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<H2>Founder Bootcamp</H2>
This Bootcamp is a series of three full day intense workshop followed by mentoring support & an exclusive review of fund raising needs of startups, from legal structure, to pitch workshops.
<H2>Key Benefits</H2>
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Learn the fundraising process
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Understand the legal structure of funding raising
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Practice pitching
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<H2>Who Should Attend</H2>
This program is designed for earlier stage founders & founders to be in Silicon Valley who seek to raising external funding.
<H2>Topics</H2>
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Session A: Seed & Angel Round (Aug 5th 9:30am-5:30pm $195 incld lunch)
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Legal Structure for funding
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Early stage legal
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Term between co-founders
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Advisor shares
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Before you take external money: story, team
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Seed round financing
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Raising money from the three fools
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From Angel
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Incubator & accelerator
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Seed financing
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Term sheet, convertible notes
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Alternative financing
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SMB Loan
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Grant
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Debt financing
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Client / Vendor Financing 
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Session B: Raising Money from earlier stage VC (Aug 19th 9:30am-5:30pm $195 incld lunch)
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The "VC Fundable": team, traction
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Raising first VC capital
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Term sheet
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The VC Story
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The VC Pitch 
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Session C Deck & Fundraising (Aug 26th 9:30am-5:30pm $195 incld lunch)
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Summary & Slide deck
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Executive summary
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The pitch deck structure
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Samples 
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Managing your fundraising process
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Prepare your story
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DD yourself: the list investors will ask
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Create your shortlist of investors
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Using third party services / platform 
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Pitch workshop
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Elevator Pitch
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Presentation
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Practices 
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Mentoring Session (For Combo ticket & Premier ticket only)
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Session D: Pitch Night (included for Combo ticket & Premier ticket) (Oct 3rd $100)
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<H3>Combo ticket detail ($395):</H3>
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Include all sessions & pitching night
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Group mentoring session
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Three month access to Startup Tea Talk
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<H3>Premier ticket detail ($1000):</H3>
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Combo tickets benefit
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Pitching opportunities at other private events
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2 sessions of one-to-one mentoring (20 min each)
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Full access of all Startup Tea Talk sessions by end of 2017
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<H2>==== Instructor & Mentors ===</H2>
 
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<H3>James (Jim) F. Jensen, Partner, Perkins Coie</H3>
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<H3>Bill Reichert, Managing Director, Garage Ventures</H3>
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<H3>Naeem Zafar, serial entrepreneur, faculty of UC Berkeley, UCSF, Ozyegin University & LUMS</H3>
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<H3>Anil Advani, Managing Partner, Inventus Law</H3>
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<H3>Lu Zhang, Fusion Fund founding partner, also know as NewGen capital</H3>
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<H3>Mei Xu, Partner, CPA, Moss Adams, LLP</H3>
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<H3>David Cao, Founder & CEO F50, Host of Startup Tea Talk, Founding Partner, F50 Ventures</H3>
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<H3>More to come!</H3>
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<H2>==== Bio ===== </H2>
<H3>James (Jim) F. Jensen, Partner, Perkins Coie</H3>
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James Jensen, a partner in the firm's Emerging Companies & Venture Capital practice & a leader of the firm's China Emerging Company & the Investment Fund Formation practices in Silicon Valley, represents emerging companies, accelerator/incubators & venture capital funds in diverse industries, including clean technology (e.g.,biofuels, LEDs, smart meters & solar), digital media, Internet, medical devices, mobile, security & software. He is a technology entrepreneur & has formed & ran multiple e-commerce & other Internet companies, which gives him a unique understanding of legal issues as viewed through the eyes of entrepreneurs. He also represents traditional brick & mortar businesses that produce profits & cash flow, anathemas to Silicon Valley startup companies.
 
Jim has nearly 15 years of legal experience in the following:
 representing start-up & emerging growth companies at all stages of their development;
 assisting corporate, angel & venture capital firms with their investment transactions in the United States & China;
 forming angel investment & venture capital funds & providing advice to fund managers about their ongoing operations;
 leading exit transactions, including mergers, acquisitions & other restructurings; and
 counseling clients on board management & corporate governance issues.
 
Jim has been involved in more than 250 investment & exit transactions during his legal career and, as importantly, a handful of exit or restructuring transactions as a business executive. His transactional experiences range from a few hundred thousand dollars to several billion dollars. Prior to joining Perkins Coie, Jim managed hundreds of investment transactions as general counsel, Emerging Markets, with VantagePoint Capital Partners, a large venture capital & private equity firm. He benefits his client through his broad network of contacts in the angel investment & venture capital community.
 
He is a sought-after speaker on topics related to emerging companies, venture capital & related legal issues & an author of many articles on start-up business strategy. He is intrigued by innovation & regularly attends technology events to learn & exchange ideas about emerging technologies. He enjoys helping entrepreneurs hone their business plans & establish strategic objectives.
His recent clients include VantagePoint Capital Partners & Chrysalix Energy Venture Capital, as well as accelerators, UpWest Labs & Advise.me Management. Jim has also been recently engaged to represent a large corporate investor in venture capital investments & a prominent family office in investment restructurings.
 
<H3>Bill Reichert Managing Director, Garage Ventures</H3>
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Bill Reichert has over 30 years of experience as an investor, entrepreneur & operating executive. Since joining Garage in 1998, Bill has focused on early-stage information technology & materials science companies. He has been a board director or board observer at CaseStack, WhiteHat Security, ClearFuels Technology, Simply Hired, MiaSole, D.light Design, ThermoCeramix, & VisaNow, among others. Prior to Garage, Bill was a co-founder or senior executive in several venture-backed technology startups, including Trademark Software, The Learning Company, & Academic Systems. Earlier in his career, he worked at McKinsey & Company, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., & the World Bank. Bill earned a B.A. at Harvard College & an M.B.A. from Stanford University. He was a founding board member & a Chairman of the Churchill Club, & is an advisor to the Womens Startup Lab. He is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations in New York.
 
