Startup-U SV: Creating a killer PPT Pitch for investors / customers with Paul Rosenfeld, Duncan Davidson & Greg Ovalle

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Mon, 12/15/2008 - 15:29 - dhgrosh@earthlink.net

Start: 08/25/2009 - 12:45 pm
End: 08/25/2009 - 2:30 pm

Contact Info: Dan Grosh Email: dgrosh@boyden.com
Location: Mintz Levin, 5 Palo Alto Square, 1st Floor Conference Room, 3000 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, 94306
URL: www.mintz.com

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Market conditions are tough, so a compelling, cohesive, pitch presentation is not only critical, it can mean the difference between interest and actual commitment from potential investors & customers.

A killer slide deck will help you deliver your message, as well as be a framework to keep things on track for both you and your audience.

Join panelists Paul Rosenfeld & Duncan Davidson, who will discuss how to create the best of breed presentation deck!

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Paul Rosenfeld

Paul is the CEO and Co-Founder of Fanminder, a subscription-based, online mobile marketing service that helps small businesses communicate with their customers.

Paul has spent twenty five years leading teams and organizations to develop innovative services and software for small businesses. He has worked for American Express Small Business Services as a Director, Intuit as a General Manager, and AccountNow as its Chief Marketing Officer.

Paul and his teams and products have won numerous prestigious awards. Paul has been interviewed by numerous publications and has given dozens of speaking engagements and keynotes at prominent conferences.

Paul has an MBA from the Stern School of Business, New York University and is a devoted husband and father of two children. When not working or being with his family, he tinkers with an endless supply of gadgets or watches Mad Men and True Blood.

Duncan Davidson

Duncan is a venture investor with a focus on digital media and the mobile Internet. For the past six years he has been at a large venture firm, VantagePoint Venture Partners ($4.5B under management), and recently has begun working with an early-stage firm, NetService Ventures. Prior to venture, he was a serial entrepreneur. He was founding chairman at Covad Communications (Amex: DVW, $9B market cap at the peak); senior executive at InterTrust Technologies ($9B market cap at the peak), the pioneer in digital rights management technologies, now owned by Sony and Philips; founding CEO at SkyPilot Networks, the performance leader of wireless mesh systems for last-mile access, recently bought by Trilliant; and chairman at Xumii, a mobile social service based on a Social Addressbook, which was recently bought by Myriad Group, a European mobile software leader. Before these ventures, Duncan was a partner at Cambridge Venture Partners, an early-stage venture firm, and managing partner of Gemini McKenna, a joint venture between Regis McKenna's marketing firm and Gemini Consulting, the global management consulting arm of Cap Gemini. He serves on the boards of Aggregate Knowledge (ad optimization for agencies), Livescribe (digital pen), AllVoices (citizen journalism), Verismo (Internet settop box), and Widevine (DRM for IPTV).

Greg Ovalle

Greg is an experienced entrepreneur and media advisor who \ specializes on the digital media vertical focusing on social media, advertising, gaming, virtual worlds and mobile. Greg’s advisory and partnering experience includes working with companies such as Omnicom, Orbitz, HP, Ziff Davis, Publicis, AOL, IBM, CAA, Fox , 3 (mobile carrier), Yahoo, SuperEgoGames, Shattered Reality Interactive, EA, France Telecom, MySpace, Bebo/AOL, OutSpark, Virtual Greats, Art + Culture, Habbo/Sulake, Laszlo Systems, MillionsofUs, Anchor.tv, Factery, Intellergy, Moblyng, and Nimbuzz. Greg has extensive relationships with Silicon Valley based private equity and venture capital firms working with their portfolio companies and assisting in diligence on new investments. Early stage companies Greg has advised/invested in have raised over $80M in angel and VC financing. Greg and lives in San Francisco with his wife and twin sons.

AGENDA:
11:45-12:00 Registration, Networking and Food
12:00-12:15 SVASE/Startup-U Overview, Introductions, Speaker Intro
12:15-1:15 Speaker Presentation & Interactive Q&A
1:15-1:30 Networking with the presenters!

Pre-registration closes at 9 AM the day of the event.

With your help, we will start on time so the speaker can provide you with as much interactive information as possible.

Please note topics are subject to change without notice.

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Popular FAQs regarding Startup-U:

What is the cost of this event?

A $5 (member) or $15 (affiliate/non-member) registration fee, plus a $1.50 credit card processing fee, includes event and lunch, available through advanced online registration. A $10 or $20 fee is collected at the door.

What is the format of a Startup-U event typically?

Generally speaking, each event begins with an introduction by the host followed by a brief talk about SVASE and self-introductions by each of the attendees. After the introductions, the host introduces a speaker (usually 20 minute presentation, followed by group discussion) or the discussion topic; the exact format varies based on the host and that variety is what makes this event so exciting!

Who should attend?

Startup entrepreneurs, anyone thinking about forming a startup, service providers, angels and VCs active in the Silicon Valley information tech and biotech entrepreneur communities. Past participants include:

Current and aspiring entrepreneurs

Venture Capitalists, Angels and other members of the funding community

Service Providers (e.g. human resources, contract programming, etc.)

Independent Consultants (e.g. sales, marketing, engineering, etc.)

Do I need to be a member of SVASE to attend this event?

Non-members and guests of members are welcome to attend any 2 SVASE Startup-U events. Afterwards, we recommend that non-members become members of SVASE. For more information on the benefits of joining SVASE, please visit our website at http://www.svase.org/?q=membership or alternatively, you can also join at the event itself.

This event is co-sponsored by Mintz Levin, http://www.mintz.com.

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