Revenue Bootcamp Conference: Because generating revenue is the best way to fund your business!

July 10, 2009 8:30am - 5:00pm Microsoft Building 1 1065 La Avenida Street Mountain View, CA 94043

Garage Technology Ventures presents Revenue Bootcamp, a conference for entrepreneurs to energize their strategies for generating revenue.

The conference covers maximizing traffic, generating leads, online advertising, non-traditional monetization strategies, and raising capital. Attendees will hear from industry experts and from entrepreneurs in the trenches, including Chris Anderson, author of Free: The Future of a Radical Price, Charlene Li, author of Groundswell: Winning in a World Transformed by Social Technologies, Mike Moritz of Sequoia Capital, and Garage’s own Guy Kawasaki.

This is a conference that will pay off!



AGENDA

Breakfast and Registration 8:30am - 9:00am

Panel Will Anyone Pay for Anything? 9:00am - 9:45am

This panel examines the mentality of people when it comes to, God forbid, paying for anything. What will they pay for? How much? When? Or does everyone believe that everything should be free at this point? Noelle Chun - Internet aggregator, Editor, Writer Anastasia Goodstein - Founder and Editor-In-Chief, Ypulse Erika Schmale - Volunteer, Habitat for Humanity Guy Kawasaki - Moderator. Garage Technology Ventures

Panel How to Create a Traffic Jam by Really Trying 9:45am - 10:45am

This panel answers questions like: How can you increase traffic to your site? What are the best SEO and SEM techniques? How do you avoid wasting money on ineffective strategies? Anita Cohen-Williams - Founder & CEO, MySearchGuru Sagar Kamdar - Product Manager of Webmaster Central, Google Dion Lim - President & COO, Simply Hired Neil Patel - Quick Sprout blogger Tim Westergren - Chief Strategy Officer, Pandora Charlene Li - Moderator. Founder, Altimeter Group

Break 10:45am - 11:00am

Keynote Chris Anderson Editor in Chief, Wired magazine Author of Free: The Future of a Radical Price 11:00am - 12:00pm

Lunch 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Panel Is the Advertising Model Dead? 1:30pm - 2:30pm

This panel answers questions like: Can you build a real business around advertising revenues? What does it take to optimize ad revenue? Are new ad techniques energizing? Samir Arora - Chairman and CEO, Glam Media Neil Chase - Vice President for Author Services, Federated Media Tom Chavez - GM, Publisher Business Group, Microsoft Tim Kendall - Director of Monetization, Facebook David Kopp - Senior Director, N. American Ads, Yahoo! Bill Reichert - Moderator. Garage Technology Ventures

Panel Beyond CPM, Innovative Models for Generating Revenues 2:30pm - 3:30pm

What is the best model for your company? Explore the possibilities of using affiliate, freemium, digital goods, and other models. Will Harvey - Co-Founder and Chairman, IMVU Scott Hintz - Co-Founder, TripIt Alice Lankester - Former VP Marketing, Photobucket.com Kerri Pollard - GM, Commission Junction Jeremy Schoemaker - Founder, ShoeMoney Media Group Joyce Chung - Moderator. Garage Technology Ventures

Break 3:30pm - 3:45pm

Fireside Chat Guy Kawasaki with Mike Moritz and Paul Graham 3:45pm - 4:45pm

Join Guy Kawasaki as he chats with Mike Moritz of Sequoia Capital and Paul Graham of Y Combinator about the current fundraising atmosphere and the future of innovation.

Admission: $495 Special Pricing for Entrepreneurs: $295



Tags: revenue, entrepreneurship, funding, startup, conference, guykawasaki, vc, angels, sequoia

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In its 4th year, Launch: Silicon Valley is now firmly established as the premier product launch platform for cash strapped startups .

The event, co-presented by SVASE, Garage Technology Ventures and Microsoft, provides the next generation of emerging technology companies with the opportunity to pitch their products to, and network with, an audience of Silicon Valley's top VCs, Angels, corporate business development executives, prospective customers and partners, bloggers and media. Launch: Silicon Valley 2009 is designed to uncover and showcase products and services from the most exciting of the newest startups in information technology, mobility, security, digital media, next generation internet, life sciences and clean energy. As in previous years, Launch: Silicon Valley 2009 will feature new companies that are ready for launch, but are not yet well known. These are companies that have a product or service available (as of June 9, 2009), but have not been out in the marketplace for more than a few months.

Companies that are interested in presenting their products at Launch: Silicon Valley 2009 should send an Executive Summary of no more than 2 pages to Launchsv@svase.org by latest May 8, 2009.

