Main Event: An Evening with Randy Komisar - "Getting to Plan B" (Pre-Registration is closed but Walk Ins are welcome!)

Already registered? Please Login

Thu, 01/28/2010 - 5:05 - webmaster@halosys.com

Start: 10/06/2009 - 6:00 pm
End: 10/06/2009 - 8:30 pm

Contact Info: Laura Weigant Email: Info@svase.org

Location: Orrick, Herrington and Sutcliffe LLP

1100 Marsh Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025

Author of the best-selling book "The Monk and the Riddle", Randy is an entrepreneur, VC and lecturer on entrepreneurship at Stanford University. In addition to his books, Randy has written several acclaimed articles on leadership and entrepreneurship. We are delighted to have the opportunity to learn more about the research and thinking behind his new co-authored book, “Getting to plan B.”

Please Click HERE to Register

A thoughtful and provocative author, and entrepreneur turned VC with Kleiner, Perkins, Caulfield & Byers, Randy was a co-founder of Claris Corporation, served as CEO for LucasArts Entertainment and Crystal Dynamics, and acted as a "virtual CEO" for such companies as WebTV and GlobalGiving. He is a founding director of TiVo and serves on the Global Advisory Board for the UCSB Institute for Energy Efficiency. Earlier, Randy served as CFO of GO Corporation and Senior Counsel for Apple Computer, following a private practice in Technology Law.

This “fireside chat” with Randy will explore a wide range of topics featured in his book, including:

· Every VC wants to see a well thought out business plan, but if the key is to get to plan B, are you saying they don’t matter?

· What’s more important – learning from failure, or the boost from success?

· What’s more important to success – skills, experience or luck?

· Even serial entrepreneurs have to start somewhere, so what can first time entrepreneurs do to increase their chances of success?

· How important is your source of funding to the success of a startup?

Moderator: Lawrence T. Kane, Partner, Orrick, Herrington and Sutcliffe LLP

All registered attendee’s will be entered into a raffle drawing to receive 1 of 5 free copies of Randy’s new book entitled "Getting to Plan B”.

WHEN: Tuesday, Oct 6
6:00 – 7:00 pm: Networking and Business Showcase
7:00 – 8:15 pm: Fireside Chat with Randy Komisar, and Q/A
8:15 – 8:30 pm: Additional networking

LOCATION: Orrick, Herrington and Sutcliffe LLP, 1100 Marsh Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025

PRE-REGISTERED RATES (All Rates Include Hors D’oeuvres):
Members - $20; Affiliates who advertise this event - $29; General Public - $49;

Pre-registration closes at 9 PM the day before of the event

WALK-IN RATES: Add $10.00 to the listed price

This event is co-sponsored by Orrick, Herrington and Sutcliffe LLP, http://www.orrick.com.

Seating is limited, so early registration is recommended to avoid disappointment on the day.

Moderator Bio:

Lawrence T. Kane, Partner, Orrick, Herrington and Sutcliffe LLP

Larry Kane, a San Francisco corporate partner, represents both public and private companies in a wide range of corporate and financing transactions.

His representative transactions include venture capital financing, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and partnerships, lease and licensing transactions, private and public offerings of securities. He represents newly formed and emerging companies.

Mr. Kane represents public companies such as Applied Materials and private companies such as SUMCO, Veeker Corporation, MX Entertainment, Bexel Pharmaceuticals, Secure Data In Motion, Inc., Master Replicas Company, and Another Planet Entertainment LLC. Mr. Kane also represents a number of private equity and financial companies including, Consor Capital, KSquared Capital and Tasman Capital.

Mr. Kane also has been the Head Coach of the Varsity Wrestling Team of Galileo Academy of Science, a public high school in San Francisco, since 1993. Mr. Kane was recently named to the Galileo Academy's Sports Hall of Fame.

In April 2005, Mr. Kane was also appointed to a 4-year term to the San Francisco Library Commission. In August 2005, Mr. Kane was appointed to the SFUSD Prop H Committee. Mr. Kane also serves on the Board of Directors of Aim High Academy and Greatschools.net and provides pro bono legal services to a number of charitable organizations, including the Hispanic Scholarship Fund and the California Historical Society.

Mr. Kane also served as the President of the Columbia University Alumni Club of Northern California from 1991 to 1996 and serves as a member of the National Counsel to Columbia College.

Mr. Kane has spoken in panel forums relating to corporate law and venture capital financings for the California State Bar, Practicing Law Institute, the HAAS School of Business, and a variety of business associations. Mr. Kane has spoken widely regarding new legal issues relating to private companies arising from the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

Admitted in

· California

· New York

Memberships

· State Bar of California, Business Law and International Law Sections

· New York State Bar Association

Bookmark/Search this post with: