Terminal Tech Talks: Tech Empires of the Past, Present and Future - LARRY SMITH

The Terminal Tech Talk series is committed to bringing our technical communities together by sharing insights and learnings from the best and brightest minds on topics ranging from innovative best practices to culture, personal growth and more. terminal.io/techtalks -- Professor Larry Smith is one of the most recognized and celebrated University of Waterloo professors. He's also the founder and director of the University of Waterloo's Problem Lab, a world's first. He started teaching at UW in 1981 and has now taught over 25,000 students which is over 10% of UW's Alumi. His TED Talk "Why You Will Fail To Have A Great Career" has been viewed over six million times thus far and he is an award-winning teacher focusing on entrepreneurship, tech and innovation. More about The Problem Lab could be found here: https://uwaterloo.ca/problem-lab/ -- On Thursday March 15th, 2018, we're thrilled to bring professor Larry Smith to Terminal for your chance to literally ask him anything. The prepared talk will focus on tech empires of the past, present and future with a particular focus on the role of the maverick in entrepreneurship and innovation. Other themes include overlooked opportunities across the tech sector, including R&D, IT, recruiting, energy, machine learning, computer security, digital assistants and connected devices.