December 14 1999  presentation of:

Opportunities for Entrepreneurs in the Wireless Market
A joint program by STARTech Business Development Center  and the MIT Enterprise Forum of Dallas - Fort Worth http://www.startech.org/seminar.htm

Panelists

Briefing on the Wireless Market

-Jim Moeller, Vice President/Analyst, Dain Rauscher Wessels

Opportunities Identified By Technology Companies

Panel Host: Pradeep Shah, TI Fellow and Mentor, STARTech

- David Moore, VP Business Development, Nortel Networks

- Tim Kuchler, Director Product Manager, SpectraPoint

- Mike Day, Sr. Director, Strategic Network Planning Alcatel USA

- Jim Leogrande, Director, Ericsson

Some Fundamental Why's and How's of Venture Capital

- Terry Rock, Centerpoint Venture

- Jackie Kimzey, Sevin Rosen

Wrap up and STARTech Description

- Matt Blanton, President, STARTech

Panel  Overview

The wireless communications market covers products ranging from next-generation cell phones and broadband wireless data communications to the home, to new software applications and services running on wireless personal digital assistants (PDAs) like the Palm VII.

In a report from the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association, a new customer signs up for wireless service every 2 seconds. In 1998, 13.9 million new subscribers activated wireless phones, bringing the year-end total to 69.2 million subscribers. Capital investment in wireless companies increased 31% to $60.5 billion in 1998, and the wireless industry now accounts for 1.3 million jobs of the US economy.

Those numbers are expected to rise dramatically through 1999 and 2000 as wireless subscription costs continue to drop and new services, such as wireless Internet connectivity, are introduced to consumers.

Entrepreneurs with innovative business concepts and new product or service offerings have an opportunity to make a big splash in this emerging marketplace. But identifying which business concepts will succeed is still a challenging proposition.

STARTech Business Development Center and the MIT Enterprise Forum of Dallas - Fort Worth will bring together panelists including representatives from area wireless technology companies and venture capital firms a 3-hour public seminar to discuss these wireless market opportunities. Refreshments and seminar material will be provided

STARTech (http://www.startech.org), an MIT Forum sponsor,  is a for-profit business development center specializing in early-stage technology companies, and offers mentoring, coaching, business plan assistance, and seed funding. A venture capital network of 11 firms jointly contributed to STARTech’s seed fund of $4 million, which is used to fund startup companies in amounts ranging from $50,000 to $400,000. A Stakeholder network of 29 area technology corporations and service provider firms support for STARTech’s operation.