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    09 March 2009
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  • Table of contents:

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

  • 1. Member Updates

    ** Interested in non-profits? How about CS? Then you should definitely check out the Social Profit Foundation which sponsors the Peter Thiel Fellowship Program. The program hopes to create the world's most relevant network of engineers creating social value on a massive scale.
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    ** Be sure to check out Highland Capital's summer entrepreneurship program for students and recent graduates who want to gain the opportunity to work on their start-up under the incredible supervision of Highland's seasoned management team. Check out http://www.hcp.com/summer for more information!
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    ** Have an idea for a social venture? Apply for free mentoring, tools, and aid at http://www.sparkseed.org
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    ** Are you interested in clean technologies? Do you have an invention or idea that you would like to bring to the market? Would you like to meet other clean tech entrepreneurs? Then enter the California Clean Tech Open! http://www.cleantechopen.com
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    ** Pitch your idea to Sequoia Capital's Michael Moritz! Women 2.0's third-annual Startup Competition is accepting pitch ideas on paper napkins (that's right, you heard us right, all applications MUST be on napkins) until April 10th, 2009. For more information, visit: http://pitch.women2.org/

  • 2. Coming Up in BASES

    Monday, March 9th:
    > European Entrepreneurship & Innovation Thought Leaders Seminar

    Tuesday, March 10th:
    > BASES Intellectual Property Workshop

    Wednesday, March 11th:
    > VC TaskForce - Sales Town Hall Meeting

    Thursday, March 12th:
    > SVASE Startup-U SFO: Validating the Value Prop

    Friday, March 13th:
    > Formation of New Ventures GSB Course Information Session
    > FountainBlue's When She Speaks Event: Agility - The Key to Building a Successful Career
    > SKMurphy: Bootstrappers Breakfast

  • 3. Featured BASES Events

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    Monday, March 9
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    European Entrepreneurship & Innovation Thought Leaders Seminar
    4:15PM to 5:30PM ~ Skilling Auditorium
    Stanford University

    This Week's Topic: Private-Public Models of Innovation & Entrepreneurship in Europe

    This Week's Speakers:
    * Sten Tamkivi, Chief Evangelist, Skype Estonia
    * Christian Bason, Innovation Manager, Danish MindLab
    * Dr. Sven Schade, Directorate General Enterprise & Industry, European Commission
    * Dr. Robert Trezona, Head of Research and Development, The Carbon Trust

    Stanford University's European Entrepreneurship and Innovation Thought Leaders Seminar is a weekly speaker series that presents industry leaders from Europe's hitech startup, venture finance, corporate and university research and technology commercialization communities to share their insights and experiences with aspiring and veteran entrepreneurs from Silicon Valley.


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    Tuesday, March 10
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    BASES Intellectual Property Workshop
    7:00PM to 8:45PM ~ Tresidder Union Oak West
    Stanford University

    Keep your ideas on lockdown! This is a BASES workshop aimed at demystifying Intellectual Property (IP) for new entrepreneurs. It will cover the most frequent start-up IP pitfalls, tips for how to present IP to investors, and will showcase several Stanford-area IP case studies. Panelists: Jeffrey Schox: Registered Patent Attorney, Founder of Schox Patent Group Linda Chao: Senior Licensing Associate, Stanford Office of Technology Licensing Snacks & refreshments will be provided This event is free and open to the public

    http://younoodle.com/events/bases_intellectual_property_w...


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    Friday, March 13
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    Formation of New Ventures GSB Course Information Session
    12:00PM to 1:00PM ~ GSB S181
    518 Memorial Way, Stanford CA

    In the spring quarter, the Business School will offer its foundational entrepreneurship course to non-GSB graduate students. The course will have two sections, each limited to 30 GSB and 30 non-GSB graduate students. S353 is for students who would like to understand what is involved in starting a new business and pursuing an entrepreneurial career. Topics include: how to identify and evolve a business idea; elements of a viable business model; staffing, financing and managing a new business; managing intellectual property; scaling a business; dealing with failure; gaining sales and distribution traction; and harvesting value. The course is taught primarily by the case method; visitors also will contribute to class discussions. The classes will be taught from an entrepreneur’s point of view rather than that of a passive investor or employee. The instructors and class examples will emphasize business issues faced by young science and technology companies.

  • 4. Featured Bay Area Eventsvvv

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    Wednesday, March 11
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    VC TaskForce - Sales Town Hall Meeting
    6:30PM to 8:30PM ~ Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati
    950 Page Mill Road (Main Entrance) Palo Alto, CA, 94304

    The Sales VBEC Town Hall Meeting is a neutral forum for Sales
    VPs in venture-backed companies to meet, share perspectives,
    learn from each other and develop joint business opportunities

    - The Sales Town Hall Meeting will bring together Sales VPs from
    venture-backed companies to network, raise common issues and
    meet informally

    - At the beginning of each session, the attendees will introduce
    themselves so that they all can identify possible company
    synergies to be explored informally later on

    - During the town hall, the Discussion Leader will serve as the
    focal point for questions and issues raised by the attendees and
    will create a top ten style list of issues and themes faced by
    Sales Executives, with the goal of fostering audience give and
    take

    The emphasis will be on maximum networking and informal time
    with just enough structure to facilitate improved networking.

