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<P><SPAN STYLE="font-size: small;">We're thrilled to announce our special Ask a VC event! We'll have (at least) nine awesome Venture Capital (VC) and Angel Investors there answering your questions on what is VC, the process for getting VC, what investors look for, and more. Plus a chance to tell your story and meet with some of the investors 1:1.</SPAN><BR> <BR><SPAN STYLE="font-size: small;"> <STRONG><SPAN STYLE="text-decoration: underline;">Participating investors:</SPAN></STRONG></SPAN></P>
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<LI><SPAN STYLE="font-size: small;">Charlie O'Donnell, Brooklyn Bridge Ventures</SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN STYLE="font-size: small;">Graham Brown, Softbank Ventures</SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN STYLE="font-size: small;">David Goldberg, Corigin Private Equity Group</SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN STYLE="font-size: small;">Katie Frankel, ffVC</SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN STYLE="font-size: small;">Deepen Parikh, Interplay Ventures</SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN STYLE="font-size: small;">Allison Goldberg, Time Warner Ventures</SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN STYLE="font-size: small;">Sumeet H. Shah, Brand Foundry Ventures</SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN STYLE="font-size: small;">Tim Devane, Red Sea Ventures</SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN STYLE="font-size: small;">Ryan Darnell, Bassett Investment Group</SPAN></LI>
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<P><SPAN STYLE="text-decoration: underline; font-size: small;"><STRONG>VC 101 & "Ask Me Anything"</STRONG> </SPAN><BR><SPAN STYLE="font-size: small;">The first 45 minutes of the event will be a VC 101 panel, moderated by Ronald Schmelzer, focusing on the following topics:</SPAN></P>
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<LI><SPAN STYLE="font-size: small;">What is Venture Capital? And how does it work?</SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN STYLE="font-size: small;">How do you even begin talking to a VC?</SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN STYLE="font-size: small;">What's the process like for soliciting, interacting with, and getting investment from VCs?</SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN STYLE="font-size: small;">What does your VC firm invest in?</SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN STYLE="font-size: small;">YOUR questions in "Ask Me Anything" style</SPAN></LI>
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<P><SPAN STYLE="text-decoration: underline; font-size: small;"><STRONG>Lightning Shout Outs:</STRONG> </SPAN><BR><SPAN STYLE="font-size: small;"> <EM>Your Chance to Have Everyone Hear Your Story!</EM></SPAN><BR><SPAN STYLE="font-size: small;"> The Lightning Round will consist of 6 randomly selected participants who have elected to participate in a public embarrassment, er, I mean public feedback. They will get 1 minute (timed) to do an Elevator Pitch with no slides and no supporting material, plus 4 minutes of questions and feedback from the the full panel. </SPAN><BR> <BR><SPAN STYLE="font-size: small;"> <STRONG><SPAN STYLE="text-decoration: underline;">1:1s with the Investors</SPAN></STRONG></SPAN><BR><SPAN STYLE="font-size: small;"> For an extra $20, you can sign up to be one of 16 participants meeting for 5 minutes on a 1:1 session with some of the investors mentioned above. When you sign up, you will be randomly assigned to three different investors where you can sit with them at a roundtable and spend five minutes with them in whatever format you like. This is very much limited to to just 16 participants on a first come, first served basis. </SPAN><BR> <BR><SPAN STYLE="font-size: small;"> <STRONG><SPAN STYLE="text-decoration: underline;">Venue</SPAN></STRONG></SPAN><BR><SPAN STYLE="font-size: small;"> The event will be on Friday, October 24, 2014 at the AOL / Huffington Post building, 6th Floor Roebling room at 770 Broadway from 8AM to 10:30AM. </SPAN><BR> <BR><SPAN STYLE="font-size: small;"> <STRONG><SPAN STYLE="text-decoration: underline;"> Agenda & Schedule </SPAN></STRONG></SPAN></P>
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<LI><SPAN STYLE="font-size: small;">08:00 - 08:15 - Check in, Mingling and Hot Breakfast</SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN STYLE="font-size: small;">08:15 - 09:00 - Welcomes, VC introductions, and VC 101 Panel</SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN STYLE="font-size: small;">09:00 - 09:30 - Lightning Round</SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN STYLE="font-size: small;">09:30 - 10:00 - VC 1:1s</SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN STYLE="font-size: small;">10:00 - 10:30 - Flex time because you know it might run a bit long.</SPAN></LI>
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