A Discussion with MIT CSAIL's Michael Stonebraker

Published: Feb. 24, 2016, 10:31 p.m.

b'A researcher at MIT\\u2019s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab, Michael Stonebraker has founded and led nine different big-data spin-offs, including VoltDB, Tamr and Vertica - the latter of which was bought by Hewlett Packard for $340 million.\\n\\nNow he\\u2019s bringing his insights to a new online course being offered this month through edX and MIT Professional Education. Co-taught by long-time business partner Andy Palmer, \\u201cStartup Success: How to Launch a Technology Company in 6 Steps\\u201d covers topics ranging from generating ideas and recruiting top talent to pitching VCs and negotiating deals - all in the span of three weeks.'