Startup Epicenter Intensive Workshop Series

 

Tuesday throughThursday, March 27-29

Startup Epicenter Intensive Workshops, Day 1:

Tuesday, March 27

 

8:30 am-8:30 pm, with light breakfast, lunch, mixture of hands-on

groups, led by VCs, Angels, consultants and startups themselves.

** Depending on the topic, we do welcome

"duet" speaking arrangements **

8:30-9:00 am        Registration & Networking

9:00-9:15 am        Welcome

                                 Fred G/TBD, Partner

                                 Fenwick & West

9:15 -9:45 am       Keynote Presentation:

                                 What Have Your Customers Told You?  

                                 Presented by: ________________

9:45-10:30 am      Breakout Session:

                                 How Has This Affected Your

                                 Product Development Alignment

                                 & Roadmap?

                                 Facilitated by: ________________

10:30-10:45 am    Refreshments

10:45-11:45 am    Total Available Market, Traction,

                                 Team, Technology

                                 Jim Simmons, Entrepreneur In Residence

                                 Draper Richards

11:45-12:30 pm    Breakout Session:

                                 Your Unique Differentiator vs. Compeitition

                                 How Are You Going to Make Money?

                                 Jim Simmons, Entrepreneur In Residence

                                 Draper Richards

12:30-1:30 pm      Lunch

                                 Fireside Chat: User Generated Content

                                 Facilitated by: ________________

1:30-2:00 pm        Your Go To Market Execution:

                                 Too Early? Too Late? Right on Time?

                                 Facilitated by: ________________

2:00-2:45 pm        Breakout Session:

                                 Are You Utilizing the Latest Best Practices?

                                 Will Price, Principal

                                 Hummer Winblad

2:45-3:00pm         Refreshments

3:00-3:30 pm        Understanding Your Audience Before Pitching:

                                 What You Don't Know Can Kill You!

                                 Richard Redelfs, General Partner

                                Foundation Capital

3:30-4:30 pm        Breakout Session:

                                 Hands-On Pitches

                                 Facilitated by: ________________

4:30-4:45 pm        Refreshments

4:45-5:30 pm        Telling A Compelling Story:

                                 Putting it Together, Differentiating Yourself,

                                 Yet Using What Works

                                 Ken Elefant, General Partner

                                 Opus Capital

5:30-8:30 pm        VC Perspectives/Judging ("Run Through")

                                 Hands-On Pitches - 12

                                 Prashant Shah, Principal

                                 Hummer Winblad

                                 ** Additional Panelists Requested: 3-5

 

Startup Epicenter Intensive Workshops, Day 2:

Wednesday, March 28

 

1:45-9:00 pm, with light dinner and refreshments, mixture of hands-on

groups, led by VCs, Angels, consultants and startups themselves.

** Depending on the topic, we do welcome

"duet" speaking arrangements **

 

1:45-2:15 pm        Registration & Networking

2:15-2:30 pm        Intro to Day 2

                                 TBD, Partner

                                 Fenwick & West

2:30-3:00 pm        VC Perspectives/Judging ("Run Through")

                                 Hands-On Pitches -2

                                 Facilitated by: ________________

                                 ** Additional Panelists Requested: 3-5

3:00-3:45 pm        Lead with Your Strengths

                                 John Steuart, Managing Director

                                 Claremont Creek Ventures

3:45-4:30 pm        The Right Stuff is Not a Myth

                                  Dan Grosh, Partner

                                  Nosal Partners

4:30-5:30 pm        Breakout Session:

                                 Plan to Deal with These Strengths

                                 & Weaknesses

                                 John Steuart, Managing Director

                                 Claremont Creek Ventures

5:30-6:15 pm        Light Dinner:

                                 VC Perspectives/Judging ("Run Through")

                                 Hands-On Pitches -2

                                 Facilitated by: ________________

                                 ** Additional Panelists Requested: 3-5

6:15-9:00 pm        VC Perspectives/Judging ("Run Through")

                                 Hands-On Pitches - 10

                                 John Steuart, Managing Director

                                 Claremont Creek Ventures
                                 ** Additional Panelists Requested: 3-5

 

Startup Epicenter Intensive Workshops, Day 3:

Thursday, March 29

 

1:45-9:00 pm, with light dinner and refreshments, mixture of hands-on

groups, led by VCs, Angels, consultants and startups themselves.

** Depending on the topic, we do welcome

"duet" speaking arrangements **

 

1:45-2:15 pm        Registration & Networking

2:15-2:30 pm        Intro to Day 3

                                 TBD, Partner

                                 Fenwick & West

2:30-3:00 pm        VC Perspectives/Judging ("Run Through")

                                 Hands-On Pitches -2

                                 Facilitated by: ________________

                                 ** Additional Panelists Requested: 3-5

3:00-4:00 pm        Building Your Business to be Fundable

                                 (Marketing, Sales, Technical,

                                 Financial & Legal)

                                 Rich Simoni, Partner

                                 Asset Management Company

                                 TBD, Partner

                                 Fenwick & West

4:00-4:45 pm        The First Sales & Alliances:

                                 Finding the Hidden Gems

                                 Clint Chao, General Partner

                                 Formative Ventures

4:45-5:30 pm        Breakout Session:

                                 Challenges & Successes of

                                 Early Sales & Partnerships

                                 Clint Chao, General Partner

                                 Formative Ventures

                                 TBD, Partner

                                 Fenwick & West

5:30-6:15 pm        Light Dinner:

                                 VC Perspectives/Judging ("Run Through")

                                 Hands-On Pitches -2

                                 Facilitated by: ________________

                                 ** Additional Panelists Requested: 3-5

6:15-9:00 pm        VC Perspectives/Judging ("Run Through")

                                 Hands-On Pitches - 10

                                 Rich Simoni, Partner

                                 Asset Management Company

                                 ** Additional Panelists Requested: 3-5