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Alberta Entrepreneur Bootcamp March 3-5

Tuesday, March 3, 2009 at 9:00 AM - Thursday, March 5, 2009 at 10:00 PM (MT)

Edmonton, Alberta

Alberta Entrepreneur Bootcamp March 3-5

Ticket Information

Ticket Type Sales End Price Fee Quantity
Entrepreneur Ended CA$250.00 CA$6.25

Event Details

Tuesday March 3, 2009 - Thursday March 5, 2009 at Lister Hall, University of Alberta
 Space is Limited Register NOW!

Times might be getting tougher, but angels and VC’s are still funding companies. Are they funding yours??

Alberta Entreprenuer Bootcamp has gathered leading Alberta angels, VC’s and California based investors to give their time for three days of company building and tips that give you the edge in getting the investment you need. As well these speakers will become part of your rolodex of resources moving forward!

Speakers include:

Randy Thompson, CEO VentureAlberta, an Angel Group that has funded 40 companies

Ken Gordon, Alberta Deal Generator, the Largest Angel Group in Alberta

Doug Pennington, CEO Private Capital Network, a Los Angeles based Angel Group

Patrick Lor, Co-founder istockphoto.com

John Rodenrys of Leading Ventures, San Diego

Prashant Kantak, Founder, QUALCOMM Ventures

Ravi Sood, former CEO of Voodoo PC

 

Plus many more!

Win a chance to pitch your company at the Investor Dinner on Thursday!!!

 

Session Topics

Tuesday

 

9am - 9:30am Opening Remarks – Randy Thompson

9:30 -10:45 How not to get Funding – Doug Pennington, Randy     Thompson, Ken Gordon

10:45 - 12:15 Breakout - Getting Started

12:15 - 1:15 Lunch

1:15 - 2:00 Product Offering – John Rodenrys

2:00 - 2:45 Breakout - Definition and Refinement

2:45 - 3:30 Who Cares?  Ken Gordon

3:30 - 4:15 Breakout - Know your Audience

4:15 - 5:00 Competition Robert Murakami, Doug Pennington

5:00 - 5:45 Breakout - Defining and Defeating your Competition

5:45 - 6:00 Day One Wrap – Randy Thompson

Informal Dinner With everyone

 

Wednesday

 

9:00 - 9:15 Daily Kickoff – Randy Thompson

9:15 - 10:00 The Pitch/Your First Three Slides – Pat Lor

10:00 - 10:45 Breakout - Tell it and Sell it

10:45 - 11:30 The Financials, Creating Value, and understanding the deal – Ravi Sood

11:30 - 12:15 Breakout - Getting the right deal for you

12:15 - 1:15 Lunch

1:15 - 2:00 Management, Boards, and Advisors – John Rodenrys, Bruce Johnson

2:00 - 2:45 Breakout - How to End it All

2:45 - 3:30 Marketing and Business Development – Don Chapman

3:30 - 4:15 Breakout – Marketing and Biz Dev

4:15 - 5:00 Protecting it – John Rodenrys, IT Lawyer perhaps

5:00 - 5:45 Breakout - What you have and how to keep it

5:45 - 6:00 Day Two Wrap – Randy Thompson

 

Thursday

 

9:00 - 9:15 Daily Kickoff – Randy Thompson

9:15 - 10:00 Market Size - What is YOUR market worth - Doug Pennington

10:00 - 10:45 Breakout - Defining your market

10:45 - 11:30 What happens when it all goes WRONG/ The Exit Shawn Abbot

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11:30 - 12:15 Breakout – Building your Team

12:15 – 12:45 Valuation, Picking the Right Angel – Doug Pennington, Roundtable

12:15 - 1:15 Lunch

1:15 - 2:00 Practice

2:00 - 5:00 Mock Angel Day - Pitches

5:00 - 5:30 Voting and Results

6:00 – 7:00 Cocktails

7:00 – 10:00 Investor Dinner