Coffee & Collisions: If You Build It, Why Will They Come?

1320 1st Avenue South,Birmingham AL 35233

09 November, 2022

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About This Event This month's speaker: Dr. Sanjay Singh, Partner at CS Equities What does it take to create and sustain a thriving startup? Why should a company care about your startup, product and/or services? Dr. Singh will address vital reasons as to why 90%+ startups do not exist after 5 years, including successful exits and what founders can do to increase the probability of success. While no one can guarantee success, we can certainly eliminate causes of failure!! Dr. Sanjay Singh is an academic, entrepreneur, and an investor. Sanjay obtained his Ph.D. in Technology and Strategic Management from the University of Georgia. He was a faculty member at University of Alabama at Birmingham for 20 years, teaching and supervising theses for Master and Doctoral students in the Schools of Business, Engineering, Computer Science, and Healthcare Administration. Sanjay was a partner at CTS, a regional software firm that merged in 2017 with CGI (NYSE: GIB), a global leader in software engineering. In 2022, his other startup Pack Health merged with Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX), a global leader in health care. Professionally, he serves on the boards of CS Equities, Oakworth Capital Bank, Immediate, Alabama Capital Network, and Founders Investment Bank. Sanjay also serves on the civic boards of Rotary Club of Birmingham (Past President), Birmingham Museum of Art (President), Prosper Birmingham, Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham, Alys Stephens Center, and Alabama Symphony Orchestra. Join us at this month's Coffee & Collisions to walk through lessons Dr. Singh has learned and scenario planning to prosper. Please be sure to RSVP as attendance is limited. *Important note: The presentation begins after networking, at 8:45 a.m. Q&A will follow Sanjay's presentation and you'll want to stick around!