Striking a Favorable Deal

Sponsored by:

Richard Wolpert

Managing Director, Amplify

Venture Adviser, Accel Partners

@rewolpert

Robyn Gould/ David Young

Associate/ Partner, Cooley LLP

@CooleyLLP

Jason Feffer

Co-Founder, SodaHead

@J_Feffer

Sam Friedman

Founder/CEO, ParkMe

@samegfriedman

Max Gottlieb

Founder/CEO, Lovvvit

@Lovvvit

Bill Elkus

Founder/Managing Director

Clearstone Venture Partners

@ClearstoneVC... [read more]

Sponsored by:

Richard Wolpert

Managing Director, Amplify

Venture Adviser, Accel Partners

@rewolpert

Robyn Gould/ David Young

Associate/ Partner, Cooley LLP

@CooleyLLP

Jason Feffer

Co-Founder, SodaHead

@J_Feffer

Sam Friedman

Founder/CEO, ParkMe

@samegfriedman

Max Gottlieb

Founder/CEO, Lovvvit

@Lovvvit

Bill Elkus

Founder/Managing Director

Clearstone Venture Partners

@ClearstoneVC

Adam Popescu

Media Moderator

@adampopescu

Aaron Abram

Panel Moderator

Founder/Organizer, TCD.LA

@AaronAbram613

Striking a Favorable Deal is all about raising money and negotiating the best possible deal for your Tech startup.  This event is a conversation between the major players in a deal, Your startup, Your Lawyer, Your Adviser and the Venture Capitalist (VC) who will be funding You!

Topics Include:

Choosing the most strategic VC firm
Raising money from that firm
Structuring a deal in your favor
Your Lawyer's role in the transaction?
Term Sheets & deal points

This is a conversation that answers these questions and more. This event is about sharing their stories, their experiences, their successes and their failures.  Our Guest Panelists have all been in your shoes and have raised millions of dollars.  This is an intimate conversation with Guests committed to your success.  Guests who want you to build the next great Tech company!

Agenda:

7:00 - 7:30PM..............Refreshments/Mingling

7:30 - 9:00PM..............Guest Panel Discussion

9:00 - 10:00PM.............Q&A

10:00PM+.....................Mingling with Guests

Guest Bios:

Richard Wolpert is the Managing Director of Amplify Startup Accelerator and a Venture Advisor for Accel Partners, an elite Venture Capital (VC) firm.

A pioneer in the fields of technology, consumer digital media and entertainment for more than 25 years. Extensive experience as an executive, entrepreneur and as an investor.

Responsible for many “firsts” throughout his career including: conceiving of and teaching the first Macintosh Programming Class at Stanford University (CS 193C), the first multi-user address book for the Macintosh (TouchBase), the first kids internet subscription service (Disney’s Daily Blast), the first Tivo-like product for the Internet Radio (BitBop Tuner), the first legitimate music subscription service for the Internet (MusicNet), and the first legitimate online movie subscription service (Starz! On Demand). Successfully negotiated ground breaking deals with several of the major media companies whose content became the basis for many of these products

As an investor, managed personal investment fund, Chance Technologies (1995 to Present), servea as an Advisor to Accel Partners (2006 to Present), served as a partner at the Yucaipa Companies (1998 to 2000), and served as the Managing Director or the Mail Room Fund (2008 to 2010).

Invested in more than 30 companies, a large percentage of which have had successful exits or continue on as successful companies, including: AdECN, AMG, AndroMedia, AudioMill, Data Sage, GameFly, GameSpy, Kongregate, Mob.ly, People Support, Smilebox, Sometrics, Three Rings and Universal Audio.

www.Amplify.la

Our accelerator program is four months of intense collaboration designed to help entrepreneurs amplify their business far beyond where it is today.  We provide up to $50,000 in see funding, free workspace at our Venice campus and hands-on mentorship from our team.  Our companies also benefit from a variety of free or highly discounted services including hosting, hlegal, banking and more.  Entrepreneurs should know that we get very intimately involved in our companies and they should expect to receive significant value from their participation.

www.Accel.com

Accel Partners is a global venture capital firm with offices located in Silicon Valley, New York, London, China, and India. They typically make multi-stage investments in internet technology companies.

