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    24 December 2008
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  • Table of contents:

    1. Member Updates
    2. Coming Up in BASES
    3. Featured Stanford Events
    4. Featured Bay Area Events
    5. Acknowledgments & Event Submission

  • 1. Member Updates

    ** Happy Holidays from the entire BASES team! May your celebrations
    be filled with friends, family, and (always) good cheer.
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    ** Get your business plan teams ready for E and Social E-Challenge!
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    ** Prepare your resumes, CV's and pitches for spring career fair

  • 2. Coming Up in BASES

    Friday, January 2nd:
    > SKMurphy: Bootstrappers Breakfast

    Thursday, January 8th:
    > SVASE Startup-U SFO: First Round Capital - Do's and Don'ts with Kent Goldman
    > SVASE MAIN EVENT: Angel investors to the rescue in 2009?

    Monday, January 12th:
    > High Tech Forum: Angel Investor Panel - Technology Trends

    Thursday, January 15h:
    > BASES Technology & Entrepreneurship Career Fair

  • 3. Featured Stanford Events

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    Monday, January 12
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    High Tech Forum: Angel Investor Panel - Technology Trends
    5:30PM to 7:30PM ~ Tressider Hall, in the Oak East Lounge
    Stanford University

    High Tech angel investors are generally seasoned executives with deep strategic and operational experience in running successful start-ups as well as extensive experience within corporations in various roles. The angel investors we've recruited for this month's panel have been seen a wide range of high tech business plans, and have their own thoughts and recommendations on technology trends for 2009 – what will get funded, where the markets and business is heading, how to be successful in these challenging times.

    Our panel will feature:

    · Facilitator Brian Boyer, Partner, TIPS Group

    · Panelist Jim Connor, Membership Chair, Sand Hill Angels

    · Panelist Bill Powar, Keiretsu Forum

    · Panelist Ron Weissman, Band of Angels

    · Panelist Jeff Yu, Managing Director, Angels Forum

    http://www.sventrepreneurs.com/


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    Thursday, January 15
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    Technology & Entrepreneurship Career Fair
    11:00AM to 4:00PM ~ Sequoia Plaza Lawn
    Stanford University

    The BASES Technology & Entrepreneurship Career Fair offers an especially intimate setup for interactions between Stanford students and 50 technology-oriented companies in early Winter Quarter recruiting season. This fair will take place on Thursday, January 15, 2009 from 11AM to 4PM on the Sequoia Plaza Lawn at Stanford University.

    Booth space is still available for presenting companies!

  • 4. Featured Bay Area Events

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    Friday, January 2
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    SKMurphy: Bootstrappers Breakfast
    7:30AM to 9:00AM ~ Hobee's
    4224 El Camino Real Palo Alto, CA, 94306

    Join Other Entrepreneurs Who Eat Problems For Breakfast.

    * Compare Notes
    * Exchange Ideas
    * Learn from Others Mistakes
    * Brainstorm with Peers
    * Find Partners
    * Small Group Atmosphere
    * Serious Conversation
    * In by 7:30AM Out by 9AM

    At Bootstrappers Breakfast we have serious conversations about
    growing a business based on internal cashflow. This is not for
    entrepreneurs who want to meet VCs, this is for founders who are
    actively bootstrapping a startup.

    http://www.bootstrappersbreakfast.com/


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    Thursday, January 8
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    SVASE Startup-U SFO: First Round Capital - Do's and Don'ts with Kent Goldman
    11:45AM to 1:30PM ~ DLA Piper
    153 Townsend Street, Suite 800 San Francisco, CA, 94107


    What is the format of a Startup-U event typically?
    Generally speaking, each event begins with an introduction by
    the host followed by a brief talk about SVASE and self-
    introductions by each of the attendees. After the
    introductions, the host introduces a speaker (usually 20 minute
    presentation, followed by group discussion) or the discussion
    topic; the exact format varies based on the host and that
    variety is what makes this event so exciting!

    Who should attend?
    Startup entrepreneurs, anyone thinking about forming a startup,
    service providers, angels and VCs active in the Silicon Valley
    information tech and biotech entrepreneur communities. Past
    participants include:
    Current and aspiring entrepreneurs
    Venture Capitalists, Angels and other members of the funding
    community
    Service Providers (e.g. human resources, contract programming,
    etc.)
    Independent Consultants (e.g. sales, marketing, engineering,
    etc.)

    http://www.svase.org/?q=node/1964


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    Thursday, January 8
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    SVASE MAIN EVENT: Angel investors to the rescue in 2009?
    6:00PM to 8:30PM ~ Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati (WSGR Campus)
    950 Page Mill Road Palo Alto, CA, 94304

    Come meet with and hear leading angel investors in a lively
    exchange as they explore trends and provide insights on the
    following critical questions:
    ﾷHow have the dynamics and metrics of Angel investing changed
    in the past 12 months?
    ﾷWhats happening to valuations & how much equity are Angels
    now looking for?
    ﾷWhat does a startup need to look like to be attractive for
    Angels today?
    ﾷWhat investment instruments do they prefer & what involvement
    do they want?
    ﾷHow are Angels working with Venture Capitalists for the next
    round of funding?
    ﾷWhat technology sectors are most attractive to Angel investors
    right now?

    The Panel:
    ﾷArt Reidel, Member, Band of Angels
    ﾷRandy Williams, Founder & CEO, Keiretsu Forum
    ﾷJeff Yu, Managing Director, The Angels Forum
    ﾷTBD

    www.svase.org/?q=node/1904

  • 5. Acknowledgments & Event Submission

    Have an event you'd like us to include in our next Digest? Please send all event submissions to BASES.digest@gmail.com with the subject, "Digest Event Submission" and remember to include all relevant information, preferably summarized. Thank you!

    BASES is made possible through the generous sponsorship of leading venture capitalists, law firms, banks and corporations. BASES Platinum Sponsors include New Enterprise Associates, Google, and Lightspeed Venture Partners. Hummer Winblad Venture Partners is a BASES Gold Sponsor. BASES Silver Sponsors include Mohr Davidow Ventures, Microsoft, Silicon Valley Bank and PlugandPlay TechCenter. The grand prize sponsor for the E-Challenge business plan competition is Morgenthaler Ventures.

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