Founders Space / Orrick TOTAL ACCESS Survey
Hosted by Orrick, TOTAL ACCESS is a complimentary program exclusively for entrepreneurs, startup company executives, and the investment community in the Silicon Valley. In order for us to better serve entrepreneurs, we are polling the general entrepreneurial community to see what draws your attention. We would really appreciate it if you would take a moment to complete our short survey. Participants will have the opportunity to win a $100 gift card for Amazon.com. To take the survey, please visit https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2NNYFPC
For more information about Orrick’s TOTAL ACCESS, please visit www.orrick.com/totalaccess
San Francisco Video Creators Meetup – Launch Party
Playkast has launched a Meetup focusing on video content creation and monetization, called the San Francisco Video Creators Meetup, and I’d love for you all to join up and come to the launch party next week.
This group is great resource for anyone interested in online video, media, blogging, and vlogging.
We’ll have complimentary wine and pizza. It will be in the foyer of the Playkast building:
I hope to see you there!
- Wednesday Oct 26, 2011
- 330 Townsend St.
- San Francisco, CA 94107
- 6:30 – 9 p.m.
Startup Monthly 3.0 San Francisco Iteration Kick-Off Party!
Startup Monthly 3.0 San Francisco Iteration Kick-Off Party!
Sign up: http://www.meetup.com/StartupMonthly/events/34640582/
When: Wed, Oct 26, 7-12 pm
Where: DNA Lounge, 375 11th (Eleventh) St., San Francisco
Agenda:
7pm-8pm Free food, First drink free, Networking – Chillout/Ambient music
8pm-8:15pm Intro to San Francisco Idea Accelerator 3.0 that starts on Nov 20th.
8:15pm-12pm Party/Disco Happy House/House/Dance/Pop music
Join San Francisco & Silicon Valley entrepreneurs community for a *SUPER* happy hour, mingle with Startup Monthly participants and team while enjoying included appetizers, first free drink + more and more drinks at the bar and….music, mixed for you (and other guests 
by our professional friends DJs!
App Developers Conference
App Developers Conference
App Developers Conference (ADC) - http://AppDevConf.com/ – taking place October 26-27, 2011 in Santa Clara, CA. addresses key components of app development, discovery and revenue. Coverage focuses on apps for mobile devices and tablets. More than 50 speakers from Pandora, Walmart, Smule, Samsung, AT&T, Churn Labs, Netflix, Nissan, Nielson, BMW, Pulse, Microsoft, OpenFeint, Qualcomm, Intel Capital, lolapps and dozens of others are participating. Three tracks cover: Monetization and Business Strategy, Programming and Design and Emerging Platforms.
Keynotes:
Join us at FailCon 2011!
FailCon is a one-day conference for technology entrepreneurs, investors, developers and designers to study their own and others’ failures and prepare for success. As an entrepreneur, you will inevitably encounter failures; you reflect your abilities not be denying their existence but by overcoming them.
At FailCon, we help you do just that. Join founders from Color, Cuil, Airbnb, PBworks, as well as investors, developers, designers, press and more on October 24th as we delve into this tricky subject. More information at http://thefailcon.com
Use the code “foundersspace” and get a special discount!
How to Build a Company Poised to Pivot – San Francisco Roundtable
Presenters: Neal Hansch of Rustic Canyon Partners, Jay Parkhill of Virtual Law Partners and Sam Kingsland of Granite Ventures.
Location: Consulate General of the Netherlands. NOTE: THIS IS A SECURE BUILDING – YOU MUST BE ON THE SIGNUP LIST TO GAIN ENTRY. Sign up for this event!
Neal Hansch of Rustic Canyon Partners, Jay Parkhill of Virtual Law Partners and Sam Kingsland of Granite Ventures answer your questions.
Education & Technology – The New Wave
Friday, October 21, 2011
8:00 AM – 3:30 PM
$10 Discount Code: EDU10
Location: PARC (Palo Alto Research Center)
3333 Coyote Hill Road, Palo Alto, CA 94301
Registration Link: http://www.svforum.org/edutech
Description:
This event will feature key leaders and influencers taking a critical look at how technology and business model-innovation are changing education as we know it. Innovative technologies are spreading quickly across the globe to respond to the thirst for education. Companies have taken this opportunity to shape the future of learning and investors are searching for the future winners in the field. Who are the emerging leaders and how will the education technology sector be transformed?
How to Show Investors Your Winning Ways – Silicon Valley Roundtable
Presenters: Noah Doyle of Javelin Venture Partners, Ron Weissman of Band of Angels, and Eric Hall of FLG Partners.
