AMSTERDAM CAPITAL WK: Building& Funding a Great Startup-GET SILICON VALLEY READY

HOSTED BY ACCESS SILICON VALLEY (https://www.meetup.com/Access-Silicon-Valley-Amsterdam/events/232427791/)

COVER CHARGE FOR THIS EVENT -- REQUIRES A TICKET PURCHASE ON EVENTBRITE (http://www.eventbrite.com/e/building-funding-a-great-startup-are-you-silicon-valley-ready-tickets-26473022523?aff=NGSA).

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THIS AMSTERDAM CAPITAL WEEK EVENT IS A 4-HOUR IN PERSON TICKETED WORKSHOP

There will be no livestream for this workshop. All attendees must PURCHASE TICKETS on Eventbrite (http://www.eventbrite.com/e/building-funding-a-great-startup-are-you-silicon-valley-ready-tickets-26473022523?aff=NGSA).

Light dinner and refreshments are provided. Space is extremely limited, so please buy your tickets (http://www.eventbrite.com/e/building-funding-a-great-startup-are-you-silicon-valley-ready-tickets-26473022523?aff=NGSA) early.

This Amsterdam Capital Week workshop is for startup founders, startup executives, entrepreneurs, investors, innovators and developers only.

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If you are looking to build a successful, fundable startup, that is READY TO BE PITCHED TO INVESTORS, you won’t want to miss this 4-hour workshop at Amsterdam Capital Week!

Roger Rappoport, a former entrepreneur of 10 years, currently the founder of Access Silicon Valley, and leader of the Emerging Growth and Technology Practice Group at Procopio, a prestigious law firm in Silicon Valley, is coming to Amsterdam to share critical tips and best practices for European startup founders looking to get their startup funded, or just want to create a solid foundation for building a great startup.

Taco Heerkens Thijssen of Wintertaling, an independent law firm in Amsterdam specializing in corporate, private equity, and venture capital law, is co-hosting with Roger, which will bring together both European and Silicon Valley perspectives for this one of kind event!

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MATERIALS

A comprehensive printed workbook (over 100 pages), with reference materials is included in the price of the admission.

OVERVIEW

Besides building and selling a product, entrepreneurs need to consider many other things:

• How to form a company

• How to hire the right people

• How to compensate the team

• How to split the pie with co-founders and early employees

• How much equity to give investors and at what valuation

• How to raise money and under what terms

• Developing an effective funding strategy (discussing the development of a funding strategy, and the sale of equity, convertible debt, SAFE’s etc.)

• And many more

Often times these issues seem overwhelming, and traps for the unwary or uninformed are numerous.

However, successfully avoiding the most common pitfalls can make a significant difference:

• as to whether or not your startup is fundable

• the sources and types of capital that you will attract

• who controls the company

• how much you will make upon exit

• and your startups overall likelihood of success.

PURCHASE TICKETS on Eventbrite (http://www.eventbrite.com/e/building-funding-a-great-startup-are-you-silicon-valley-ready-tickets-26473022523?aff=NGSA)for this one of a kind, 4-hour workshop.

CURRICULUM

In this Amsterdam Capital Week workshop, part of Access Silicon Valley’s Startup Fundamentals series, Roger Rappoport (http://www.procopio.com/attorneys/roger-c-rappoport), (http://www.procopio.com/attorneys/roger-c-rappoport) and Taco Heerkens Thijssen (http://www.wintertaling.nl/team/taco-heerkens-thijssen/) of Wintertaling, will conduct an interactive, informative session with great take away materials and actionable items.

Startup issues that will be covered in this workshop (among others):

• what Silicon Valley investors are looking for, and how to position the company to be most attractive for those investors;

• choices in entity selection;

• creating an appropriate capitalization table;

• co-founders vs early employees (should they be treated differently?);

• appropriate allocations of founders’ stock (including Series FF Preferred Stock) between founders and vesting, repurchase rights and rights of first refusal;

• determining if and when it is appropriate to obtain proxies from co-founders/early employees;

• stock allocation for employees, consultants, board and advisory board members;

• when milestone based vesting, as opposed to time based vesting, is appropriate;

• the assignment of intellectual property, and ensuring that all IP created belongs to the company;

• executing employment/consulting agreements;

• how to develop an effective funding strategy, so that you sell the right security, to the right investor, at the right time; and

• the value of developing an intellectual property strategy early on.

AGENDA:

16:00 - 16:30 - Networking, food and refreshments

16:30 - 20:00 - Startup workshop and Q & A

SPEAKER BIOS:

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Roger Rappoport, Partner & Leader of the Emerging Growth and Technology Practice Group, Procopio; Founder, Access Silicon Valley

Roger is a former entrepreneur of 10 years and currently a practicing corporate attorney (in Silicon Valley) and the leader of Procopio’s Emerging Growth & Technology Practice Group. He has extensive experience advising emerging growth companies, from inception through exit, and the investors that finance them. Roger’s practice focuses on venture capital and angel investor financings (including convertible notes, SAFEs and other debt financings), mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, distribution, development, manufacturing and licensing transactions, executive compensation, including the establishment of equity incentive plans and general corporate governance.

Roger is a frequent speaker and panelist on topics related to “doing it right” from inception, developing an appropriate funding strategy and negotiating term sheets. Roger frequently advises clients on developing a funding strategy and helps negotiate a company’s seed, angel and venture capital round of financing.

Roger has experience with clients in a diverse array of industries including software (B2B and B2C), hardware, communications, internet, renewable energy, medical devices, med-tech, biotechnology, and pharmaceuticals.

Roger is also currently the founder of Access Silicon Valley, which is committed to creating access, for founders worldwide, to the best and the brightest investors, entrepreneurs and experts in the Silicon Valley ecosystem. Before attending law school, he was the founder of a company for 10 years.

Roger received his BA and LLB from the University of Cape Town, and his LLM from Harvard Law School.

Connect with Roger here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rogerrappoport

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Taco Heerkens Thijssen, Attorney at Wintertaling law firm in Amsterdam

Taco specializes in corporate law and contract law, focusing on mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity, venture capital, structuring, and corporate governance, and also advises on general company-law matters. Taco has assisted various clients from different industry sectors, including clients in the pharmaceutical, medical equipment, and healthcare sectors.

Before joining Wintertaling, Taco worked for a leading independent Dutch law firm where he advised the Japanese quoted insurance company Tokio Marine on the sale of a Dutch subsidiary to DEKRA; Telecom Italia in the sale of BBned N.V. to Tele2; and the Serbian/Croatian private equity investor Blue Sea Capital in various acquisitions of care providers.

Connect with Taco here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tacoheerkensthijssen

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PREMIER SPONSORS:

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Wintertaling (http://www.wintertaling.nl/en/) – An independent law firm in Amsterdam specializing in corporate, M&A, real estate and private client services.

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Procopio (http://www.procopio.com/)- A US law firm, ranked among the 2014 and 2015 Best Law Firms by U.S. News & World Report