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COMPANY VALUATION and EQUITY TERM SHEETS - INVESTOR READINESS ©
An Investor-Ready ™ workshop for entrepreneurs, investors and advisors.
When and Where? possibly late March 2010, 7:30 am to 6:00 pm, Room 7000 on 7th floor of SFU Harbour Centre, 515 West Hastings Street, downtown Vancouver, BC. Map of Streets / Parking and nearest hotel.
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Why attend? If you are seriously planning to raise private equity in the next 6 to 12 months, ask yourself:
1 With public equity markets down 20+ %, how do you correctly value your private company?
2 Do you have a good overview of the language and ramifications of a term sheet that will be offered by an investor?
3 Are you familiar with how angel and VC investors value companies, dilution impact and valuation negotiations?
4 Do you want to network with private equity experts and other fellow entrepreneurs?
What is the Content and Format for this all day Investor Ready™ workshop?
The workshop has been designed by the US Angel Capital Education Foundation with content provided by angel experts. Their programs have been delivered across the U.S. and around the world and are ranked 4.5 or better out of 5.0. Over 200 people attended the first four workshops in this region and 100% of the attendees at the last Workshop said that they would recommend these workshops to their friends/colleagues.
This Investor Ready™ workshop is designed to be highly interactive for an audience of 40+ participants and features an extensive PowerPoint presentation followed by Q&A, case studies and a panel of local experts. This is not an introductory seminar or an academic course, but a real life workshop. Following the presentations, a panel comprised of savvy angel investors, an experienced venture capitalist and an early-stage transaction lawyer, will focus on a sample term sheet and valuation of pre-revenue companies. This content is usually offered only to investors and not to entrepreneurs. See draft agenda.
"The Term Sheet and Valuation workshop was excellent". Mark Longo, Director & Investor, Vancouver
"The multiple example Term Sheets presented and the different points of view expressed by the panel were engaging and valuable". Maryam Keyvani
"The information was extremely useful and quality of the speakers / panelists was first class. The networking opportunity was valuable as well". Peter Maclean
"The seminar was very useful and very professionally presented. The presenters were the best you could ask for". Kambiz Taheri, Polymer Research Tech
"Best workshop I've ever attended titled Term Sheet & Valuation - run by the Angel Forum". Natalie Sisson, FundRazr, Vancouver
Ample time for networking during breaks, sandwich lunch and possible end-of-day networking.
Introduction Elevator Pitches: Attendees are asked in the morning to deliver a 20 second "infomercial" that describes their business and funding needs to hypothetical investors. This is great for networking among attendees including investors.
Who Should Attend?
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Experienced CEOs or CFOs of fast growing companies that are seriously looking for multiple angel or VC investors.
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Investors who would like to learn more about correctly valuing companies and negotiating term sheets
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Advisors or Service Providers working with entrepreneurs or investors should have a basic understanding of venture capital finance.
- It is not for entrepreneurs that have never raised funds from family & friends or for founder centered slow growth companies.
How is the Workshop taught? It is designed to be highly interactive for experienced people in a protected environment (no solicitations). The format features an extensive PowerPoint and video presentation delivered by a Kauffman certified lead instructor, followed by Q&A.
Study Materials: A customized workbook for each workshop has been developed for each participant complete with the PowerPoint discussion points, term sheet sample, agreements, reference/resource list and a comprehensive glossary, bios on each faculty member and a profile of each sponsor.
Who is the Faculty for this workshop? Bill Payne, Angel Investor
The workshop will be facilitated by Bill Payne, an active angel investor, board member, and advisor to entrepreneurs. He assisted in founding four angel groups: the Frontier Angel Fund (2005), Tech Coast Angels (San Diego - 2000), Vegas Valley Angels (2003) and Aztec Venture Network (1999). For over three decades, Bill Payne has successfully founded or invested in 50 start-up companies, including: Solid State Dielectrics, Inc. in 1971 (an electronic materials company he founded and sold to E. I. DuPont in 1982), Novacap, Inc. in 1980 (a $100 million manufacturer of ceramic capacitors now operating as a stand-alone unit within Dover Companies), Vista Staffing Solutions, Inc. in 1990 (a private $60 million company providing temporary placement of physicians), and Email Publishing in 1996 (a venture-funded company merged into DoubleClick, Inc. - DCLK: Nasdaq).
