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The Startpad Countdown series is sponsored by:
This month, StartPad presents a discussion guided by Bill Bryant, currently a venture partner with DFJ and Appian. Here's your opportunity to learn *EVERYTHING* you need to understand about venture capital in one informative, entertaining evening. Get behind the curtain and leave with a better understanding of what venture capital is all about, including whether your startup should target this source of funding and how best to go about that. No question is off limits so come prepared with your list of issues that you want to have addressed.
What: StartPad Countdown 6 -- Venture Capital Unplugged: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Who: Bill Bryant
When: 6:00 pm, Tuesday July 22th, 2008
Where: StartPad offices -- 811 First Avenue, Suite 480, Seattle, WA 98104
Cost: Free!
Pizza and drinks will be served.
About the presenter: Over the past 20 years, Bill has been involved as a founder, senior executive, investor and Board member in over 25 successful startups, spanning software, Internet, digital media and mobile. Companies where he has been instrumentally involved include Visio, Netbot, Qpass, Medio, Mixxer (each of which he helped found), Corbis, Getty Images, Isilon Systems, Loudeye, Cascadia Capital, Throw, Singing Fish, Exchange Applications, HandsOn, Headbone, Jabber, Teamplate. Current involvements include blist, LiquidPlanner, Widgetbucks, mInfo, Limeade, Conenza, Sensors in Motion, Shelfari, ACL Services and Winshuttle. Bill has raised over $175M in venture capital for the companies he's been involved with, is a personal investor in over 15 leading venture funds, and has been a venture partner with three VC firms, including Atlas Ventures, DFJ (current) and Appian (current).
There are no more open seats for this free event!
Sounds like an interesting event
Looking forward to watching the video of the presentation. Thanks for posting each program; really helpful for those of us who can't make it to the actual event.
I enjoyed Bill Bryants talk. I wish he had more knowledge about startups that product a product (Biotechnology, Life Science) from other than software development. The information he provided truly helps with the situation my company is going through and I believe his advice will be very useful when I am able to meet with investors.
I wish there were individuals in Ohio / Indiana area that have the knowledge Mr. Bryant is sharing with Entrepreneurs. His advice from this one session would have help get my company off the ground faster than we have been able too. Investor funding is THE most important corporate activity the CEO/President must pursue to move the idea to reality.
I am glad I was able to find this discussion by Mr. Bryant.
PS - I have no doubt Mr. Bryant has had many headaches before success......I can tell he has the passion to make change!