Webinar: 50 Years in Business and Still learning
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Pacific
Please register in advance to attend this webinar, which will be held on Thursday, May 15, Pacific. After the talk, you’re invited to join a post-event Zoom session to connect with the speaker and fellow alumni. We look forward to your participation.
—Peter Tong, PhD (MS ’81, PhD ’85)
50 Years in Business and Still Learning: Milton Chang (PhD ’69)
This talk will explore best practices for starting and building a company, using Bonsai Heirloom as a case study. Founder Milton Chang (PhD ’69) will explain why he chose bonsai, how he evaluated the opportunity, positioned the company for sustainable competitive advantage, set up a low-overhead infrastructure to be the lowest-cost producer, and applied e-commerce marketing techniques to build the business.
He will also share how Techers can excel in any field by broadening what they know and applying Caltech-honed problem-solving skills.
About the Speaker
Milton Chang (PhD ’69) is an entrepreneur and angel investor who mentors startup founders. He is the author of Toward Entrepreneurship.
He served as president and CEO of Newport Corporation and New Focus, taking both companies public. He has successfully incubated more than a dozen startup companies. Most recently, he founded Bonsai Heirloom, an e-commerce business.
Milton earned a BS in electrical engineering with highest honors from the University of Illinois, and MS and PhD degrees from Caltech. He also holds an executive MBA from Harvard.
He received Caltech’s Distinguished Alumni Award in 2002 and has also been recognized by the University of Illinois. He has served on the Visiting Committee of NIST and an SEC advisory board. He currently advises several technology companies, including PhotonPharma and Coreshell Technologies, and is a trustee of Caltech.
Our Alumni Volunteers
The following alumni work together to serve you:
Avni Gandhi, Dave Adler, Jane Frommer, Mike Klein, Susan Huynh, and Peter Tong.