Startup Grind Silicon Valley Hosts Trip Hawkins (Electronic Arts, If You Can)

THIS IS A PAID EVENT PURCHASE YOUR TICKET HERE (http://www.eventbrite.com/event/10325398545)

Trip Hawkins, Electronic Arts, If You Can

http://startupgrind.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/triphawkins.jpg

Trip Hawkins is the founder of four interactive entertainment companies, including Electronic Arts (1982), The 3DO Company (1990), Digital Chocolate (2003), and most recently If You Can (http://www.ifyoucan.org/). Trip graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University with a degree in Strategy and Applied Game Theory. He then pursued his MBA at Stanford University. Hired after college as Apple Computer's director of marketing, officially the company's 68th employee, Hawkins began developing plans to create a software business that would eventually become Electronic Arts (EA). Hawkins founded the company in 1982, funding it with his own money. Recently he announced that he's started a new company called If You Can whose mission is to "support and empower children and parents to value and understand themselves and others. By doing so, we believe we can build a better world: for today and for our children tomorrow. We believe that by learning how to persevere through challenge, to feel and show empathy and to make responsible decisions, all of us can be better friends, learners, parents, mentors and citizens." If You Can is funded by Greylock, Andreessen Horowitz, Maveron, and Founder's Fund.

Agenda

6:00 Networking and Food
7:00 Fireside Chat
8:00 Networking

Hosted By Derek Andersen, Founder and CEO of Startup Grind

http://startupgrind.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Derek-Andersen_avatar-96x96.gif

Derek Andersen spent four years in product management at Electronic Arts working on games like the Godfather, Burnout, and Mirror's Edge. He left in 2009 to found Vaporware Labs, a company that has tried and failed many times, but successfully launched products like Startup Grind, Commonred, and Steve Young Football (iOS). He's also a contributing author for Techcrunch and Business Insider and lives in Palo Alto, California.
Email: derek@startupgrind.com | Twitter: @derekjandersen (http://twitter.com/derekjandersen)

Local Partners

http://startupgrind.com/media/images/sponsors/43/SGE47weWfEWP8jEBpxV238dSw==/Google-for-Entrepreneurs.png (http://www.google.com/entrepreneurs/)
Google is committed to empowering entrepreneurs around the world through programs, partnerships, and our products.

http://startupgrind.com/media/images/sponsors/29/SGE47weWfEWP8jEBpxV238dSw==/Samepage.png (http://samepage.io/)
Samepage is a social and collaborative way for groups and colleagues to work together. It’s a cloud-based platform that securely connects people with projects, conversations and files, so that everybody is always on the same page.

Upcoming events you should attend!

http://startupgrind.com/media/images/speakers/63870/SGESSGplusdnlFqfQ0sQuKSGplusqtTWsJi2xI0m0Uva7qiEf01IOl7RvtiMoP26gBQ==/John-Cook.jpg (http://www.eventbrite.com/event/9885044434) Seattle hosts John Cook (http://www.eventbrite.com/event/9885044434) Co-founder Geekwire (http://www.eventbrite.com/event/9885044434) 29th of January 2014 (http://www.eventbrite.com/event/9885044434)

http://startupgrind.com/media/images/speakers/64143/SGESSGplusdnlFqfQ0sQuKSGplusqtTWsJi2xI0m0Uva7qiEf01IOl7RvtiMoP26gBQ==/Ryan-DeLuca.jpg (http://www.eventbrite.com/event/10125384297) Boise hosts Ryan DeLuca (http://www.eventbrite.com/event/10125384297) Bodybuilding.com (http://www.eventbrite.com/event/10125384297) 30th of January 2014 (http://www.eventbrite.com/event/10125384297)

http://startupgrind.com/media/images/speakers/63220/SGESSGplusdnlFqfQ0sQuKSGplusqtTWsJi2xI0m0Uva7qiEf01IOl7RvtiMoP26gBQ==/.jpg (http://www.eventbrite.com/event/8311605235) Silicon Valley hosts 3rd of February 2014 (http://www.eventbrite.com/event/8311605235)

http://startupgrind.com/sgtracker/muevent_579.gif

What is Startup Grind?

Startup Grind is a global startup community designed to educate, inspire, and connect entrepreneurs. We host monthly events in more than 50 cities and 20 countries featuring successful local founders, innovators, educators and investors who share personal stories and lessons learned on the road to building great companies. Our monthly fireside chat interviews, startup mixers and annual conferences provide ample opportunities to connect with amazing startups and the people behind them, tap into a strong support network, form meaningful connections and gain inspiration for the startup journey ahead. For more information visit StartupGrind.com (http://startupgrind.com) or follow us on twitter @StartupGrind (http://twitter.com/StartupGrind).