Up to 30 of the most interesting companies will be invited to leverage Launch: Silicon Valley 2009 as the springboard to launch their product or service, and to network with the audience of Silicon Valley's top movers and shakers at the Pre-L:SV Event Party on the evening of June 8, as well as at the event itself on June 9. The following VC Partners have already signed on as panelists for Launch: Silicon Valley 2009:

• Matt Horton, @Ventures
• Evgeny Zaytsev, Asset Management
• Howard Hartenbaum, August Capital
• Ted Driscoll, Claremont Creek Ventures
• Rich Ferrari, DeNovo Ventures
• Warren Packard, Draper Fisher Jurvetson
• Bill Reichert, Garage Technology Ventures
• Barry Eggers, Lightspeed Venture Partners
• Todd Kimmell, Mayfield Fund
• Ken Gullicksen, Morgenthaller Ventures
• David Aslin, Nexit
• Ken Elefant, Opus Capital
• Neil Weintraut, Palo Alto Venture Partners
• Jeff Clavier, SofTech VC

Further panelists will be announced during the coming months.

Should I apply for my free online business leads website?

Tags: startupevents, launch, silicon valley, vc, angels, investors, information technology, mobility, security, digital media, next gen, life sciences, clean energy

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I just read Guy Kawasaki's blog post today on the OPEN Forum. Excellent as usual!

He touches on the typical steps for fundraising through VCs (Plan A) and the pitfalls and then goes onto Plan B (the better bootstrapping approach, which is in essence, don't quit your day job and build your company with as little money as possible).

For another excellent read, you can also see his book, The Art of the Start. Great read!

Tags: theart of the start, bootstrapping, guy kawasaki, fund raising, venture capital

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Is your company making money and looking for growth capital? You may want to check these guys out!

Winnington is preparing to launch 2 new investment funds: (1) Winnington Opportunity Fund LP, a public equity hedge fund focusing on small to mid-cap companies, and (2) Winnington Private Equity Fund LP, a private equity fund also focusing on the small to medium sized enterprise. These funds will be of interest to the high net worth individual seeking to diversify a portfolio through the use of alternative investments.

Need help fundraising, let me know.

Tags: privateequity, small cap, mid-cap, investment fund, winnington, private equity fund, opportunity fund, canadian fund, fundraising

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SilkRoad Equity Company Information

Just thought I'd post about an excellent private equity company I have known about for a while, SilkRoad Equity, run by the very successful Andrew "Flip" Filipowski. (How many other people can say they sold a company to a large technology company, CA, for a dew billion dollars?) They invest in a wide range of opportunities focusing on those with high growth potential and strong management. They have an extensive portfolio of companies and what really impresses me is the following statement from their site:

If you are searching for capital and have high growth potential and strong management, make sure SilkRoad is at the top of your list!

Much Success!
eMarv

Tags: privateequity, startup, venture capital, andrew filipowski, flip filipowski, silkroad equity, buyout

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I know this is not an event, but I thought you still might be interested especially since there are many small companies trying to do the e-commerce thing.

Here's the link: http://www.practicalecommerce.com/yahoo

Here's a description of the magazine from their website:

Enjoy!

Blogged with Flock

Tags: smallbusiness, free magazine, e-commerce, startup help, seo, customer conversion

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Tags: startupevents, nvtc, mitef, Southeast Venture Conference, gps, web2.0, february event, venture capital, startup, private equity

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Just saw this on the Silicon Valley Business Journal website:
Report: Investor puts $60M into Facebook

so this social networking thing isn't just a fad! ;-)

$300 million ($240M from Microsoft) invested in Facebook in the last 2 months.  Not bad at all!

Blogged with Flock

Tags: facebook, social networking, startup, startup investing, microsoft investments

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I know this is not an event but I thought I'd post it here in case you are interested in building a Facebook app...

I just read on TechCrunch that a Silicon Valley venture capital organization, Bay Partners, recently launched a fund just for FaceBook apps called AppFactory. Maybe I should start building a Facebook app!

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For those interested in greentech, you might be interested in GoingGreen 2007. Personally, I would greatly enjoy going to the event since greentech is now, but alas, I'm not able to go... Anyways, read on for more info...

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GoingGreen is where cutting-edge greentech CEOs meet the movers and shakers from the biggest industries on earth. Green technology innovators are transforming the global energy, water, agriculture, transportation, construction, manufacturing, and resource recovery establishments. This two-and-a-half-day executive event features CEO presentations and high-level debates on the most promising emerging green technologies and new entrepreneurial opportunities.

At GoingGreen, our editors will also honor the GoingGreen 100 Top Private Companies.  Thirty of the top CEOs from the GoingGreen 100 will pitch their market strategies to a panel of industry experts in our “CEO Showcase.”

Who Attends
Seven hundred greentech CEOs, business development officers, eminent researchers, venture capital and private-equity investors, and leading members of the press and blogging community will attend GoingGreen. Over 20,000 webcast viewers from over 100 countries will also tune in and interact with the program. Executives attend GoingGreen to identify and debate emerging trends, build high-level relationships and create new business opportunities.

 Click here to see how the program is shaping up.  

