SDForum Brown Bag - Lessons from the Battlefield January 26, 2006

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Program Overview

SDForum presents Lessons from the Battlefield-what early stage companies are getting funded and why. We have assembled a diverse panel which will answer that question. Joining us will be several venture capitalists who are actively investing in early stage companies, each with a different approach. They will talk about those differing investment focuses and the rationale behind it. Some of those differences are based on the size of their fund, how far into the fund they are, and the fund's sweet spot for investments. Issues such as sector, market opportunity, competitive landscape, company stage of development, team, customer traction will all be discussed. The vc's will also discuss the "gotcha" of a particular company that they recently funded-what was it that got them (and their partners) to fund the company at the time.

Speakers

Moderator:
Jon Baer, Principle, Threshold Ventures

Panelist:
Peter Dumanian, Partner, Red Rock Ventures
Eric Dunn, General Partner, Cardinal Ventures
Bob Marshall, Chairman & Managing Director, Selby Venture Partners
Thomas Toy, Managing Director, Pacrim Venture Partners

COST & REGISTRATION:
$15 SDForum Members, $30 Non-SDForum members. (Refreshments and Chips included; NOT lunch, please bring your own!) At the door add $10 to member and non-member prices.
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