Noah Doyle of Javelin Venture Partners, Ron Weissman of Band of Angels, and Eric Hall of FLG Partners answer your questions.
Silicon Valley Human Rights Conference
On October 25-26, 2011 and with the sponsorship of Google, Facebook, Skype, Mozilla, Yahoo! and others, our friends at Access (a global movement premised on the belief that political participation and the realization of human rights in the 21st century is increasingly dependent on access to the internet and other forms of technology http://accessnow.org) are proud to present The Silicon Valley Human Rights Conference at the Mission Bay Conference Center in San Francisco.
FoundersSpace is happy to be able to provide our readers with a 20% discount to this amazing conference. Register with with the code ”FS-VIP” @ https://www.rightscon.org/register
Here’s more information …
SF Beta: Mobile Gaming
SF Beta is San Francisco’s gathering for the vangaurd of the internet: founders, innovators, developers, media, and practitioners of capital.
Our loosely structured event regularly attracts a sell-out crowd of over 500 people. We provide tasty gourmet appetizers and a full bar, along with a curated exhibit of startup demos.
SF Beta is open to everyone age 21 and over. Whether you’re a startup veteran or coming to your very first tech event, consider yourself welcome.
Demo Theme: Mobile Gaming
Investor Feedback Forum and Pitch Showdown
Pizza/soda provided for all attendees!
Pitching includes Angelsoft application and pitch coaching from Indicate Media
Panelists (alphabetic order)
- John Ason (@kewpster) Professional Angel Investor at Kewpie Associates
- Paul Sciabica (@paulsciabica) Executive Director of New York Angels
- Brian Cohen (@brianscohen) Vice Chairman of New York Angels and Founder & CEO of Launch.it
- Jonathan Stillman, Founder & President of Half Moon Ventures and Managing Director at Assembla
Startup Pitches
- Yuri Bakumenko MobilizeToday
- Sidhartha Shankar Teer1
- Ilya Zeldin brandME
- Kelsey Recht InstEvent
- Chaz Mee Brouha
- Aaron Rudenstine CityMaps
- Graham Clarke Dealicio
- Charles Holden OnLock Digital Authentication
- Pritesh Damani Winito
- Alex Kombos EventNow
Agenda
- 6:30pm – Pizza, networking and introductions
- 6:45pm – Investor Feedback Forum – 10 startups pitch to an investor panel; the panel provides actionable advice for each pitch
- 8:15pm – Pitch Showdown - audience voting via Twitter; winners announced and prizes awarded
- 8:30pm – Drinks at nearby location
Format
The Investor Feedback Forum and Pitch Showdown is designed to:
TOTAL ACCESS Panel Event: “M&A Acqui-Hires”
You’re invited to attend Orrick’s complimentary TOTAL ACCESS program focused on M&A talent acquisitions and how it has become a frequent practice. This event will discuss what talent acquisitions are and what drives their increasing prevalence in the industry.
Topics Include:
- How do serial acquirers identify, price, and complete talent acquisitions?
- Are the entrepreneurs’ technologies pursued or scrapped following a talent acquisition?
- What are the challenges and longevity of integrating “acqhired” talent into larger organizations?
- Are there deal terms or structures that are unique to talent acquisitions?
Corona SDK Rises in Popularity
Corona on an iPhone
In the early days, before the ubiquity of stern-faced, wingless cardinals, Carlos Icaza needed to search, well, he nearly had to troll, the Internet for games built on his company’s mobile-app publishing software. Icaza, co-founder of Corona Labs, wanted to feature them on the company’s website. When Corona Labs’ program, Corona, caught on, Icaza then had 10 messages from developers each day, all using Corona, all wanting Icaza to showcase them.
Orrick’s Total Access: Reverse Demo Day
By now, the rituals of Demo Day are familiar. The opportunities are great both for startups to tell their story, and for investors to see a lot of deals in a very short time. So why wouldn’t the reverse be true?
Introducing the Valley’s first Reverse Demo Day, where the investors sell themselves to entrepreneurs. Inspired by Betaworks’ and AOL’s New York VC Demo Day, Orrick’s TOTAL ACCESS program will be holding a Reverse Demo Day. This event puts angel investors on stage and gives them two minutes to deliver their elevator pitch to entrepreneurs. For startups, it’s the perfect opportunity to get a better sense of some of the names you always see on AngelList.
VC & Angel Etiquette: What’s Cool, What’s Not (Silicon Valley Roundtable)
Topic: VC & Angel Etiquette: What’s Cool, What’s Not.
