9:00AM San Francisco - The Renaissance Holiday Gift Fair
11:30AM Mountain View - FountainBlue's Connections Event
7:00PM Santa Cruz - Future Salon: Technological Literacy- Understanding and Evaluating our Tools
| Event Name | SVASE Event: 'Startup-U San Francisco: Enterprise Customers & The Startup' | |
| Date | Friday December 15, 2006 | |
| Time | 8:00AM to 9:30AM | |
| City | San Francisco | |
| Event Type | Seminar / Workshop / Class | |
| Event Area | Entrepreneurship | |
| Hosted By | Silicon Valley Association of Startup Entrepreneurs | |
| Description | SVASE Event: 'Startup-U San Francisco: Enterprise Customers & The Startup' Date: Friday, December 15, 2006 At 08:00 Duration: 1 Hour 30 Minutes Contact Info: Offices of DLA Piper 153 Townsend Street, Suite 800 San Francisco, CA 94107 Please contact the Host for this event: Anne Donker, at SFStartupU@gmail.com Email: SFStartupU@gmail.com URL: www.svase.org/index.php? option=com_extcalendar&Itemid=149&extmode=view&extid=655 Large corporations often look to (software) startups to fill some of the gaps larger vendors can't or don't address. So how can you leverage this situation for your startup? Our stellar VC/Entrepreneur/Enterprise panel including Stewart Alsop, former General Partner with NEA and Julie Farris, CEO of Scalix, will explore this question, including: * What enterprises are looking for * How to tap in to and access large enterprise buyers for your fledgling product * possible challenges that go with the turf of pursuing the enterprise-as-a-customer * How to navigate these challenges * Myths and facts re. large enterprise customers: Is it true that enterprise customers often have large customization requirements before a product can be useful to them? Do they tend to have long committee-based purchasing cycles? How do you navigate this? Especially if you are bootstrapped and lack the resources to deal with this How do you even begin the big client sales process in the first place? And more! Join us on the 15th for an insightful discussion! The Panel: Julie Farris, Former Founder and Chief Strategy Officer, Scalix Corporation Julie Hanna Farris is an electronic messaging veteran with a successful track record of industry leadership and innovation. In June 2002 she founded Scalix Corporation with the vision of bringing advanced enterprise email and calendaring solutions to Linux. She served as Scalix's founding CEO, raising $20 million in venture capital and managing the company from inception to initial revenue stage. Farris continues to be deeply involved with Scalix heading up its open source initiatives and guiding product and market strategy and strategic alliances. A recognized thought leader in messaging and open source, Farris has over seventeen years of experience in building successful businesses in electronic messaging and collaboration. Prior to Scalix, Farris was a founding executive of several companies, including onebox.com (acquired by Openwave), the industry's first unified messaging service, 2Bridge, the pioneer in Enterprise Portal software, and Portola Systems (acquired by Netscape, now Sun JavaMail). Earlier in her career, Farris was a marketing executive at IBM/Lotus where she helped drive product direction and strategic marketing for the next generation cc:Mail and Lotus Notes product lines. She began her career at BellSouth, where she pioneered the design and deployment of one of the world's largest distributed messaging and groupware environments. Stewart Alop Venture Capitalist. Louie-Alsop Partners Most recently, Stewart was with New Enterprise Associates since 1996 as a venture partner focusing in the information technology area and was named a general partner in 1998. Alsop invests in companies developing technologies and services for broadband networks and rich media. He is also a columnist for Fortune magazine. Prior to NEA, Alsop was Editor in Chief of InfoWorld, a weekly newspaper for information-technology professionals. He also published PC Letter, a fortnightly newsletter for computer industry insiders, and produced the Agenda and Demo conferences for executives of companies in the computer industry. Before 1985, he served in several executive editorial positions at business and trade magazines, including Inc. Alsop graduated from Occidental College in Los Angeles. 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 www.svase.org/site/Membership/index_html.You can also join at the event itself. What if I have more questions? Please contact the Host for this event: Anne Donker, at SFStartupU@gmail.com This event is co-sponsored by DLA Piper, www.dlapiper.com/Home.aspx. | |
| Cost | A $5 (member) or $15 (affiliate/non-member) registration fee, plus a $ | |
| Other ticket Information | www.svase.org/index.php?option=com_extcalenda r&Itemid=149&extmode=view&extid=655 | |
| Organization Description | The Silicon Valley Association of Startup Entrepreneurs (SVASE); is dedicated to helping entrepreneurs within and beyond Silicon Valley to bring their ides to life. SVASE provides entrepreneurs with real-world business knowledge, contacts in the investment community and network of service providers to launch and manage successful start-ups. | |
| Event Contact Info | Anne Donker, SFStartupU@gmail.com | |
| Venue | Offices of DLA Piper | |
| Venue Address | 153 Townsend Street, Suite 800 San Francisco, CA, 94107 | |
| Event Name | The Renaissance Holiday Gift Fair | |
