DATE & TIME:
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
11:30 PM – 2:00 PM
TITLE
The Top 10 Things a Startup Needs to Know
MODERATOR
Daphne Higgs, Senior Associate, Perkins Coie
PANELIST
Jim Jensen, Partner, Perkins Coie
DESCRIPTION
Moderated by Daphne Higgs, a senior licensing and technology attorney, the panel will address a number of important issues relating to start-up companies at various stages of development. Specific discussion topics will include general information related to startups, best pitch practices, how to develop/follow a business plan, and other important legal considerations.
Panelists include Jim Jensen, a Perkins Coie Emerging Companies Partner, a Silicon Valley Human Resources Professional, a Silicon Valley Venture Capitalist and a Perkins Coie Emerging Companies client.
LOCATION
Perkins Coie
3150 Porter Drive
Palo Alto, CA 94304
SCHEDULE
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Registration and Networking buffet lunch
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Program
REGISTRATION
Early, by Friday, January 20, 2012, 9 PM
LES Members: $45
Non-Members: $50
After Friday, January 20, 2012, 9 PM
LES Members: $50
Non-Members: $55
Online Registration Deadline: Monday, January 23, 12 PM
After January 23, contact Franca Gargiulo, franca.gargiulo@att.net
MEETING CONTACTS
Online Registration
chapters@les.org
Program & Location
Franca Gargiulo
LES Silicon Valley Chapter Coordinator
franca.gargiulo@att.net
CANCELLATION POLICY
No refunds after Friday, January 20, 2012
Substitutions are permitted
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SPEAKER BIOS
Daphne Higgs
Daphne Higgs is a senior associate in Perkins Coie's Licensing and Technology practice. She counsels private and public companies on complex technology transactions, with a particular focus on intellectual property, privacy and open source. Daphne has drafted and negotiated numerous technology and content licenses as well as development, distribution, manufacturing, affiliate, reseller and marketing agreements. She regularly advises clients with respect to intellectual property protection and commercialization strategies, open source policies, privacy issues and social media matters. Daphne has led clients in the cloud services, open source, digital media, interactive entertainment, apparel, software, hardware and consumer e-commerce sectors through hundreds of transactions ranging from basic click-through to multi-tiered international agreements. She also provides strategic intellectual property, privacy and data protection advice with respect to M&A and venture capital transactions.
Jim Jensen
Mr. Jensen is a partner with Perkins Coie's Emerging Companies practice. He advises startup and emerging growth companies at all stages of development and assists investor clients with angel, venture capital and private equity financings in the United States and China and investors with investment fund formation and operations. He also advises clients on business solutions, such as board management and strategic combinations, mergers and acquisitions, and public offerings.
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