Alternative Financing for Start-ups
| June 24, 2010 | ||
| 5:00 pm | to | 8:00 pm |
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Additional Pub-Talk info to be added soon…
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- 23 September: Fall Pub-Talk: Opa Cove's Start-up Story (9:00 am)
The New Rules of Angel Investing
I found this great article in the Small Business section of the New York Times website; “The New Rules of Angel Investing.” If your start-up is currently looking for capital I highly recommend this article! Even though times are tough, angel investing is still increasing. However, investors are “…picky and less tolerant of risk,” thus contributing less money. Get to reading so you learn how to secure some funding for your company!
Here are some quick tips from the article:
“Bootstrap as long as you can. Finding early ways to get revenue.”
“Get to break even quickly and remember that VC financing has gotten harder to obtain.”
“Be realistic about valuations. Be coachable.”
“Practice pitching and be prepared to make your case to dozens or hundreds of angels.”
“Look for angels who complement your strengths and can help you with more than money.”
Creating, Manageing an Understanding Start-up Financials
Here are the slides from Dan Vishny’s April 23, 2009 presentation on Start-up Financials…
Smart-ups Summer Pub-Talk
| July 23, 2009 | ||
| 5:00 pm | to | 7:30 pm |
Location: Oregon Electric Station | 27 E 5th Ave | directions
Register: Click here to register
$20 ($25 at the door) – includes food and one complimentary beverage
$15 for Eugene Chamber/Corvallis Chamber/OEN members (or $20 at the door)
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As entrepreneurs we experience different levels of fear – fear of taking the leap, fear of taking a second mortgage on our homes, fear of finding the right customers, fear of finding investors, fear of partnering with investors – and on and on…
Our keynote speaker for the Summer Pub-Talk event is Len Blackstone. Len is going to deliver a powerful presentation about how “Fear can be your Friend, not your Foe.” You won’t want to miss this inspirational talk.
Len will talk about how fear can protect, teach and motivate us. He’ll share how avoiding harmful fear and embracing helpful fear can improve your performance and increase your effectiveness.
At work, fear stifles innovation, prevents organizations from fully understanding customers, hinders the effectiveness of teams, and ultimately leads to a cancerous culture. In our personal lives, fear blocks our growth and isolates us from healthy relationships.
Len delivers an entertaining, inspirational and thought-provoking presentation – Skydiving with Chickens. It’s filled with captivating stories (yes, including chickens and skydiving).
Don’t forget – we’re saving the last 10 minutes of the Pub-Talk to allow one local entrepreneur to brave the stage for “10 Minutes of Start-up Fame!” Don’t forget to bring your business cards to enter the drawing….
Thanks to our great sponsors for supporting entrepreneurship in our community!
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Start-up Financials, Bootstrapping, WAC
| April 23, 2009 | ||
| 5:00 pm | to | 7:30 pm |
Four amazing speakers will share their expertise in creating and managing start-up financials, the art of bootstrapping – and what to expect at the May 14th Willamette Angel Conference in Corvallis.
Register: Click here to pre-register ($20, includes food and bev – or $25 at the door)
Location: The Valley River Inn | map
*** Our Supporting Sponsor – PALO ALTO SOFTWARE – has kindly donated 5 copies of their Business Plan Pro 
software (regularly $199.95 each). Attend this event and you may be one of the lucky 5 to receive a free copy!
Create a winning business plan today (or modify your current plan) with the world’s most popular business plan software, featuring step-by-step instructions, 500+ sample business plans, and more. Business Week says Business Plan Pro is “...one of the best planning tools” available today.
Speakers:
John Audette
CEO of MitoSciences
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Chad Barczak
CEO/co-founder of IDX, Inc.
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Nick Fowler
Managing Partner of Orion Ventures (Corvallis)
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Dan Vishny
CFO of Arcimoto and Dune Sciences (two local start-ups)
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Thank you to our TITLE SPONSOR:
Thank you to our SUPPORTING SPONSOR:
