Entrepreneurial Best Practices Series

The Entrepreneurial Best Practices Series brings the best practitioners from the Berkeley and Silicon Valley communities to the Haas School of Business to speak about the practical aspects of entrepreneurial activity. The series is timed to match the academic year and also the business plan competition season, particularly the UC Berkeley Business Plan Competition and the Global Social Venture Competition. Entrepreneurs from the UC Berkeley campus and the external community are encouraged to attend.

The programs start with food and networking at 6:30pm. The presentations will open at 7 pm. There is no registration for these events. For more information about the Entrepreneurial Best Practices Series, call 510-642-4255 or email lester@haas.berkeley.edu.

2011-2012 Best Practices Schedule

	October 4, 2011 Opportunity Recognition & Business Plan Competitions Launch featuring Brooks Kincaid, Jennifer Toney, and other distinguished entrepreneurs [program: video and presentations available]
	October 25, 2011 *Intellectual Property for Entrepreneurs* featuring George Willman and other IP Experts [program]
	Rescheduled: November 30, 2011 *Marketing for Early Stage Startups* featuring Patrick Crane [program] [presentation pdf]
	December 5, 2011 *Cross-Functional Collaboration for the Greatest Impact* featuring Wes Selke (MBA 07) of Hub Ventures [program]
	December 6, 2011 *Turning Your Idea Into a Business - Business Modeling for Entrepreneurs* featuring Alex DeWinter (MBA 09) of Mohr Davidow Ventures [program] [presentation pdf]
	February 15, 2012 *Financial Modeling/Management* featuring Brian Goncher of Deloitte Services
	February 28, 2012 Secrets to the Successful Business Pitch: Tips from VCs and Angels featuring Rebecca Lynn (MBA/JD 08) of Morgenthaler Ventures
	March 21, 2012 *Legal Issues Facing Early Stage Companies* Timothy Harris of Morrison & Foerster LLP

2010-2011 Best Practices Schedule & Resources

(see also the 2009-10 schedule & resources)

	October 5, 2010 Opportunity Recognition & Business Plan Competitions Launch featuring Kevin Casey, Hansoo Lee and other distinguished entrepreneurs [program] [presentation available]

	October 26, 2010 *IP & Legal Issues* featuring attorneys Fred Hernandez and Pedro Suarez of Mintz Levin [video available] [presentation available]

	November 16, 2010 *Getting Your Story Straight* featuring BoxOut Founder David Riemer [video available] [presentation available]

	November 30, 2010 *How to Write a Business Plan* featuring Rebecca Lynn, JD/MBA 08, and Brett Wilson, MBA 07 [video available] [presentation available]

	December 7, 2010 Designing for the Base of the Pyramid: Business Models that Work for the Poor featuring MacArthur Fellow David Green and other distinguished speakers [video available]

	February 7, 2011 *How to Build An Ad Based Business* featuring Brian Monahan of Universal McCann and other distinguished speakers [video available] [presentation available]

	February 15, 2011 *Financial Modeling/Management* featuring Brian Goncher of Deloitte Services [video available] [presentation available] [financial modeling spreadsheet available]

	March 2, 2011 How Great Ideas Get Funded: Partnering with Venture Investors featuring David Feinleib of Mohr Davidow Ventures and other distinguished speakers [video available] [presentation available]

	March 28, 2011 *Legal Issues Facing Early Stage Companies* featuring Timothy Harris and Susan Mac Cormac of Morrison & Foerster LLP [video available] [presentation available]

	April 19, 2011 Venture and Angel Financing: A Panel of Perspectives featuring moderator George Willman of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and Rosati and other distinguished speakers [video available]

Complete Schedule & Resources for 2009-2010

Date	Title	Video & Program	Presentations

10/6/09	Opportunity Recognition & BPlan - GSVC Launch	program	presentation

10/27/09	IP and Legal Issues	video & program	presentation

11/17/09	Internet Marketing & Business Strategies	video & program	presentation

11/30/09	How to Write a Business Plan	video & program	de Winter Cohen

12/8/09	Measuring Social Impact	video & program

2/9/10	Building Better Business Models	video & program

2/16/10	Financial Modeling & Management	video & program	presentation

3/1/10	Pitching	program	slides handout

3/30/10	Incorporation and Compensation	video & program	presentation

4/20/10	Financing	program

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