Lessons from Entrepreneurship In Scholarly Communications: From Idea to Reality

The word "innovation" is on everyone's lips. Yet, of all the career paths in scholarly communications, one of the least discussed is entrepreneurship. This panel features CEOs and founders who have launched ventures ranging from publishing houses to technology start-ups, community organizations, and consultancies. Of course, entrepreneurship is about having a (good) idea for a product or service. But at the heart of all new ventures lie two critical matters: money and people. How can I fund my business, and what are some differences between bootstrapping and securing external funding? Why does cash flow so often determine success or failure? How can I find the right partners, and what are the key roles that need to be filled to get started? More topics will be covered, including the importance of business models; creative marketing on a limited budget; storytelling and legitimacy-building; shortcuts to administrative duties; attracting talent; technology hurdles.

SSP Annual Meeting Session Learning Level

Mixed-Learning

Publication Date

2022 | Jun 02

44th Annual Meeting (2022)

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“Building a More Connected Scholarly Community” The last 19+ months have been a fascinating contradiction, making us feel both painfully disconnected and also perhaps more bonded than ever before. How can we take the strengths we already possessed as a community, fold in lessons learned during the pandemic, and aim for being an even stronger, broader, and more connected community? Our Annual Meeting brings together academics, funders, librarians, publishers, service providers, technologists, and countless others with a communal interest and stake in the dissemination of scholarly information. We look forward to the 44th Annual Meeting as an opportunity to reconnect and to connect anew.

Jennifer Schivas

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Managing Director, 67 Bricks

Jennifer Schivas is Managing Director of 67 Bricks, a technology consultancy working with some of the most innovative names in scholarly publishing. She has previously held roles at Intellect Books, Taylor & Francis and Oxford University Press and as a consultant has worked with BMJ, SAGE, Wiley and others. Jennifer has led award-winning product launches and innovation projects, worked with technology giants such as HP, Microsoft and Samsung, and set up business partnerships with a range of emerging startups in both the publishing and technology spaces. Since joining 67 Bricks she has spearheaded a number of initiatives to successfully expand their reach and scale the business.

Stephen Rhind-Tutt

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President, Coherent Digital

Stephen has worked in electronic publishing for libraries for more than 20 years. Before co-founding Alexander Street in 2000, he worked for Gale, Proquest, Chadwyck-Healey, and SilverPlatter in a number of different roles. He’s currently President of Coherent Digital, a start-up with a mission to ‘tame wild content’. He’s a frequent speaker at conferences including The Charleston Conference, the Society of Scholarly Publishers. Stephen has a B.A. from University College London and an M.B.A. from Boston University.

Tim Lloyd

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Founder/CEO, LibLynx

Tim Lloyd is founder and CEO of LibLynx, a business helping publishers, service providers and libraries to manage identity and access to online resources, and better understand the usage and impact of those resources. Tim is a member of the Governance committee and co-Chair of the Outreach committee for SeamlessAccess.org, and a member of COUNTER’s Open Access/Unpaywalled sub-group. His career spans several decades in a variety of product development and operational roles in online publishing, with a particular focus on developing innovative products and services to support online learning and research.

Violaine Iglesias

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CEO and Co-Founder, Cadmore Media

Violaine’s experience spans fifteen years in professional, scholarly, and trade publishing, including stints at technology provider GVPi, SAGE Publishing, Random House, and Flammarion. She has led the development of digital publishing platforms and co-founded Cadmore Media to spur the growth of streaming media in scholarly and professional communication.