Inaugural Address by Dr. Bruce M. Firestone
Review By Darcy McRae, 4th Year Student, Head of ACE, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
last updated: February 1, 2001
The Inaugural 'Magic From A Hat' Entrepreneurialist Culture Lecture Series,
Carleton University School of Business,
Year 2000 Guest Speaker List and Topics
Presented by: Professor John R. Callahan (Small Business Management) and Dr. Bruce M. Firestone (Entrepreneurialist Culture*) in co-operation with the School of Business student-run "ACE" program.
(*You will require a password for this site. Contact: Dr. Bruce M. Firestone)
Speaker List and Topics
Week 1: Bruce Firestone, Chair, Hickling Capital Corporation (Monday,
September 11th)- "Entrepreneurialist Culture- How to Bootstrap Yourself to Success."
Week 3: Ward Yaternick, Senior Director, Business Objects (Monday, September 25th)- "Tips and Techniques of Launching a Software Startup."
Week 5: John Kelly, CEO, Rebel.com, Principal, Reid Eddison (Monday, October 16th)- "Nothing Happens but First a Dream", Karl Sandberg
Week 7: David Luxton, President, The Business Media Network (a NewSys subsidiary), Director, NewSys. The Business Media Network Publications include Ottawa Business Journal, Silicon Valley North (Monday, October 30th)- "Winning in a World of competing Business Models- a case study, inbusinesssolutions.com inc."
Week 9: Cyril Leeder, COO, Corel Centre and Palladium Corporation (Monday, November 13th)- "Location, Location,
Location - How this axiom will work for you for more than just real estate!"
Week 12: Randy Woods, President, Buystream.com (Monday, December 4th)-
"Magic From A Hat- How to take a credit card start-up to a multi-million dollar success."
More Facts
Lectures will be given in Room 214 RS, "Residence Commons" beginning at 2:30 pm.
Lectures are open to all students enrolled in the School of Business at Carleton University.
Guest Lecturers and their lecture topics will be immortalized each year by a plaque (and other consideration), which shall be mounted within the School of Business.