SAO September Tech Pub - Angel Investing: What do Angel Investors Look for? September 17, 2009

AGENDA:

5:30 - 6:15: Business Networking Time with finger food, no host bar
6:15 - 6:30: 30-Second Mic (give us your technology business elevator pitch!!)
7:00 Program: Angel Investing: What do Angel Investors Look for? - Dan Whitaker, Krishna Rao, Cheryl Krane.

PROGRAM:

So you have a great idea for a new company. You plan to get outside money to get moving on the project. You put together a business plan and a pitch for your project. What is it that Angel Investors are looking for you to have in that plan? What can you be doing in your pitch that will totally stop the conversation? How can you be effective in raising Angel Funds for a project? Come listen to people actively involved in investing talk about what they look for.

So you have a great idea for a company. You would NEVER take outside money and plan to bootstrap your way to success. What are the questions that are fundametal to the success of your company? Interestingly, these are the same questions that the Angel Investors are asking for companies they are looking at funding. Come learn what the critical issues to pay attention to in your startup.

Dan Whitaker

Dan Whitaker is an active investor and serial entrepreneur. He has been part of dozens of startup companies,
including Rogue Wave and Hot Data. Dan is a member in the Oregon Angel Fund.

Krishna Rao

Krishna Rao is a Real Estate Developer and Private Equity investor with interests in Information Technology/Software,
Solar energy and high tech businesses. He is one of the principals in the Valley Venture Group

Cheryl Krane, Portfolio Advisor (http://fluffco.net/)

Ms. Krane currently is a portfolio advisor to Irving J Levin and his investment vehicle, Fluffco LLC. She has structured and managed equity and debt investments in private companies for Fluffco since 2002. Prior to working with Irving Levin she founded and raised $4.5mm in angel capital for Poppybox Gardens, a start-up gardening retailer. Prior to that she was a consultant to the venture industry and worked as a venture capitalist for ten years at BancBoston Venturues. She also worked in marketing for two high technology companies. She has held numerous board seats and currently sits on the board of Arxx, Pacific Interpreters, Vigilan, Cielo, and Rodin. She received a B.S. / B.A. from Boston University and a M.S. from the MIT Sloan School of Management.

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