SVForum Kickstart Your Startup Workshop March 22, 2012

Thursday, March 22, 2012; 8:15AM - 5:00PM

This workshop is for new serious start-up entrepreneurs or entrepreneurs who need a refresher course on the fundamentals of developing their business plan and/or wanting to grow their company, so that they can maximize their chances of attracting an outside investor for the first time.

During this workshop, you will learn how to organize your financials, craft a due diligence ready legal framework, assess your market opportunity and perfect your pitch before running the funding gauntlet. A panel of successful entrepreneurs will share their experiences, challenges and insights into building and securing funding for their ventures.

Please come with your 60 second pitch and your chance to be one of three selected to pitch to the panel of VCs at the end of the day! This workshop is not for the seasoned entrepreneur.

Quote from a Past Attendees

"I would highly recommend Kick Start Your Startup Workshop for any entrepreneur that is in start-up and early growth modes. I have attended workshops that promised similar results, but in my opinion, this SVForum workshop was top of the line. The presenters were extremely knowledgeable and each of them were able to provide several unique solutions that I had not heard before." Karen Duggan, Playful Planet

Agenda:
8:15am - Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00am - Crafting a Fundable Financial Roadmap
10:30am - Morning Break
10:45am - Crafting a Due Diligence Ready Legal Framework
11:45am - Assessing and Sizing Your Market Opportunity
12:45pm - Working Lunch - Pitching to the Group: 15 one-minute elevator pitches presented, with the top 3 chosen to pitch to the final panel at 4:00pm.
1:45pm - Developing a Compelling Pitch: 13 Slides that will Hook Investors.
2:45pm - Afternoon Break
3:00pm - Entrepreneur Panel
4:00pm - Investors Panel : The Voice of Experience
5:00pm - Event Concludes

Official Website: http://www.svforum.org/kickstart