July 21: Dr. Todd Saxton and Dr. Kim Saxton
The Rotary Club of Indianapolis welcomes Dr. Todd Saxton and Dr. Kim Saxton, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University on Tuesday, March 17
Just one out of two startups make it to year-five and seventy percent of ALL new companies fail by year-ten. Why? The Titanic Effect!
Join us next week to hear from Dr. Todd Saxton and Dr. Kim Saxton the authors of The Titanic Effect: Successfully Navigating the Uncertainties that Sink Most Startups.
Dr. Todd Saxton is an associate professor and Indiana Venture Faculty Fellow at the IU Kelley School of Business and an award-winning professor of strategy and entrepreneurship. Todd has advised, helped launch, and invested in hundreds of startups spanning life sciences, software, sports, consumer products, and services. Todd serves on the board of multiple entrepreneurial ventures, including VisionTech Angel Partners, the largest angel investing group in Indiana; Diagnotes, a venture-funded health IT firm he helped found; and Fight for Life Foundation, a not-for-profit providing social and emotional learning for the deserving but under served. He co-founded the Indiana Chapter of the Society of Physician Entrepreneurs (SoPE) in 2018. He has published numerous book chapters and articles on corporate and startup strategies for success.
Dr. Kim Saxton has over thirty years of marketing and market-research experience, working with large corporations, startups, and medium-sized businesses. Currently, she is a clinical professor of marketing at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business. Her teaching success has been recognized through numerous teaching awards, including an Indiana University President’s Award for Teaching Excellence. Kim’s research on market segmentation, branding, promotional strategies, venture success, and venture ecosystems has been published in numerous international academic journals. She also serves as an associate editor for the Journal of Advertising Research. Kim is an active angel investor and advisor to high-potential startups. She is a member of the advisory board for The Startup Ladies, a community-based organization helping women launch their startups through training and access to investors. She has served as an executive mentor for a wide variety of women-founded startups.
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