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Introducing IEEE entrepreneurship

May 1, 2021 by Ken Stauffer

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IEEE Entrepreneurship was founded in 2015 as the result of a 2014 IEEE Board Ad Hoc Committee looking for ways that IEEE could be relevant to entrepreneurs and investors. As an M.S.E.E. and AT&T Bell Labs member, IEEE was very relevant to me for the first 15 years of my career. I was a member of the IEEE Communicat ions Society and the IEEE Computer Society, but I found that, when I became an entrepreneur in 2000, IEEE lost relevance for me for 14 years until I joined the 2014 IEEE Board Ad Hoc Committee.

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IEEE Potentials Magazine is the publication dedicated to undergraduate and graduate students and young professionals. IEEE Potentials explores career strategies, the latest in research, and important technical developments. Through its articles, it also relates theories to practical applications, highlights technology’s global impact, and generates international forums that foster the sharing of diverse ideas about the profession.

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