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Partner Events
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Funding Road Trip: Your Value Proposition
Date and Time: Friday, March 5, 8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Location: Cooley Godward Kronish, LLP, Five Palo Alto Square, 3000 El Camino Real, Palo Alto
Audience: Early-Stage, Funding-Bound Clean Energy, High Tech and Life Science Entrepreneurs and Intrapreneurs
Cost for 2 Entrepreneurs: $83 for FountainBlue members, $93 for Partners, $103 General
On-Site Registration is $103 for members, and $123 for non-members
Registration: We will plant a tree for everyone who pre-registers by noon on 3/3 using the PayPal link at http://www.
fountainblue.biz/fundingroadtrip.html. Late and on-site registration is $100 if e-mail is time stamped after that,
regardless of membership status.
FountainBlue is pleased to launch its spring 2010 Funding Road Trip Series, the first of a three-month workshop
series serving high tech, clean energy and life science entrepreneurs within Silicon Valley. Begun in spring 2008, our
workshop series is designed to help entrepreneurs think through their company’s offerings as well as the market
opportunity, and then communicate that opportunity succinctly and compellingly to strategic investors.
This first workshop of this spring 2010 series focuses on ‘Your Positioning’, with modules on top ten mistakes in
business plans and positioning. Our April 2 follow-up workshop will focus on the pitch to investors and our May 7
workshop will feature presentations to angel and other investors.
Agenda for the ‘Your Positioning’ Workshop:
8:30 Networking and Registration
9:00 Welcomes, Thank Yous and Introductions
9:15 Top Ten Mistakes in Business Plans
Your business plan is the most important document you'll write as an entrepreneur. It can be the ticket to funding, and
interest from potential clients and partners. Learn what NOT to do so you can develop a hard-hitting, compelling
business case for your company.
10:15 Break
10:30 Your Positioning
Before you can pitch your company to raise funds or attract strategic partners and alliances, you've got to perfect your
positioning. This session will provide you with a systematic approach to help you better determine your all important
market definition and value propositions. This program features a hard-copy, walk-away tool that helps define these
for a technology based start-up company and also includes powerful and practical techniques from market research
pros to validate your customers’ real pain points and the value of your painkiller. Participants will be taught how to use
this tool which is based on a case-study example of a real startup
12:00 Lunch Break and Networking
12:30 Optional Working Session, with Feedback
1:00 Adjourn and Networking
Date and Time: Friday, March 5, 8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Location: Cooley Godward Kronish, LLP, Five Palo Alto Square, 3000 El Camino Real, Palo Alto
Audience: Early-Stage, Funding-Bound Clean Energy, High Tech and Life Science Entrepreneurs and Intrapreneurs
Cost for 2 Entrepreneurs: $83 for FountainBlue members, $93 for Partners, $103 General
On-Site Registration is $103 for members, and $123 for non-members
Registration: We will plant a tree for everyone who pre-registers by noon on 3/3 using the PayPal link at http://www.
fountainblue.biz/fundingroadtrip.html. Late and on-site registration is $100 if e-mail is time stamped after that,
regardless of membership status.
FountainBlue is pleased to launch its spring 2010 Funding Road Trip Series, the first of a three-month workshop
series serving high tech, clean energy and life science entrepreneurs within Silicon Valley. Begun in spring 2008, our
workshop series is designed to help entrepreneurs think through their company’s offerings as well as the market
opportunity, and then communicate that opportunity succinctly and compellingly to strategic investors.
This first workshop of this spring 2010 series focuses on ‘Your Positioning’, with modules on top ten mistakes in
business plans and positioning. Our April 2 follow-up workshop will focus on the pitch to investors and our May 7
workshop will feature presentations to angel and other investors.
Agenda for the ‘Your Positioning’ Workshop:
8:30 Networking and Registration
9:00 Welcomes, Thank Yous and Introductions
9:15 Top Ten Mistakes in Business Plans
Your business plan is the most important document you'll write as an entrepreneur. It can be the ticket to funding, and
interest from potential clients and partners. Learn what NOT to do so you can develop a hard-hitting, compelling
business case for your company.
