7 August 2009, 9-12Noon, Innovation Quest / Cal Poly Entrepreneurs to present to Venture Capital and Angels in Silicon Valley
July 30th, 2009
Guest Speakers
July 26th, 2009
Bob Biddinger, founder of Seagate, imparts the wisdom of successful entrepreneurs.
Russ Bik, founding share holder of Sun MicroSystems, talks about the rocket ride from 30 employees to a $1 Billion.
Jo Anne Miller, partner Milk Street Ventures, describes success factors from a VC's perspective.
Laura Pickering, IQuest-to-IQueue Guest Speaker
July 25th, 2009Laura Pickering, Vice President of NetApp and Advisor to Innovation Quest, eloquently demonstrates how to present a business proposition by using one of the student’s company as an example. A straightforward, powerful and heartfelt delivery all in one. Laura then speaks and provides a framework from which each of the company founders can prepare for their investor presentation. The voice of experience imparted excellent guidelines for each team.
Rich Boberg, IQuest-to-IQueue Guest Speaker
July 25th, 2009Rich Boberg, employee #6 of the now multi-billion dollar NetApp Corporation and co-founder of Innovation Quest, shares his experiences at a hyper-growth company. He detailed the diverse, complex and strategic role of Business Development and how it shapes the success and growth of a company. Rich’s wisdom and experiences demonstrated how flexible one must remain in thinking and yet steadfast in process to assure success for all parties of a partnership.
News Updates to 22 July 2009
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Russ Bik, IQuest-to-IQueue Guest Speaker [Delete]
- Posted on July 11, 2009
Russ Bik, founding shareholder of Sun MicroSystems, shared his “rocket ship” ride experience helping to grow Sun from 30 people to $1 Billion in revenue. His amazing testimonials and raw tips for managing expectations, people and goals were invaluable for any aspiring entrepreneur, management or executive in any medium or large sized company. Russ is now incubating another interesting project. If you live in the San Luis Obispo area and are interested, contact us at iq@InnovationQ.org and we’ll forward it on to Russ.
Jo Anne Miller, IQuest-to-IQueue Guest Speaker [Delete]
- Posted on July 08, 2009
Jo Anne Miller, Partner, Milk Street Ventures, was the guest speaker at IQuest-to-IQueue Entrepreneur Workshop Session #1. She delivered a powerful and insightful view of what venture capitalists seek in entrepreneurs and deals to successfully get funded. She also spoke of the relevance in adapting to today’s market conditions. Golden nuggets of wisdom for all the attendees.
IQuest-to-IQueue Summer Entrepreneur Workshops [Delete]
- Posted on July 05, 2009
Session #1: 03 July 2009 IQueue and You, Comprehensive Business Overview
Session #2: 10 July 2009 Executive Summary and In Depth Market Analysis
Session #3: 18 July 2009 Financials, IPR and Legal
Session #4: 24 July 2009 Sales, Marketing, BizDev and Social Responsibility
Session #5: 31 July 2009 Business Plan
Session #6: 07 Aug 2009 Due Diligence Judging and Investors
Winners of the 2009 Innovation Contest [Delete]
- Posted on July 05, 2009
1st Place, NetApp Award, Grinds Coffee — “Coffee in your pocket” $15,000 Award went to Patrick Pezet & Matt Canepa
2nd Place, Electric Motor — Unique design for high performance electric cars, $10,000 Award went to Robert Ramm Mechanical Engineering & team
3rd Place, Renewable Electronics Packaging — Renewable electronics shipment packing system, $5,000 Award went to Alan Tepe Mechanical Engineering with Adam Stephen
IQuest-to-IQueue Summer Entrepreneur Workshops [Delete]
- Posted on July 04, 2009
Session #1: 03 July 2009 IQueue and You, Comprehensive Business Overview Session #2: 10 July 2009 Executive Summary and In Depth Market Analysis Session #3: 18 July 2009 Financials, IPR and Legal Session #4: 24 July 2009 Sales, Marketing, BizDev and Social Responsibility Session #5: 31 July 2009 Business Plan Session #6: 07 Aug 2009 Due Diligence Judging and Investors
2009 Innovation Contest Accepting Applications [Delete]
- Posted on February 06, 2009
Innovation Quest is currently accepting entries for the 2009 Innovation Contest. For details go to “HOME” above, then click on “2009 Innovation Contest Details” in the left menu. To go directly to the contest entry form, at HOME click on step #3 “Get Funded”, and then select “ENTER NOW”.
Winners of the 2008 Innovation Contest [Delete]
- Posted on February 06, 2009
1st Place, the NetApp Award, $15,000 went to ANDREW MACALUSO for “SanTasti – The Palate Cleansing Beverage.” 2nd Place, $10,000 was awarded to ANDREW OUELLET for the project “Advanced Brake System for Bicycles.” And 3rd Place, $5,000 went to DAVE PATIERNO for the project “How to Fix Anything.”
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