| Date | Friday December 15, 2006 | |
| Time | 9:00AM to 7:00PM | |
| City | San Francisco | |
| Event Type | Non-Profit Fundraiser / Community Event | |
| Event Area | Sales | |
| Hosted By | Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center | |
| Description | Come buy unique, high quality gift items from Renaissance's local small business owners. * Jewelry * Apparel * Household Items * Body Products * Art * Accessories * Baby Clothes * Stationery * Handmade Treasures * Gifts under $25 | |
| Cost | Products range: $5-$250 | |
| Other ticket Information | http://www.rencenter.org | |
| Organization Description | Since 1985, Renaissance has focused on helping individuals start and build sustainable small businesses. This has been a consistent focus, based on its mission to empower and increase the entrepreneurial capabilities of specific targeted clients. Renaissance is a non-profit entrepreneurship training center with a focus on supporting the talented, motivated individual to start small businesses that are sustainable, create jobs, and generate wealth. | |
| Event Contact Info | Jill Winkelstein, jill@rencenter.org | |
| Venue | Citigroup Center Atrium | |
| Venue Address | One Sansome Street San Francisco, CA, 94103 | |
| Contact Phone | 415-348-6220 | |
| Event Name | FountainBlue's Connections Event | |
| Date | Friday December 15, 2006 | |
| Time | 11:30AM to 1:30PM | |
| City | Mountain View | |
| Event Type | Speaker / Panel / Round Table | |
| Event Area | Management / Strategy / Planning | |
| Hosted By | FountainBlue | |
| Description | FountainBlue's Connections events offer networking and educational opportunities for senior-level entrepreneurs and corporate executives. Meetings feature facilitated panel discussions on topics of interest to senior executives in leadership positions. This Month's Facilitator is Jerry Talley and the Topic is on Problem Solving Tales from the Trenches. | |
| Cost | $15 for Partners, $25 General Admission, $40 at the door | |
| Ticket URL | http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=1047 11 | |
| Other ticket Information | http://www.fountainblue.biz/events/connection s.html | |
| Organization Description | FountainBlue Consulting focuses on connecting entrepreneurs with C-Level executives and funders to double the likelihood of success of entrepreneurial ventures in half the time through coaching, training and networking. FountainBlue serves entrepreneurs by: - Providing coaching and training services focused on producing immediate results specifically in the areas of client acquisition and funding; - Providing strategy, marketing and project management consulting services to ensure vision alignment and effective execution; - Connecting entrepreneurs to experienced C- Level executives and service providers, including funders. If you are an entrepreneur interested in finding out more information, please e-mail us at entrepreneurs@FountainBlue.biz. FountainBlue serves C-Level executives by: - Creating and nurturing a high-caliber, high-integrity network of C-Level executives committed to supporting each other personally and professionally; - Presenting lunchtime talks on topics of interest to executives, including effective management practices, business and technology trends, and also business plan review competitions; - Providing access to entrepreneurial management opportunities; - Supporting executives in transition. If you are a C-Level executive interested in finding out more about the group, send an e-mail to C-LevelExecs@FountainBlue.biz. FountainBlue serves entrepreneurial funders and service providers by: - Connecting them with potential customers including successful executives and high- potential entrepreneurial organizations. If you are providing services to entrepreneurs and executives, and would like to partner with us, send an e-mail to info@FountainBlue.biz. | |
| Event Contact Info | Linda Holroyd, Linda.Holroyd@FountainBlue.biz | |
| Venue | Fenwick & West LLC | |
| Venue Address | 801 California St. Mountain View, CA, 94041 | |
| Contact Phone | 650-996-3987 | |
| Venue Directions | http://www.fenwick.com/fenwickfocus/1.5.1.asp | |
| Event Name | Future Salon: Technological Literacy- Understanding and Evaluating our Tools | |
| Date | Friday December 15, 2006 | |
| Time | 7:00PM to 9:00PM | |
| City | Santa Cruz | |
| Event Type | Speaker / Panel / Round Table | |
| Event Area | Technology, General Interest | |
| Hosted By | Future Salon | |
| Description | Technological Literacy: Understanding and Evaluating our Tools with Miguel F.Aznar , director of KnowledgeContext and author of Technology Challenged | |
| Cost | As always free and open to the public. | |
| Ticket URL | http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scfuture/ | |
| Other ticket Information | http://www.futuresalon.org/ | |
| Organization Description | The Future Salon is a diverse group founded to explore accelerating change in technology, science, society, business. We are over 350 mostly Bay Area people interested in exploring possible futures and influencing our future in a positive way.
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| Event Contact Info | Miguel F. Aznar -, aznar@knowledgecontext.org | |
| Venue | Borders Bookstore Santa Cruz | |
| Venue Address | 1200 Pacific Avenue Santa Cruz, CA, . | |
| Contact Phone | - | |
| Venue Directions | http://www.bordersstores.com/stores/store_pg. jsp?storeID=387 | |
