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SUMMARY:Founders' Series: The Scalable Founder
DESCRIPTION:Founders' Series\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				The Scalable Founder\nScaling the Company\, the Team\, and Yourself\nwith Jacques Benkoski and Mark Coopersmith\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Thursday\, November 2\, 20176:00 pm to 8:30 pm6:00 pm: Reception and networking7:00 pm: Fireside Chat \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				San Francisco(Address will be sent to registered attendees.) \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				The “Scalable” founder learns to overcome personal challenges\, pushing the limits to achieve lasting success. Failure to manage individual demons can doom a company and destroy friendships. Personal growth may be one of the toughest challenges an entrepreneur may face. Only those who learn how to grow personally will survive and thrive — scaling the company\, scaling the team\, and “scaling” themselves. \nIf you are a founder or are thinking about starting a company\, join us on Thursday\, November 2\, 2017\, for a fireside conversation with Jacques Benkoski and Mark Coopersmith. Hear from two seasoned entrepreneurs and investors about the seldom-addressed personal challenges you will face in growing your startup and how to overcome them. \nAmong the topics Jacques and Mark will address: \n\nNavigating founding\, funding\, and growth\nSurviving near-death experiences (and you will have them)\nWorking with your Board and other key stakeholders\nMaintaining perspective\n\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Panelists\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Jacques Benkoski \nAn international businessman\, Jacques was born in Belgium\, educated in Israel and the U.S.\, held executive positions in Europe and the U.S. Jacques is an active investor in the Israeli market and in the IT markets in the U.S. Past USVP companies include Trusteer (acq by IBM)\, Dune Networks (acq Broadcom) and ClearShape (acq Cadence) along with executive chairmanships at Certess (acq Springsoft) and Synfora (acq Synopsys). \nJacques currently sits on the boards of Chute\, Kilopass\, Kenna Security\, Qnovo\, SupplyFrame\, Zerto\, and ZypMedia. Before joining USVP\, Jacques was CEO of Monterey Design Systems from 1999 until its acquisition in 2004. He founded the European subsidiary of Epic Design Technology (EPIC) which had a successful IPO in 1994 and became Vice President of European Sales following its acquisition by Synopsys. Earlier in his career\, Jacques held a number of positions at IMEC\, \nBefore joining USVP\, Jacques was CEO of Monterey Design Systems from 1999 until its acquisition in 2004. He founded the European subsidiary of Epic Design Technology (EPIC) which had a successful IPO in 1994 and became Vice President of European Sales following its acquisition by Synopsys. Earlier in his career\, Jacques held a number of positions at IMEC\, IBM and STMicroelectronics. Fluent in English\, French\, and Hebrew\, Jacques holds a B.Sc. in computer engineering from Technion Israel Institute of Technology\, and an M.Sc. and Ph.D. in computer engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. He is on the Board of Governors of Technion and on board of the California Israel Chamber of Commerce. \nMark Coopersmith \nMark Coopersmith is an educator\, entrepreneur\, and best-selling author. A Senior Fellow and Faculty Director at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business\, he teaches entrepreneurship\, innovation\, and leadership to current and future leaders at CAL and around the world. As a Fortune 500 executive and corporate entrepreneur he has built and run global businesses for Sony and Newell Rubbermaid. He has launched and built successful (and not-so-successful) Silicon Valley startups — Google now owns an e-commerce platform he founded. \nMark is a frequent keynote speaker and moderator. His entrepreneurship students and teams have launched more than 100 ventures globally. Many of these have failed\, but more than a few have seen success as well. Learn more in his best-selling book “The Other “F” Word: How Smart Leaders\, Teams and Entrepreneurs Put Failure to Work (Jon Wiley and Sons\, co-authored with Jon Danner).\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				View or download flyer for event: \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Download the printable PDF. \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				About the VLAB Founders’ Series\nFounders’ Series events provide a unique opportunity for startups and technologists to take part in an interactive session. Come prepared with your burning questions! \nIf you would like to have the rare opportunity to take the “Hot Seat” on stage to receive feedback from the speakers\, please be sure to enter your question in the field below. Startup founders selected for the “Hot Seat” will be notified in advance. \nFor all other questions\, please contact founders.series@vlab.org. \nNote: Founder's Series tickets are for startup founders and are subject to approval. Please allow 24-48 hours for final ticket confirmation.
URL:https://vlab.org/event/founders-series-the-scalable-founder/
LOCATION:San Francisco\, CA
CATEGORIES:Founders Series
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SUMMARY:Nuclear Fusion: Reacting To Commercialization
DESCRIPTION:Nuclear Fusion\nReacting To Commercialization\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Tuesday\, November 14\, 2017\n6:00 pm to 8:30 pm\n6:00 pm: Reception and networking\n7:00 pm: Panel discussion (with Q&A) \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Successful entrepreneurs including Peter Thiel\, Paul Allen\, and Jeff Bezos are investing in innovative nuclear fusion startup companies\, such as Helion Energy\, Tri-Alpha\, and General Fusion. Lockheed Martin is building a compact fusion reactor prototype\, looking at future markets. These approaches are leaner and evolve faster than large government or international fusion projects. \nStartups may now apply AI to accelerate nuclear fusion. Innovative physics and AI technology provide nuclear fusion moon shots an opportunity to change the world\, disrupting future markets with cost-effective abundant energy. \nThe race to commercialization is accelerating\, as investors make socially responsible long-term commitments. While each machine is modest compared to government or international efforts\, their results point to multiple paths for commercialization of nuclear fusion. \nCome listen to a panel drawn from the frontier of commercialization of nuclear fusion.  \n\nLearn innovative commercial approaches to Nuclear Fusion\nUnderstand Socially Responsible Investing Options\nAsk your questions of the Pioneers!\n\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Moderator\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Rachel Slaybaugh\, APRA-E Program Director and Assistant Professor of Nuclear Engineering\, University of California\, Berkeley \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Panelists\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Michel Laberge\, Founder and Chief Scientist\, General Fusion \nMatthew Thompson\, Director of Physics\, Tri Alpha Energy \nTom McGuire\, Research Engineer and Scientist\, Lockheed Martin \nRay Rothrock\, Former General Partner\, Venrock\, Chair of NVCA\, and CEO of  Redseal \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				View or download flyer for event: \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Download the printable PDF. \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				William R. Hewlett Teaching Center\nRoom 200\n370 Serra Mall\nStanford University\nStanford\, CA \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				This is event is sponsored by \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				The US-Asia Technology Management Center\, or US-ATMC\, is an education and research center located at Stanford University. US-ATMC education and research programs about innovation and emerging business trends provide Stanford students in technical fields\, and the Silicon Valley community at large\, with knowledge and analytical capabilities that will be important to global success in high-tech fields in the Twenty-First Century.
URL:https://vlab.org/event/nuclear-fusion/
LOCATION:William R. Hewlett Teaching Center\, Room 200\, 370 Serra Mall\, Stanford\, CA\, 94305\, United States
CATEGORIES:VLAB Panel
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