Bill has served as lead instructor for PAI seminars and workshops for more than 80 audiences. He has also been actively engaged in the formation and startup of the Angel Capital Education Foundation and the Angel Capital Association. In 2009, Bill was awarded the Hans Severiens Award by the Angel Capital Association in recognition for his long service to entrepreneurs and angels. All together, Bill has over 120 years of Board service for private companies and not-for-profit organizations. He currently serves as advisor to several start-up companies. His eBook, the Definitive Guide to Raising Money from Angels is available on his website at www.billpayne.com.
Attendee comments from previous Workshop:
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Very informative and useful - great education tool.
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You could learn one thing that saves your thousands of $.
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Great info, must have to complete a deal.
Local Experts: This workshop will also features local private equity experts: Basil Peters (Fundamental Technologies), Dan Rosen (Chair of Alliance of Angels - Seattle), Mike Volker (WUTIFund) and Steve Lukas (lawyer with Fasken, Martineau).
What is the Cost to Attend This Workshop? This workshop has limited space and is primarily for entrepreneurs and investors, and some service providers are welcome. Bring a friend at ~ $10% savings. The registration fee for this full-day, all-inclusive workshop includes workshop manual, coffee and muffins at check-in, mid morning coffee; sandwich lunch and mid afternoon refreshments. May be offered again in 12 months.
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Registration Fee - Tax Deductible
(per person) plus GST, in Canadian dollars.
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Final 10 registrations
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Company or Investor Registrant
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$330
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Service Provider Registrant
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$330 |
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Bring a friend their fee is approx 10% lower per
additional person on same registration. |
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$295
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Registration: Use Valuation Workshop link after clicking Workshop Registration Please do not exit until you have paid.
To amend your registration, use the password emailed to you from system-manager when you first registered log in here --> return here (Company Workshop page) to amend your registration
H1N1 (Swine) Flu Precautions: On the workshop day, please do not attend if you feel sick and we will mail the presentation book to you. We will have alcohol based hand washing gel dispensers and ask that people wash their hands at each break period and to refrain from shaking hands etc.
Important to Workshop Attendees:
- Bring a colleague - For extra people on the same registration, their fee is ~ 10% lower per additional person.
- Seating is limited and is on a first completed registration basis and there is no on-site registration.
- Only VISA and MasterCard credit cards are accepted to reserve a seat (no Cheques).
- If payment online is not completed within 24 hours, a seat will not be reserved and your registration will be void.
- No refunds within 60 days of the event date, but another person may attend in your place if you notify us.
- Registrants who fail to attend will not receive a refund or credit.
- A workbook of the PowerPoint presentations and Articles is included for note taking
- Coffee/tea available early and mid morning with cold drinks at mid afternoon. Sandwich Lunch and Wine Reception.
- Your registration and payment will be receipted via e-mail from system-mail@confmanager.com.
- You will receive by e-mail further details approx. 1 week before the Workshop date.
Questions or Problems? please contact Bob Chaworth-Musters by email.
The Angel Forum was founded in 1997 by Bob Chaworth-Musters and to date has held 23 Angel Forums in Vancouver. See the National Post's "The Affluent" survey Feb 13, 2001. He is a Founding 100 member and BC Board Director of Canada's National Angel Organization. Fax: 604-926-7327 All content on this website including Angel Forum™ and "Investor Ready™ are copyrighted and trademarked with all rights reserved 1997-2009. Site updated July 1, 2009.
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