Date / Time: March 25 2010 - 06:30pm to 09:00pm
Fee: Free for lifetime members, $5.00 for regular paid members and $25.00 for non-members ( Including membership ); Send email to rsvp@cina.org with subject CINA 3/25 name ="
Venue: Fenwick & West, LLP., 801 California Street, Mountain View, CA
Speaker
David Smith, Founder and Chairman of Tynax Inc.
Highlight
Which investors do you approach, how do you approach them, when is the company ready to talk to them? Before an entrepreneur is ready or able to present to investors, he/she must have reached a certain point of maturity in the business, prepared the business plan, identified suitable investors, approached them and successfully survived the screening process.
About Speaker
David Smith is the founder and chairman of Tynax Inc. a global patent and technology exchange. A serial entrepreneur, David founded numerous successful high technology startup companies in a career spanning almost 30 years. In addition to his full-time role at Tynax, David is managing partner at Cambridge Manhattan Group, a startup creation and incubation company and president of ASTECS, the Association of Technology Entrepreneurs.
As Apple World Marketing Manager in the early 1990’s, David was responsible for Apple Computer’s marketing programs in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. A pioneer of the early Internet and worldwide web, David’s was founder and CEO of SurfMonkey, Inc., developing the leading web browser and safety service for kids. As CEO of MediaLive Inc., David designed one of the first web browsers, email and TV-set-top-box systems. Davids' inventions have been awarded U.S. patents and his software and multimedia products have won critical acclaim.
David authored the book Zero-to-IPO, now published in Japanese as well as English language. He has addressed U.S. government congressional hearings and appeared on several radio and TV shows.
He holds a BSc.(Hons.) Computer Science & Economics from the University of Leeds (U.K.), a Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing from the University of Westminster (U.K.)
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Monday, February 15, 2010
CINA Entrepreneur Thought Leader Mentor: Starting up in the Economic Downturn
Date / Time: February 23 2010 - 06:30pm to 08:30pm
Fee: Free for lifetime member; $5.00 for regular members and $25.00 for non-members
RSVP: send email to rsvp@cina.org with subject "CINA 2/23 name="
Venue: Fenwick & West, LLP, 801 Californiar Street, Mountain View CA
Program
6:30pm - 7:00pm Registration and Networking
7:00pm - 8:30pm Presentation and Q & A
8:30pm - 9:00pm Social Networking
Speakers:
Jun Loayza, Co-Founder and CMO, Viralogy
Jim Connor, Board of Directors, Sand Hill Angels
Alfred Chu, Partner, TDRH Capital
Highlight
Only the strongests survive economic downturns like the one we’re in now. And sometimes, seemingly exceptional individuals – entrepreneurial, inventive and resourceful – demonstrate vision and know-how by starting up enterprises that succeed during difficult times.
While many companies file for bankruptcy or vanish altogether during recessions, others can trace their beginnings back to depressed economic periods. According to Gary Beach, publisher emeritus of CIO magazine, several exceptional companies set roots during recessions. His analysis revealed that 35 percent of the Fortune 500 incorporated during recession. But as he narrowed his list by focusing on larger companies, his findings were all the more impressive. 46 percent of the Fortune 100 incorporated during an economic downturn.
Perhaps right now, there are clairvoyant individuals inventing the next big thing, or a savvy, risk-taking entrepreneur capitalizing on the cheaper cost of doing business.
Come to this special event and hear from two active investors and one startup founder about what it takes to thrive during the economic downturn.
About Speakers
Jun Loayza, Co-Founder and CMO, Viralogy(viralogy.com) . He is also the President of SocailMediaMarketing.com. He has developed and spearheaded social media campaign for Levi's, Activision, LG, and the Dial Brands. Jun has written for Mashable, Personal Branding Blog, and has spoken at conferences such as Web 2.0, Social Media Strategies, and YPulse.
