Phillip K. Sipes

Vijay Iyer and Mike Ladd, Still Life with Commentator (West ...

Where: Pigott Theater

Date: 2008-01-17 20:00:00

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Tickets: $40 (Adult) / $20 (Stanford Student) Half-price tickets are available for young people age 15 and under and discounts are available for students and groups. Call 650-725-ARTS (2787) or visit: http://livelyarts.stanford.edu Still Life with Commentator is an unflinching look at the complexities and illusions of life during wartime. A collaboration between jazz innovator and composer-pianist Vijay Iyer and hip-hop poet and performer Mike Ladd, this unsettling oratorio confronts topics such as surveillance, television news, and the blogosphere. Iyer’s score receives its Bay Area premiere at Stanford by an ensemble including Iyer, Ladd, and Bay Area composer and sound artist Pamela Z. (Program contains strong language.)

SVASE Event: 'First Impressions Pitch Feedback Event - Invit...

Where: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Date: 2007-09-10 17:30:00

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Event: 'First Impressions Pitch Feedback Event - Invitation Only' Date: Monday, September 10, 2007 At 05:30 Duration: 3 Hours Contact Info: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati (WSGR Campus) 950 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto - 94304 Program Chair - Chad Salinas Email: chad.salinas@najdorf.com URL:svase.org/index.php?option=com_extcalendar&Itemid=149&extmode=view&extid=708 First Impressions provides SVASE entrepreneurs with the opportunity to present to and receive formal structured feedback from prominent members of the entrepreneurial and venture funding communities. This is a great way to gain first hand experience on pitching for Venture Capital, make connections with VCs and Angels, and get a clear understanding on how to move your business forward. "After making my presentation at First Impressions, I got five leads to investors, including three VCs that would have been very difficult, if not impossible, to obtain on my own. I've already set appointments with each of them for follow-on presentations." John Matthesen, CEO, Byte Blaze The Panel & Audience: The Panel and audience are drawn from SVASE Charter Members, Legends, Board Members and invited VIP Guests, including Bill Reichert of Garage; Antonio Salerno, Band of Angels; Steve Dines, Sand Hill Angels; Eric Dunn, Cardinal Ventures; Lars Leckie, Hummer Winblad; Ed Lambert, Bridge Bank; Joe Blank, Keiretsu Forum, Jim Chapman, Nixon Peabody; Esfandiar Bandari, The Angels Forum; Roy Sardina, Steelpoint Capital; Michele Klein, Applied Ventures; Andrew Lee, Silicon Valley Bank; Jim Simmons, Draper Richards; Dylan Steeg, Intel Capital, Jim Simmons, Draper Richards. SVASE entrepreneurs looking for experience in delivering their pitch, who are prepared to use the suggested First Impressions 10 slide presentation format, and can provide most, if not all, of the required information on their company and business proposition. To obtain a copy of the First Impressions 10 slide presentation, please email Chad Salinas at chad.salinas@najdorf.com. AGENDA 5.30-6.15 pm: Networking and Finger Food 6.15-8:30 pm: Startup Presentations, Q&A plus feedback PRE-REGISTERED RATES (All Rates Include Hors D'oeuvres): Presenting Companies - $125; Invited Members - $49 INVITATION ONLY, WALK-INS NOT PERMITTED This event is co-sponsored by: Applied Materials Ventures, www.appliedventures.com Siemens Technology to Business, www.ttb.siemens.com Silicon Valley Bank, www.svbank.com Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, www.wsgr.com SVASE First Impressions Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Here is a list of sample questions compiled and condensed by SVASE First Impressions Program Chair Chad Salinas and his “official” answers. Q: What are the First Impressions Timelines? A:• Call for Companies – While candidates may forward presentations and Executive Summaries (ES’s) at any time, companies that wish to present at the next First Impressions event should submit materials approximately 45 days before the event. • Presentation Submission Deadline - The deadline is the 20th of the month preceding the event. Program Chair has been flexible with this deadline in the past, but priority has always been given to those who have met the deadline. Only after having exhausted the current queue of prospective candidates, do the Program Chair and SVASE President consider other prospective candidates. • Candidate Selection Date – During the last week of the month preceding an event, the Program Chair and SVASE President conduct a substantial and rigorous review of the prospective candidates’ PowerPoint presentations. • Notification & Registration – All prospective candidates are notified by the first week of the month of the event on their status. In the past, notification and statistics of the review have been sent via e-mail. Going forward, the notification will be augmented on either the SVASE web site or Chad Salinas’ Tech + Finance blog. SVASE asks that all selected presenters register on the SVASE web site and send a confirmation e-mail to chad.salinas@najdorf.com • First Impressions (actual event) – The actual event is held bi-monthly on the second Monday of January, March, May, July, September, & November, with exceptions for various holidays or major Silicon Valley events that may conflict with the date. Q: How do I get a copy of the SVASE presentation template? A: Send an e-mail to chad.salinas@najdorf.com . The reason you need to send an e-mail, as opposed to automatically downloading the SVASE template, is that Chad needs to get a sense for how many prospective candidates are interested in the next event. Oftentimes, initial inquiries come from