Events

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Grow – A Conference – Aug 19-21, 2010

Grow 2010
Our friends at C100 and Bootup are bringing Dealmaker Media to Vancouver for a great event in August. If you don’t know Dealmaker, you should. It’s run by a Canadian, Debbie Landa. They produce 2 of the most valuable events for startups in Silicon Valley and Los Angeles – check out Under the Radar for a list of events and companies.

Dealmaker MediaThey are producing an event, Grow 2010, in Vancouver on August 19-21, 2010.

The event is a 3 day event with an invite-only Day 1 to connect Canadian founders with the best and brightest from Silicon Valley and across CAnada. Days 2 & 3 feature great speakers and the opportunity to build unique lasting relationships.

 If you’re an entrepreneur and you missed MeshU in Toronto (and it’s really too bad, this was one of my favourite events of the past 2 years), you should attend Grow 2010. Buy your ticket today and it’s $185, if you miss the super early bird (or as I like to call it the just getting in from a late night), you can grab an early bird ticket for only $230. This is unbelievable! Add in an approximately $700 flight it’s possible to do this for less than $1500. It’s worth the opportunity to meet the companies, build the connections, and help grow your company.

We’ll be coordinating shared hotel rooms for entrepreneurs from Toronto, Montreal, Waterloo, Ottawa, Halifax and anywhere. If you’re not local to Vancouver we’ll help you find a shared room to manage your costs. Add a comment if you are attending and we’ll try to help you find a roommate.

Boot Camp for Technology Start-Ups

From Boris at Bootup Labs in Vancouver.

plugandplaytechcenterThe Canadian Trade Commissioner Service is hosting a Canadian Regional Boot Camp for Technology Start-Ups featuring Silicon Valley experts and investors. The event features the Plug and Play Technology Center in Silicon Valley. The Plug and Play Tech Center now features a Canadian Incubator at the 3 offices in the valley. I’m assuming that this means that Canadian start-ups can get access to real estate while they are working in Silicon Valley doing business development and fund raising.

The Boot Camp event happening March 16-20, 2009 in Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa,Toronto, and Waterloo features Chris Gill of SVASE helping entrepreneurs with pitch preparation and a final pitch review session.

  • Funding Pitch Preparation. Topics will include:
    • What are US investors looking for?
    • Is your business fundable?
    • How to effectively present the problem, the opportunity and the solution.
    • Presenting your go to market strategy and your business model.
    • Presenting who’s on your team, establishing credibility etc.
    • How to present your evaluation of the competition.
    • How to present your financial projections.
  • Pitching Session to a Review Board
    • 10-minute company pitch to local, US and Silicon Valley VC investors
    • Instant pitch feedback by the Board

The event is happening:

  • Halifax, Monday, March 16, 2009
  • Montreal, Tuesday, March 17, 2009
  • Ottawa, Wednesday, March 18, 2009
  • Toronto, Thursday, March 19, 2009
  • Waterloo, Friday, March 20, 2009

If you are a startup looking to get help developing your funding pitch this is a great opportunity. Even better if you think raising money in the Valley is easier than Canada (it’s not), you can find out about the process for Canadian companies and start to build relationships that can help you.