This 10-week series is focused on the entrepreneurial process—how a start-up team, with an invention or innovation, can commercialize that technology and access the capital, talent, and resources necessary to create a successful company. The series examines the local climate for entrepreneurs, looks at the personal rewards and costs of forming a company, and provides a roadmap for the start-up team. The speakers include successful entrepreneurs and professional service providers who work with early-stage companies. The series is intended for the UW community to increase awareness of the issues unique to the start-up process (in particular, the high-tech start-up) and to improve the odds of commercial success.