What Entrepreneurs Should Know about Building & Funding Startups August 27, 2010

The Execution Matrix is a series of interactive leadership sessions designed to build a foundation for achieving the next round of funding. We are currently focusing on understanding the mind of the VCs in today's market.

Who should attend: CEOs, founders, CXOs, VPs of technology startup companies looking to raise early stage capital from SV VCs focused on IT (s/w, services, Internet, communications, h/w, semiconductor, computing, optical networking, component of a system, consumer electronics, systems, mobile, wireless, cleantech, etc.).

VCs have a mind of their own... but, they are willing to share it with you at this event. Some of the questions they will answer include:

* What ingredients do you need in your business for a VC to fund your company?

* What does your team have to look like?

* How defensible does your IP have to be?

* What kind of market opportunity do you have to have?

* And, what business models are being funded today?

Keynote Speaker: Len Rand, Managing Director at Granite Ventures

Panel Speakers: Curtis Feeny, GP at Voyager Capital; Ullas Naik, GP at Globespan Capital; and Ken Elefant, GP at Opus Capital

Moderator: Rebekah Wu , Founder at Right-Hand Partners. She will ask the tough questions you've been wanting to ask at this event during the panel Q&A session.

Agenda:
8:30am to 9am - Registration (light breakfast)
9am to 9:45am - keynote ("Building and Funding Your Startup")
9:45am to 10am - break
10am to 11am - Panel w/4 VCs on the same topic
11am to 11:30am - networking

Official Website: http://www.rhpartners.com/event_execution_matrix.html