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DESCRIPTION:Mock Live Session: Innovating Business Models Using the VARS Fr
 amework with Deepak SomayaNew business models are revolutionizing our econ
 omy and are the lifeblood of innovative value creation and growth. In this
  session\, we will learn how to use the VARS framework to develop and eval
 uate innovative new business models. We will also learn how to assess the 
 potential viability of a business model\, and how to undertake a pivot whe
 n necessary. Join Professor Deepak Somaya for an engaging and insightful s
 ession\, offering a glimpse into the dynamic learning environment at Gies.
 &nbsp\;Register here!Meet Deepak SomayaDeepak Somaya is the Diane and Stev
 en N. Miller professor in business administration. He is a professor in bo
 th the Gies College of Business and the College of Law\, and serves as Aca
 demic Director for the Origin Ventures Academy for Entrepreneurial Leaders
 hip. Somaya also holds an appointment as Edwards Scholar at the Discovery 
 Partners Institute in Chicago. His research focuses on knowledge assets su
 ch as human capital and technology\, and on scalable business models enabl
 ed by digital innovation. Somaya received an undergraduate degree in mecha
 nical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology at Bombay and an
  MBA from the Indian Institute of Management at Calcutta. He was awarded h
 is PhD in business administration from the University of California at Ber
 keley.
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SUMMARY:Mock Live Session: Innovating Business Models Using the VARS Framew
 ork
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><strong>Mock Live Session: Innovating Busin
 ess Models Using the VARS Framework with Deepak Somaya</strong></p><p>New 
 business models are revolutionizing our economy and are the lifeblood of i
 nnovative value creation and growth. In this session\, we will learn how t
 o use the VARS framework to develop and evaluate innovative new business m
 odels. We will also learn how to assess the potential viability of a busin
 ess model\, and how to undertake a pivot when necessary. Join Professor De
 epak Somaya for an engaging and insightful session\, offering a glimpse in
 to the dynamic learning environment at Gies.&nbsp\;Register here!</p><p><a
  href="https://giesbusiness.illinois.edu/profile/deepak-somaya">Meet Deepa
 k Somaya</a></p><p><span>Deepak Somaya is the Diane and Steven N. Miller p
 rofessor in business administration. He is a professor in both the Gies Co
 llege of Business and the College of Law\, and serves as Academic Director
  for the Origin Ventures Academy for Entrepreneurial Leadership. Somaya al
 so holds an appointment as Edwards Scholar at the Discovery Partners Insti
 tute in Chicago. His research focuses on knowledge assets such as human ca
 pital and technology\, and on scalable business models enabled by digital 
 innovation. Somaya received an undergraduate degree in mechanical engineer
 ing from the Indian Institute of Technology at Bombay and an MBA from the 
 Indian Institute of Management at Calcutta. He was awarded his PhD in busi
 ness administration from the University of California at Berkeley.</span><
 /p><p><em></em></p>
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