# Building a Billion Dollar Company Takes More than Just a Big Idea

**Date**: Thursday, February 20, 2014
**Time**: 6:00-8:30 p.m.
**Location**: NYU Stern, 44 West 4th Street, New York, NY 10012

The [Berkley Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation](/experience-stern/about/departments-centers-initiatives/centers-of-research/berkley-center) and Founder.org welcome Michael Baum, founder of six startups, for an informational talk entitled "Building a Billion Dollar Company Takes More than Just a Big Idea."

This event marks the kick-off of the $100K Founder.org annual competition. The FOUNDER.org $100K is an annual competition where 10 finalist teams will win $100K each and 50 semifinalist teams will be accepted into FOUNDER.org University, a 12-month company building program. Following the talk, teams may participate in a 60-second pitch-off for the opportunity to have lunch with Baum and receive in-depth feedback.

Please [click here](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/100k-founderorg-kick-off-event-tickets-10573045263) for more information on this event.

Research Center Events

— 2/20/2014

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