    Chair: Ronald Weissman
    Dr. Weissman is a partner and a member of the tech and telecom
    investment team at Apax, a global leader in private equity.
    Member of the Band of Angels

    Discussion Leader: Christina Ellwood, President/CEO, Moreland
    Associates

    A seasoned senior executive, Christina has over 20 years
    experience in the technology industry. She is the President and
    CEO of Moreland Associates, a marketing consulting firm
    specializing in technology companies, which she founded in 2000.
    Her clients include technology start-ups, services providers,
    and enterprises. Prior to Moreland, she founded and served as
    President and CEO of OfficePlease Inc., an intranet software
    company and ASP and currently serves as the Chairman for the
    OfficePlease Foundation. Christina is known for her strong,
    clear leadership and drive.

    Hors d'oeuvres, wine and soft drinks served.



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    Thursday, March 12
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    SVASE Startup-U SFO: Validating the Value Prop
    11:45AM to 1:30PM ~ DLA Piper
    555 Mission Street, Suite 2400 San Francisco, CA, 94105

    AGENDA:
    11:45-12:00 Registration, Networking and Food
    12:00-12:15 SVASE/Startup-U Overview, Introductions, Speaker Intro
    12:15-1:15 Speaker Presentation & Interactive Q&A
    1:15-1:30 Networking with the presenters!

    Pre-registration closes at 9 AM the day of the event.

    With your help, we will start on time so the speaker can provide
    you with as much interactive information as possible.

    Please note topics are subject to change without notice.

    Popular FAQs regarding Startup-U:

    What is the cost of this event?
    A $5 (member) or $15 (affiliate/non-member) registration fee,
    plus a $1.50 credit card processing fee, includes event and
    lunch, available through advanced online registration. A $10 or
    $20 fee is collected at the door.

    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.)

    Do I need to be a member of SVASE to attend this event?
    Non-members and guests of members are welcome to attend any 2
    SVASE Startup-U events. Afterwards, we recommend that non-members
    become members of SVASE. For more information on the benefits of
    joining SVASE, please visit our website at
    www.svase.org/?q=membership or alternatively, you can also join
    at the event itself.

    Please note additional parking expenses will be incurred if you
    choose to park in DLAs garage. DLA Piper does NOT validate parking.

    This event is co-sponsored by DLA Piper, www.dlapiper.com.


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    Friday, March 13
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    FountainBlue's When She Speaks Event: Agility - The Key to Building a Successful Career
    11:30AM to 1:30PM ~ HP Labs
    1501 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto

    FountainBlue's When She Speaks, Women in Leadership Series Topic: Agility - The Key to Building a Successful Career

    Date & Time: Friday, March 13 from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

    Location: HP Labs, 1501 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, in Building 3, in the Yosemite Conference Room

    Cost: $20 members, $25 partners, $30 general by 2/11 at noon, $40 for membership and admission. Corporate packages for up to 10 people are $100. On-site registration is $40.

    Registration: http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=162314 by Thursday, March 12 at noon

    Agility - The Key to Building a Successful Career In this century, it is much more difficult to plan your career path, as there is more fluidity within and across corporations, across global markets, plus better acceptance of people moving from one role or industry to another. This month's panel will focus on agility as the key to building a successful career, featuring women who have changed roles and industries, positions and companies. They will share thei


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    Friday, March 13
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    SKMurphy: Bootstrappers Breakfast
    7:30AM to 9:00AM ~ Omega Restaurant
    90 S. Park Victoria Milpitas, CA, 95035

    Our guest is MB Deans CEO and Managing Partner of Douglas
    Partners, a HR consulting firm focused on career transition. She
    will discuss building a winning on-line profiles, which are so
    important because:

    * Prospects/potential partners will check before they make contact
    * Testimonials that are posted have authenticated sources
    * It's a convenient mechanism for reconnecting with old
    co-workers and other contacts

    Douglas Partners offers hands-on workshops for those looking at
    job and career changes. MB's informative and practical advice on
    self-promotion, network building and rekindling relationships is
    useful to entrepreneurs as well. MB blogs at "Working for a
    Living" and is a frequent speaker on career planning and on-line
    networks in Silicon Valley. MB has 20 years experience as a
    consultant and entrepreneur. MB has an MS in Computer Science
    from Fairleigh Dickinson Univ. and a BS in Biochemistry from
    Rutgers College.

    Join Other Entrepreneurs Who Eat Problems For Breakfast, at our
    East Bay location. -- easy acces to 280/680.

    * 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.

  • 5. Acknowledgements & Event Submission

    Have an event you'd like us to include in our next Digest? Please use our simple online form located at http://bases.stanford.edu/about-us/digest/submit-event/. Please note that we reserve the right to publish only events we feel will best benefit our entrepreneurial community. Thank you!

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

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