This is a story about recognizing an emerging market and seizing an opportunity to be a leader in the tether-powered aerial drones market.
Meet, Al Ducharme, a former UCF assistant dean and faculty member who sought the entrepreneurial path as co-founder and CEO of Hoverfly Technologies. Learn how he and his small team scaled their technology from a home-based circuit-board-for-drones business into a multi-million dollar enterprise security solution for the military and public safety.
Hear firsthand about:
- Transitioning from Faculty to Entrepreneur
- Seizing a market opportunity to leap into entrepreneurship
- Overcoming financial obstacles
- Identifying commercial value and fit
- Resources and epic realizations during the journey
- The value of having a big vision
Speakers:
Dr. Albert Ducharme, CTO, HoverFly Technologies, Inc.
Moderated by:
Kelli Murray, Chair, UCF Venture Launch
Sponsored by:
Special thanks to Orange County for sponsoring this important program!
Questions: contact Kelli Murray at kellimurray.ventures@ucf.edu or 407-754-5526
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