IS THERE A BUBBLE, WHO WILL BE AFFECTED, AND HOW TO PREPARE (& PITCH TO VC @BULLPEN CAPITAL),

About the event

Dinner and refreshments will be provided. 
 
This event is open to: investors, startup founders, startup executives, entrepreneurs, innovators and developers.  Our events sell out quickly as space is extremely limited, so RSVP  early.
 
 Please join us on November 10, 2015 for the next Access Silicon Valley event, featuring Duncan Davidson, a serial entrepreneur and Managing Partner of Bullpen Capital, the leading post-seed venture firm in Silicon Valley (investors in Fanduel, Ipsy, Tanium, Marketo, Zynga, Desk.com, Classy, Life360 and many more).
 
 
In this interactive, audience led discussion, Duncan, will discuss:
 

--the "perceived" bubble in venture funding;

--is there a bubble?  If so...who is likely to be most affected?

--is seed funding drying up?

--how can you prepare for a funding environment after the bubble does burst? 

 
If you are an entrepreneur or founder of a startup, you don't want to miss this interactive, audience led discussion with Duncan.  Get an insight into the seed venture ecosystem. Hear about Duncan's view of the funding environment today and how to prepare for 2016 and beyond!! 
 
AND....a limited number of founders will get the opportunity to give a 60-second pitch to Duncan. The slots to pitch to Duncan are limited.
 
AGENDA:

6:00 PM - 6:30 PM – registration and networking
6:30 PM – 6:40 PM – introduction of sponsors
6:40 PM – 7:00 PM – pitches to Duncan
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM – Discussion with Duncan 
8:30 PM – 9:00 PM – meet Duncan, networking 
 

 
DEMO/SPONSOR TABLES: 
 
Buy a demo or sponsor table and get great exposure. 
Demo/Sponsor table includes:
 
- 1 (one) event ticket
 
- 1/2 (half) table
 
- promotion before and during the event
 
 
 
Duncan Davidson is a serial entrepreneur who most notably founded Covad Communications (the leading independent DSL provider, went public and reached a market value of $9B) and Sky Pilot Networks (developer of outdoor wireless mesh systems, acquired by Trillium in 2009 for connectivity to smart meters).  
He served as the SVP of Business Development at InterTrust and led the IPO in 1999 and the secondary in 2000 (InterTrust reached a $9B market value in 2000). He spent four years as a managing director at VantagePoint Venture Partners where he focused on digital media and telecom investments including Widevine (acquired by Google) and Livescribe.  

Prior to Bullpen, he co-founded one of the first mobile social app companies, Xumii, later sold to Myriad Group and now powering over 20M users in the developing world. At Bullpen he focuses on mobile and consumer Internet investments, and sits on the boards of DoubleDutch, SendHub, and Proformative. Key investments include Byliner, PaidPiper and Twenty20. He received a Sc.B. in physics/math from Brown University, with Honors, and a J.D. magna cum laude from Michigan Law School, where he was Order of the Coif and a member of the Law Review.
 
Bullpen Capital is the leader in post-seed, pre Series A funding of companies that have achieved market fit and that have an operational plan to hit big milestones within 12 months. 
 
PREMIER SPONSORS:

Procopio - Ranked among the 2014 and 2015 Best Law Firms by U.S. News & World Report
 

Founders Floor - Co-working accelerator for startups and entrepreneurs. Office space, partnerships and funding. SPONSOR OFFER: Free coworking day   Apply here: http://foundersfloor.com/freeday/ 
 
 
West Agile Labs - A premier web & mobile, design & development agency that is passionate about building products that work and scale. 
 
 

Why should you sponsor?

Roger Rappoport

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