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2. Educational events to expose new technologies and innovation.
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See all- Startup Fundamentals 3: Understanding the "Terms" in Term Sheets!5 Palo Alto Square, Palo Alto, CA
This event is organized by ASV.
Our meetup group is collaborating by promoting this event.
In order to attend, please register here:
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Slots are limited!
Venue:
5 Palo Alto Square
Ground Floor Event Center
3000 El Camino Real
Palo Alto, CA 94306Unlock Your Startup’s Potential: Join Our Essential Workshop!
Are you an entrepreneur ready to transform your vision into a successful, fundable startup? Access Silicon Valley invites you to join us for an invaluable 3-hour workshop designed to equip you with the legal and business tools and insights necessary to build a fundable and scalable startup and thrive in the startup ecosystem!This is the last of three workshops in the Access Silicon Valley Startup Fundamental Series for startup founders, startup executives, entrepreneurs, innovators, and developers. While advantageous to have attended all 3 workshops, this is stand-alone content. You can still attend this program if you missed the first.
Thank you to our event sponsor, Snell & Wilmer.
In this third workshop of the Startup Fundamentals series, Roger Rappoport, a former entrepreneur, founder of Access Silicon Valley, a partner at Snell & Wilmer and co-leader of its Emerging Growth and Venture Capital practice group, will conduct an interactive, informative session with in depth content on the terms and term sheets for a seed, angel, convertible debt, Safe (pre-money and post-money) and Series A round.
This session will cover:
- When and from whom to take money
- When is an amount raised too much or too little, and the perils of both
- The anatomy of a term sheet
- Understanding the structure of, and the provisions that will most likely be included in, a convertible debt, Safe, angel and venture financing term sheet
- How to arrive at a realistic pre-money valuation
- The impact of term sheets on existing shareholders
- The provisions that will impact control of major and day-to-day decisions at your startup
- The most recent trends relating to: liquidation preferences, participation rights, anti-dilution provisions, pay-to-play provisions, redemption rights, registration rights, rights of first refusal, drag along rights, co-sale rights, among others
Materials:
A comprehensive 50-page digital workbook with an actionable step-by-step guide will be distributed to all registered event attendees on the day of the event.
Agenda:
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM - Dinner and networking
6:00 PM - 6:15 PM - Speaker and sponsor introductions
6:15 PM - 7:30 PM - Startup workshop Part A
7:30 PM - 7:45 PM - Intermission
7:45 PM - 8:45 PM - Startup workshop Part B
8:45 PM - 9:00 PM - Q & ASeating is extremely limited, so reserve your seat now.
About the Speaker:
Snell & Wilmer Partner Roger Rappoport, Co-Leader of the Emerging Growth and Venture Capital Practice Group, is a seasoned advisor to startups and emerging growth companies and the investors who finance them, guiding clients from inception through exit. With over two decades of experience in the startup ecosystem, Roger focuses on venture capital and angel investor financings, including convertible notes, SAFEs, and other debt financings. His knowledge extends to mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, distribution, development, manufacturing, and licensing transactions, as well as executive compensation and the establishment of equity incentive plans.
He has extensive experience in advising startup and well-established emerging growth companies, primarily in the software, information technology, Internet, fixed and mobile communications technology, cleantech and life sciences sectors. Roger is the co-author of “Investor Agreements in a Financing Transaction” a chapter in Financing California Businesses,” California Continuing Education of the Bar, Co-author of "Considerations for Angel and VC Funded Startups and Emerging Growth Companies Considering a Loan Under the Paycheck Protection Program," and Co-author of “Changes in Convertible Instruments for Early Stage Financings.”Roger is a frequent speaker and panelist on topics and issues related to the development and implementation of a company's formation and funding strategy.
Before attending law school, he was the founder of a technology company with $10 million in revenue.
Roger is very connected with investors in Silicon Valley and beyond and is an active angel investor. As an attorney, he has been involved in hundreds of transactions such as merger and acquisition transactions, private equity and venture capital financing transactions, and complex restructuring transactions.
