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Entrepreneurial Opportunities in Software: Examining Open Source and
How Companies Make Money With It


Saturday, June 16, 2007

at the California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, California
Registration and Continental Breakfast:
8:00 a.m. Baxter Hall
Program: 9:00 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. at Baxter Lecture Hall
Networking: 11:15 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Baxter Lecture Hall
Cost: Early Registration - $40 (before Monday, June 11th)
Late Registration and at the door
: $50; ($10 for students
with full-time student ID; free to Caltech students)

Please join the Caltech/MIT Enterprise Forum and the Technology Council of Southern California for our annual look at areas of software holding special entrepreneurial promise. Our Keynote Speaker, entrepreneurs and panel will examine software opportunities from several perspectives. They will look at the Industry as a whole and distill the highest potential opportunities for entrepreneurs. This year's discussion focuses on Open Source and how start-ups and seasoned entrepreneurs are building and expanding their companies that are making money in this market. Successful serial Open Source entrepreneurs will discuss their businesses and the steps they took to get there, with practical tips for those looking to enter emerging areas in the Open Source sector of the Software Industry.

Keynote Speaker

Peter Coffee
Director of Platform Research
Salesforce.com
Former Technology Editor
eWeek

Venture Capitalist

Jim Armstrong
Managing Director
Clearstone Venture Partners, Santa Monica, CA

Entrepreneurs

Winston Damarillo
CEO
DevZuz (formerly: Simula Labs), Marina del Rey, CA.

Steve Shreeve
Open Source Entrepreneur
Member of Board & Former Founder
Medsphere Systems Corporation

Jacob Taylor
Co-Founder & CTO
SugarCRM, Cupertino, CA

Producer/Moderator

Stan Tomsic
Partner
ACODA Technology & Investments, LLC

Co-Producer

Dr. Michael Krieger
Attorney at Law
Willenken Wilson Loh & Stris LLP

Date
Saturday morning, June 16, 2007

Location
Registration and Continental Breakfast:
8:00 a.m. at Baxter Hall, Caltech
Program:
9:00 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. at Baxter Lecture Hall
Networking:
11:15 a.m. - 12:00 noon at Baxter Hall, Caltech

Cost
Early Registration - $40 (before Monday, June 11th)
Late Registration and at the door
: $50; ($10 for students
with full-time student ID; free to Caltech students)


Sponsor for this Program

Special Event Sponsor


FOUNDING SPONSORS

Caltech Industrial Relations Center
Caltech Alumni Association  
MIT Alumni Association

Empowering Entrepreneurs to Build New Businesses
through Capital, Education, Strategic Partners and People


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