Trends and Topics
The Green Energy of Tomorrow Batteries Water Supply, Storage & Treatment Photovoltaics The Green City Growing Biofuel Alternative Fuels - Landfill Waste, Animal Fat, Plant Fiber Organic & Biofuel Impacts on Global Agriculture Global Warming Challenges Water Entrepreneurs Wastewater Treatment Opportunities Distributed Energy Infrastructure The Virtual Utility Wind Power Fuel Cells vs. Batteries	Green Consumer Products The Next Generation Automobile Biofuel Refining The Green Home Waste and Pollution Treatment The 500,000 Year Timeline Green Energy Companies Mega-Projects - Watering & Cooling the World Big vs. Small - Synergies for Green Civilization Fuel Cells Public & Private, Who is Greenest? What are the Most Lucrative, Transformative Green Technologies?

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Meet the New Captains of Innovation

Save the Date
July 31st-August 2nd, 2007
Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA

As those who have attended any of the four annual Stanford Summits know,  the Stanford Summit is a two-and-a-half-day executive gathering that highlights the significant economic, political and commercial trends affecting the global technology industries. The Stanford Summit features the most innovative companies, eminent technologists, influential investors and journalists in keynote presentations, panel debates and private company CEO showcases. The Stanford Summit's goal is to identify the most promising entrepreneurial opportunities and investments in the global tech industry.

So mark your calendar, and click here to take advantage of the 25%-off ticket we have reserved for you before it expires.

Previous executive speakers include Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page, Skype founder, Niklas Zennstrom, Marc Benioff of Salesforce.com, Rob Glaser of RealNetworks, Verisign's Stratton Sclavos, Jonathan Schwartz of Sun Microsystems, Jon Miller of AOL, Marten Mickos of MySQL, and Trip Hawkins of Digital Chocolate.

Other notables include YouTube founder and CEO Chad Hurley, FCC Chairman Michael Powell, Stanford Law professor Larry Lessig, Dallas Mavericks owner, Mark Cuban, Don Evans, Secretary of Commerce, Clinton National Security Advisor, Sandy Berger, The "Dean for President" campaign's Joe Trippi, George Gilder, and Hall of Famer Ronnie Lott.

Who Attends
More than a thousand technology, media and advertising CEOs, business development officers, media buyers, venture capital and private-equity investors, and leading members of the press and blogging community will attend the Stanford Summit. Over 20,000 webcast viewers from over 100 countries will also tune in and interact with the program. Executives attend the Stanford Summit to identify and debate emerging trends, build high-level relationships and create new business opportunities.

          Stanford Summit 2007 Program & Speakers: 

Tuesday, July 31, 2007
        

6:00pm	Welcoming Remarks from our Hosts Tony Perkins, Founder, AlwaysOn Tom Byers, Professor, STVP, Stanford University  Tina Seelig, Executive Director, STVP, Stanford University
6:10pm  McCaw Hall	AlwaysOn 100 Top Company Awards Co-Moderator: Packy Kelly, Partner, KPMG Co-Moderator: Tony Perkins, Founder, AlwaysOn
6:30pm  McCaw Hall	Introducing the New Captains of Innovation Moderator: Guy Kawasaki, Co-Founder, Truemors Craig Sherman, CEO, Gaia Online Paul Martino, CEO, Aggregate Knowledge Gil Penchina, CEO, Wikia (invited) Trevor Healy, CEO, Jajah (invited)
7:30pm  McCaw Hall	AlwaysOn Reception in the Ford Gardens, Sponsored by Nova Scotia Business Robert Daigle, VP Business Development, Nova Scotia Business

