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SUMMARY:Enterprise Tuesday 2014/2015: Building billion dollar companies - 
 Dr David Cleevely CBE FREng FIET 
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DESCRIPTION:*Dr David Cleevely* is an entrepreneur and international telec
 oms expert who has built more than his fair share of businesses. Not least
  of these is *Abcam* which he co-founded in 1998 and was Chairman of until
  2009. *Abcam* currently has a $1.5bn valuation - not bad for a company th
 at starting selling antibodies door-to-door on a bike!  David will focus o
 n the Abcam story but also look at other billion dollar companies that hav
 e come out of Cambridge. He will synthesize the main lessons from these co
 mpanies for those contemplating a future in entrepreneurship.\n\n*Read mor
 e about David Cleevely »* http://www.cfel.jbs.cam.ac.uk/programmes/enterp
 risetuesday/programme/speakers/cleevelyd.html \n\n*Find out more about Abc
 am »* http://www.abcam.com/ \n\n*Without passion you cannot succeed!  Lis
 ten to this podcast with Dr David Cleevely »* http://www.sms.cam.ac.uk/me
 dia/1122496 \n\n*Recognising opportunities … Watch video of Dr David Cle
 evely and Dr Andy Richards here »* http://www.sms.cam.ac.uk/media/726139\
 n\n*Enterprise Tuesday* is a series of FREE evening lectures and networkin
 g sessions delivered by the *Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning (CfEL)* w
 hich take place from November to the end of February in Cambridge.  The pr
 ogramme aims to introduce participants to the world of business\, as well 
 as to encourage and inspire individuals to pursue their entrepreneurial am
 bition. It is the most popular non-assessed programme within the Universit
 y and the model has been adopted by numerous other academic institutions a
 s well as corporations. \n\nEnterprise Tuesday is open to all University o
 f Cambridge staff and students\, members of other universities and the loc
 al business community. The series is particularly relevant for postgraduat
 e students considering future career paths\, those exploring entrepreneuri
 al opportunities and looking to build high quality networks with experts a
 nd practitioners. \n\n*Weekly format:*\n\n*18:00-18:30 Registration*\nWe a
 dvise attendees to arrive as early as possible in order to ensure a seat (
 particularly in Michaelmas Term). \n\n*18:30-20:00 Lecture*\nThe lectures 
 will cover some of the practical skills that are needed to successfully co
 mmercialise an idea. These lectures are delivered by a number of successfu
 l and experienced entrepreneurs. \n\n*20:00-21:00 Networking*\nThis repres
 ents an opportunity to network with guest speakers and other aspiring entr
 epreneurs.\n\n*Register now to secure your place »* http://www.cfel.jbs.c
 am.ac.uk/programmes/enterprisetuesday/register.html\n\n
LOCATION:Leacture Theatre 0\, University of Cambridge Department of Engine
 ering\, Trumpington Street\, Cambridge CB2 1PZ 
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