SVASE First Impressions Presenters October 20, 2009

Chris Gill, SVASE CEO, and I have completed our careful and exhaustive review of prospective presenters' slides.

Congratulations to the following 5 First Impressions presenters:

TribeVibe, Jed White
Strongdata, David Berk
RingFree, Eric Chamberlain
SellYourRights, Björn M. Braun, PhD
LiveArts, Ken Iisaka

Panelists:
Roy Thiele-Sardiña, Managing Director, HighBAR Ventures
Sean Aggarwal, VP Finance at PayPal and Member of Sand Hill Angels
Bill Shetti, Sr. Associate, Storm Ventures

Sponsored by:

Wilson Sonsini

As usual, we had a number of quality presentations and business ideas, but only 5 slots. For those who did not make the final list this time, I present 3 SVASE-related options:

• E-mail me, Chad Salinas, if you would like me to put you into the priority queue for the next event.
• SVASE offers a number of workshops detailing how to prepare presentations. In addition to expert advice, you will also meet other members of the SVASE team and familiarize yourself with some of the heuristics of raising money.
• Attend the First Impressions event as an observer to get a feel for the quality of presentations and business ideas.

Thanks to everyone who participated.

Chad Salinas