BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//Calagator//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:Calagator METHOD:PUBLISH VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20100314T020000 RDATE:20100314T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100507T205819Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100603T180000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100603T160000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100507T205819Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100507T225441Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250458658 DESCRIPTION:How can I better predict if my business will likely survive o r fail? Is it possible to know in advance whether I'm going to beat the competition? How can I shape my business into a strategy that is more li kely to succeed?"\; \;\n \;\nAs it turns out\, relatively qui et empirical models have surfaced that begin to answer these questions w ith astonishing results. Pioneering this research\, first at Intel and t hen at Harvard\, Thomas Thurston has offered to share this fascinating w ork\, the results\, and the actionable implications for managers. \; \n \;\nThomas Thurston is President and Managing Director of Growth S cience International\, LLC. - www.growthsci.com \;\n \;\nOutline: 2 hours \;\n1 hour\, 15 minutes - lecture (including Q&\;A and d iscussions) \;\n30 min group activity \;\n15 minutes - wrap up & #13\;\n \;\nTo register for this event\, please visit the OEN events page. \;\n\n\nTags: education\, networking\, oen events\n\nImported f rom: http://calagator.org/events/1250458658 URL:http://www.oen.org/events.aspx?id=142 SUMMARY:OEN Workshop - What if we're doing it all wrong? Predicting if yo ur business will survive or fail LOCATION:Perkins & Company: 1211 SW Fifth Ave\, Suite 1000\, Portland OR 97204 US SEQUENCE:3 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR