The Northrop Grumman Entrepreneurship Course for Scientists and Engineers

Entrepreneurship Course, Session I

Featuring Frank Peters
Chairman, Tech Coast Angels
Host, The Frank Peters Show: Startup Stories in Angel Investing and Venture Capital

Location: McDonnell Douglas Engineering Auditorium
Free and open to the public

The Northrop Grumman Entrepreneurship Course for Scientists and Engineers provides a real-world introduction to the theory and practice of entrepreneurship.  Through a series of presentations by prestigious entrepreneurs and industry leaders, participants will explore the various organizational, strategic and financial challenges facing successful and unsuccessful entrepreneurs.  Topics include start-up strategies, business idea evaluation, business plan writing, and introduction to venture capital.

About the Speaker:
In 1983, Frank Peters founded Plaid Brothers Software, which developed portfolio management systems for Wall Street firms.  He sold the company in 1998 to Sungard Data Systems, and has since dedicated himself to volunteer projects in the arts, both locally and in New York.  Peters published his dance photography in Dreams of Grace, Images and Remembrances of LaGuardia High School in New York City.  He is currently a member of the Dean’s Leadership Council in the Claire Trevor School of the Arts at UC Irvine.  Peters serves on the advisory board for TriTech Consulting SBDC, and is the chairman of the Tech Coast Angels.  Prior to his involvement with TCA, he was a founding member of Charlotte Angel Partners in North Carolina.  Since 1999, Peters has been an active investor in early stage companies. 

Peters is also a prolific podcaster; check out The Frank Peters Show: Angel Investing and Venture Capital.  Due in part to these efforts, Frank was a finalist for the 2006 High Impact Person of the Year Award at the AeA’s 13th Annual Orange County High-Tech Innovations Awards and Technology Showcase.  He has a B.S. in mathematics from the University of Massachusetts and a masters’ degree in computer science from the University of California, Los Angeles.