War Stories from the Front Line
Critical Insights on Building a
Successful Venture in Challenging Times

Saturday, January 10, 2009

at the California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, California
Registration and Continental Breakfast:
8:00 a.m. Baxter Hall
Program:
9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Baxter Lecture Hall
Networking:
11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Baxter Lecture Hall
Cost: $40 on-line registration fee.  $50 at-the-door.  $10 for students with full-time student ID (must show at door); free to Caltech students. Registrations are taken on-line up to 5:00 p.m., January 8, 2008. There are no refunds for no-shows.

Planning to start a company? Then you're not alone! Launching a new venture in a down economy can actually offer certain advantages. Hear from a panel of six experts what it takes to launch and grow a start-up in this difficult economic environment. Some of the most respected minds in the industry will share what has worked for them and what has not. Anyone running a company or thinking about starting one will want to hear what lessons these seasoned entrepreneurs and venture capitalists have learned.

Speakers

Jonathan Greenblatt
CEO
GOOD Worldwide, Inc.
www.good.is
Founder
Ethos Water
www.ethoswater.com

Bill Laskey
Managing Director
Steamboat Ventures
www.steamboatvc.com

Tom McGovern
CEO
Snap.com
www.snap.com

Phil Ressler
President & CEO
BigStage.com
www.bigstage.com (formerly Vice President, Clearstone Venture Partners)

Matt Ridenour
Managing Director
Momentum Venture Management, LLC
www.mvmpartners.com

Jeffrey M. Stibel
President
web.com
www.web.com (formerly Founding Member, United Online)

Moderators

Andy Wilson
Managing Partner
Momentum Venture Management, LLC
www.mvmpartners.com

Kevin DeBré
Partner
Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLC
www.biztechlaw.com

Date
Saturday morning, January 10, 2009

Location
Registration and Continental Breakfast:
8:00 a.m. at Baxter Hall, Caltech
Program:
9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Baxter Lecture Hall
Networking:
11:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon at Baxter Hall, Caltech

Cost
$40 on-line registration fee.  $50 at-the-door.  $10 for students with full-time student ID (must show at door); free to Caltech students. Registrations are taken on-line up to 5:00 p.m., January 8, 2009. There are no refunds for no-shows.

Sponsor for this Program

	Caltech Industrial Relations Center
	Caltech Alumni Association
	MIT Alumni Association

OPERATING SPONSOR

Caltech Office of Technology Transfer

The Caltech/MIT Enterprise Forum is administered in
conjunction with Caltech Office of Technology Transfer