Don’t miss these topics:
· Capital Efficiency ~ What Does it Mean?
· Who’s Getting Funded, Who’s Investing and Why?
· Who’s in Charge Here?
· Personnel Performance Measurement and Motivation for CEOs, Executives and Directors
· Founders’ Issues
· Term Sheets and Deal Structures
· Mock Term Sheet Negotiation
· Exit Strategies
Thank you to the Seminar Co-Sponsors
Alliance of Angels,
Keiretsu Forum,
Puget Sound Venture Club,
TacomaAngel Network, and
ZINO Society.
Want to promote your company by becoming a Sponsor of this seminar?
Call The Seminar Group at 800-574-4852 for more information.
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Who Should Attend:
Attorneys and Legal Staff
Entrepreneurs
Accountants and Financial Planners
Angel Investors and Other Funds
Venture Capital Funds
Investment Banks
Company Representatives
Anyone who needs to understand today’s venture capital market!
Wednesday, Mar. 19, 2008
| 9:00 | Introduction: Why Do You Think They Call it “Venture” Capital? |
Voyager Capital
Perkins Coie LLP
| THE VENTURE CAPITALIST’S VIEW |
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| 9:10 | Capital Efficiency ~ What Does it Mean? |
VC and debt; Low burn - keeping the burn-rate at
appropriate levels; When do you know to step on the
gas?
Tatum LLC
Atlas Accelerator
| 9:45 | Who’s Getting Funded, Who’s Investing
and Why? |
What are the hallmarks of attractive companies in today’s
environment? What characteristics in a company and
its team appeal to different investors, such as angels,
VCs, strategic investors, private equity players or
hedge funds? What are pitfalls to avoid in your
business plan or pitch? How do investors
evaluate an investment opportunity and how can
that knowledge benefit your pitch and presentation?
Voyager Capital
Madrona Venture Group
Ascent Partners Group
OVP Venture Partners
| 11:00 | Who’s in Charge Here? |
Board governance (roles, responsibilities, and
director profile); Founder’s follies: How can
founders convey to the board that they add value
from the start up phase through the sale or IPO?
How to assist a founder in establishing a good
working relationship with the board
K&L Gates LLP
| 11:45 | Personnel Performance Measurement and
Motivation for CEOs, Executives and Directors |
Nofsinger Strayer Consulting
| THE MECHANICS OF VENTURE CAPITAL FINANCING - FOUNDER, BOARD AND SHAREHOLDER ISSUES |
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Learn how to protect the interests of the founder and
the founding team when your company does a
venture capital financing. Topics covered: terms of
employment, shareholder control provisions; board
control; reverse vesting of founders’ shares and
related acceleration events; rights of first refusal and
co-sale rights; drag-along rights & other control issues
Beacon Law Advisors PLLC
Perkins Coie LLP
| 1:45 | Term Sheets and Deal Structures |
Learn how to navigate key term sheet provisions, with a
focus on what terms have changed over the last few
years; Understand different ways to structure key
economic and control terms - liquidation
preferences, dividend preferences, protective
provisions; anti-dilution provisions, conversion
provisions, redemption rights and “pay-to-play
provisions”. How do these key deal terms protect
and impact an investor’s return on investment and
affect the entrepreneur’s and investor’s control over
corporate direction? Learn about these and other
critical provisions in the term sheet
Cooley Godward Kronish LLP
| 3:00 | Mock Term Sheet Negotiation |
Observe and ask questions as two lawyers
negotiate the key terms of a term sheet, one
representing the company and one representing
the venture investor
Perkins Coie LLP
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC
Learn how to evaluate different exit strategies,
including a sale of the company, recapitalization or
initial public offering; Which exit will create the most
value for shareholders? What are the short and
long-term consequences of different types of exits?
Once you choose an execute strategy, how do you
prepare and execute a plan to navigate the process
successfully? Learn tips on how to maximize
shareholder value
Jefferies Broadview
| 4:45 | Questions and Answers |
Sponsored by: The Seminar Group
Enrique Godreau III, Program Co-Chair, a managing director
with Voyager Capital, has over 25 years of information technology
research, development, product management and investing
experience. He currently serves on the board of directors of Global
Market Insite, GoAhead Software, Ontela, and Zebra Imaging. He
previously backed aQuantive, a Fund I portfolio company that had
a successful Initial Public Offering in 2000 and was bought by
Microsoft in 2007. His primary investment focus is in digital media
and wireless businesses.
