VC3 - Student Information

Background

ASES (Asia-Pacific Student Entrepreneurship Society) - brings top Silicon Valley venture capitalists and Stanford students together in a speed dating event known as VC3 a proud part of E-week at stanford (eweek.stanford.edu). Stanford student participants will have a chance to pitch their business ideas for three minutes and receive three minutes of feedback from several VCs.

The VC3 program this year will kick off in early January with a mixer for all the participating teams. ASES will help facilitate some workshops to help student teams improve their ideas and pitch throughout February. And during Entrepreneurship Week, students will finally have a chance to meet with VCs during their pitches and a networking reception.

Kickoff Event (attendance required):
Date: January 21st - 8:30pm - 10pm
Location: Cypress North
Decription:
You will have a mixer with the other teams participating in VC3 and get your team packets at this time and important logistical informaiton
A workshop will be held with a partner from Blue Run Venturs on writing an international business plan and what VCs look for in a pitch.

IP Workshop (attendance required):
Date: February 4th 8:30-9:30
Location: Old Union, 2nd Floor, Room 200
Speaker: Professor Jeffrey Schox, Founder/CEO of Schox PLC
http://www.schoxplc.com
TOPIC: Entrepreneurs and what they need to know about IP
+ international IP how is it different what do I need to know?

VC3 Pitch Day Details:
Date: February 29, 2008
Pitching Times: 1:00-3:30
Networking Reception: 3:30-4:30
Details:
Pitch slots will be assigned by the IP workshop

Would you like to recruit students on Stanford campus? Please let us know as we are co-hosting a Startup Career fair on February 28th, 2008 in Tresidder Union.

Please e-mail Alan Neo the ASES finance director (asneo[at]stanford.edu), with your interest and he will follow up with you starting the beginning of January.