Founded in 1983, Accel Partners has a long history of excellence and innovation in the venture capital business and is dedicated to partnering with outstanding entrepreneurs and management teams to build world-class companies.

With over $6 billion under management, Accel has helped entrepreneurs build over 300 successful category-defining companies including: Facebook, Foundry Networks, Kayak, metroPCS, Real Networks, Veritas, Walmart.com, Spotify and more.

 

Robyn Gould is an associate in the Venture Capital practice group and a member of the Cooley Business department. She joined the Firm in 2008.

Robyn's practice focuses on the formation and representation of private equity and venture capital funds, including representation of issuers and venture capital funds in public and private financing transactions. Ms. Gould also represents emerging growth companies in financing transactions and matters of general business and corporate law.

Robyn received her J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall) in 2008. Robyn received her B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1997, graduating summa cum laude and elected to Phi Beta Kappa.

David Young is a partner in Cooley's business development and is a member of the firm's Emerging Companies practice group.  David is a founding partner of its Los Angeles office.

David concentrates in the representation of emerging growth companies at all stages, as well as the venture capital firms, strategic investors and investment banks that finance these companies. In addition to providing strategic counseling, his practice encompasses venture capital financing, mergers and acquisitions, public offerings, equity compensation matters, SEC reporting and disclosure, intellectual property licensing, complex corporate partnering transactions and corporate governance. He represents both public and private companies, primarily in the digital media, technology, clean-tech, life sciences and media and entertainment sectors, and also frequently represents venture capital firms and other investors in financing and underwriters in public offerings.  David's venture capital financing experience includes representation of companies and investors in over 550 financings.

David received his J.D./MBA from the University of Southern California (USC) Law School & Business School in 1995 and his BA from Pomona College in 1991.

www.Cooley.com

Cooley LLP is a law firm that specializes in working with emerging technology companies.  Clients include:  Facebook, LinkedIn, eBay, TiVo, Yelp!, Adobe Systems, Brocade, E*TRADE, Nintendo, Qualcomm, Electronic Arts, Google, Hotwire.com, Mozilla (Firefox), Napster, PayPal, Rosetta Stone, Quest Software, Skype Communications, The Motley Fool, Bluetooth SIG, Network Solutions and more...

Jason Feffer Co-Founder of SodaHead.com, a leading opinion community focused on discussing today’s hottest topics. SodaHead is a website that facilitates users to express their opinions, share their ideas and ask others their views through questions and answers. SodaHead covers a range of topics from politics, entertainment, pop culture, music, sports or anything else in the news.

Prior to launching SodaHead.com, Mr. Feffer was the Vice President of Operations and served on the executive committee of MySpace overseeing advertising, revenue reporting, policy enforcement and government relations. Mr. Feffer was instrumental in launching MySpace in 2003 and helped to grow its membership to 100 million. He was MySpace’s fourth member.

In 1999, Mr. Feffer joined his first dot-com start-up, Creative Planet where he led the technology efforts of two dozen Web sites to generate advertising revenue from a loyal readership of several hundred thousand film and television professionals. Prior to his career in dot-com start-ups, Mr. Feffer worked in the interactive entertainment and video game industry at Activision and Davidson & Associates.

Mr. Feffer is a native of Los Angeles.

He graduated from the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1993.

www.SodaHead.com

(Raised $12.7 Million - Now Profitable)

SodaHead is the premier opinion-based community where visitors discover, debate, and discuss today's hottest issues. They share their unique views on breaking news, hot topics and controversial issues and a diverse panel of staff writers provide original and exclusive content daily.

The discussions on SodaHead will open your eyes to a panoramic view of your world that you won't get anywhere else, allowing you to see the big picture and discuss it.

Mingle with SodaHeads who share your opinions and interests, or agree to disagree with those who don't. Whether you're looking to connect or clash, share knowledge or get enlightened, you'll discover new views and perspectives everyday from the friendly SodaHead community.