window-shoppers who use Gmail and Yahoo accounts with indiscernible names. Chad still e-mails the template to anyone who requests it even though some have no interest in presenting at an event. Q: Do I have to use the SVASE presentation template? Can’t I just send you my existing Executive Summary (ES) or a PDF file? A: Due to the 200+ inquiries for a particular event, Chad does not have the time to sort through the various submissions unless they are in SVASE’s format. Chad receives numerous 2-page Executive Summaries which do not give enough information to review, plus numerous 30+ page business plans which give too much information to review. Lastly, even though most prospective candidates may have an existing investor presentation, it is usually not specifically geared to be delivered in the 6 minutes that First Impressions allows. Lastly, the panels at First Impressions events score the presenters on dimensions taken directly from the presentation template. Q: How will my company be scored? A: First Impressions has a Panelist’s Award and a People’s Choice Award. The panelists score presenters quantitatively and qualitatively on the following 8 dimensions: 1. Management Team 2. Customer 3. Market Opportunity 4. Business Model 5. Competition 6. Product 7. Financials 8. Exit Opportunity The “Qualitative” feedback is sent to the presenters in PDF format within a few days after the event. The People’s Choice Award is simply the audience (non-panelists) choice of the best presenting company on the night of the event. The scores are tallied the night of the event and the winners are announced. Q: What if I am not selected this time around? A: Chad has created a priority queue of potential presenters who will be considered for the next event. Chad moves each of the candidates who request to be reviewed to the queue for the upcoming event. These prospective presenters are also given the opportunity to update their template by the submission deadline for the next event. Q: Why wasn’t I selected? A: Chad Salinas and Chris Gill, President of SVASE, formally review each candidates’ presentations for each event. Chad and Chris see more good presentations than can be accommodated in the 5 companies per event format. Further, Chad and Chris have to temper the needs of 3 constituencies: 1. An audience comprised of who’s who in the Silicon Valley venture community. 2. An entrepreneurial community that has more business ideas than SVASE has time to look at. 3. SVASE’s volunteers who try to meet the mission of empowering entrepreneurs on a limited time budget. That being said, the most common reason for rejection is that the idea does not appear to be viable. Lack of viability may have to do with the following: • Lifestyle investment – insufficient growth potential to allow the venture capitalist an exit opportunity at a high enough multiple. • Half-baked – the business idea has not been thought through with the rigor that is the norm in the Silicon Valley. • Me-too business – our audience is arguably comprised of some of the most sophisticated early-stage investors in the world. You need to have a business idea that is unique. You need to articulate your “special sauce” through the template. Each review session witnesses presentations that have not considered switching costs, barriers to entry, IP defense, or competitive landscape. Q: Can I observe an event? A: First Impressions has a limited number of “Observer” seats whose availability is only known the week before the event. E-mail chad.salinas@najdorf.com if you are interested in being attending as an observer. If you can’t be an observer, you may be able to get a sense for the event from Chad Salinas and Chris Gill’s interview on the Hot From Silicon Valley blog. Q: How do you determine the order of the presenters? A: The order is determined alphabetically by company name. Q: How long are the presentations? A: You have 6 minutes to complete your core presentation. For the next 8 minutes thereafter, the panelists ask questions and give feedback. If the panelists run out of questions and feedback, Chad invites the audience to participate. Q: Are there any breaks between presentations? A: We anticipate 1 minute of transition from the previous presenter’s question/answer/feedback portion to the succeeding presenters pulling up his/her presentation. This allows the panelists to finish their evaluations. Q: How many presenters will there be per event? A: We provide the opportunity for 5 companies to present at each event. Q: I heard about First Impressions, can you send me the password to register? A: No, the password is only given to 3 types of people: 1. Selected Candidates 2. VIP Guests (e.g. VCs or management team members of selected presenters) 3. Observers Q: Can we meet in-person or via telephone to review my presentation? A: Given the volume of inquiries that Chad receives, he is unlikely to be able to spend the time required to answer the company-specific questions that come up. Once Chad and Chris have selected the presenters and gotten them registered, Chad may have time to talk on the phone to clarify issues. However, the best way to ensure your pitch is in line with investor expectations is to attend the SVASE Pitch Preparation Workshops, which are held on the 2nd Monday of even number months. These typically sell out, so early registration is strongly advised. Please note that these Workshops are only open to entrepreneurs. Q: Can I get a confirmation that you received my presentation? A: If you don’t get an e-mail from Chad Salinas by the 21st of the month preceding the event and you submitted your presentation, please e-mail chad.salinas@najdorf.com. I don’t believe we have ever had a submittal fall through the cracks, but given the number of e-mails per event, better to be safe than sorry.

