who is an Entrepreneur in Residence ?

Answer 1

Entrepreneurs in Residence ('EIR') have usually been involved in a number of startups, and more often than not, have succeeded through their companies having gone public or been acquired. Whatever the case may be, they are looked upon as experts in their particular fields of knowledge.

Here are some good explainations of various aspects of some EIR programs:

http://www.wep.wharton.upenn.edu/eir/
http://www.calgarytechnologies.com/bins/content_page.asp?cid=326-348-1216
http://www.gc-partners.com/html/venture.html

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