Sign Up http://foundersspacesvsept2011.eventbrite.com/
Presenters: Howard Hartenbaum of August Capital; Don Ross of Sand Hill Angels; Lowell Ness of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe.
Howard Hartenbaum of August Capital, Don Ross of Sand Hill Angels, and Lowell Ness of Orrick answer your questions.
How to Demonstrate Your Mojo to VCs & Angels (San Francisco Roundtable)
Topic: The Credible Founder: How to Demonstrate Your Mojo to VCs & Angels.
Sign up http://foundersspacesfsept2011.eventbrite.com/
Presenters: Stephen Bernardez of Onset Ventures, Steven Berger, President, NYF Properties, Inc., and Don Reinke of Reed Smith.
Stephen Bernardez of Onset Ventures, Steven Berger, President, NYF Properties, Inc., and Don Reinke of Reed Smith answer your questions.
Quarterly Venture Breakfast – Smart Grid
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Location: Pillsbury Winthrop
2475 Hanover Street, Palo Alto, CA 94304
Registration Link: www.svforum.org/venture-breakfast-series
Description:
The Smart Grid continues to be a popular category for vc investment. However, as utilities rollout the smart grid, there have been some implementation hiccups, including consumer complaints and litigation about faulty meters. Come hear our experts review the state of the Smart Grid market and discuss solutions to current dilemmas and what opportunities they still see. How will these problems affect investment? Are there still opportunities for new investments or is most of the white space gone? What companies will grab market share in the next few years? How will big companies like Cisco and IBM affect the playing field?
Panel Event: Fundraising Series Part One
As part of Orrick’s complimentary TOTAL ACCESS program for entrepreneurs, you are invited to participate in “Building Your Story,” Part One of The Fundraising Series, a multi-part program designed to connect you with the inside information and contacts you need to accelerate your capital campaign.
Please note: Registration for Parts One and Two is open to everyone, however, Part Three is reserved only for companies that are selected from Parts One and Two.
If you cannot attend Part One but would like to participate in Part Two, please let Joyce Chuang know as soon as possible. We will reply to you with specific instructions on how to participate.
SF Beta 6.0 – Video & Photography
SF Beta is San Francisco’s best and biggest startup mixer, attracting founders, innovators, investors, and executives from Silicon Valley and beyond.
Sign up here http://sfbeta600.eventbrite.com/
Our loosely structured event regularly attracts a sell-out crowd of 550. We provide tasty gourmet appetizers and a full cash bar, along with live startup demos throughout the night.
SF Beta is open to all (21 and over, at least). Whether you’re a startup veteran or coming to your very first tech event, consider yourself welcome.
Demo Theme: Video & Photography
Panel Event – The Inside Scoop: Mobile Location-Based Services Move Indoors
You’re invited to attend Orrick’s complimentary TOTAL ACCESS program with a panel of CEOs who will discuss the current trends and issues related to mobile location-based services (LBS). Many of today’s most popular LBS mobile applications are maps and driving directions, those focused on outdoor locations. Many new startups are focusing on the next big thing in mobile: to provide LBS indoors.
Topics Include:
- Discuss the market opportunity for indoor mobile location-based services
- What are some of the challenges?
- What are some of the dramatic changes in store when mobile services are lit up with indoor maps, navigation, deals, and information?
Founders Spotlight: Javier Sevilla’s Jobssy.com
Javier Sevilla
Javier Sevilla is the CEO of Jobssy.com, and new startup we just love. Jobssy isn’t just any job’s site. It’s all about the artificial intelligence that underlies its recommendations. Jobssy reinvents the job Selection process finding automatically the right talented staff in the Cloud through Artificial Intelligence.
Connecting companies with their ideal candidates, and job-seekers with their ideal jobs, Jobssy cuts down on time spent by both, the company and the job-seeker, during the job search process using Artificial Intelligence technology.
Photos from Founders Space San Francisco Roundtable
Below are the photos from Founders Space San Francisco Roundtable, July 2011.
Topic: How to Manage Funding: How Much to Ask For, How to Allocate, & Money Pits.
Presenters: Jon Soberg of Blumberg Capital; Mairtini Ni Dhomhnaill of Accretive Solutions; andDaniel James of Three Rings.
San Francisco Roundtable 07-28-2011
San Francisco Roundtable 07-28-2011
San Francisco Roundtable 07-28-2011
San Francisco Roundtable 07-28-2011
San Francisco Roundtable 07-28-2011
Startup Monthly Events: Ice Breaker and Idea Accelerator
Ice Breaker full day event on August 28th where we will facilitate entrepreneurship community to build their teams and meet co-founder and apply to our program - http://bit.ly/o2Zd2g. This time we decided that we will accept teams of 3-5 members to apply to the program.