Palo Alto Children's Theatre presents A YEAR WITH FROG AND T...

Where: Palo Alto Children's Theatre

Date: 2007-07-13 19:30:00

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Music by Robert Reale, Book and Lyrics by Willie Reale Based on the books by Arnold Lobel Arnold Lobel's well-loved characters hop from the page to the stage in this exuberant new musical. Follow Frog and Toad through four fun-filled seasons, learning life lessons along the way, including a most important one about friendship and rejoicing in the attributes that make each of us different and special. Performed by high school and college members of the Wingspread summer stock company. Performances: Fri July 13 at 7:30pm, Sat July 14 at 7:30pm, Sun July 15 at 2:30pm, Fri July 20 at 7:30pm, Sat July 21 at 7:30pm Tickets: $8 Adult, $4 Child Box Office: (650) 463-4970, Tue-Sat, 1:30-6:00pm

SVASE Event: 'VC Breakfast: Accel Partners: Focus On Enterpr...

Where: Greenberg Traurig

Date: 2007-05-31 08:00:00

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SVASE Event: 'VC Breakfast: Accel Partners: Focus On Enterprise Software And Services, Consumer Internet, Media, Mobile, Computing And Storage Infrastructure' Event: 'VC Breakfast: Accel Partners: Focus On Enterprise Software And Services, Consumer Internet, Media, Mobile, Computing And Storage Infrastructure' Date: Thursday, May 31, 2007 At 08:00 Duration: 1 Hour 30 Minutes Contact Info: CONTACT: VCBC Chair: Jai Kumar, contact no. - 408-406-4693 Email: jai@vigyana.com URL: svase.org/index.php?option=com_extcalendar&Itemid=149&extmode=view&extid=928 VC Breakfast: Accel Partners: Focus on Enterprise Software and Services, Consumer Internet, Media, Mobile, Computing and Storage Infrastructure The featured VC will be Richard Wong, Venture Partner, Accel Partners. www.accel.com EVENT LOCATION: Greenberg Traurig, 1900 University Avenue, 5th Floor, East Palo Alto, CA 94303 This event is co-sponsored by Greenberg Traurig LLP. www.gtlaw.com. Accel Partners For over 25 years, Accel and its entrepreneurs have shared a common vision: be first. First to see the opportunity, first to define a category, and first to transform the industry. We partner with entrepreneurs around the world who have unique, breakthrough ideas and the courage to be first. Accel Partners is a venture capital firm that has been dedicated for over 25 years to supporting entrepreneurs who possess the unique insight to define new categories and build world-class technology companies. These entrepreneurs have led fundamental industry transformations rather than followed predefined market trends. Accel deeply shares our entrepreneur's passion for fundamental uniqueness and their courage to be first. This emphasis on leadership has engendered category defining companies that have reshaped their industries and in many cases created entirely new sectors. Accel-backed companies have sparked many of the most significant revolutions in technology businesses, such as: Veritas Software, RealNetworks, UUNet, Macromedia, PictureTel, Foundry Networks, Walmart.com, and many others. Accel's relationship with the entrepreneur is grounded in a shared commitment to success, patience, and a common culture driven by the entrepreneur. In support of every entrepreneur and portfolio executive is a cohesive Accel team rich in both operating and investing experience with a personal empathy for the entrepreneurial process-with all of its challenges and rewards. Indeed, a major source of our inspiration is working intimately with entrepreneurs who possess the character and ambition needed to be first in building world-class technology companies. Richard Wong Richard joined Accel in 2006, with a focus on mobile and broadband services software, as well as messaging and security applications. Rich currently serves on the board of AdMob, the leading mobile advertising company, and Sana Security. Through pre-Accel associations, Rich also serves as a board advisor to Plaxo, Simplicita, and 4thMedia. Some of Rich’s writing on key trends in the mobile industry can be found here. Prior to Accel, Rich was SVP/GM of Products at Openwave. In this capacity, Rich launched several of OPWV’s most successful new products such as the Edge security gateway (anti-abuse), integrated messaging, and location-based services. Rich was previously GM of Messaging Products, growing the business from $50MM to $180MM from 2003 to 2005, and Chief Marketing Officer from 2001 to 2003. While at Openwave, Rich founded and chaired the Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group, a consortium of ISPs and technology providers working together to combat internet abuse. Previously Rich was the Chief Marketing Officer and EVP/GM of Value-Added Services at Covad Communications, the DSL provider. During his time Covad revenue grew from $5MM to $250MM. Preceding Covad, he was a management consultant for McKinsey & Company, focusing on software and consumer technology. Rich started his career as a Brand Manager at Procter & Gamble Mr. Wong holds a B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and received his MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management. Rich remains active as an EVP of the MIT Club of Northern California, Board Member of the MIT CNC - Entrepreneurship Program, and the CTIA Wireless Internet Caucus. COST: $25 SVASE Members; $39 Affiliates; $49 Non-members. This event is for ENTREPRENEURS ONLY, BY PREREGISTRATION ONLY. This event is co-sponsored by Greenberg Traurig LLP. www.gtlaw.com. CONTACT: VCBC Chair: Jai Kumar, contact no. - 408-406-4693 Greenberg Traurig, 1900 University Avenue, 5th Floor, East Palo Alto, CA 94303

Facebook’s Thrift: Scalable Cross-Language Development

Where: Tibco Software, Building #2

Date: 2007-06-26 18:30:00

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Thrift is an open source software framework created by Facebook for scalable cross-language development. It combines a powerful software stack with a code generation engine to build services that work efficiently and seamlessly between C++, Java, Python, PHP, and Ruby. Facebook is the 6th most trafficked site on the web, serving over 1 billion pages per day. Behind the scenes, Thrift is used to power RPC communication between Facebook’s internal services, including Search, Mobile, and Platform. In this presentation, the creators of Thrift will discuss the project’s motivation, design decisions, results, and lessons learned. More information on Thrift is available at: http://developers.facebook.com/thrift/ About the Presenter Mark Slee, Technical Lead, Facebook Mark studied Computer Science and Mathematics at Stanford. Prior to joining Facebook, he enjoyed a brief stint in Google’s mobile group. Mark focuses his work at Facebook on infrastructure and mobile applications. He spends his spare time producing electronic music. Aditya Agarwal, Technical Lead, Facebook Aditya majored in Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon. He worked at Oracle in the Server Manageability and Diagnosability group for a year before joining Facebook. Aditya works primarily on search and infrastructure at Facebook. He listens to house music and plays cricket in his spare time. Marc Kwiatkowski, Senior Software Engineer, Facebook Marc is a veteran systems programmer. He works on performance analysis and scaling problems at Facebook. Prior to Facebook, Marc was a member of the advanced development team at Veritas. He has a BA from Vassar College with a major in physics. Agenda 6:30 - 7:00 p.m. Registration / Networking / Refreshments / Pizza 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Presentations and Discussion Price $15 at the door for non-SDForum members No charge for SDForum members No registration required

The Web App Revolution

Where: Tibco Software, Building #2

Date: 2007-08-28 18:30:00

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There is a major revolution in the economics of software, how software is created, distributed and consumed. The software providers who will win, need to provide solutions that enable faster development, customization, diverse verticalization and specialty, and scalability and support... all wrapped in one ecosystem. Your App, totally customizable, where you want to use it, hosted where you want it, online or offline. This revolution is just beginning and there are several trends to be mindful of as we move forward with the adoption of these technologies. Danny Kolke will present his view of these trends and technologies and give examples of how they are transforming software and services today.

