Building the Perfect Company Presentation
Thursday, August 28th, 2008, 6:00pm to 8:30pm
Palo Alto, CA

The VC TaskForce is pleased to offer a Company Presentation workshop for CEOs and other executives responsible for crafting and delivering the company's core presentation. Learn what the key 'must have' elements are in a 'perfect pitch'. Learn what the most serious red flags are that lead to early disqualification.

Dr. Ronald Weissman, our session leader, has been an active Silicon Valley VC (Apax Partners) and angel investor (Band of Angels) and has trained many companies in the art of successful pitching. As a VC, he has critiqued hundreds of pitches and has read thousands of presentations. As a former executive, he has delivered hundreds of pitches himself in Silicon Valley and on Wall Street. Ron will share the lessons he has learned in developing the story that investors want to hear. He will be joined by several VC colleagues who will share their experiences in listening to some of the best as well as some of the worst pitches on the planet.

Moderator: Dr. Ronald Weissman, Apax Partners and, Band of Angels

Panel:
Lara Druyan, General Partner, Allegis Capital
Marc Burch, Angel Investor and institutional investor for the von Liebig Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology at UC San Diego.

Registration Fee: $35 VC Taskforce Members, $45 Affiliate Organization Member

Register at: http://vctaskforce.com/content/view/466/



Entrepreneur Funding Boot Camp
Friday, September 5th, 2008, 8:30am to 4:30pm
San Francisco, CA

Planning to raise funding for your venture?
Entrepreneur Funding Boot Camp is an all day intensive session that will teach you the ins and outs of the funding process from investors and experts who have successfully helped their clients navigate the funding process. Learn how to:

* Develop a Compelling Strategy and Plan
* Build Out a Team
* Structure Your Deal (Valuation, Terms Sheet)
* Effectively Present to Investors
* Prepare for and Manage Due Diligence
* Create an Attractive Exit Strategy

The Entrepreneur Funding Boot Camp is designed for entrepreneurs, including CEOs and other C-Level executives from start-up companies. We recommend, but do not require, that each company have at least two members of their management team attend.

Course Fees: $125/person includes all day education session, copy of course materials, extensive handouts from speakers, breakfast, and lunch

Register at http://fundingbootcamp.eventbrite.com

Hosted by: Keiretsu Forum San Francisco/North Bay, the world’s largest network of angel investors. For more information, please contact: Maggie Jacobberger, Keiretsu Forum San Francisco/North Bay Entrepreneur Director.



Consumer Web Evolution: The Real-time Web
Tuesday, September 16th, 2008, 6:00pm to 8:30pm
Stanford Business School

As the consumer web evolves, we're seeing a trend towards immediate sharing of everything about our lives online. The current batch of hot companies in the consumer web space of life-streaming are all about helping you share the important (and sometimes not so important) details of your life with friends and family “as and when they happen”.

The tools that let us broadcast our lives in real-time are radically changing the way we keep in touch with people we know and, for the socially bold or privacy nonchalant, get in touch with people we don’t know. Market leaders are jumping on the bandwagon. Google acquired a key player, Jaiku, few months ago. AOL added life-streaming features to AIM few weeks ago. Come and hear from leading companies in this space, and learn what these thought leaders see as the future of the consumer web.

More info at: http://www.vlab.org/article.html?aid=221