Roger is also the founder of Access Silicon Valley, a platform for entrepreneurs, on a global basis, to gain access to Silicon Valley's best and brightest Venture Capitalists, "been there done that" entrepreneurs, and experts. Take a closer look at the Access Silicon Valley Video Fireside Chat Series hosted by Roger, with representatives of some of the Valley's most high profile VCs, such as Andreessen Horowitz, Foundation Capital, Floodgate, Venrock, Canaan Partners and more.
Questions?
Email:
Alex Levine
alevine@swlaw.com
- Master the Art of Story Delivery: Captivate, Connect, and Inspire ActionPalo Alto JCC, Palo Alto, CA
### RSVP here to reserve Your Seat
### About the Workshop
Learn how to captivate your virtual and in-person audience from the moment you walk into a room, leaving them engaged by your message and motivated to take action! Master the skills to stay focused on your main message and deliver a clear bottom line that resonates. As a national public speaking champion with Toastmasters and a seasoned facilitator with diverse stage experience, I will guide you through innovative techniques and strategies that go beyond the ordinary to create unforgettable moments that resonate with your listeners. This workshop delves into the fascinating realm of audience psychology, exploring the cognitive journey that unfolds during a presentation, meeting, or training session. By understanding this, you will gain the skills to sustain engagement, foster openness to new ideas, and ignite inspiration that motivates action.
Join us for a dynamic 45-minute workshop designed to help you turn your message into a movement. Led by a nationally recognized public speaking champion and coach at Stanford GSB, this session blends cutting-edge communication techniques with real-time practice to elevate your voice and presence.
Join us as a Volunteer.
Participants will leave the workshop feeling more confident, comfortable, and prepared to give captivating talks that inspire their listeners to take action### Key Takeaways
• Personalized Curriculum: Tailored to the unique needs of your participants.
• Managing Public Speaking Fear: Techniques to overcome anxiety and speak
confidently, whether introverted or extroverted.
• Creating Rapport with Different Communication Styles: Strategies for effectively
connecting with diverse communication styles and building strong rapport.
• Bringing Out Your Best Self: Discover how to present your most authentic and
powerful self in every speaking scenario.
• Additional Q&A Time: Address individual concerns and refine your skills.### Meet Your Instructor: Lital Cohen
Public Speaking and Communication Coach at Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB) and a former public speaking national champion with Toastmasters, I have helped thousands of professionals elevate their communication skills. My approach blends audience psychology with practical techniques, empowering individuals to connect authentically and inspire action. I’ve delivered impactful workshops and seminars for hundreds of entrepreneurs and top organizations like Google, VMware, Tinder, and eBay, ensuring every participant leaves with enhanced confidence and skills.
For more information or to schedule the workshop, please get in touch with me via email at hello@corebylitalcohen.com or by WhatsApp at +1.408.242.2119
### Who Should Attend?
- Founders and Entrepreneurs
- Executives and Team Leaders
- Aspiring Public Speakers
### Reserve Your Spot Today!
Spots are limited and this workshop will sell out—don't miss your chance to develop one of the most important leadership skills of our time.
👉 Register Now## Agenda:
- 6:30 - 6:40 PM – Welcome
- 6:45 - 7:25 PM - AI Panel Discussion
- 7:30 - 8:15 PM – Storytelling Workshop
- 8:15 - 8:30 – Networking / Audience Feedback
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Kudos again to our organizers. I don't know how they could have designed a better meetup. ;-) So many great takeaways. Most impactful for me was that some, but not all of us, are professional designers; but we are all designers. I'm an accountant so not a professional designer....but...perhaps I am a professional designer. I design accounting systems and definitely a lot of financial models in excel. Improving the experience for these tools definitely helps the user. Perhaps more of us our professional designers than we realize. My other favorite takeaway was that there is always resistance to new technology no matter how good it is. Plato was not originally a fan of the invention of books because he couldn't argue with a book they way he could with a fellow human being. ”
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