Stanford Jazz Festival Presents: Early Bird with Crosspulse ...

Where: Dinkelspiel Auditorium

Date: 2008-06-28 10:00:00

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This event is free! The Crosspulse Percussion Quintet, Keith Terry's ensemble of body musicians, brings together diverse cultural influences and expresses them through the most universal medium: the human body. They drum, dance, sing, and play a variety of instruments, taking audiences on a high-energy world tour. Kids are captivated by the contagious energy of their interactive performances and inspired to discover music that they can make themselves. Children 1-7: 10am ; Children 8-12: 11:15am Please visit our website at www.stanfordjazz.org or call 650-736-0324 for more information.

VCTaskforce: VC Connect

Where: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Date: 2008-05-21 17:30:00

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VC Connect: A Q&A Roundtable for entrepreneurs to meet and talk with VCs. There are lots of conferences, panels and beauty pageants for entrepreneurs, but when do you really have the chance to ask VCs the questions you really need answered? At VC Connect, that's when. Come with your questions to a Q&A Roundtable with a panel of experienced, savvy and open venture capitalists who are eager to answer your questions, and hopeful of meeting the next great entrepreneur. The panel features partners of venture funds that are smaller or newer. These investors may be a better fit for your startup than the standard big-brand Sand Hill Road fund. The session will begin with a brief panel discussion of: "How do investors assess the market opportunity for a new technology?" And then the floor will be open to questions from entrepreneurs on this and all other topics. As an added bonus: The panelists have committed to providing feedback within one week of the event on any questions or executive summaries you send them. Moderator: Bill Reichert, Managing Director, Garage Technology Ventures Emcee: Josh Jaffe, General Manager, TechConfidential.com http://www.thedeal.com/ Panel: Rob Coneybeer, Shasta Ventures David Blumberg, Blumberg Capital Jon Callaghan, True Ventures Jeff Clavier, SoftTech VC Registration: 5:30 - 6:00 PM Q&A Session: 6:00 - 7:30 PM Networking Reception: 7:30 - 8:00 PM $35 VC Taskforce members; $45 Affiliates; $65 General.

Palo Alto Airport Joint Community Relations Committee Meetin...

Where: West Valley Flying Club

Date: 2007-07-10 08:00:00

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A place to communicate the benefits of Palo Alto Airport to the surrounding community and to hear community input about how to make Palo Alto Airport serve you better.

SVASE Event: 'SVASE Holiday Party!'

Where: Blue Chalk Cafe

Date: 2007-12-14 18:00:00

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Event: 'SVASE Holiday Party!' Date: Friday, December 14, 2007 At 06:00 Duration: 4 Hours Contact Info: Blue Chalk Café, 630 Ramona Street, Palo Alto, CA 94301 Laura Weigant Email: Info@svase.org URL: Event: 'SVASE Holiday Party!' Date: Friday, December 14, 2007 At 06:00 Duration: 4 Hours Contact Info: Blue Chalk Café, 630 Ramona Street, Palo Alto, CA 94301 Laura Weigant Email: Info@svase.org URL: svase.org/index.php?option=com_extcalendar&Itemid=149&extmode=view&extid=1148 It’s not much of a holiday party when there’s only you and the two other members of your team huddled over cappuccinos at your local coffee shop. So in the spirit of “by entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs”, we decided that SVASE should hold a party where 200 or more entrepreneurs could get together to network, feel the holiday spirit, and have some serious FUN! The result of this is the SVASE Holiday Party, which is THE holiday networking extravaganza for cash strapped startups and entrepreneurs, and is the perfect antidote to the lonely holiday blues. We’re providing finger food and the first drink for free, and we’ve even arranged it for a Friday evening so you won’t feel too bad about staying in bed a bit longer in the morning, should you end up partying till dawn. When we were planning this we realized we would have to raise some sponsorship to help cover the cost, if we weren’t to end up charging a high entry fee. We weren’t sure how our sponsors would react to our asking of “cough, err, excuse me, would you give us some sponsorship money so we can put on a Holiday Party for cash strapped entrepreneurs?” but we have been bowled over by their generosity, and willingness to participate. Please raise your glass to the following sponsors who made this party possible: GOLD Advanced Professional Insurance Cooley Godward Kronish LLP (Attorneys) Insure123.com Xoriant SILVER ABD Insurance Crescendo Ventures White & Case LLP (Attorneys) When: Dec 14, 6pm - ?? Where: Blue Chalk Café, 630 Ramona Street, Palo Alto, CA 94301 Pre- Registration: (Includes heavy finger food plus a ticket for your first drink) SVASE Members: $15 Non-Members: $45, Walk-Ins: Add $15 to the above price NOTE: As space is limited we highly recommend pre-registering to ensure you get your place at the bar. It’s not much of a holiday party when there’s only you and the two other members of your team huddled over cappuccinos at your local coffee shop. So in the spirit of “by entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs”, we decided that SVASE should hold a party where 200 or more entrepreneurs could get together to network, feel the holiday spirit, and have some serious FUN! The result of this is the SVASE Holiday Party, which is THE holiday networking extravaganza for cash strapped startups and entrepreneurs, and is the perfect antidote to the lonely holiday blues. We’re providing finger food and the first drink for free, and we’ve even arranged it for a Friday evening so you won’t feel too bad about staying in bed a bit longer in the morning, should you end up partying till dawn. When we were planning this we realized we would have to raise some sponsorship to help cover the cost, if we weren’t to end up charging a high entry fee. We weren’t sure how our sponsors would react to our asking of “cough, err, excuse me, would you give us some sponsorship money so we can put on a Holiday Party for cash strapped entrepreneurs?” but we have been bowled over by their generosity, and willingness to participate. Please raise your glass to the following sponsors who made this party possible: GOLD Advanced Professional Insurance Cooley Godward Kronish LLP (Attorneys) Insure123.com Xoriant SILVER ABD Insurance Crescendo Ventures White & Case LLP (Attorneys) When: Dec 14, 6pm - ?? Where: Blue Chalk Café, 630 Ramona Street, Palo Alto, CA 94301 Pre- Registration: (Includes heavy finger food plus a ticket for your first drink) SVASE Members: $15 Non-Members: $45, Walk-Ins: Add $15 to the above price NOTE: As space is limited we highly recommend pre-registering to ensure you get your place at the bar.

