01325nas a2200133   4500008004100000022001400041245007300055210006900128260004200197520087800239100001901117700001901136856003601155       2008                        eng d  a1913-610200aBlood on the Tracks: 6 Years of Technical Entrepreneurship in Ottawa0 aBlood on the Tracks 6 Years of Technical Entrepreneurship in Ott  aOttawabTalent First Networkc05/20083 aIn 2002, twenty nine engineers and computer scientists completed a Lead-to-Win (LTW) program in Technical Entrepreneurship. The LTW program was a pilot program designed for former Nortel employees to gain the skills needed to become entrepreneurs. Of the participants, fifteen started technology businesses, ten tried to attract venture capital funding, eleven tried to grow their companies with no venture capital funding, and seven established five technology businesses headquartered in Ottawa. These businesses attracted over $91 million from venture capital firms during one of the worst economic times to hit this region and created over 280 jobs globally.

On May 15th at the Partnership Conference Series, John Callahan and Tony Bailetti, directors of the LTW program, and three of the LTW graduates spoke about the lessons learned during and since the program.
1 aCallahan, John1 aBailetti, Tony  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/150