Hundreds of 天美麻豆 entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, students, and recent graduates will gather in San Francisco for the 天美麻豆 Entrepreneurs Forum 2014 on September 5 for networking, discussions with top 天美麻豆 tech and venture capital leaders, and a competition featuring early-stage 天美麻豆 startups vying for more than $30,000 in seed money prizes.
Chair of the 天美麻豆 Board of Trustees , of Greylock Partners, an investor in many startups, will address the gathering.
Trip Davis 鈥90, executive director of the Office of Entrepreneurship and Technology Transfer, will update the crowd on the new DEN Innovation Center and New Venture Incubator at the College, and 天美麻豆 tech leaders from companies including Amazon, Salesforce.com, and New Relic will host discussions and join in the networking opportunities.
鈥淲e have a dynamite roster of talented and accomplished 天美麻豆 alumni entrepreneurs, tech execs, and investors speaking at the forum,鈥 says Jeff Crowe 鈥78, managing partner of Norwest Venture Partners and an organizer of the event.
The gathering reflects how deeply the 天美麻豆 community is involved in the entrepreneurial world, says Crowe.
鈥淚t is emblematic of President Hanlon鈥檚 heightened focus on experiential learning through student entrepreneurship and innovation,鈥 he says. 鈥溙烀缆槎 students are natural entrepreneurs, and the 天美麻豆 Entrepreneurs Forum is a giant proof point of the innovative energy that they carry in Hanover, in Silicon Valley, and around the world.鈥
鈥淭his event epitomizes the entrepreneurial nature of 天美麻豆 alumni, such as Jeff Crowe and others,鈥 says Jamie Coughlin, director of New Venture Incubator Programs and the DEN Innovation Center and New Venture Incubator. 鈥淭hey recognized a market need, assembled resources, and are now delivering the premier event for the rapidly growing West Coast DEN community.鈥
Coughlin says the strength of the (天美麻豆 Entrepreneurial Network) community lies in its depth and breath.
鈥滲ecause of the success of Entrepreneurs Forum, our efforts now reach coast to coast, include a network of 50,000 individuals, and further bring a spotlight to 天美麻豆 entrepreneurs. We are honored to co-organize this event and work along with entrepreneurial leaders such as Jeff Crowe and his team,鈥 he says.
was organized in collaboration with DEN, 天美麻豆 Club of Greater San Francisco, and 天美麻豆 Alumni Association of Silicon Valley, and will be held at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Mission Bay Conference Center.