Startup SIG: Margarita Quihuis, Indigo Financiera, Womens Te...

Where: SAP Labs

Date: 2007-11-19 19:00:00

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A social entrepreneur and mentor capitalist, Margarita Quihuis's career has focused on innovation, access to capital and entrepreneurship. Her accomplishments include directorship of Astia (formerly known as the Women's Technology Cluster) where her portfolio companies raised $67 million in venture funding, seed stage venture capitalist, Reuters Fellow at Stanford and Chairman and President of Hispanic-Net. Her current efforts include access to development capital through the productive use of remittances for the unbanked both in the United States and in developing countries through her program, Indigo Financiera. In 2004, she was recognized by Women's eNews as one of their '21 Leaders for the 21st Century' for her efforts in increasing access to capital for women entrepreneurs and was named as one of WITI's Women to Watch in 2003. In 2007 she was named 'One of The 100 Most Influential Latinos in Silicon Valley.' Ms Quihuis has served as a consultant to the US State Department on entrepreneurship. She has been widely quoted in the Asian Venture Capital Report, NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, US News & World Report, Forbes ASAP, Red Herring, CNN and CBS MarketWatch. Ms. Quihuis is the founder of 1st Wednesdays, the network for women in venture capital. From 1995 to 2000, she served as a board member of the Forum for Women Entrepreneurs, and was a member of the screening and coaching committees for Springboard 2000, the venture capital conference for women. Ms. Quihuis is a past board member of NanoSig, a Northern California based organization dedicated to the commercialization of nanotechnology. She currently sits on the boards of Agent Software, Women's eNews, Instituto Pro Musica de California and the James Burke Institute and is a member of the advisory boards for Mira This, Tierra Natal and Merrill Lynch's Latino Advisory Council. She was also part of the founding working group for the Business Women's Initiative on AIDS. $15 at the door for non-SDForum members, no charge for SDForum members.

SVASE Event: 'BIG EVENT: Clean Tech: What Corporate & Ventur...

Where: Cooley Godward, 3175 Hanover Street, Palo Alto

Date: 2008-01-24 18:00:00

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Event: 'BIG EVENT: Clean Tech: What Corporate & Venture Investors Really Want To See' Business Interface Groups – where Business & Technology collide! Date: Thursday, January 24, 2008 At 06:00 PM Duration: 2 Hours 30 Minutes Contact Info: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP, 3175 Hanover Street, Palo Alto, CA 94304 - Contact: Laura Weigant Email: info@svase.org URL:svase.org/index.php?option=com_extcalendar&Itemid=149&extmode=view&extid=1276 Clean-tech investing is at an all time high and is expected to flourish in a range of sectors, including renewable and distributed energy, advanced materials, transportation, and water purification and management. Many clean technologies are experiencing double-digit annual growth rates. With the demand for cleaner technologies on the rise, Clean Tech is fast becoming one of the hottest areas of investment and technology development to be embraced by the corporate and venture capital communities. But what technologies and business models are they looking for? This lively panel discussion will explore this topic to provide answers to the following questions and more: • What are realistic financing strategies for Clean Tech companies? • What sort of returns are investors expecting from Clean Tech, and over how long? • What are the emerging hot technologies in this sector? • What opportunities are there for entrepreneurs? The Panel: • Paul Danielsen, Vice President, Solar Business Development, MMA Renewable Ventures • Steve Eichenlaub, Managing Director, Intel Capital • James F. Fulton, Jr., Partner, Cooley Godward Kronish LLP • Matthew Trevithick, Partner, Venrock Moderator: TBD WHEN: Thursday, January 24 6:00 – 7:00 pm: Networking and Business Showcase 7:00 – 8:15 pm: Panel discussion and Q/A 8:15 – 8:30 pm: Additional networking LOCATION: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP 3175 Hanover Street Palo Alto, CA 94304 PRE-REGISTERED RATES (All Rates Include Hors D’oeuvres):Members - $20; Affiliates who advertise this event - $29; General Public - $49; Business Showcase Exhibit Table – member rate: $149; non-member rate: $375 (Includes exhibit table and two tickets to the event.) WALK-IN RATES: Add $10.00 to the listed price This event is co-sponsored by: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP, www.cooley.com Applied Ventures, LLC, www.appliedventures.com/ Seating is limited, so early registration is recommended to avoid disappointment on the day. Speakers’ Bios “See website for speaker’s bios”.

