Growing and Exiting Tech Businesses: Professor David Park
The best learning comes from doing and David Park has been there and done it. In this first 'War Stories' episode, David shares his experiences of starting and running 3 different technology businesses and eventually exiting with a £multi-million licensing deal
Professor David Park is Professor of Entrepreneurship & Innovation within the University of Nottingham's Business School where he lectures and mentors in entrepreneurship, IP commercialisation and innovation. He has first-hand experience raising start-up funds, growing effective, multi-disciplinary teams, and completing £multi-million licensing deals with a FTSE100 plc.
In this episode of "Where's the exit?" David talks to Stephen about what he's learned during his time starting and running his own businesses, his experiences of raising capital based on an IP position and how he went about securing a licensing deal based on patents.
In this episode of "Where's the exit?" David talks to Stephen about what he's learned during his time starting and running his own businesses, his experiences of raising capital based on an IP position and how he went about securing a licensing deal based on patents.