[Ewb-list] Adventure Capital: Playing Games with the Third World

[J Brad Lohmeyer]

This is a talk about how to fund ventures that fill needs in 3rd world
countries.  This professor has a reputation for being an excellent
speaker, and he has plenty of experience with the subject matter.

Unfortunately, this is a 21+ event as it is in a bar and beer is
served.  It's called "Science on Tap".

When: Thursday, September 22 at 6:00pm

Where: Lafayette Brewing Company (Upstairs)

Who:
Dr. J. Paul Robinson
Professor of Immunopharmacology
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Director, Purdue University Cytometry Laboratories

What:
"With a desperate need to solve serious problems in resource limited
countries, scientists have started hundreds of biotech startups using
the 3rd world need as their primary publicity to raise capital. Since
about 85% of these startups crash and burn, this opens up an
interesting moral dilemma: Fund them or not. If you don't fund them
solutions may not appear. If you do, the great majority will consume
the money and produce nothing. I will discuss this dilemma and try to
identify solutions.

Hope to see you there!
Brad