The Elevator Pitch Roundtable

Where: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Date: 2008-01-10 18:00:00

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The VC Taskforce Elevator Pitch Roundtable is a great opportunity for entrepreneurs to network with investors and other CXOs, present their company and idea, and hear first-hand what it takes to raise early-stage capital in 2008. Each of our events has consistently drawn an excellent entrepreneur-to-investor ratio. If you are an entrepreneur in a startup and currently seeking capital, come prepared with your best 60-second elevator pitch. If you wish to give your pitch at this event, please register and then email Rich Weingart , Direct Phone (415) 512-2122, who will provide you with further instructions and advice. If you are an investor come and listen to entrepreneurs' pitches. You never know where you'll find your next deal. Find out how our panel of investors rate the entrepreneurs' pitches; which VCs pass and for what reasons; and, which entrepreneurs other VCs want to talk to ASAP. Please let us know if you would like to participate on one of our Elevator Pitch Roundtable panels or Workshop panels. During the evening, a select number of entrepreneurs will present their pitch to the entire room. Our distinguished panel of early stage investors will ask questions and provide brief feedback. Please note that pitching time limits will be strictly enforced! Our lively panel discussion and Q&A will also provide critical insight into what it takes to raise capital today. Moderator: Steve Bengston, Price Waterhouse Coopers Panelists: Gary Benton, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman Prashant Shah, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners Steve Hess, IStrategies Anil Patel, Clearstone Venture Partners PROGRAM Doors open: 6 PM; Program begins: 6:30-8:30 PM $35 VC Taskforce members, $45 Non-Taskforce members.

SVASE Event: 'VC Breakfast: Lightspeed Ventures, Focus On In...

Where: Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP

Date: 2008-01-24 20:00:00

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Event: 'VC Breakfast: Lightspeed Ventures, Focus On Internet, Digital Media, CleanTech' Date: Thursday, January 24, 2008 At 08:00 AM Duration: 1 Hour 30 Minutes Contact Info: Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP, 390 Lytton Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94301-1431 VCBC Chair: Jai Kumar, contact no. - 408-406-4693 Email: jai@vigyana.com URL:svase.org/index.php?option=com_extcalendar&Itemid=149&extmode=view&extid=1300 LIGHTSPEED VENTURE PARTNERS Lightspeed partners with exceptional entrepreneurs to build high-growth, market-leading companies. We commit to providing the highest level of support to our portfolio companies on a global basis. Our portfolio companies can leverage our operating experience, thought leadership, and deep global network of relationships across a range of high-value sectors: Cleantech Communications Digital Media & Wireless Enterprise Automation Enterprise Infrastructure Internet Media & Commerce Semiconductors Services/Other Andrew Chung Andrew joined Lightspeed in 2006 and focuses on investments in cleantech, internet, digital media, and infrastructure. He has over seven years of investing, consulting, and operating experience. He helped initiate Lightspeed's investment program in cleantech and is currently observing the boards of Coaltek, LS9, Stion, and Exclara. Andrew has been an invited cleantech and internet panelist at a number of industry events, including TiEcon, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory Industry Growth Forum, and the Wharton Technology Conference. He is a selection committee member for the Cleantech Venture Forum, serves as the first-ever Cleantech Content Chair for TiECon, and is a member of the organizing committee for the California Cleantech Open. Prior to Lightspeed, Andrew worked at Bain Capital and TL Ventures, where he supported leveraged buyout and venture investments in software, semiconductors, and healthcare. He also co-founded UberWorks, an e-commerce content aggregation startup incubated at Trilogy, and led the company through an acquisition by a public company. He also directed product management at OnStation, a CRM software company, and worked as a strategy consultant with Bain & Company in Greater China, servicing clients in the energy generation, industrial automation, consumer electronics, and private equity sectors. Andrew earned his undergraduate degree in Applied Mathematics from Harvard University and holds an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania . Andrew is an avid musician, having performed as a vocalist at distinguished venues like the Lincoln Center , the Kennedy Center , the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, and an off-Broadway musical theatre. EVENT LOCATION: Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP, 390 Lytton Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94301-1431 COST: $25 SVASE Members; $39 Affiliates; $49 Non-members. This event is for ENTREPRENEURS ONLY, BY PREREGISTRATION ONLY. This event is co-sponsored by Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP, www.townsend.com. CONTACT: VCBC Chair: Jai Kumar, contact no. - 408-406-4693

Marc Silber Photography Exhibition: Focus on Beauty

Where: Richard Sumner Gallery

Date: 2008-02-02 15:00:00

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The Exhibition features a selection of Silbers work which continues to evolve over the years from his pure black & white photography, such as his classic My Mexico 1969, to some of his more recent and very dramatic giclees. See why hes getting such acclaim as "Marc's eye for composition and detail is remarkable. It's almost like being on vacation to wander through these beautiful photos." These are beautiful photos and really evocative...even those which depict places I've never been The pictures are exquisite! Quiet, thoughtful, and eloquentEvent submitted by Eventful.com on behalf of msilber.

San Francisco Choral Artists: Music Home-Grown

Where: St. Mark's Episcopal Church

Date: 2008-03-30 16:00:00

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Feed ear, spirit, and soul with fresh new works and savory audience favorites with a mélange of styles and sounds harvested from the fertile soil of our own Bay Area, the West Coast, and USA. Works by Ted Allen, Herb Bielawa, Russell Burnham, Robin Estrada, Kirke Mechem, Henry Mollicone, Jerry Mueller and others. Tickets: tickets@sfca.org $22, $18 Senior, $9 Students/Groups (advance purchase)

