Bootstrappers Breakfast July 20, 2010

Mark Florant to speak at Boostrapper's Breakfast in Sunnyvale, July 20th -- "Business Development for Startups".

Mark will discuss a number of key issues you should be thinking about:

* Understanding the size of your market: current key players/competitors, and customers.
* Selling into your market: decision makers-who are they, targeting different exec. levels/areas within a company and why.
* Factoring in changes in the marketplace

After the initial short presentation the roundtable is open for discussion of Mark's ideas and other issues participants wish to discuss.

Mark currently is working with three early stage start-ups; Aquabella Organics, Wspider and 360iCoach helping them with sales, market development, marketing strategies.

Mark's passion and expertise is taking a product with no revenue and establishing a market, along with building strong relationships that enhance the process. His has experience working with large organizations, IBM, Cisco, Hitachi and Intel (having held positions as Sr. Account manager at Cisco as well as US Sales Dev Mgr for the Optical Platform Division of Intel. He has also been at successful start-up organizations such as LightLogic, where he was VP of Worldwide Sales. Mark earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Stanford University in Psychology.

Bootstrappers Breakfast brings together leading edge entrepreneurs who eat problems for breakfast and are serious about growing their business. Have some questions ready and join us for the lively discussion, Share your ideas and leverage thoughts with other professionals.

* Learn from Others Mistakes
* Brainstorm with Peers
* Find Partners
* Small Group Atmosphere
* Serious Conversation

These breakfasts were designed for entrepreneurs to share ideas and leverage thoughts with other professionals who are serious about growing their business.

Official Website: http://www.bootstrappersbreakfast.com