Ice Breaker Agenda August 28th:
- 9am – 12pm – Series of games, challenges and activities to find people who would you like to work with.
- 12pm – 1pm – Lunch break (food and drink provided)
- 1pm – 2:30pm – Participants pitch their ideas
- 2:30pm – 4pm – Form teams and apply to the Idea Accelerator program
Navigating Gender Differences for Business Success
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
7:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Location: White & Lee, 541 Jefferson, Ave #100, Redwood City
Registration Link: svforum.org/workshops
Description:
With the inclusion of many talented and qualified women into management positions in today’s workplace companies are finding ways to adjust policies, procedures and cultural norms to support the advancement of women today. These revised company policies are making these companies a top choice for employers in the market place; with men taking advantage of these opportunities as well.
Orrick Panel Event: Cleantech Market Update
You’re invited to attend Orrick’s complimentary TOTAL ACCESS program focused on the current trends and issues in clean technology. Please join us!
Topics Include:
- Latest Ernst & Young Clean Technology Fundraising Statistics
- Overview of the Current Fundraising and Investment Environment
- Other Issues in the Current Environment
| Speakers: | Jamie Boyd, Managing Director, Cascadia Capital LLC Tushar Dave, Chairman & CEO, enLighted Nety Krishna, Partner, Redpoint Ventures Matthew Sapp, Partner, West Region Cleantech Leader, Ernst & Young LLP |
| Moderator: | Don Keller, Partner, Orrick |
| Date: | Tuesday, August 16, 2011 |
Photos from Silicon Valley Roundtable – July
Below are photos from July’s Silicon Valley Roundtable…
Topic: How to Network with Angels, VCs and Advisors before You Need the Cash.
Presenters: Bill Reichert of Garage Technology Ventures; Klaus Hambuechen of The Angels’ Forum;Jack Wolosewicz of MediaClaw.
Silicon Valley Roundtable
Silicon Valley Roundtable
Silicon Valley Roundtable
Silicon Valley Roundtable
Silicon Valley Roundtable
Using Credit Cards to Finance Your Start-up
Daniela Baker
by Daniela Baker at CreditDonkey
Many people are using credit cards these days to finance their start-up business. Their reasoning is varied but often is tied to the convenience that a credit card presents. However, before you jump into financing your start-up with credit cards, it is important for you to research the risks involved as well as the alternative modes of financing that are available to you, as Daniela Baker from CreditDonkey now explains.
Why Entrepreneurs use Credit Cards to Finance Start-ups
Silicon Valley Roundtable “How to Network with Angels” with Garage Ventures & Angels Forum
Join us for the Founders Space Silicon Valley Roundtable, where founders gather to share knowledge and work together to solve problems. Roundtables are geared to founders and C-level executives of growth-oriented companies for exploring critical issues and business opportunities with peers and subject matter experts.
Each Roundtable tackles a specific subject, such as negotiating a term sheet, creating a marketing plan, filing patents, raising venture capital, etc. The session begins with industry experts, who provide an overview of the topic and detailed business advice. Then we break up into smaller groups, where participants can ask questions and receive advice and feedback from the panelists, advisors, and other founders.
San Francisco Roundtable “How to Manage Funding” with Blumberg Capital
Join us for the Founders Space San Francisco Roundtable, where founders gather to share knowledge and work together to solve problems. Roundtables are geared to founders and C-level executives of growth-oriented companies for exploring critical issues and business opportunities with peers and subject matter experts.
Sign up here for the Founders Space San Francisco Roundtable
Each Roundtable tackles a specific subject, such as negotiating a term sheet, creating a marketing plan, filing patents, raising venture capital, etc. The session begins with industry experts, who provide an overview of the topic and detailed business advice. Then we break up into smaller groups, where participants can ask questions and receive advice and feedback from the panelists, advisors, and other founders.
Marketing as an Experiment
Karen Janowski
by Karen Janowski of Traction Team
It’s practically a cliché to say that many startup CEOs are skeptical of marketing spending. To some, it’s a mysterious black box, voodoo laced with inscrutable jargon, or just a grand experiment. Well, I’m here to tell you that at least part of your marketing should be an experiment!
Why? Because marketing (particularly the part focused on arousing customer needs) is not a mechanistic process where you put in certain ingredients, turn the crank, and get out a predictable result. There are lots of variables:
