DEN-Seattle presents: Building a Value Foundation: Moving towards Financing in Difficult Times February 11, 2009

The panel will discuss issues that arise in forming a new company that intends to raise angel or venture financing.

Panelists include:

Moderator: John A. Myer, AXIOS Law Group PLLC. John is a securities lawyer with an MBA in finance. He represents start-up ventures and their founders. John is a DEN Seattle Executive Board Member. http://www.axioslaw.com/attorneys-and-staff/john-myer

Bryan Starbuck, CEO and co-founder of TalentSpring. Prior to starting TalentSpring, Bryan worked at Microsoft starting as a developer and growing to manage development efforts in Windows Vista and Windows Live. http://www.talentspring.com/about/management

Nathan Kaiser is the CEO and founder of nPost.com. Nathan has met and interviewed numerous CEOs and founders about the issues and opportunities facing their organizations. nPost.com maintains a job board that specifically targets the tech startup market. Nathan is a member of the board of the Northwest Entrepreneur Network and Six Hour Startup. http://www.npost.com/about.jsp

Pamela Grinter is a tax lawyer at Riddell Williams and has extensive experience with corporate and partnership taxation and transactions. http://www.riddellwilliams.com/people/grinter-pamela-a.html

Todd Marker is a partner at Buerk Dale Victor, a growth equity firm. He currently serves on the board of directors of a number of BDV's portfolio companies. http://www.bdvllc.com/BDV/teambios.php?TID=5&PoID=1

Registration and tickets:
Online pre-registration is open till February 9th.
Online pre-registration for members and guests: $25 per person

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Online pre-registration for non-members and guests: $30 per person

Tickets online: http://www.denseattle.org/Default.aspx?pageId=92601&eventId=38765&EventViewMode=EventDetails

At the door: $30 per person

Schedule:
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.: Social hour
7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.: Main event
8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.: Q&A, networking

We look forward to seeing you there!

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