Smart$ Executive Program in Silicon Valley - November 12-15, 2012
StartupMonthly Smart$ (SmartMoney) Executive program informs, inspires, educates, and prepares business angels and venture capitalists for their future investments in IT startups. During the program, you will learn about angel and VC investments, deal-structure, market trends, and the Silicon Valley ecosystem. You will get connected to leading investors in Silicon Valley, visit successful startups, and get acquainted with accelerator programs. You will become part of a StartupMonthly Global network and join StartupMonthly Angels Club.
Confirmed Speakers and Moderators
Bill ReichertManaging Director at
Garage Ventures |
Robert Scoble
Startup Liaison Officer at Rackspace, writer, and the author of the popular blog Scobleizer scobleizer.com
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Buddy L. Arnheim
Partner at Perkins Coie LLP,
Adjunct Professor at University of Illinois - College of Law Active angel investor |
Jeff Pulver
Dreamer, Entrepreneur, Investor. Helped shape the
development and market acceptance of VoIP. Currently Chairman of 3-Rings. Co-founder, Vonage |
Steve BlankSerial entrepreneur who has been a founder or participant in eight Silicon Valley startups since 1978. Father of Customer Development, Author and Professor
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Jacques Benkoski
Venture Partner at
USVP |
Greg KiddFounder and CEO at 3taps. Early stage investor and advisor at Twitter and Square. Took Dispatch Management Services Corp IPO
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Zohar Levkovitz
Co-Founder, Amobee (Acquired by SingTel for over $300M) Entrepreneur of the Year™ 2011 in California, CEO of the Year 2010 in Israel, and Technology Pioneer for the World Economic Forum
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Brant CooperAuthor of "The Lean Entrepreneur" and "The Entrepreneur's Guide to Customer Development."
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Mark Rose
Management at Visa,
Founder at Spare Change Payments acquired by PlaySpan, VP Product Management at PlaySpan acquired by Visa |
Jacob Ner-David
Serial entrepreneur, A pioneer of VoIP, wireless applications, and SAAS. Chairman of NoProblem and AttracTV. Board member of PresenTense. Took DeltaThree IPO and NomadIQ acquisition by OmniSky
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Full list of speakers will be published during October, 2012
Program Agenda (Nov 12-15, 2012)
Monday (Nov 12, 2012): Ecosystem Day
Tuesday (Nov 13, 2012): Angels Day
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Wednesday (Nov 14, 2012): VCs Day
Thursday (Nov 15, 2012): Investment Day
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ContactsQuestions regarding the program should be sent to info@startupmonthly.org
DatesNext program: November 12-15, 2012
Cohort SizeEach program is limited to 20 carefully selected participants.
TransfersPalo Alto Downtown hotels pickup in the morning and return at the end of the daily agenda
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LocationSilicon Valley, California, US
What is includedTransfers (All days)
Meals (Lunch + Dinner) Receptions Site visits Printed material Help with visas (invitation for the purpose of obtaining the visa) US VisasIf you don't have a US Visa, make sure to leave enough time to issue a Visa before you choose the preferred workshop period. Remember that Visas might take more than one month. Please state you visa status in the application.
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