Jim Connor serves on the Board of Sand Hill Angels. He has been active in financial software applications for the past twenty years and was most recently the President of JPMorgan SymPro, a subsidiary of JP Morgan Chase & Company from August 2003 to May 2007. JPMorgan SymPro is the leading provider of Treasury Management software to the public sector, specifically focusing on investment management, bond issuance/debt management and the integration of treasury and liquidity operations. Jim was the founder and CEO of SymPro, Inc., grew the company to become the unqualified leader in its market space and managed the acquisition with JP Morgan Chase & Company.
Alfred Chu, Partner, Tiandi Growth Capital, a venture fund based in Shanghai investing in early stage technology companies. Alfred has over a decade of private equity, global business development, investment banking, and operating experience. From 2000 to 2006, Alfred was a Venture Partner at Panasonic Venture Capital, the corporate venture capital and global business development group for the consumer products company Matsushita. During his tenure, he championed venture capital investments and developed numerous revenue generating partnerships with leading communications infrastructure, consumer device, and software / Internet companies, including Bay Microsystems, Ikanos (NASDAQ: IKAN), Gracenote (acquired by Sony), Montavista Software, P-Cube (acquired by Cisco), and Techwell (NASDAQ: TWLL). Prior to this, Alfred was an investment banker with Citigroup (Salomon Smith Barney),where he advised on corporate finance and M&A transactions for leading technology companies, and a financial analyst at Hewlett-Packard.
Alfred holds an MBA in finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a BS from the University of California at Berkeley, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude.
Fee: Free for lifetime member; $5.00 for regular members and $25.00 for non-members
RSVP: send email to rsvp@cina.org with subject "CINA 2/23 name="
Venue: Fenwick & West, LLP, 801 Californiar Street, Mountain View CA
Program
6:30pm - 7:00pm Registration and Networking
7:00pm - 8:30pm Presentation and Q & A
8:30pm - 9:00pm Social Networking
Speakers:
Jun Loayza, Co-Founder and CMO, Viralogy
Jim Connor, Board of Directors, Sand Hill Angels
Alfred Chu, Partner, TDRH Capital
Highlight
Only the strongests survive economic downturns like the one we’re in now. And sometimes, seemingly exceptional individuals – entrepreneurial, inventive and resourceful – demonstrate vision and know-how by starting up enterprises that succeed during difficult times.
While many companies file for bankruptcy or vanish altogether during recessions, others can trace their beginnings back to depressed economic periods. According to Gary Beach, publisher emeritus of CIO magazine, several exceptional companies set roots during recessions. His analysis revealed that 35 percent of the Fortune 500 incorporated during recession. But as he narrowed his list by focusing on larger companies, his findings were all the more impressive. 46 percent of the Fortune 100 incorporated during an economic downturn.
Perhaps right now, there are clairvoyant individuals inventing the next big thing, or a savvy, risk-taking entrepreneur capitalizing on the cheaper cost of doing business.
Come to this special event and hear from two active investors and one startup founder about what it takes to thrive during the economic downturn.
About Speakers
Jun Loayza, Co-Founder and CMO, Viralogy(viralogy.com) . He is also the President of SocailMediaMarketing.com. He has developed and spearheaded social media campaign for Levi's, Activision, LG, and the Dial Brands. Jun has written for Mashable, Personal Branding Blog, and has spoken at conferences such as Web 2.0, Social Media Strategies, and YPulse.
Jim Connor serves on the Board of Sand Hill Angels. He has been active in financial software applications for the past twenty years and was most recently the President of JPMorgan SymPro, a subsidiary of JP Morgan Chase & Company from August 2003 to May 2007. JPMorgan SymPro is the leading provider of Treasury Management software to the public sector, specifically focusing on investment management, bond issuance/debt management and the integration of treasury and liquidity operations. Jim was the founder and CEO of SymPro, Inc., grew the company to become the unqualified leader in its market space and managed the acquisition with JP Morgan Chase & Company.