Wednesday, August 1, 2007 

8:45am  McCaw Hall	Beyond Search: Discovery Moderator: James Joaquin, Partner, Bridgescale Paul Martino, CEO, Aggregate Knowledge Joe Greenstein, CEO, Flixster David Hyman, CEO, MOG Bambi Francisco, Co-Founder & CEO, Vator.TV
9:00am Fisher Center	CEO Showcase -- Web Services Todd Humphrey, CEO, Cleverset Hari Shetty, CEO, iPolipo Jin Koh, CEO, Startforce John Bruce, CEO, iUpload Ivan Koon, CEO, YouSendit Immediately followed by 15 minutes of analysis by industry experts       David Carlick, Managing Director, Vantage Point Venture Partners       David Weiden, Partner, Khosla Ventures *Following this the CEOs will be in the Fisher Lobby for 30-minutes of demos and Q&A
9:30am  McCaw Hall	Keynote: Joe Schoendorf The Global Economic Power Shift--Away from Europe and to Asia
9:50am  McCaw Hall	Customer Powered Innovation  Moderator: Jeanne Bliss, author, Chief Customer Officer Brett Caine, President, Citrix Online Adam Selipsky, VP, Amazon Web Services Danny Kolke, CEO, Etelos Steven Aldrich, VP Strategy & Innovation, Small Business Division, Intuit
10:00am Fisher Center	CEO Showcase -- Consumer Michael Downing, CEO, GoFish Vipin Jain, CEO, Retrevo Mike Metzger, CEO, PayScale Joel Smernoff, CEO, PalTalk Dean McEvoy, Managing Director, Booking Angel Immediately followed by 15 minutes of analysis by industry experts       George Zachary, Partner, Charles River Ventures          Chi-Hua Chien, Venture Development, Accel Partners       Ed Lambert, SVP, Bridge Bank *Following this the CEOs will be in the Fisher Lobby for 30-minutes of demos and Q&A
10:45am	Break
11:00am  McCaw Hall	A Brief Look at Second Life Philip Rosedale, CEO, Linden Lab
11:15am  McCaw Hall	How Real is the Virtual Web? Moderator: Jaron Lanier, Scholar-In-Residence, CET, UC Berkeley Irving Wladawsky-Berger, VP, IBM Philip Rosedale, CEO, Linden Lab Craig Sherman, CEO, Gaia Online Chris Melissinos, Chief Gaming Officer, Sun Microsystems
11:15am Fisher Center	CEO Showcase -- Enterprise Jeany Stein, CEO, Design Universe Des Cahill, CEO, Habeas Michael Schmitt, CEO, Siderean Jeremiah Josey, Chairman, Pozilok Charles Kendric, CEO, Isomorphic Software Immediately followed by 15 minutes of analysis by industry experts       Katherine Egbert, MD & Senior Equity Analyst, Jefferies & Company    *Following this the CEOs will be in the Fisher Lobby for 30-minutes of demos and Q&A
Noon  McCaw Hall	The Patent Crisis: Crossroads for the Business of Technology Moderator: Michael Brandis, Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold Chip Lutton, Chief Patent Counsel, Apple Michelle Lee, Assoc. General Counsel, Head of Patents, Google David Kappos, Asst. General Counsel, Intellectual Property, IBM David Hayes, Partner, Intellectual Property Group, Fenwick & West
Noon  Fisher Center	CE0 Showcase -- Mobile Anu Nigam, CEO, 411Sync Gary Tauss, CEO, Mobidia James Siminoff, CEO, SimulScribe Dr. HP Jin, CEO, TeleNav Mark Cannon, CEO, Digit Wireless Immediately followed by 15 minutes of analysis by industry experts       George Zachary, Partner, Charles River Ventures          Rob Trice, Partner, Nokia Growth Partners       Andy Abramson, Principal, Comunicano *Following this the CEOs will be in the Fisher Lobby for 30-minutes of demos and Q&A
11:30am -- 12:30pm	Buffet Lunch -- in the Ford Gardens
1:45pm   McCaw Hall	Why Aren't VCs Happy? Paul Deninger, Vice Chairman, Jefferies & Company
1:45pm  Fisher Center	CEO Showcase -- Hardware & Infrastructure Steve Lewis, CEO, Teneros Billy Marshall, CEO, rPath John LeMoncheck, CEO, SiBEAM Dr. Geoff Barrall, CEO, Data Robotics Paul Johnston, CEO, Twrra Fuel Technologies Immediately followed by 15 minutes of analysis by industry experts        Adam Selipsky, VP, Amazon Web Services        Mark Zawacki, Managing Director & Founder, Milestone Group        Ping Li, Accel Partners *Following this the CEOs will be in the Fisher Lobby for 30-minutes of demos and Q&A
2:00pm  McCaw Hall	VCs: Are You Happy? Moderator: Sam Angus, Corporate Partner, Fenwick & West Roger McNamee, Partner, Elevation Partners Erik Straser, General Partner, Mohr Davidow Ventures Paul Deninger, Vice Chairman, Jefferies & Company Bill Gurley, General Partner, Benchmark Capital
2:45pm McCaw Hall	Building the Green Data Center Moderator: Dave Edwards, Research Analyst, Morgan Stanley Steve Sams, VP, Global Site & Facilities, IBM Global Technology Services Mike Rigodanzo, SVP Technology Services, Technology Solutions Group, HP Stephen Trainor, VP Strategy, Level-3 Subodh Bapat, VP & Distinguished Engineer, Sun Microsystems
2:45pm Fisher Center	CEO Showcase -- Advertising & Web Services Christina Tutone, Managing Director, Ad It Last Lance Podell, CEO, Pulse360 Jay Hallberg, CMO, SpiceWorks Jack Jia, CEO, Baynote Toby Armstrong, CEO, Rent Hire Buy Immediately followed by 15 minutes of analysis by industry experts       Adam Selipsky, VP, Amazon Web Services       Tom Cole, General Partner, Trinity Ventures *Following this the CEOs will be in the Fisher Lobby for 30-minutes of demos and Q&A
3:30pm	Break
3:45pm McCaw Hall	CE0 Showcase Indy Gill, CEO, Unwired Buyer Marketta Silvera, CEO, Apptera Luis Solis, CEO, Group Systems Colin Fabig, CEO, Wookah Nathaniel Colangelo, CEO, U1 Technologies *Following this the CEOs will be in the Fisher Lobby for 30-minutes of demos and Q&A
4:30pm McCaw Hall	Fireside Chat -- Co-Creating the Global Mobile Experience Om Malik, GigaOm Tero Ojanpera, CTO, Nokia
4:50pm McCaw Hall	Where is the Mobile Convergence Tipping Point? Moderator: Om Malik, GigaOm Larry Lang, VP & GM, Mobility Signaling & Control Business Unit, Cisco Tero Ojanpera, CTO, Nokia Len Lauer, EVP & Group President, QUALCOMM Philip Alveda, CEO, MobiTV
5:35pm McCaw Hall	Entrepreneurship as an Extreme Sport Tina Seelig, Executive Director, Stanford Technology Ventures Program
7:00pm	Hawaiian Luau in Dorman Grove