Sam Friedman is the Co-Founder and CEO of ParkMe which was created to solve his own parking problems. Having paid a seemingly uncountable number of parking tickets and having arrived embarrassingly late to one too many meetings, Sam realized the parking process needed an overhaul.

He graduated from University of Colorado at Boulder with a BA in Economics in 2007.

When Sam is not devoting most his time parking cars, he is an avid history buff who consults for the Civil War Reenactment Society of America. You can usually find him on the "battlefield," wearing the garb of General Robert E. Lee, and staging reenactment scenarios where the Confederacy actually came out victorious. His heart will always remain in Dixieland.

He also enjoys skiing in the gorgeous Rocky mountains, playing competitive tennis, and spending quality time with his family.

www.ParkMe.com

(Raised $5-9 Million)

ParkMe (formerly Parking In Motion) is the leading provider of professional, dynamic parking data, retaining distribution deals with App developers, map makers, and GPS navigation providers. Building on its resources and relationships with operators and municipalities, ParkMe acts as the middle man in providing accurate and instantaneous Real Time Parking information to the world.

ParkMe’s innovative approach to parking makes it easier than ever for motorists to find parking. By empowering drivers information and technology they can find the best possible place to park. Our apps lets drivers determine whether they would rather park “cheaper” or “closer” to their destination, and routes them directly there with one click.

 

Max Gottlieb is the Founder of Lovvvit.  He is an entrepreneur in the entertainment industry whose projects range from Broadways "Rock Of Ages" to film production,  Film & TV insurance, and the special event businesses.  His most recent accomplishment has been producing "Rock Of Ages" on Broadway which is on its way to grossing $1 Billion around the world.  In the past, Max has also been a partner at GBK Public Relations which sets up celebrity gift lounges at Hollywood events.

Max's extensive knowledge and years of experience as a creator, financer, and marketer of branded entertainment makes him a visionary leader in communicating Lovvvit's message to the world and he remains Lovvvit's chief passionisto.

www.Lovvvit.com

Lovvvit was an idea originated by Max's belief that audiences seek an emotional connection from entertainment. Simply "liking" or "checking into" a favorite spot is not enough.  Lovvvit allows an emotional connection to businesses by allowing us to be the face of them.  Users upload videos of particular businesses we love, creating a visual story shared and viewable by all, spreading the love.

When not working 17 hour days at Lovvvit, Max enjoys traveling the world and meeting creative and talented people.  Max grew up in Brooklyn and attended New York University (NYU) Film School after graduating Touro College with a BA in Accounting.

Bill Elkus is the Founder and a Managing Director of Clearstone Venture Partners. Clearstone provides venture capital for technology innovators with operations in Santa Monica, Palo Alto & Mumbai. Clearstone has raised three funds with over $650 million in committed capital for investments in consumer & business Internet, wireless, communications, security, software and other areas.

Clearstone has a proven history of leadership in financing and building high-growth technology start-ups, having backed segment-leading companies including PayPal, Overture, Rubicon Project and AOptix.

Bill was recognized as one of the top 50 to 100 Venture Capitalists in the United States by Forbes Magazine in its annual Midas List on three separate occasions.

www.Clearstone.com

Bill is a graduate of Harvard Law School (Magna Cum Laude) and a graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Sloan School of Management and a B.S. in Mathematics.

Portfolio Highlights

Clearstone has been one of the most active firms in Southern California. We’ve help launch many successful startups. We are the nexus for the entrepreneurial community, with deep connections into Southern California industry. Clearstone embraces a longtime and active role in the Southern California business community as an incubator and financier of early stage startups and continues to incubate companies out of our Santa Monica office.

How We Invest

Lead investor in most of our financing

Seek companies that are creating next-generation infrastructure, eCommerce, social, mobile or other solutions that generate strong economic value.
Methodical in understanding the intricacies of an entrepreneur’s business before making an investment decision

How We Work

Detailed approach which brings our whole firm as a resource to guide our portfolio companies once we’ve invested.
Assistance in recruiting key employees and industry relationships, securing distribution, future financing and the M&A/IPO process.

