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Berkeley Entrepreneurs Forum


For 20 years the Berkeley Entrepreneurs Forum has provided an informative and stimulating setting for students and the public to meet with and hear from seasoned professional entrepreneurs. 

The Forum is held on the last Thursday of each month from September to November, and January to April. All programs begin with a networking hour from 6:30 to 7:30 with complimentary drinks and hors d'oeuvres in the Bank of America Forum at the Haas School of Business. A presentation follows in the Andersen Auditorium at 7:30 PM. Registration is required.

More info about the Forum:
(Pitch Your Company, Sponsors, Advisory Council, more)

 

Schedules & Videos for:

   Spring 2012   Fall 2011    Spring 2011    Fall 2010   2005-2010





Spring 2012 Forum Schedule


Sam Angus

January 26, 2012

 

Innovative Entrepreneurs in Music

featuring Larry Marcus and other distinguished speakers


David Weild

February 23, 2012

 

Getting Funded - What Every Entrepreneur Needs To Know About IPOs

featuring David Weild, Founder and Chairman, Capital Markets Advisory Partners, and former Vice Chairman of the NASDAQ Stock Market




March 22, 2012

 


Program will be announced soon


Bplan

April 26, 2012

 

14th Annual UC Berkeley Startup Competition Finalist Presentations and Awards Ceremony






Fall 2011 Forum Schedule


Sam Angus

August 25, 2011

 

2011-12 Angel & Venture Capital Financing Overview

featuring moderator Sam Angus and other distinguished speakers

video available


Noah Alper

September 22, 2011

 

Food Entrepreneurship: Surviving the Recession—Strategies to Remain Profitable in Hard Times

featuring Noah's Founder Noah Alper and other distinguished speakers

video available


Dale Sartor

October 27, 2011

 

Power Hungry: Developments in Energy-Efficiency Technologies for Data Centers

featuring Dale Sartor of LBNL and other distinguished speakers

video available


Intel Global Challenge

November 10, 2011

 

Technology Entrepreneurship on the Global Stage:

The 7th Annual Intel Global Challenge (IGC) at UC Berkeley

video available






Spring 2011 Forum Schedule


Dr. Cheng Liu

January 27, 2011

 

Falloff or Pharmageddon?
Is the Venture Capital Model for Biotechnology Startups Broken?


featuring Dr. Cheng Liu and other distinguished speakers

[video available]

Steve Blank

February 24, 2011

 

The Secret History of
Silicon Valley


featuring entrepreneur Steve Blank

[Presentation available: PDF]
[video available]

William Rosenzweig

March 31, 2011

 

Transparency as a
Business Strategy



featuring moderator
William Rosenzweig

[PepsiCo presentation available: PDF]

[Physic Ventures presentation available: PDF]

[video available]

bplan

April 28, 2011

 

13th Annual UC Berkeley Business Plan Competition Finalist Presentations and Awards Ceremony


[video available]



Fall 2010 Forum Schedule

Ray Rothrock

August 26, 2010

 

2010-2011 Angel and Venture Capital Investment Overview
(video & presentation available)

featuring Ray Rothrock and other distinguished panelists

Laila Tarraf

September 23, 2010

 

Food Entrepreneurship: The Story of Two Local Companies
(video & presentations available)

featuring Laila Tarraf of Peet's and John Foraker of Annie's, Inc.

sun graphic

October 28, 2010


Financing Clean Energy/Cleantech:
Politics, Policy and Private Equity
(video available)

sponsored by Reed Smith LLP

IBTEC


November 18
, 2010

 

Technology Entrepreneurship on the Global Stage: 6th Annual Intel+UC Berkeley Technology Entrepreneurship Challenge

(video available)





Videos are available for all Forums from 2007-2010, plus selected Forums in 2005 and 2006, in our Video Library Archive.

 

Session information for previous years' Forums

 

More information on the Forum

 

 

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The Lester Center appreciates the generous support of the
Berkeley Entrepreneurs Forum Sponsors:


Burr Pilger Mayer, Inc.
Claremont Creek Ventures

Deloitte

Fenwick & West LLP
Intel Corporation
Morrison & Foerster LLP
Physic Ventures

Pillsbury Law

Reed Smith LLP

Ropes & Gray LLP
San Francisco Business Times
Siemens Technology-to-
   Business Center
Silicon Valley Bank


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Berkeley
Entrepreneurs Forum


February 23, 2012:

Getting Funded - What Every Entrepreneur Needs To Know About IPOs




 

Entrepreneurial
Best Practices Series


February 15, 2012:

Financial Modeling/Management


February 28, 2012:

Secrets to the Successful Business Pitch: Tips from VCs and Angels



 

 

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