Powell Entrepreneur Meetup
Wednesday, February 20, 2019
4 – 5 pm
Powell Makerspace,
328 E. 3rd St.
Powell, WY 82435
Please RSVP [email protected]
Meet Peter Scott
Peter began as the Entrepreneur is Residence at UW on October 1st. His goal is to help students, faculty and Wyoming entrepreneurs start companies. He brings to UW over 30 years in industry and academia working with entrepreneurs and technology companies.
Most recently Peter was the founder of a baseball analytics company that provides digital coaching for analog baseball players. His previous experience includes advising 25+ technology start-ups in strategy, marketing/sales, finance and securing commitments of over $10 million of investment. These companies have been in varying markets from solar, to wind turbines, fuel injection, engine controls, consumer products, and medical devices.
Peter began his teaching career as a Professor of Entrepreneurship in Syracuse University's top 10 ranked program. He created a class on Angel Investing and started a Creativity and Innovation competition for the College of Engineering. In addition he created Entrepreneurial Training Guides that are being used by incubators and universities in the Papua New Guinea and Bahrain. Mr. Scott was also part of economic development projects focusing on Syrian refugees in Turkey, and an Aspen Institute project focusing on Tunisia, Morocco, Egypt and Libya. He has taught in countries as varied as S. Korea, China, Pakistan and Luxembourg.
Most recently he was a Lecturer at the University of Colorado teaching entrepreneurship to MBA's on the Boulder and Denver campuses. He holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering and Aerospace Engineering from the University of Michigan, an MS in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Cincinnati and an MBA from the University of Michigan.