Harvard Entrepreneurship Conference 2003

More than 600 people attended the 19th Annual Entrepreneurship Conference, sponsored by the Entrepreneurship Club at Harvard Business School. The conference brought together entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and academics under the theme of "Unleash Your Entrepreneurial Spirit", and focused on practical advice for entrepreneurs in this challenging economy.

Harvard has made three excellent reports from the conference available:

Are Crummy Products Your Next Growth Opportunity?
Clayton M. Christensen, author of The Innovator’s Dilemma, talks about his upcoming book on creating sustainable new-growth businesses.

Identifying Your Next Big Opportunity
A lively discussion between entrepreneurs and VCs sparked some pretty interesting comments about the current funding climate.

Making the Perfect Pitch to VCs
Nick Morgan, author of the recently-published Working the Room: How to Move People to Action Through Audience-Centered Speaking, tells entrepreneurs to forget the jokes and put away the PowerPoints. An effective VC pitch needs to tell an emotional story above anything else.