SCEA Entrepreneurship Series - Lifecyle of Startup

Where: Crowne Plaza Hotel,

Date: 2008-03-06 18:00:00

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Forming a start-up is a challenging yet rewarding task. This four part series is intended to assist and guide entrepreneurs through the initial steps of forming their own company through the sale of the company or its IPO. Topic: Formation of a Company Issues discussed: * Leaving your prior employer without getting sued * Legal entity selection * Protecting intellectual property on a start-ups budget * Forming a Board of Directors and Advisory Board James C. Chapman, Partner, NixonPeabody, LLP Mr. Chapman has focused on securities law, venture capital, mergers and acquisitions, and international business transactions for the past twenty years. Jim has been involved in over 175 mergers, acquisitions, and financing transactions. These transactions have included public offerings, private placements, debt financings, venture capital transactions, stock sales, asset sales, mergers, reorganizations, and recapitalizations. Mr. Chapman holds a J.D. and a M.B.A. from Santa Clara University, and B.A. from Catholic University of America. Practice Areas: Corporate Transactions, Venture & Emerging Growth, International Securities, Technology, Cleantech Contact: jchapman@nixonpeabody.com Panelist: partners from NixonPeabody Date: March 6, 2008 Time: 6pm - 7:30pm Venue: Crown Plaza Hotel, 4290 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306 Price: paid-member free, non-member $10, on-site registration $20 for both members and non-members Number: first 60 registrants will be accepted Registration http://www.scea.org/events/2007-08/Mar0608/

Basics of Lotion Crafting

Where: Palo Alto Adult School

Date: 2008-05-10 10:00:00

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Are you tired of paying the high cost for your lotions and creams? Would you like to make your own from scratch? In this lecture/hands-on class you will learn to make individual batches of lotions, creams and body soufflés. In addition, you will learn about ingredients, packaging, selling and more. You will receive an extensive handout with recipes for individual and large batches, resources and more. By the end of the class, students will create and label their own products which will allow them to be used immediately. Students must bring a 2 cup or larger Pyrex (glass) measuring cup and oven mitt to class. Please bring sack lunch. A materials fee of $20.00 will be collected on the day of the class. Saturday, May 10, 2008 10 am to 2 pm Cost: $35.00 plus $20.00 materials fee Palo Alto Adult School 50 Embarcadero Road, Room PA 103 Palo Alto, CA 94301 Class size will be limited to 10. Register early! Online registration for Spring/Summer Quarter will start March 5, 2008 and all other registration will begin March 10, 2008. For more information, visit the adult school’s website at www.paadultschool.org or call the school’s office during normal business hours at (650) 329-3752.

BayCHI - Amy Jo Kim and Christian Crumlish

Where: PARC's George E. Pake Auditorium

Date: 2008-04-08 19:30:00

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Amy Jo Kim, ShuffleBrain: Putting the Fun in Functional: Applying Game Mechanics to Social Software & Christian Crumlish, Yahoo: Social Design and the Yahoo! Pattern Library

Recent Changes Camp

Where: Socialtext Office

Date: 2008-05-09 19:00:00

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An Open Space, BarCamp-like gathering for geeks and other flexible collaboration-minded folks, focused on the wonders of wiki. Open to all, probably no price for admission. Sign up to attend at http://rcc2008.blueoxen.net/attendees

FCC Hearing (and 4 Bay Area Testimony Trainings to prep you)

Where: Dinkelspiel Auditorium

Date: 2008-04-17 12:00:00

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The FCC will be holding a hearing at Stanford University on April 17th and time is allotted for public comment. Come to any of the Bay Area Testimony Trainings to learn more about the issue and get trained on how to make the best of your 90 seconds. If you would like to come, please RSVP to Eloise Lee by email: eloise@media-alliance.org . Important Dates/Locations: Sunday, April 13th, 4:00-6:00 p.m. The Media Center 900 San Antonio Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303 Monday, April 14th, 6:00-7:30 p.m. KPFA, 94.1 1929 Martin Luther King Way, Berkeley, CA (between University and Hearst) Tuesday, April 15th, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Bay Area Video Coalition (BAVC) 2727 Mariposa Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco (between Bryant and Florida) Wednesday, April 16th, 6:30-8:30 p.m. One East Palo Alto (OEPA) Office 1798 Bay Road, East Palo Alto, CA 94303 (Same building as the Ravenswood Health Clinic) All the workshops are open to the public - for more information contact Eloise-Rose Lee, Media Alliance at 510-832-9000 x302 or eloise@media-alliance.org or Josh Stearns, Free Press at 413-585-1533 x204 or jstearns@freepress.net Learn more: http://www.savetheinternet.com/=stanford_workshops Media Alliance: http://www.media-alliance.org

Picture Book Pals

Where: Books Inc

Date: 2008-05-03 10:30:00

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Join the Picture Book Pals for a special story time featuring the Nicholas books by Rene Goscinny, creator of Astrix. Famous in France for decades and now available in the states, these worldwide classics are part of a five-book series that bring to life the day-to-day adventures of a young schoolboy--amusing, endearing, and always in trouble. We'll have croissants, hot chocolate and plenty of fun!

Lunch 2.0 at Socialtext

Where: SocialText HQ

Date: 2008-05-07 12:00:00

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As a wiki culture, we've had amazing success and wikis have become an essential tool for public and private groups world-wide. The next step in the evolution is putting people in the center of the discussions, and that's what the newest release of Socialtext's wiki is focused on. Come join us to check out the exciting new product release at Socialtext (if you missed it at the Web 2.0 Expo), and chat it up with us. We'll even feed you! About Socialtext: http://www.socialtext.com About lunch 2.0 http://www.lunch20.com What to expect at a Lunch 2.0 http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB118834018562011475.html

SVASE VC Breakfast Club with Jay Boddu of Sofinnova Ventures...