Thursday, August 2, 2007 

8:00am Fisher Center	Europe is Back!  Welcome to the South of France Team Cote D'Azur Breakfast Raffle for a ticket to the Monte Carlo 2008 Formula 1 Grand Prix Winner must be present to win.
8:45am McCaw Hall	Will the Internet Still Be Here in 20 Years? Moderator: Al Delattre, Global Partner, Accenture Nick McKeown, Professor, Stanford University Andy Bechtolsheim, Co-Founder, Sun Microsystems
9:30am McCaw Hall	The New News Moderator: Andreas Kluth, Technology Correspondent, The Economist Ann Grimes, Acting Dir., Graduate Program in Journalism, Stanford University Alan Warms, CEO, BuzzTracker Chris Tolles, CEO, Topix Dan Cohen, CEO, Pageflakes
9:30am Fisher Center	CE0 Showcase -- Next Gen Media Tools Steve Rosenbaum, CEO, Magnify.net Reena Jadhav, CMO, Conduit Adam Selig, CEO, Visible Technologies Vincent Hsieh, CEO, Aleric Immediately followed by 15 minutes of analysis by industry experts       David Carlick, Managing Director, Vantage Point Venture Partners       Sharon Wienbar, Managing Director, Scale Venture Partners       Jim Armstrong, Managing Director, Clearstone Venture Partners *Following this the CEOs will be in the Fisher Lobby for 30-minutes of demos and Q&A
10:15am	Break
10:30am McCaw Hall	Who do the Big Brands Want to Eat to Grow Their Businesses? Moderator: John Cooper, MD & Co-Head Software & Services, Montgomery & Co Dan'l Lewin, Corporate VP, Strategic & Emerging Business Development, Microsoft Kara Nortman, VP, M&A, IAC Ned Hooper, VP, Corporate Business Development, Cisco Salman Ullah, Director, Corporate Development, Google
10:30am Fisher Center	CE0 Showcase -- Technology Enablers Shawn Hardin, CEO, Flock Leonard Backus, CEO, Datamash James Rogers, CEO, Nextrials David Thompson, CEO, Genius.com Mike Connor, GM & SVP, EffectiveUI *Following this the CEOs will be in the Fisher Lobby for 30-minutes of demos and Q&A
11:15am McCaw Hall	Presenting the Hollywood "IT" List Moderator: Paula Parisi, EVP, The Hollywood Reporter Carmi Zlotnik, Former EVP, New Media Programming, HBO Stefanie Henning, SVP, Global Marketing & New Media, Fox Television
11:15am Fisher Center	CE0 Showcase -- Web Services & Collaboration Ken Liu, CEO, MindTouch Aaron Levie, CEO, Box.Net Jeff Solomon, CEO, Leads360 Pankaj Malviya, CEO, LongJump David Rolston, CEO, Forterra Systems Levy Cohen, CEO, Collarity Immediately followed by 15 minutes of analysis by industry experts       Jim Long, Venture Advisor, Gabriel Venture Partners       Maha Ibrahim, General Partner, Canaan Partners *Following this the CEOs will be in the Fisher Lobby for 30-minutes of demos and Q&A
11:30am -- 12:30pm	Buffet Lunch -- in the Ford Gardens
1:00pm McCaw Hall	Social Networking 3.0  Moderator: Charlene Li, Senior Analyst, Forrester Research Chris DeWolfe, CEO, MySpace (expected) Dustin Moskovitz, Co-Founder, Facebook Rich Rosenblatt, CEO, Demand Media Gina Bianchini, CEO, Ning Brad Garlinghouse, SVP, Communication, Communities and Front Doors Yahoo! Karl Jacob, CEO, Wallop
1:00pm Fisher Center	CE0 Showcase -- Mobile & Wireless Jin Koh, CEO, Nuvoiz Neeraj Bansal, EVP, Sapphire Malcolm Allen, CEO, FreedomTel Michael Bates, CEO, IQzone Bill Howe, CEO, Azaire Networks Immediately followed by 15 minutes of analysis by industry experts       Tim Chang, Principal, Norwest Venture Partners       Rod Randall, Senior Managing Director, Vesbridge       Jim Long, Venture Advisor, Gabriel Venture Partners *Following this the CEOs will be in the Fisher Lobby for 30-minutes of demos and Q&A
2:00pm McCaw Hall	CEO Showcase TJ Kang, CEO, ThinkFree Richard Onyon, Founder, FusionOne Isaac Sundarajan, CEO, Codenomicon Delip Andra, CEO, Minekey *Following this the CEOs will be in the Fisher Lobby for 30-minutes of demos and Q&A
2:45pm McCaw Hall	High Performance Global Innovation -- From Labs to Customer Doug Merritt, Corporate Officer & Member of the Executive Council, SAP AG
3:00pm McCaw Hall	Out of the Labs and Into the Market Moderator: George Gilder, Chairman, Gilder Technology Publishing Dr. Jai Menon, IBM Fellow, VP & CTO, Architecture & Strategy, IBM Doug Merritt, Corporate Officer & Member of the Executive Council, SAP AG Phil McKinney, VP & CTO Personal Systems Group, HP
3:45pm McCaw Hall	The Democratization of Media: Good or Bad? Moderator: Dan Farber, Editor-in-Chief, ZDNet Andrew Keen, author, Cult of the Amateur Bill Cleary, Founder, Cleary & Partners Barbara Waugh, Director, University Relations, HP George Gilder, Chairman, Gilder Technology Publishing

