silicon Valley, where she has listened to hundreds of pitches and mentors founders. Her focus is on training founders and running STEM workshops for students. Cathy Simpson is a certified scrum trainer and agile coach, with a passion for transforming the world of work to be more productive, creative and fun. Cathy combines a warm energetic style with insights learned in the trenches at companies ranging from large financial institutions to small start-ups. Both speakers talked about the needs and importance of startup business, how to build successful teams and businesses, Job trends in the 21st century and Introduction to Agile. A large number of students and faculty members attended the seminar and appreciated the efforts of management for arranging the workshop to highlight the importance of startup business in this modern era.
