Global Village April 13, 2009
Seattle, Washington 98109
Skipper the Good Ship See Worthy as you head for an adventure round the world. Visit a Tailor Shop in Ghana, travel around the Philippines on a tricycle or enjoy some sushi in Japan.
Added by Upcoming Robot on February 21, 2009
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FundingPost.com
Since the last Perfect Venture Conference Blue Pearl Software has continued to focus on product development, and we are on schedule to release our major product for computer chip design automation this month. We will be showing it at the Design Automation Conference in San Francisco in July. Blue Pearl has continued to raise money through our network of angel investors, and we have also had several follow-up meetings with investors that attended the Perfect Venture Conference. We will be discussing our future funding requirements with them after the Design Automation Conference in July. The Perfect Venture Conference was the best forum for introductions to the investment community that we have ever experienced."
-Ellis Smith, President and CEO, Blue Pearl Software, Inc.
FundingPost.com
“I'm often asked what I think is the most important thing a start up company can have when searching for funding for their company. Some might say a “great idea”, some would point to “a super business plan”, but my opinion is that we would have failed miserably without the credible introductions and referrals we received from the FundingPost directors and their events. By posting Senscient's Executive Summary on FundingPost.Com and by attending their High Tech Venture Conference Workshops, we were introduced to many of the top investors in our space. One of FundingPost's Investors made the truly pivotal referral for us into the Houston Angel Network who, 6 months later, led our Series A round to the close. Subsequent referrals and introductions facilitated our connections to the angel investors in our Convertible Bridge Round as well as the two major Venture Capital groups in our Series B raise to complete Senscient's total fund raising needs in just 2 years. Without the credible and insider referrals we received by joining the FundingPost family, the Senscient team believes we would not have been successful in funding our dream.”
- Jean Berthold, CSMO, VP, Senscient, Inc.
FundingPost.com
"I was a little hesitant to invest money to attend FundingPost’s "Perfect Venture Conference" in New York, but it turned out to be one of the best decisions we have made. We were able to get in front of dozens of qualified venture firms, and FundingPost did a great job of finding firms that matched our target industry. Within three days we had follow-up calls from venture capitalists inquiring about our company after attending the event. That traction never would have happened for us without making an investment in attending the “Perfect Venture Conference.” FundingPost definitely created return on investment for us!”
- Brian Johnson, Founder, Sticky, Inc.
Once again, the Perfect Venture Conference was fantastic and well worth the price! All the panels were informative and the panelists were approachable.....which is unusual in a conference setting. It was especially good for those attending who are considering the route of VCs, but not yet decided. And, it was helpful to determine whether one's company is at the Angel or VC stage...not to mention understanding the process of pursuing either path. As I told you on the phone, we received requests for more information from 10 of the firms...which I have responded to this week. Jeanne at StarVest has already responded (within 20 minutes) and introduced us to the VC firm that did the Jamdat deal, as well as her brother from Sportsline! Thanks again for all your help. You guys did a great job!"
- Siobhan Mullen, CEO, SAS Games
FundingPost.com
couple of quotes about our previous conferences:
"I would be a major referral and advocate for your conference/business. If you ever need someone to talk to a potential conference attendee, I would be glad to give a great recommendation. Your sessions were unbelievably valuable, and the investor contacts were great. The investors that attended had a real interest in learning about and considering an investment in UMS. Assuming things continue to move forward, I actually think we will go with an investment from one of your contacts made available at the conference. When this gets solidified, I'll give you an update. Thanks again for the advice and information!"
John Blasig, Universal Management Solutions
"FundingPost's Perfect Venture Conference in New York was simply, Amazing! The pace a which Joe and Howie ran this event reminded me of my time in boot camp; never stopping to rest always go, go, go. This event turned out to be the best value-for-time investment our company has made to date. Where else will you have the opportunity to sit face-to-face with as many check writers in such a short period of time? As a result of our participation in this event, we have followed up with six investment firms and have begun negotiations with one. This is great news for us and for FundingPost to validate our expenditure their event and their company's mission, "To connect entrepreneurs and investors." If your thinking about, or are hesitant as to if FundingPost is right for you, ask yourself or the board you answer to: "Can we afford the overhead to operate for another two quarters without funding, while I cold-call and knock on locked doors seeking a face-to-face with anyone who will give our business an honest listen?" If your answer is yes, then why are you seeking investors, and if your answer is no, then get on the phone and beg Joe to let you attend the next PVC wherever it may be."
-Christopher Pavese, Quad Group, Inc.
"The Perfect Venture Conference II was everything implied by its name. The conference was well staffed with investor professionals from both angel groups and venture capitalists firms. The sharing of their experiences was valuable. However, the larger value was the ability of the conference organizers to give you exposure in every session throughout the two and a half days. Never before have I experienced this level of exposure consistently throughout the event. I would highly recommend this event for early fund raising activities for any start-up."
- Peter Rung, CEO, ID Rank Security
"The contacts and potential partners we have made as a direct result of FundingPost's conference were invaluable. As a result of our conversations with the participating companies, we have developed critical relationships with lead members of several potential channel partners that will come alongside us to launch our business commercially. In addition, we have become a more attractive funding target for both institutional and angel money as a direct result of this conference. We have further solidified our go-to-market strategy as a result of the conference and other conversations we have had with participants. Again you guys, I can't thank you enough. I would have paid $15K if I knew that this is what I would have gotten out of it!"
- Mark Feanny, CEO, Reztrak. Inc.
"For our company, we looked at the Perfect Venture Conference as an educational forum as well as an opportunity to raise capital. The panel format was invaluable in learning about the overall VC process and tips on how to fine tune our pitch and presentation. Networking with other CEOs as well as the VCs was an added bonus that provided a wealth of good advice and importantly, interest in our company. Thank you FundingPost for a terrific forum, especially for a company that is new to the VC process."
- David Wickersham, Progressive Pipeline Management