<H3>Naeem Zafar, serial entrepreneur, faculty of UC Berkeley, UCSF, Ozyegin University & LUMS</H3>
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Naeem is a serial entrepreneur & currently serves as the co-founder & CEO of TeleSense, an IoT (Internet of Things) company creating solutions for the food safety & regulatory compliance in critical industries. He co-founded & served as the CEO of Bitzer Mobile, an enterprise security & mobility company that was acquired by Oracle in November 2013. Naeem has been teaching at the University of California Berkeley, Center of Entrepreneurship & Technology in 2005. He is also the Professor of the Practice at Brown University. He teaches courses in Entrepreneurship, Technology Strategy, Innovation & New Venture Finance at Brown & Berkeley. Naeem started his own business at the age of 26 & subsequently went on to start, or work at, six startups. His first job out of Brown University with a degree in electrical engineering was to design chips & electronic systems. Naeem has authored five books on entrepreneurship on topics ranging from conducting market research to seeking the right funding to successful ways to start a business. Information can be found on www.NaeemZafar.com. His books including "7-Steps to a Successful Startup" are also available on Amazon.com, Kindle & on the iTunes App store.
 
<H3>Anil Advani, Managing Partner, Inventus Law</H3>
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Anil Advani specializes in the representation of early stage startup companies, venture funds, institutional angel investors & many prominent angel investors in silicon valley, India & other startup jurisdictions around the world. In the last 17 years practicing law in Silicon Valley, Mr. Advani has represented more than 2,000 startup companies & numerous founders, venture capital investors, angel investors, investment banks & venture debt investors in silicon valley & across the world, on issues relating to formation, founder issues, consulting & advisory arrangements, capital structuring, angel financings, venture financings, debt financings, leasing, strategic licensing & customer arrangements, & mergers & acquisitions. Mr. Advani has represented clients in more than 300 financing & M&A transactions valued at over $2 billion in the aggregate. He also has an active practice representing: (1) U.S. based public companies, investment banks, financial institutions & venture funds on acquisitions, financings, joint ventures & other strategic transactions in India, & (2) companies from New York, Los Angeles, Arizona, Chicago, India, Singapore, Turkey, Brazil, Mexico, Columbia, Croatia, Iceland, Czech, Hungary, Romania, South Africa, the U.K. & other world jurisdictions in setting up operations in Silicon Valley.
Prior to starting Inventus Law in September 2009, Mr. Advani was Of Counsel & Head of India Practice in the Menlo Park offices of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe. Before joining Orrick, he was General Counsel & Vice President of SemIndia, a pioneering effort to establish semiconductor manufacturing in India. In that role, he was responsible for coordinating with the Government of India in formulating a comprehensive semiconductor policy for India as well as with the State of Andhra Pradesh in structuring Fab City in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. Prior to joining SemIndia, Mr. Advani was a Senior Associate in the Silicon Valley offices of Cooley Godward where his practice focused on representing emerging companies & the venture funds & banks that finance those companies. Mr. Advani started his legal career practicing in the High Court of Delhi, India. He is licensed to practice in California, New York & New Delhi, India.
Mr. Advani is fluent in English, Hindi, Sindhi & Punjabi, & loves Cricket, Golf, Basketball & Cycling.
 
<H3>Lu Zhang, Fusion Fund founding partner, also know as NewGen Capital</H3>
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Lu Zhang is the Founding & Managing Partner of NewGen Capital. Prior to starting NewGen, she was a Venture Partner at Fenox Venture Capital. She participated in over 20 investments & assist M&A of the portfolios. Lu was also the Founder & CEO of Acetone (acquired 2012), a start-up focused on non-invasive technology for the early diagnosis of Type II diabetes. She has also worked as a consultant at the United Nations Industrial Development Agency. Lu received her M.S. in Materials Science & Engineering from Stanford University & holds several patents. She is an advisor & mentor to several innovative programs & incubators in Silicon Valley. Lu has won numerous awards & is frequently invited to speak at events. She was recently awarded the Forbes US 30 under 30 & Featured as the Honoree of VC category. She was also awarded the Forbes Asia 30 under 30 of Finance category in the same year.
 
<H3>Mei Xu, Partner, CPA, Moss Adams, LLP</H3>
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Mei Xu has been in public accounting since 1993. She provides clients with a range of tax- & transaction-related services, including domestic & international reporting, FIN 48, special-purpose vehicles & Renminbi (RMB) funds, & partnership structuring & terms. Her experience includes advising clients with international tax issues in jurisdictions including China, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Brazil, & Singapore. She also helps resolve IRS & state tax controversies & disputes.
Before joining Moss Adams, Mei served as the director of a Big Four firm & the chief financial officer for an angel fund & its management company, specializing in early-stage technology & medical devices companies. In that role, she worked with funds & portfolio companies to see transactions through from fundraising through fund closing, often working one-on-one with portfolio company CFOs & their legal counsels to review term sheets & financing documents.
 
<H3>David Cao, Founder & CEO F50, Host of Startup Tea Talk, Founding Partner, F50 Ventures</H3>
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Founder & CEO of F50. A pioneer, believer, & a passionate leader of venture ecosystem in Silicon Valley. He led the evaluation process of selection of 350 startups from over 5000 startups during first 2.5 years of F50, & led the investment process for over 30 startups of them. David is personally involved in AI / Robotic, FinTech, HealthTech. David created Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs & Startups. Four exits (GWC US, ExtendLogic, PlayPhone, LightSurf).
 
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