If you are in entertainment, media, advertising or public relations, or a venture capitalist or I-Banker playing in the new media space, this is an event you can't afford to miss. Click here to buy your ticket to the Stanford Summit now and take advantage of the "AO Insider" ticket rate before it expires. If you do not want to pay online or want to inquire about group rates, please call Kathy Osweiler at 415.751.0170 to order by phone or email her at kathy@alwayson-network.com.

 

We look forward to any thoughts on how our program is shaping up and hope to see you at The Stanford Summit in July!

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I was actually invited to be a blogger at the event, but unfortunately (unless I can convince my wife), I will not be able to attend. I am sure it will be a very interesting conference. Have fun for me!
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About TiEcon 2007

TiEcon 2007 is two action-packed days of aspiring, exploring, and networking:

Dream> Brilliant Minds share their dreams, stories, and insights

• Meg Whitman, President & CEO, eBay Inc.
• Tim O’Reilly, CEO, O’Reilly Media
• Marc Benioff, Chairman and CEO, Salesforce.com

… and many more

Explore> Discover latest developments and hottest business opportunities

• Over 40 Panels and 200 Speakers cover topics on Entrepreneurship as well as Industry Segments
• Entrepreneurship panels include:
• When to turn in your badge to work in your garage?
• Where are VCs investing?
• Social entrepreneurship
• Growing for success

…and many more

• Industry panels include:
• Web 2.0
• Wireless 
• Life Sciences 
• Clean Tech

…and many more

Connect> Network with over 4000 Corporate Executives, VCs, Customers, and Entrepreneurs

• Take the shortest path to VCs at the Entrepreneurs Bazaar
• Engage with Panelists and learn from their stories from the front line
• Meet with Corporate Executives to grow your business
• Synergize with fellow entrepreneurs and professionals
• Mingle with target Customers and Partners

The New Face of Entrepreneurship – Theme of TiEcon 2007

The face of business is dramatically changing as Baby Boomers, the Generation Y, mid-career women, and new business leaders are coming together to create the most diverse and innovative pool of entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs of today have broken age, language, geography, and money barriers.

For more info on the conference click www.tiecon.org

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When? Saturday, April 28, 2007, 8:30am to 5pm
Sunday, April 29, 2007, 8:30am to 5pm

Where? Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
3 blocks from the BART Powell Street station

Who should attend? Students in engineering, science and business graduate schools, as well as professionals with a few years experience, looking for a career in an international environment

Why attend? Over 30 companies will be represented with 500+ job postings in Europe, Asia and America. Valuable information on international career management will be presented in keynote speeches, seminars by Jean-Marc Hachey, author of “The BIG Guide to Living and Working Overseas”, and workshops led by experts.

How? Register online and post your resume at www.internationalcareerfair.com Walk-in registration will be possible on the day of the event, but prior registration allows you to have interviews scheduled in advance. There is no fee to attend for candidates.

Hotel offer: A few free hotel rooms are still available for registered candidates living over 100 miles. See rules on website.

