Lunch 2.0

Linda Holroyd of Fountain Blue has invited us Lunch 2.0ers to a networking lunch next Monday. Register to attend (and make sure to select the free “Web 2.0 Entrepreneurs” option )

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Dear Lunch 2.0 Entrepreneurs,

FountainBlue and Kirkpatrick & Lockhart are pleased to host a monthly High Tech Entrepreneurs’ Forum, which is free for Web 2.0 entrepreneurs.

The next meeting is scheduled for Monday, July 10 from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. at the Kirkpatrick and Lockhart offices 630 Hansen Way in Palo Alto. To register for your free ticket, visit http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=104576 and select the free Web 2.0 option. Space is limited. You must register to attend.

About the Forums:
FountainBlue’s High Tech Entrepreneurs’ Forum is a networking, education and support group for high-tech entrepreneurs in the Silicon Valley. This monthly lunch meeting is designed to share successes and challenges in a safe environment, focused on helping fellow members run and grow their entrepreneurial ventures. Each month, we focus on a different theme of interest to entrepreneurs and feature a guest facilitator with deep experience helping entrepreneurs.

Who’s Invited:
The SV High Tech Entrepreneurs’ Forum is open to high tech entrepreneurs & their teams (such as staff members, advisers, board members or investors) with a wide range of entrepreneurial experience, at various stages of growing or supporting a new or existing entrepreneurial venture. Note that this event is for entrepreneurs only, no service providers please. Seating is limited to no more than 40 participants.

Theme and Guest Facilitators:
The theme for this month is Sales Strategies for Entrepreneurs and our guest facilitators are Mike Griego, CEO of MXL Partners http://www.mxlpartners.com , and Jeffrey Walker, CEO of Atlassian http://www.atlassian.com . Mike is an experienced sales professional who provides high-impact strategic and tactical corporate sales and marketing consulting services and best-practice sales training programs for entrepreneurs and executives. Jeffrey is an experience entrepreneur who is now the CEO of a small start-up where he has successfully implemented programs generating 25% annual growth without outside funding.

Agenda:
11:30 Registration, Lunch and Networking
12:00 Welcomes and Introductions - name, company, company stage and burning question.
12:30 Sales Success Story - Jeffrey Walker, CEO of Atlassian; Mike Griego, CEO of MXL Partners
12:35 Mike and Jeff facilitate a roundtable discussion around the sales questions raised during the introductions
1:25 Meeting Review, Follow-Ups Assigned, Next Meeting Announced
1:30 Thank Yous and Close, Networking
Registration: NO SERVICE PROVIDERS PLEASE.
General admission is $15, but partnership rates are $10. The registration fee includes lunch, program, networking and follow-up notes. Seating is limited to no more than 40 participants. To register, visit http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=104576.

Thank You to Our Sponsors:
We are grateful to our generous sponsor, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart http://www.klng.com!
For more information:
Visit http://www.fountainblue.biz/events/entrepreneursforum.html for more information about FountainBlue’s SV High Tech Entrepreneurs’ program.
Visit http://www.fountainblue.biz/resources/entrepreneursnotes.html for notes from previous sessions.
Visit http://www.fountainblue.biz/calendar.html for a list of other upcoming FountainBlue events. Visit http://www.acteva.com/go/FountainBlue to register for any of these upcoming events.
Visit http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/SVEntrepreneurs to join FountainBlue’s mailing list for SV entrepreneurs.

E-mail Linda.Holroyd@FountainBlue.biz with any questions.

Hope to see you there!