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Alumni Talk with Sid Probstein ’90 and Robert Rizika ’89, SM ’94

Date

Tue, 01/29/2013 - 2:00pm

Location

Description

Come learn from two successful entrepreneurs what it is like to work in start-ups, and how they have managed their careers as entrepreneurs.

Sid Probstein ’90 has spent more than 20 years managing R&D organizations including Northern Light Technology and Fast Search and Transfer. He’s currently the CTO of Attivio. Robert Rizika ’89 has spent nearly 25 years leading and building successful technology companies, including Blackwave (sold to Juniper Networks in 2010), Reflective Technologies, and VerdiSoft (sold to Yahoo! in 2003). He is currently the President and CEO of Vidscale, and the CEO of ProfitBricks.

Don’t miss this informative talk about what it’s really like to work at a start-up!

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Event Sponsors

MIT Alumni Association
 
 

RSVP

Tickets or RSVP required?: 
Yes
How to RSVP: 
http://alumic.mit.edu/careerinstartups
Ticket Prices: 
Free
 

Event Open To

Event Open To: 
MIT community
 

Contact Person for Event

Contact Name: 
Elena Byrne
Contact Email: 
ebyrne@mit.edu
Contact Phone Number: 
617-252-1143