Early bird special: First 400 attendees on each day will receive a free copy of the web edition of “the BIG Guide to Living and Working Overseas” by JM Hachey

Questions: Contact APEC at candidates@internationalcareerfair.com or call 415-904-8322

Participating Companies include:
Adecco, Airbus, Amadeus, Aperian Global, Bundesagentür für Arbeit (ZAV), CGG Veritas, Datacard, EADS, EDF Group, European Community, Growth Resources, Google, Hexis, Imerys, Lia-Tech, LinkedIn, Mann+Hummel Group, Pierre Fabre Labs, Renault, Renault Samsung Motors, SBM, Total, Voith

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This is not a secific start-up event but since most start-ups are looking for quality people, I thought I'd post it for your information...

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Dear Employer:

Are you seeking qualified employees? Anne Arundel Community College invites you to participate in our Graduate Job Fair on Tuesday March 13, 2007. 

AACC offers degrees/certificates/letters of recognition in the following areas of study Business, Computing and Technical Studies, Arts and Sciences, Continuing and Professional Studies, Health Professions, Wellness and Physical Education. Our graduates are trained to work in jobs for architecture, interior design, fine arts, the sciences, allied health, accounting, marketing, retail management, advertising, communications, computer information systems, computer network, computer science, education, electronic engineering, paralegal and criminal justice, human services, healthcare, hotel/restaurant management, finance, and many more disciplines. 

Your participation will provide your organization/company with a perfect opportunity to directly interview qualified graduating students, alumni, other professionals and job seekers in the community. The graduating class for our college for 2006-2007 totals more than 1500 students and we expect to have additional job seekers from other areas in the community.

In addition to campus advertising, the job fair will be publicized with various community media outlets and organizations, other colleges in and around the county, Capital-Gazette Newspapers, students and alumni.

Details of Event:

Space is limited to 75 employers. Please make your registration as soon as possible.

DATE:    Tuesday March 13, 2007

LOCATION:   Anne Arundel Community College -- Arnold Campus

      West Campus at CALT 100

REGISTRATION FEE:  $100.00 due ASAP, but no later than February 12, 2007

Registration will not be complete and a table cannot be guaranteed until both the registration form and payment are received and there are available tables (see registration form for full details)

EQUIPMENT:   We will provide a 5’ table, 2 chairs, table cover and company directory

LUNCH:   Will be provided

INTERVIEW:   A room will be available for on site interviews 

Please return your company’s registration form (see 2^nd page) and check/money order payable to Anne Arundel Community College to: Attn: Veronica Boreland, Anne Arundel Community College, 101 College Parkway SSVC 222, Arnold, MD 21012. A confirmation will be sent to you after receipt of both your registration form and payment.

We look forward to your company’s participation. If you have any questions about this event, please contact Veronica Boreland at 410-777-2512 or Jean Herzog at 410-777-2764 (TTY: use Maryland Relay Service).

Sincerely,

Veronica Boreland

Job Services Specialist

REGISTRATION FORM

PLEASE TYPE AS YOU WISH THE INFORMATION TO APPEAR IN THE DIRECTORY

REGISTRATION DEADLINE - FEBRUARY 12, 2007

Company Name: ___________________________________________________________________________

Address: _________________________________________________________________________________

City, State, Zip Code: _______________________________________________________________________

Phone: ______________________________Fax: ________________________________________________

E-mail Address: ___________________________________________________________________________

Representative #1: _________________________________________________________________________

Representative #2: _________________________________________________________________________

Positions you have available: _________________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________

Electrical Outlet Required:________ YES_________NO______  (circle one). We cannot guarantee outlets, but we will make every effort to accommodate your needs.

To reserve a table, you may return your completed registration by fax only to 410-777-2494. HOWEVER, REGISTRATION WILL NOT BE COMPLETE AND A TABLE CANNOT BE GUARANTEED UNTIL BOTH REGISTRATION FORM AND PAYMENT ARE RECEIVED AND TABLES ARE STILL AVAILABLE. 

Return the completed registration form and your check payable to Anne Arundel Community College to:

Attn:   Veronica Boreland

      Anne Arundel Community College--Career Services

      101 College Parkway, SSVC 222

      Arnold, MD 21012

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The 14th Annual CFO Rising
March 18-21, 2007
Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate
Orlando, Florida

Early registration discounts of up to $800 are now available.
Visit our web site at www.cforising.com for complete information and online registration.

What is your company's biggest challenge today?

The CFOs we talk to say it's all about delivering strong and steady profitable growth year after year. Whether your company is owned by public equity or private equity investors, chances are, the board is demanding more growth and higher margins—even if a new marketplace opportunity may not be crystal clear.

In the words of David Axson, an expert on planning and performance management who is back at CFO Rising this year by popular demand:

"CFOs are ideally positioned to steer their organizations through the turbulence of today's competitive and volatile markets—but too many are constrained by outmoded management practices that were designed for simpler times. Now, it's time for a radical repositioning and retooling of the finance organization—time for the CFO to be a champion of growth and innovation."

