Becoming a Successful Techpreneur

About the Book

Written from personal experience, this book focuses on the unique challenges of starting, growing and selling a high-tech business. It addresses the following issues for aspiring first-time entrepreneurs: making a decision to start a business; ownership and control; organizational, legal, and administrative issues; creating new high-tech products and markets; effective financing and strategic alternatives as the business grows; understanding intellectual property and other business laws; dealing with the global competition; leveraging on information technology; hiring and managing traditional, virtual, and global employees; exit strategies.

About the Author

Dr. Jelena Vucetic has been a leader in the telecommunications and computer industry for more than twenty years. She holds a PhD in electrical engineering, an MBA, an MS in computer science, and a BS in electrical engineering. She is the author of four patents in the area of wireless telecommunications. Dr. Vucetic is the founder of a consulting firm for start-ups, Fortune 500 companies, and government agencies. Her firm also provides expert and forensic consulting services for legal, valuation, and venture capitalist firms. She also founded a start-up providing equipment and software for the wireless telecommunications market. The company was recently acquired by its large, publicly traded customer. Dr. Vucetic’s most recent venture is BoomerGeeks.com, an online employment agency for seasoned high-tech professionals. Dr. Vucetic also lectures at graduate business and technology schools in the United States and advices Ph.D. and MBA candidates. She lives in Northern Virginia with her husband and son.