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Burt Swersey States Importance of Following Your Passion

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  • Date Added : 3/23/2007
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Burt Swersey

  • Lecturer, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)
  • male
  • Caucasian
  • 1936 (Age: 88 years old)
  • Burt Swersey - Interview - RPI
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Biography

Burt Swersey has been teaching design and problem solving courses at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute for the past for the past 16 years. His courses include Inventor's Studio (a capstone design course), Introduction To Engineering Design and Studio One of Product Design and Innovation, which combines the study of engineering and the humanities.

Prior to his role at RPI, Swersey spent 25 years starting and running 4 medical equipment companies. He holds over 15 US patents.

Burt Swersey is a graduate of Cornell University.

Follow your passion. I think without passion, it's not fun, it's not exciting, you're lacking the motivation. So find something that you're really passionate about and commit to doing it. I think the biggest secret to innovation is to say here is the need... the result of this need is that people...(Full transcript available to logged in subscribers.).

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Video 1 of 8 Burt Swersey Discusses Professional Background
  • Burt Swersey - Interview - RPI
  • 3/23/2007
  • Burt Swersey
  • 2 min. 50 sec.
Video 2 of 8 Burt Swersey Discusses Desire To Follow In Father's Footsteps As An Entrepreneur
  • Burt Swersey - Interview - RPI
  • 3/23/2007
  • Burt Swersey
  • 0 min. 57 sec.
Video 3 of 8 Burt Swersey Discusses Starting First Business In Medical Device and Supplies
  • Burt Swersey - Interview - RPI
  • 3/23/2007
  • Burt Swersey
  • 3 min. 7 sec.
Video 4 of 8 Burt Swersey Shares Thoughts on Entrepreneurship and Intellectual Property
  • Burt Swersey - Interview - RPI
  • 3/23/2007
  • Burt Swersey
  • 1 min. 1 sec.
Video 5 of 8 Burt Swersey States Importance of Bringing Creativity To Existing Problems
  • Burt Swersey - Interview - RPI
  • 3/23/2007
  • Burt Swersey
  • 3 min. 37 sec.
Video 6 of 8 Burt Swersey States Need To Develop Products Which Are Affordable By All People In The World
  • Burt Swersey - Interview - RPI
  • 3/23/2007
  • Burt Swersey
  • 1 min. 3 sec.
Video 7 of 8 Burt Swersey States Importance of Following Your Passion
  • Burt Swersey - Interview - RPI
  • 3/23/2007
  • Burt Swersey
  • 0 min. 59 sec.
Video 8 of 8 Burt Swersey States Importance of Defining and Committing To An Exit Strategy
  • Burt Swersey - Interview - RPI
  • 3/23/2007
  • Burt Swersey
  • 1 min. 33 sec.

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