Speaking
Startup Specialist Network has an incredible set of resources available that regularly speak at local events. Below is a list of presentations that network members have presented, but there are a lot more. And we often have a great time on panels.
If you are planning an event that is for startups and want speakers, just contact Tony Karrer at akarrer@techempower.com.
Startups & Investment
- Startup Feedback Panel – Real-time feedback to startup founders as they make their pitch – Various Speakers
- Ten Lessons from Working on 30+ Startups Over the Past 15 Years – Tony Karrer
- Metrics-Driven Startups – Tony Karrer
- Enrolling resources beyond & including capital What investor want to know in a start up Compelling Presentation to Pitch & Win Investors – Patrick Henry
- Entrepreneur’s Essential Check List for Success – John Feeney
- 15 “Must-Cover” Topics for Investor Presentations and Executive Summaries – Jim Twerdahl
- Why Business Plans are Obsolete. What to do to “Sell” Your Investment – Jim Twerdahl
- Investor Presentations that Sell – Jim Twerdahl
- Getting your corporate house in order in anticipation of financing – Michael Leventhal
- Constructing your Pitch Deck and Executive Summary with what investors want to see – Michael Leventhal
- When you are ready to pitch to investors, you’ll be READY to pitch to investors! – Michael Leventhal
- Launching a Scalable Startup An Entrepreneur’s Perspective – Tom Nora
- Building An Effective Business Plan – How To Tell Your Story – Sheri Adams
- Entrepreneurship – Why Some Succeed While Others Fail – Sheri Adams
Technology
- Technical Advisors: Why Every Startup Needs Two, How to Find and Work with Them – Tony Karrer
- Stupid Things Founder Say – How to Work More Effectively with Techies – Tony Karrer
- Evolving Role of Social Networks for Startups – Tony Karrer
- Matching for Startups – eHarmony Provides a Roadmap for Many Startups – Tony Karrer
- How Startups are Winning by Wiring into 3rd Party Services and Data – Tony Karrer
- Why Software Development Goes Bad So Often and What You Can Do About It – Tony Karrer
Marketing and Branding
- 7 Branding and Marketing Mistakes Startups and Tech Companies Make – Farida Fotouhi
- How Startups Can Use Branding to Get Faster Traction – Farida Fotouhi
- What Every Startup Needs to Know about Early Stage Branding – Farida Fotouhi
- Your Products and Technology are Important, but what real Customers Buy is Much More So – Jim Twerdahl
Accounting, Financial Planning, Valuation
- Accounting for Startups – David Ehrenberg
- Creating a Financial Projection for Fundraising – David Ehrenberg
- How Much Money Will You Need? – Building Projections Based on Business Models – Kelly Lefkowitz
- What is My Company Worth? The Art and Science of Start-Up Company Valutations – Jim Twerdahl
Recruiting
- How To Attract Great Talent – Writing a great job description, sending the email that gets a reply, psychology of the candidate – Janine Davis
- Talent in a Fast Growth Company – hiring talent as you transition from early stage to profitability – Janine Davis
- Technical Hiring – State of LA – Overall landscape of local tech hiring – Janine Davis
- Technology Hiring Trends in LA – In demand technologies – Janine Davis
- How to Hunt for Programmers for Your Startup: A Field Guide – Tony Karrer
IP
- Intellectual Property 101/securing and protecting your IP – Michael Leventhal
Acquisitions
- Being Careful in What You Buy. How to conduct due diligence. – Jim Twerdahl