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Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2002 23:47:23 -0700
Dear Startup List,
5 Events in this issue!
The details for our next event are now complete. see
http://www.bioe2e.org/2002/Oct2.html
Title: The Importance of Boards in Building a Successful Company
Date: October 2, 2002 at 7:00pm
Location: Wilson Sonsini, 950 Page Mill Rd., Palo Alto, CA
Cost: $20, at the door.
A good board of directors can make the difference between success and
failure for your start-up venture. How to recruit, manage and compensate
board members is something that entrepreneurs need to know right from
the very start. The topics to be covered at this meeting will include:
o What is the difference between a board and a
Scientific Advisory Board (SAB)
o How to attract top talent to your board
o Who should and who should not be on your board
o What to expect from your board members
o How to compensate board members
o How board members can help you get funding
o How to get the most out of your board members
o Getting the right board composition
o Contracts with board members
o Removing difficult board members
Panelists:
Stephen Fowler
Founder and CEO of BoardSeat
Phyllis Gardner, MD
Associate Professor, Stanford University, and
Adjunct Partner, Essex Woodlands Health Ventures
Gregory T. Went Ph.D.
Successful entrepreneur and advisor/board member to 8 companies
Moderator:
Shauna Farr-Jones, PhD
Biotech Consultant
The event will be at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and Rosati conference hall,
950 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto across from Genencor and just west of 650
Page Mill (the main WSGR building). Directions are at the RSVP page.
It will help us for planning purposes if you RSVP to rsvp_at_bioe2e.org.
Please bring cash or check. We will not be accepting advance payments
or credit cards. Receipts will be available. If you have any other
questions, please contact us at info_at_bioe2e.org
See you then,
The BioE2E Steering Committee
http://www.bioe2e.org
Announcing: 2003 BioE2E Life Sciences Alternative Funding Fair
Last April, BioE2E ran a full day event to provide access and
information to alternative funding sources for biotech companies. The
event was a huge success, and details (+slides) of the event are online
http://bioe2e.org/2002/Apr20.html.
We plan to run a similar event on alternative funding in 2003 and have
selected the date: Friday, February 28, 2003
Please mark your calendars and look for future announcements about
registration and sponsorship opportunities.
Other Events:
Grant Proposal Writing Workshop
Wednesday, Sept 25, 2002, 2pm - 5pm
http://www.acteva.com/go/wtc
Biotech/Pharmaceutical Finance I (class)
September 25 -- November 6, 2002
http://www.ucsc-extension.edu/main/business/finance.html
BCATS Conference (Biomedical Computation) at Stanford
October 26, 2002
http://bcats.stanford.edu
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Received on Fri Sep 20 2002 - 15:25:30 PDT