Where: Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP

Date: 2008-05-01 08:00:00

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SVASE VC Breakfast Club with Jay Boddu of Sofinnova Ventures, focus on Life Sciences and Information Technology WHAT: VC Breakfast Club with Jay Boddu of Sofinnova Ventures, focus on Life Sciences and Information Technology WHEN: Thu May 1st from 8:00am – 9:30am WHERE:Townsend, Townsend & Crewe 379 Lytton Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94301-1431, www.townsend.com CONTACT:Jai Kumar, Program Chair, jai@vigyana.com Cell: 408-406-4693 URL:www.svase.org/?q=node/1392 COST: $25 SVASE Members; $39 Affiliates; $49 Non-members. This event is for ENTREPRENEURS ONLY, BY PREREGISTRATION ONLY. This event is co-sponsored by Townsend, Townsend and Crewe, www.townsend.com. VC Breakfast Club: Jay Boddu of Sofinnova Ventures Sofinnova Ventures At Sofinnova Ventures we are company builders who work with our entrepreneurs as a team. Founded in 1974, our firm invests venture capital in early-stage Life Science and Information Technology startup companies. Our mission is to provide entrepreneurs with the resources, experience and skill sets necessary to grow early-stage companies into great businesses. Sofinnova Ventures combines extensive venture capital experience with deep technical, startup and operational management. We are experienced entrepreneurs, having founded, operated, acquired, sold, and taken public companies in our operational careers. We run Sofinnova Ventures itself in an aggressive, smart, entrepreneurial fashion. While our primary value to entrepreneurs is our experience and the active, company-building help we offer, we also offer global experience and market acceleration to our entrepreneurs.We’ve helped entrepreneurs build companies in desktop software, embedded systems, client-server, distributed network computing, internet, and software as a service. Our earliest portfolio companies started shipping software on floppy disks and today we’re investors in pioneering companies in on-demand computing. We’ve seen everything from shrink-wrap licenses to enterprise-wide "big deals" to subscription pricing; from direct sales to highly-leveraged channel strategies. Working with Sofinnova Ventures begins with your promising idea and then turns into a collaborative process in which we evaluate and help you establish your vision, technologies, product, markets and team members. Jay Boddu Jay Boddu joined Sofinnova Ventures as a Kauffman Venture Fellow in 2007. Jay brings over fifteen years of product development, management leadership, and operating experience to the firm. Jay joined Sofinnova from Juniper Networks Inc., where he managed the $125 million/year Security Gateway platform business. As an early employee at Juniper, Jay led the architecture and implementation of key networking technologies that are incorporated in virtually all core and access routing platforms developed by Juniper today. Jay was instrumental in bringing to market the J-series product line that drove Juniper’s entry into the $3.5 billion/year enterprise routing market. He is also credited with numerous initiatives at Juniper including an enterprise Voice-over-IP effort that culminated in a joint product development partnership program with Avaya Inc. Prior to Juniper, Jay held key technical positions at Sun Microsystems, Amdahl Corporation, ATI Research, and venture funded start-ups. Within these companies, Jay was responsible for developing market leading products including SuperSparcTM and UltraSparcTM RISC microprocessors, MpactTM multi-media processors. Jay received a B.Tech in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, India, an M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Iowa State University and an MBA from Santa Clara University. He has 14 patents pending or approved and three international publications. Jay can be reached at (415) 228-3399 or jay@sofinnova.com. "This event is intended for entrepreneurs seeking feedback on their startup ideas and funding strategies. Please do not register if you do not fit this profile."

SDForum Emerging Tech SIG: Google App Engine

Where: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Date: 2008-05-14 18:30:00

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Google App Engine puts your applications on Google's infrastructure. Just write your app, and you can scale and grow it without having to manage your own server or data center. In this session we will explore the different concepts that are important to that infrastructure for your own applications, and how to build and maintain your application using the Google App Engine SDK and management tools. The environment consists of a dynamic web server, persistent storage with queries, sorting and transactions, automatic scaling and load balancing, email and authentication services. The first language supported in Google App Engine is Python. BIO: Dick Wall is a Google Developer Advocate, a Java and Python developer and enthusiast with around 15 years of programming experience, and a keen podcaster (co-host of the Java Posse podcast) not necessarily in that order. $15.00 for non-SDForum members; Free to members.

VC Taskforce: VC Connect

Where: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Date: 2008-05-21 18:00:00

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VC Connect May 21, 2008 | 6:00-8:30 PM | 950 Page Mill Road | Palo Alto Event Sponsor: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Register now! VC Connect: A Q & A Roundtable for entrepreneurs to meet and talk with VCs. There are lots of conferences, panels and beauty pageants for entrepreneurs, but when do you really have the chance to ask VCs the questions you really need answered? At VC Connect, that's when. Come with your questions to a Q & A Roundtable with a panel of experienced, savvy and open venture capitalists who are eager to answer your questions, and hopeful of meeting the next great entrepreneur. The panel features partners of venture funds that are smaller or newer. These investors may be a better fit for your startup than the standard big-brand Sand Hill Road fund. The session will begin with a brief panel discussion of: "How do investors assess the market opportunity for a new technology?" And then the floor will be open to questions from entrepreneurs on this and all other topics. As an added bonus: The panelists have committed to providing feedback within one week of the event on any questions or executive summaries you send them. Moderator: Bill Reichert, Managing Director, Garage Technology Ventures Emcee: Josh Jaffe, General Manager, TechConfidential.com Panel: Rob Coneybeer, Shasta Ventures David Blumberg, Blumberg Capital Jon Callaghan, True Ventures Jeff Clavier, SoftTech VC Agenda: Registration: 6:00 – 6:30 PM Q&A Session: 6:30 – 8:00 PM Networking Reception: 8:00 – 8:30 PM Registration: $35 VC Taskforce members; $45 Affiliates; $65 General [plus CVENT processing fee] (If space is available, door registration is an additional $10) Register now!

Picture Book Pals

Where: Books Inc

Date: 2008-06-07 10:30:00

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Saturday, June 7 at 10:30 AM Join the Picture Book Pals for a special story time and craft activity about Father’s Day. The Picture Book Pals meet on the first and third Saturday of the month. For children ages 3 through 6.

Makishi: Mask Characters of Zambia

Where: Stanford University Iris and B Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts

Date: 2008-05-29 11:00:00

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