| November 11, 2010 | ||
| 4:00 pm | to | 7:00 pm |
Smart-ups usually hosts an Ignite-Style pitch competition in November. This year we are hosting a mini Pub-Talk event with the Oregon Entrepreneurs Network November 11th at the Willamette Innovators Night in Corvallis.
More info soon to come…
| November 19, 2009 | ||
| 5:00 pm | to | 8:00 pm |
Location: Oregon Electric Station | 27 E. 5th Ave, Eugene | directions
Time: 5 – 8pm
Register: $20 if your pre-register; $25 at the door; $15 for Eugene and Corvallis Chamber members; $10 for students (INCLUDES FOOD AND BEV)
Come and vote for the company you think has the most viable business plan. Audience members will be given a fake million dollar bill and asked to give it to the company they think deserves to win. Come out and support the amazing and talented start-ups companies in our region!
This Smart-ups is going to be an Ignite-style business plan competition (13 slides, slides automatically advance every 15 seconds = 3.5 minutes to pitch your business plan). It’s an exciting competition – one you won’t want to miss! Click here to view Ignite Pitches from Feb 2009 Pub-Talk.
Any emerging growth start-up company (with an “investor-ready” plan) in the Willamette Valley can submit for the opportunity to present at this pub-talk. The audience will vote for the best overall pitch/plan.
Note: Ignite Eugene is a business-plan pitch competition sponsored by Smart-ups and is not affiliated with the worldwide network of O’Rielly Ignite community events.
Thanks to our great sponsors for supporting entrepreneurship in our community!
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| October 1, 2009 | ||
| 5:00 pm | to | 7:30 pm |
Panel Moderator: Investors Sitting on the Panel:
Location: Oregon Electric Station | 27 E. 5th Ave, Eugene | directions
Time: 5 – 8pm
Register: $20 if your pre-register; $25 at the door; $15 for Eugene and Corvallis Chamber members; $10 for students
If you’ve ever wondered why investors choose to invest in one company over another, or why the companies in the recent Willamette Angel Conference were chosen, or why the winner was awarded the $125,000 investment prize, or why certain companies were not selected – this is the Smart-ups Pub-Talk for you! We are hosting a panel of investors from the May 2009 Willamette Angel Conference. They are looking forward to hearing your questions and sharing the qualities of “investor-ready” business plans. Whether your raising funds for your business or not – this is going to be a valuable conversation you won’t want to miss…
Ann Carney Nelson will be the panel moderator. Ann has over 11 years of experience investing in and supporting young and innovative technology companies.
Previously, Ann was the Senior Associate at Menlo Ventures, an early-stage high-technology venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, CA.
Also – don’t forget to bring your business cards – as we’ll be doing the “10 Minutes of Start-up Fame” after the panel. These are fun and offer great experience about how to pitch your business opportunity in 5 minutes. And who knows – maybe you’ll even get some live feedback from investors! It’s also great practice to prepare for the Nov 19th Smart-ups Ignite Pitch competition.
Founder, Palo Alto Software
Angel Investor
Invested in the May 09 Willamette Angel Conference
Judge of several Venture Competitions
Click here to read Tim’s full bio
Founder, Orion Ventures, LLC
CEO, Perpetua Power Source Technologies
Angel Investor
Fund Manager of May 09 Willamette Angel Conference’s Investor LLC
Click here to read Nick’s full bio
Director, OSU Austin Entrepreneurship Program
Angel Investor
Invested in the May 09 Willamette Angel Conference
Click here to read Christopher’s full bio
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| 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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