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Fall Panel: Startup 2.0; Building and Growing a Startup in Today's Economy Oct 09th, 2008
In the last five years there has been a marked shift in the way technology startups get off the ground and grow their business. Ranging from the new options for entrepreneurial companies to develop and get products to market to the way new ventures are financed, the startup environment has seen significant evolution. The recent economic turbulence will also radically alter how small companies survive and grow. In addition to the recent rapid
deterioration of the macroeconomic situation, the new environment for startups include:
1) Access to cost effective global talent and resources
2) New efficient technologies like open source, cloud computing and,
3) Innovative distribution and revenue models as exemplified by companies like Salesforce, Facebook, Google and Linkedin.
In the past, companies first had to raise millions of dollars to build, market and sell their product while today it is possible to launch a product or service with a fraction of the
cost and with the ability to directly gain access to customers. In this panel discussion, we will meet with VC's and entrepreneurs to learn from their experiences working with and starting entrepreneurial ventures in this new environment and will discuss the lessons for those considering starting or joining startups.
We will further explore what elements in this new paradigm represent a permanent and significant shift versus those that may be overhyped or temporary and what specific industries are affected most by this paradigm shift.
When: 6:30 pm - 9:00, Thursday October 9th pm
Where: SAP Campus, 3410 Hillview Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304 [Map]
Registration: Free for OPEN members, $15 for non-members.
Reserve your spot by Registering today.
Panelists:
- Venky Ganesan - Managing Director, Globespan Capital Partners
As a Managing Director of Globespan, Venky sources new investment opportunities, evaluates and negotiates investments, and serves on the boards of portfolio companies. Based in Palo Alto, he focuses on investments in Software and Internet/Infrastructure start-ups. He actively volunteers for Caltech and Reed and is a Charter member at The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE).
- Chris Barbin - Founder & CEO, Appirio, Inc.
Chris served as senior vice president of business operations and CIO at Borland Software Corporation, where he pioneered a move to an on- demand IT applications architecture, centered on the company's successful global rollouts of Salesforce.com, SuccessFactors, QuickArrow and other on-demand applications.
- Iqbal Khan - President, Alachisoft
Iqbal Khan, President, Technology Evangelist, and CTO, founded Alachisoft with a vision to become the leading provider of high performance solutions in .NET space. Prior to this in 1994, Iqbal Khan was a co-founder and President of
Qualit, Inc.
Moderator: Fawad Zakariya, Vice President, SAP
Fawad is currently a Vice President in SAP's Global Ecosystem and Partner group where he is responsible for alliances and business development activities with many of SAP's major strategic partners.
OPEN - The Next 10 Years OPEN celebrates a decade of success and impact
Join OPEN's five chapters at OPEN's birthplace in Boston on October, 18th to celebrate the 10 year milestone. The event is at Boston University - School of Management located at 595 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA. To find out more about the event,
please visit the website for OPEN New England chapter.
Mentorship Breakfast Thursday, Oct 14th
First in the series of Mentorship Breakfasts this Fall.
When: Oct 14th 2008, 7:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Where: TBA
Soft Skills for first generation Americans Wednesday, Oct 22nd
Art of thriving in social and work environments.
When: Oct 22nd, 7:00 - 9:00 PM
Where: Plug and Play Center, Sunnyvale
Mentorship Breakfast Tuesday, Nov 4th
Second in the series of Mentorship Breakfasts this Fall.
When: Nov 4th 2008, 7:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Where: TBA
Planning financial aspects of your life Wed, Nov
19th
From balancing a check book to managing a budget, at home or at work, learn how to do it all at the workshop with famous author, planner and workshop leader, RC Peck.
When: Wednesday Nov 19th, 2008 7 PM - 9 PM
Where: Auditorium, Plug and Play Center 440 N. Wolfe Rd, Sunnyvale, CA[Map]
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