Greg Gottesman, Program Co-Chair, is a Managing Director of Madrona Venture Group. He joined the firm in 1997 and currently serves on the boards of AdReady, Bocada, Intrepid Learning Solutions, Physware, SchemaLogic, ThinkFire, and WildTangent. He also is a board observer of BuddyTV.
Mark F. Hoffman, PS, Program Co-Chair, is an Associate General Counsel, M&A and Investments at Amazon.com. He was previously at DLA Piper LLP (US).
David F. McShea, Program Co-Chair, is a partner at Perkins Coie LLP. His practice focuses on the representation of start-up and high growth technology companies, public companies, venture capital firms and private investment firms. In more than 15 years of practice, he has handled numerous significant transactions.
R. Michael Crill, a managing partner with Atlas Accelerator, has provided financial stewardship to almost 100 high-tech startups,
typically focusing on their initial years of intense growth.
Paul Crisci is a Managing Director with the Jefferies Broadview technology investment banking group. He leads the Silicon Valley
practice and is head of Software Investment Banking.
Sonya F. Erickson is a partner with Cooley Godward Kronish LLP in the Emerging Companies and Life Sciences practice
groups, represents emerging growth companies, established
technology businesses and venture capital funds.
Chuck Gottschalk is a Managing Partner with Tatum, LLC. His 27 years of experience combines senior strategic, operational,
and financial experience at the CEO, President and CFO levels
with emerging-growth companies.
G. Scott Greenburg is a corporate/securities partner with K&L Gates LLP with more than 25 years of experience in venture capital, public offerings,
corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, complex commercial
transactions and international product distribution.
Keith Grinstein, a partner with Second Avenue Partners, has 20 years of corporate legal, operational management and public board
experience.
Chris Hurley, an attorney with Beacon Law Advisors PLLC, has been working with technology startups for over 12 years. He has
worked closely with over 40 technology startups and closed over
60 private placement financings.
Byron B. McCann, a co-founding partner of
Ascent Partners Group
, previously was a senior investment banker on merger
transactions for the software industry.
Mark A. Metcalf, a partner with Perkins Coie LLP in the firm’s
Emerging Companies practice, focuses on the representation of
start-up and high-growth technology companies.
Andrew B. Moore, a partner in the business practice at Perkins Coie LLP, focuses on mergers and acquisitions, corporate
governance, corporate finance, securities regulation, emerging
companies and venture capital financings.
Chrismon Nofsinger, PhD, president of Nofsinger Strayer Consulting, has worked with more than 60 companies focusing on
organizational change, individual and team leadership
development, and CEO coaching and transition.
Lucinda Stewart, a managing director with OVP Venture Partners, focuses on investments in the infrastructure software, wireless and
digital media sectors.
David F. Wickwire is an attorney with Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC, where his practice focuses on representing growth
companies, venture capital firms, and public companies, including
technology company start-ups.
This seminar is approved for the following credits
Washington State Bar Association
6.5 General CLE Credits
National Federation of Paralegal Associations
6.5 General Credits - The Seminar Group is an approved provider
NASBA
Up to 7.5 CPE credits available in Administrative Practice (1.0), Economics (3.0), and Specialized Knowledge & Applications (3.5). Prerequisites: basic previous experience or general background knowledge in these areas
If this seminar has not been approved for the credits you require, let us know and we will look into it for you.
Information on Continuing Education Credits
| Single Registration |
$695.00 |
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| 2 or more (each) |
$670.00 |
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| Government Employee |
$595.00 |
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| New Associate |
$460.00 |
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| Paralegal |
$460.00 |
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| Student |
$397.00 |
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| Printed Course Materials |
$179.00 |
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| DVD Homestudy |
$705.00 |
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| CD Homestudy |
$705.00 |
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Fee Description
Cancellation Policy
We will refund your tuition less a $50 cancellation charge if we receive your cancellation by 3/13/2008.
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