In addition to David Axson, you'll be hearing from a top-of-the-line group of presenters, including:

• George Reyes—SVP and CFO, Google
• Renée Mauborgne—Distinguished Fellow of Strategy and International Management, INSEAD, and Author of Blue Ocean Strategy
• Nancy Loewe—VP and CFO, GE Consumer & Industrial
• Robert Daleo—EVP and CFO, The Thomson Corporation
• David Wyss—Chief Economist, Standard & Poor's
• Chuck Martin—Best-selling Author of Managing for the Short Term
• Plus a pre-conference workshop, Measure, Manage, Maximize Value, presented by G. Bennett Stewart III, Co-Founder of Stern Stewart, and one of our all-time most acclaimed speakers

You'd expect your peers to be enthusiastic about this key networking, knowledge-sharing and learning event. And they are. We asked a few of last year's delegates what they thought...

"Informative and thought-provoking...I emerged with an extensive list of 'action items' to be pursued as I return to the office."

"Excellent and practical information to help me perform a better job and improve my company."

"Very high quality speakers and relevant topics."

"My first CFO Rising will not be my last!"

"Great job with the conference! I really enjoyed it with much 'take home' value."

"Great location, timing and content."

"World class event!"

That's the view from the conference floor. And there's another reason to attend CFO Rising...

As a delegate, you get free entry to the CFO Rising Golf Tournament. You'll play a full 18 holes of championship-level golf at the Omni Orlando Resort's stunning, Greg Norman-designed International course. But places are strictly limited, so you need to move fast. Simply pre-register now, and relax—your FREE place at the Tournament is assured.

Act now to secure your place—you could save up to $800

For full information, including online registration, visit our web site at www.cforising.com

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I first saw this on Guy Kawasaki's blog...

GNoTECon

Event Description

Are you passionate about technology? Do you thrive on making a difference in people's lives with your passion for technology? Do you get confused sideways looks with raised eyebrows when telling people that you are a Technology Evangelist? If so, GNoTECon is the event for you. It is the industry's first conference to discuss technology evangelism!

GNoTE (Global Network of Technology Evangelists) was founded to foster technology evangelism and help establish best practices for technology outreach in the industry. The title "Technology Evangelist" was first coined by Guy Kawasaki while working for Apple Computer in the late 1980s. In recent years, many large companies including Microsoft, Sun Microsystems, Yahoo! have employed evangelism to effectively promote their products in the global market. These companies have achieved phenomenal success in evangelizing and buildling global communities. Hear the pioneers of technology evangelism and passionate technology evangelists talk about their endeavors.

On December 4th SDForum is pleased to present this exceptional program dedicated to "Everything Evangelism", and to launch GNoTE. Register now!

Agenda 

Time     Topic     Speaker(s)
11.30 - 12pm     Registration     -
12 - 1pm     Lunch and Welcome Address    

    * Susan Lucas-Conwell

1 - 1.45pm     Keynote - The Art of Evangelism    

    * Guy Kawasaki, Managing Director, Garage Ventures

2 - 2.30pm     Global Technology Outreach in the Participation Age    

    * Matt Thompson, Sr. Director of Technology Outreach Group, Sun Microsystems

2.30 - 3.45pm     The Evangelist in You (Panel Discussion)    

    * Jeff Barr, Web Services Evangelist, Amazon
    * Frederic Lucas, Growth Resources

4 - 4.30pm     Technology Evangelism Best Practices    

    * Romi Mahajan, IT Pro Broad Marketing/Evangelism Org Microsoft Corp.

4.30 - 5.30pm     Evangelism Success Stories (Panel Discussion)    

    * Anil Dash, Vice President of Professional Products, Six Apart, Ltd.
    * Jeff Sandquist, Microsoft Evangelist, Channel 9 and On10.NET
    * Jeremy Zawodny, Technology Evangelist, Yahoo!
    * Buzz Bruggeman, ActiveWords Inc.

5.30 - 6pm     Closing    

    * GNoTE Board Members

Pricing

Early Bird Special
$40 SDForum Members
$70 Non-members

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Who Should Apply? Companies that are:  actively seeking funding in the range of $1 million to $10 million in any industry sector from sophisticated angels and / or venture capitalists in the Greater Washington, DC – Mid-Atlantic region. 

Participating organizations include: The Business Alliance of George Mason University, Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship, The Dinner Clubs, ExecutiveBiz, The Entrepreneur Center at NVTC, Entrepreneur Roundtable of George Washington University, Greater Baltimore Technology Council, The Marathon Club, Maryland DBED, Mid-Atlantic Venture Association, Netpreneur, Inc., Northern Virginia Technology Council, Springboard Enterprises, Technology Council of Maryland

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Related Publications:
  • 2007 Investor Patron Letter
  • 2007 Sponsorship Opportunities
  • 2007 ESCF Company Alpplication

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