Adam Popescu's work has been featured in print, online and on-air for Marketplace Radio, LA Weekly, ReadWriteWeb, Los Angeles Business Journal, Los Angeles Magazine, Angeleno Magazine and SLAM Online. His work has been linked, cited and mentioned by Gawker, NPR, The Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, Talking Points Memo and The Drudge Report.

In addition to writing and reporting, Adam’s mixed media collage art has been exhibited at the Downtown L.A. Art Walk at Crewest Gallery, Shaky Alibi in West Hollywood, the Toschi Art Institute in Parma, Italy, the Broad Art Performance Space in Claremont, California, and on the walls of Stan Lee’s production company POW! Entertainment.

Adam graduated Pitzer College with a BA in Creative Writing and a Master’s in Magazine, Newspaper and Online Journalism from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.

Aaron Abram as defined in the Webster’s dictionary: one who has acquired through experience great skill in the use of business development strategies.

Aaron is Founder/Organizer of Tech Cofounder Dating LA (TCD.LA).  The fastest growing technology events in LA's history.  TCD.LA's success is the result of learning from the mistakes of others and providing the best and most useful events to our tech community in LA.

Aaron is a firm believer that LA's emergence as a leader in technology will be strongly influenced by leaders and people of all levels to unite and help each other succeed.

He is a serial entrepreneur.  Currently, he is cofounder of a stealth technology company and business development adviser to a few technology startups in town.  He is always open to giving advice!

He grew up in Encino, CA and earned his B.S. in Finance from Touro College, Manhattan, NY.

Beyond hosting tech events, Aaron donates his time and resources to many philanthropic organizations.  He also enjoys performing standup comedy at the Comedy Store in Hollywood, traveling and enjoying time with his friends and family.

www.TCD.LA

Tech Cofounder Dating LA hosts monthly events to connect cofounders who are building technology startups and teach them skill sets that they will need to scale their startups into successful companies.  We have SOLD OUT of every event since our inception.

Sponsors:

www.AMBROSE.com

Clients of Ambrose

AMBROSE was founded in 1997 and is the leading provider of human resource solutions and services tailored to the needs of technology, media, entertainment, financial services, and growth-oriented start-up companies. With over 800 clients, Ambrose provides an exceptional client experience through a high-touch service model, enabling small businesses to focus on their core activities.

AMBROSE is our Gold sponsor who is graciously sponsoring all of our 2012 events as they are committed to helping tech entrepreneurs build great companies.  Boris Sokolsky is one of their leading Business Developers in the country and his massive client list is a reflection of his commitment to help his clients run their companies more efficiently and profitably. 

www.Cooley.com

Clients of Cooley

Facilitating Change

Cooley represents hundreds of clients in a wide range of industries from offices in ten major commercial markets.  We are counselors, strategists and advocates for the foremost private and public companies.  We have a legacy of representing companies bringing to market breakthrough products and technologies and frequently argue cases that fall in new areas of law, brought about by technological developments.  Our business and litigation practice reaches across a broad array of dynamic industry sectors, including technology, life sciences, clean tech, real estate, financial services, retail and energy.  With 650 attorneys throughout the U.S. and China, Cooley has the range and expertise to serve companies of all sizes to seize opportunities in today's global marketplace.

Passion for our Clients' Success

Cooley attorneys bring an inherent passion to achieve success for our clients. With teamwork being the hallmark of our culture, we draw upon our collective expertise across practices to provide our clients with high-quality, cost-effective and strategic advice tailored to their particular needs.

Our Business practice is well-known for its expertise in the areas of venture capital and private equity, corporate securities, mergers and acquisitions,technology transactions, tax, life sciences & real estate, making Cooley a go-to firm for transactional matters. We have a national reputation for protecting our clients' business interests and assets through timely pre-litigation counseling and hard-fought adversarial proceedings before federal and state courts nationwide, regulatory agencies and alternative dispute resolution forums.

the venue:  BLANKSPACES

the venue:  ParkMe Parking Map

BLANKSPACES is a community of entrepreneurs, freelancers, and start-ups,

where we provide flexible office plans available by the hour, day, and month.

the treats:  BIGMANBAKES

www.BIGMANBAKES.COM

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