From Engineer to Entrepreneur
Monday, February 25, 2019 · 12 - 1 PM
Come listen to alumnus Corey Fleischer talk about how his
personal interests played a large role in his path to studying
mechanical engineering and his dedication to SAE Baja
at UMBC. This led to his undergrad research, a career at
Lockheed Martin, and a launch into entrepreneurship as he
went from building projects to building companies.
To date, Corey has been involved in three start-up
companies: The Foundery, which was a large success, a
product development company which was a mild success,
and a tech company that was a devastating failure. At The
Foundery Corey encouraged people to prototype quickly so
they could “fail fast, fail forward”. A product’s first design
rarely shows significant success regardless of its hardware or
software.
Entrepreneurs need to learn as much as they can from failed
iterations and plan for flexibility so when mistakes are made
they won’t be catastrophic. Corey will also candidly talk about
his failed start-up and how it taught him the most important
real life lessons and how to weigh risks.