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  Entrepreneurial

  Business Event Calendar

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  10/5/2011

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  10/5/2011

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  SVASE VC Breakfast Club with Dana Stalder, General Partner, Matrix Partners focus: Enterprise Software & Consumer Internet

Start: 10/05/2011 - 8:00 am
End: 10/05/2011- 9:30 am


Contact Info: Jai Kumar Email: jai@vigyana.com
Cell: 408-406-4693

Location: Kilpatrick Townsend
1080 Marsh Road
Menlo Park, CA 94025

URL:-www.svase.org/events/vc-breakfast-club-dana-stalder-general-partner-matrix-partners-focus-enterprise-software-cons

Matrix Partners, www.matrixpartners.comMatrix Partners began in Boston in 1977 as Hellman Ferri Investment Associates, one of the first firms on the East coast to have a startup technology focus. The firm was a founding investor in Apollo Computer, Stratus Computer and Continental Cable (now Comcast), and an early investor in Apple Computer. In 1982, Paul Ferri re-established the firm as Matrix Partners and opened a Silicon Valley office. As one of the few firms to maintain a bi-coastal presence, we have enjoyed the privilege of seeing a high percentage of the leading ideas that have come out of the two primary hubs of American innovation. We are very selective in the investments we make. We make few new investments per year and have a very high quality bar. We seek to invest only in outstanding individuals and companies we believe have the potential to become industry leaders. We aim to maintain life-long relationships with entrepreneurs. We aim to earn the trust of our entrepreneurs by working hard, being straightforward, and supporting them throughout their careers. In our view, the most important measure of whether we have done a good job on your behalf is whether you choose to partner with us in your future ventures. We are long-term in our orientation. We recognize that building companies takes time, especially in the current environment. It often takes more than seven years for a start-up to reach a liquidity event. We are well capitalized and patient, and we have stood by some of our entrepreneurs for more than a decade long after other investors walked away. Dana Stalder, General Partner, Matrix PartnersDana Stalder knows what it takes to turn a scrappy start-up into a strong, independent company. Dana has managed nimble ventures as well as 2,500-person teams. He has sat on both sides of the table in acquisition talks and sold to consumers, small businesses and Fortune 500 companies alike. His experience cuts across multiple disciplines including sales, marketing, finance, technology and product management at companies such as eBay, Netscape and PayPal.

“My goal each day is to help entrepreneurs get where they want to go. I have been in their shoes, struggling to launch new businesses, and I have scaled high-growth public companies,” he says. “I am passionate about identifying and developing future leaders and enabling them to use their individual talents to make a lasting impact.”

When: Wednesday, October 5
8 – 9:30 AM
Location: Kilpatrick Townsend, 1080 Marsh Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025

Pre-Registered Rates:
Members - $25 Affiliates who advertise this event - $39 General Public - $49.

This event is intended for entrepreneurs seeking feedback on their startup ideas and funding strategies. Please do not register if you do not fit this profile.

This event is co-sponsored by Kilpatrick Townsend, www.kilpatricktownsend.com.

Location:

  Kilpatrick Townsend

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  1080 Marsh Road

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  Menlo Park

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  CA