Alfred Chu, Partner, Tiandi Growth Capital, a venture fund based in Shanghai investing in early stage technology companies. Alfred has over a decade of private equity, global business development, investment banking, and operating experience. From 2000 to 2006, Alfred was a Venture Partner at Panasonic Venture Capital, the corporate venture capital and global business development group for the consumer products company Matsushita. During his tenure, he championed venture capital investments and developed numerous revenue generating partnerships with leading communications infrastructure, consumer device, and software / Internet companies, including Bay Microsystems, Ikanos (NASDAQ: IKAN), Gracenote (acquired by Sony), Montavista Software, P-Cube (acquired by Cisco), and Techwell (NASDAQ: TWLL). Prior to this, Alfred was an investment banker with Citigroup (Salomon Smith Barney),where he advised on corporate finance and M&A transactions for leading technology companies, and a financial analyst at Hewlett-Packard.
Alfred holds an MBA in finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a BS from the University of California at Berkeley, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude.
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Social Media 101: Developing Business...in the Social Web
Date / Time: February 17 2010 - 06:30pm to 09:00pm
Fee: Free for lifetime member, $10 for members and $25.00 for non members
RSVP send email to rsvp@cina.org with subject "CINA 2/17 name = ". Additional $10 for no rsvp
Venue: Fenwick & West, LLP., 801 California Street, Mountain View CA
Speaker: Neal Schaffer, President of Windmills Marketing
Highlight
Social Media is going mainstream in 2010 and continues to be a buzz word that every professional is trying to understand. Do you have a firm understanding of it and what it can do for you or your company? Neal Schaffer, author of the social media blog Windmill Networking (http://windmillnetworking.com) as well as book "Windmill Networking: Understanding, Leveraging & Maximizing LinkedIn," will present tonight on introducing how businesses and professionals can maximize their presence in social media to reap benefits. The key points of his presentation will include:
How do you define "Social Media" and why it is not a mere fad but signifies an important trend
What are the different social media channels that exist and why a blog is the most important one for businesses
Understanding the business potential in using Social Media goes beyond mere headhunting and public relations
Participants will get a good understanding of the basics of social media marketing for both businesses as well as professionals by attending this event. Copies of Neal's book will be available for purchase at the event or in advance at Amazon by going to http://bit.ly/windbook.
About Speaker
Neal Schaffer is President of Windmills Marketing, a social media strategic consultancy for small and medium sized businesses (SMB) as well as an internationally recognized speaker and author with his Windmill Networking brand. A social media strategist who has a background in B2B sales and business development and is fluent in both Japanese and Mandarin Chinese, Neal provides a unique perspective in helping both businesses and professionals to navigate, embrace, and truly leverage social media as a powerful tool.
Fee: Free for lifetime member, $10 for members and $25.00 for non members
RSVP send email to rsvp@cina.org with subject "CINA 2/17 name = ". Additional $10 for no rsvp
Venue: Fenwick & West, LLP., 801 California Street, Mountain View CA
Speaker: Neal Schaffer, President of Windmills Marketing
Highlight
Social Media is going mainstream in 2010 and continues to be a buzz word that every professional is trying to understand. Do you have a firm understanding of it and what it can do for you or your company? Neal Schaffer, author of the social media blog Windmill Networking (http://windmillnetworking.com) as well as book "Windmill Networking: Understanding, Leveraging & Maximizing LinkedIn," will present tonight on introducing how businesses and professionals can maximize their presence in social media to reap benefits. The key points of his presentation will include:
How do you define "Social Media" and why it is not a mere fad but signifies an important trend
What are the different social media channels that exist and why a blog is the most important one for businesses
Understanding the business potential in using Social Media goes beyond mere headhunting and public relations
Participants will get a good understanding of the basics of social media marketing for both businesses as well as professionals by attending this event. Copies of Neal's book will be available for purchase at the event or in advance at Amazon by going to http://bit.ly/windbook.
About Speaker
Neal Schaffer is President of Windmills Marketing, a social media strategic consultancy for small and medium sized businesses (SMB) as well as an internationally recognized speaker and author with his Windmill Networking brand. A social media strategist who has a background in B2B sales and business development and is fluent in both Japanese and Mandarin Chinese, Neal provides a unique perspective in helping both businesses and professionals to navigate, embrace, and truly leverage social media as a powerful tool.
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