"Lawyers, Guns, and Money – Winning the Zero-to-Sixty Founder Startup Journey”
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Join a talk and live Q and A on "Lawyers, Guns, and Money – Winning the Zero-to-Sixty Founder Startup Journey” from the Managing Member of Azalea Ventures John Reed, Serial Entrepreneur, Venture Fund Founder, and Board Member.
5:30 PM In-Person Start - Lots of Pizza, beverages, and facility sponsored by Improving Enterprises.
When: Monday, April 7th
Where: Improving Enterprises Global Headquarters, 5445 Legacy Dr. Suite #100, Plano, TX 75024
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Hear John Reed, Serial Entrepreneur and Investor, Managing Member of Azalea Ventures and Board Member on many boards on:
"Lawyers, Guns, and Money – Winning the Zero-to-Sixty Startup Founder Journey”
Key Points of John Reed's Talk:
- Successful Fundraising Presentations and Approaches
- The story of John Reed's entrepreneurial journey
- Lessons from John Reed's entrepreneurial journey
- Startup tips from being a founder, co-founder, board member and investor / managing partner and partner in VC firms
- Q and A
John Reed's Bio:
John Reed has deep experience on “both sides of the desk” for technology growth companies, both as a principal or cofounder arranging funding, and as an investor deploying capital. He has co-founded and managed a dozen venture-backed technology companies through fundings, initial public offerings, and strategic exits.
He serves as managing partner of Azalea Ventures, and currently serves as chief strategic officer for BankSocial, chairman of Earthview and Johnny Appleseed Orchards, and serves on multiple boards.
Mr. Reed co-founded Tech Wildcatters, a top-10 ranked accelerator which, while a general partner, funded development of over 100 technology startups in its first seven funds. Tech Wildcatters companies currently employ over 550, and have raised over $500M in follow-on financing.
Mr. Reed managed the acquisition, turnaround and sale of John Rigby & Co., a 275-year-old British brand; the structure and financing of Pathfinder Ranches, a 600,000-acre wind farm, energy storage, and conservation development; and Azalea Fund, LP, which financed development and sale of Oklahoma's 200MW Goodwell wind farm and New Mexico's 522MW Sagamore development.
Mr. Reed began his career at the Trammell Crow Company in Dallas, and holds a Master of Business Administration with a focus on Finance and Accounting from SMU Cox School of Business, a Bachelor of Business Administration from The University of Texas at Austin, and studied Physics at Tulane University. Mr. Reed is a member of Dallas YPO, and is a previous president of the SMU MBA Alumni Association.
Come out to our special event meetup.
5:30 PM Start
When: Monday, April 7th - Lots of Pizza, beverages, and facility sponsored by Improving Enterprises.
Where: Improving Enterprises Global Headquarters, 5445 Legacy Dr., Suite #100, Plano, TX 75024
RSVP Here
In this meetup, you will also take advantage of:
ELEVATOR PITCH. Take this opportunity to pitch to our friendly group! If you have a startup, startup idea, or growing company, use the 1-minute on the agenda to promote it to the informal group!
NETWORKING. Prepare to network before and afterward (job seekers, service providers, and students welcome). Bring business cards!
JOB SEEKER – HIRING MANAGER/RECRUITER? Be ready to give a short description of your background, target job, and targeted companies. If you are a recruiter or hiring, be prepared to describe what you are seeking.
RAFFLE. We will have a raffle of a token of our appreciation. Bring a business card to drop into the participation hat! The prize this time will be an excellent book that was written and personally signed by one or our members, Thota, Ramesh, Teamwork & Indian Culture, a practical guide to working with Indians.
DONATION. Please donate to keep these meetings going! You can give before the meeting or during the session (donate here or bring the recommended at least $10 cash).
SPONSORS:
Improving Enterprises provides our location, pizza, equipment, and personal support to EIC. For IT Consulting, Agile Training and Software Development see improving.com.
Lean Six provides consulting on Byte BurnOut.
Myngly App is a free networking app for professionals and business leaders (of all levels) - here is a code to be pre-vetted for EIC Meetup members: E&ICOUNCIL . Download app at myngly.com
See you there!
Bring:
- Something to take notes on
- Business cards for networking and the raffle
- Cash for the donation in person or donate here
- Your elevator pitch for the group (if you wish)
- Events information you know about of interest to Entrepreneurs
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Look forward to seeing you there!
Jeannie Lewis, JD, MBA
Host and Organizer
Tony Klinkert, DE, PE, CMA
Founder
Doctor of Engineering, Professional Engineer
Certified Master Architect
Collin College Instructor