10:15 Break
10:30 Your Positioning
Before you can pitch your company to raise funds or attract strategic partners and alliances, you've got to perfect your
positioning. This session will provide you with a systematic approach to help you better determine your all important
market definition and value propositions. This program features a hard-copy, walk-away tool that helps define these
for a technology based start-up company and also includes powerful and practical techniques from market research
pros to validate your customers’ real pain points and the value of your painkiller. Participants will be taught how to use
this tool which is based on a case-study example of a real startup
12:00 Lunch Break and Networking
12:30 Optional Working Session, with Feedback
1:00 Adjourn and Networking
March 5, 2010
March 24-26, 2010
| Join the SVCWireless business delegation for China Wireless Conference (CWC) 2010, on March 24 - 26, at the Xinyuan Hotel (5-Star) in Beijing, China. Why is it important to participate? It is a perfect avenue to meet the key players in the wireless industry in China. * A prime wireless conference and exhibition in China organized by the Radio Association of China (RAC) * Guided and supported by MIIT (Ministry of Industrial and Information Technology), and other government agencies * High profile speakers come from MIIT and other government agencies, as well as China Telecom, China Mobile, China Unicom and TD-SCDMA Industry Alliance. * More conference details can be found: http://www.china-wireless.org/index.htm Who should join the delegation? * Entrepreneurs, executives, and investors that want to meet government and business leaders * Analysts and business developers that need to understand the government's regulation roadmap * Technical innovators that want to catch the trend of technology development in wireless and satellite communication What else will we do? * Meeting with MIIT officials and executives of local companies during the conference * (*) Company visit of leading local wireless and internet companies * (*) SVCWireless delegation reception and conference booth for publicizing and promoting delegation companies (*) Subject to the interest of delegation members and sponsorship availability How can you join the delegation? Step 1. SVCWireless delegation registration (Capacity: 30; Deadline: Feb 19) Please register the delegation through the following link, and fill the survey during the registration: https://www.123signup.com/register?id=mgrkd Regular Member: Free Associate member/Nonmember: $30 Note: We will only refund the SVCWireless registration fee to the registrants who can not attend the delegation due to personal emergency. Step 2. Conference registration instructions will be sent to you with SVCWireless special rate (Please go through Step 1 of SVCWireless registration first): Option A: Register as "Invited Guest" Cost: $476 per delegate *: $560 (Group rate with delegation) - 15% (SVCWireless special discount) Option B: Register as "Visitor" Cost: Free * Option A is a full registration with all conference treatment: Proceedings, agenda, enterprise materials, luncheon, present, lucky draw qualifications, and other conference organized events. The fee will be collected by CWC directly. * Option B is a special for SVCWireless delegates. It’s a partial registration with the access to conference, but no conference treatment in Option A * The SVCWireless events in Beijing are open to all SVCWireless delegates either in Option A or Option B Sponsorship and Exhibition Opportunities If you are interested to be a sponsor, exhibitor, or speaker, please contact SVCWireless CWC2010 delegation program team ( cwc2010@svcwireless.orgThis e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ). Logistics 1. Invitation letters can be provided for China VISA application 2. Delegates need to apply for VISA by themselves 3. Delegates need to book flight tickets and hotel by themselves 4. SVCWireless can provide help/information on flight and hotel booking SVCWireless CWC 2010 delegation tentative agenda in Beijing Mar 22-23: Visit wireless and internet companies in Beijing. Mar 24-26: Attend China Wireless Conference 2010. Mar 24-26: Hold meetings with government officials and executives of Chinese companies. Contact: Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact SVCWireless CWC2010 delegation program team (cwc2010@svcwireless.org) This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ). |
| Funding Road Trip: Your Value Proposition Date and Time: Friday, March 5, 8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Location: Cooley Godward Kronish, LLP, Five Palo Alto Square, 3000 El Camino Real, Palo Alto Audience: Early-Stage, Funding-Bound Clean Energy, High Tech and Life Science Entrepreneurs and Intrapreneurs Cost for 2 Entrepreneurs: $83 for FountainBlue members, $93 for Partners, $103 General On-Site Registration is $103 for members, and $123 for non-members Registration: We will plant a tree for everyone who pre-registers by noon on 3/3 using the PayPal link at http://www. fountainblue.biz/fundingroadtrip.html. Late and on-site registration is $100 if e-mail is time stamped after that, regardless of membership status. FountainBlue is pleased to launch its spring 2010 Funding Road Trip Series, the first of a three-month workshop series serving high tech, clean energy and life science entrepreneurs within Silicon Valley. Begun in spring 2008, our workshop series is designed to help entrepreneurs think through their company’s offerings as well as the market opportunity, and then communicate that opportunity succinctly and compellingly to strategic investors. This first workshop of this spring 2010 series focuses on ‘Your Positioning’, with modules on top ten mistakes in business plans and positioning. Our April 2 follow-up workshop will focus on the pitch to investors and our May 7 workshop will feature presentations to angel and other investors. Agenda for the ‘Your Positioning’ Workshop: 8:30 Networking and Registration 9:00 Welcomes, Thank Yous and Introductions 9:15 Top Ten Mistakes in Business Plans Your business plan is the most important document you'll write as an entrepreneur. It can be the ticket to funding, and interest from potential clients and partners. Learn what NOT to do so you can develop a hard-hitting, compelling business case for your company. 10:15 Break 10:30 Your Positioning Before you can pitch your company to raise funds or attract strategic partners and alliances, you've got to perfect your positioning. This session will provide you with a systematic approach to help you better determine your all important market definition and value propositions. This program features a hard-copy, walk-away tool that helps define these for a technology based start-up company and also includes powerful and practical techniques from market research pros to validate your customers’ real pain points and the value of your painkiller. Participants will be taught how to use this tool which is based on a case-study example of a real startup 12:00 Lunch Break and Networking 12:30 Optional Working Session, with Feedback 1:00 Adjourn and Networking |
