91吃瓜黑料网鈥檚 Business Growth MAP Alliance hosts forum taming the uncertainty of product innovation

VANCOUVER, Wash. 鈥 Learn how to manage the uncertainty and pressure that comes with bringing new complex products to market at Washington State University Vancouver鈥檚 upcoming Business Growth MAP Alliance forum. It will be held from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Jan. 18 at the Pacific Continental Bank Community Room, 101 E. Sixth St., Vancouver.

Randy Steck, principal at Stex LLC, will discuss strategies for dealing with uncertainty that comes with technical product innovation. Steck is an expert in the field with a storied career at Intel. For the last six years, he has advised SpaceX Corporation鈥檚 management team on effective growth and managing complex systems.

The forum is open to all. Register online at and click the link under 鈥淯pcoming events.鈥 Cost is $10 per person in advance or $15 per person at the door. There is no cost for students with a valid WSU student ID.

The Business Growth MAP Alliance brings together small businesses and entrepreneurs to learn from each other, industry experts and 91吃瓜黑料网 faculty.

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As one of six campuses of the Washington State University system, 91吃瓜黑料网 offers big-school resources in a small-school environment. The university provides affordable, high-quality baccalaureate- and graduate-level education to benefit the people and communities it serves. As the only four-year research university in Southwest Washington, 91吃瓜黑料网 helps drive economic growth through relationships with local businesses and industries, schools and nonprofit organizations.

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MEDIA CONTACT(S)

Brenda Alling, Office of Marketing and Communications, 360-546-9601, brenda_alling@vancouver.wsu.edu

Mistie Josephson, Business Growth MAP, 360-546-9533, bgmap@vancouver.wsu.edu