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Entrepreneur Association 1 st Year Students Kick-Off Meeting September 30, 2009

Entrepreneur Association 1 st Year Students Kick-Off Meeting September 30, 2009. Mission. To encourage Entrepreneurial thinking through experiential learning; Take the road less traveled… “Learn. Create. Succeed.” Largest student association at UCLA Anderson 800+ members last year

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Entrepreneur Association 1 st Year Students Kick-Off Meeting September 30, 2009

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  1. Entrepreneur Association1st Year Students Kick-Off MeetingSeptember 30, 2009

  2. Mission To encourage Entrepreneurial thinking through experiential learning; Take the road less traveled… “Learn. Create. Succeed.” • Largest student association at UCLA Anderson • 800+ members last year • MBA, FEMBA and Other schools at UCLA • 5 flagship events • 6 unique programs • 100+ events per year (avg. 3 events per week)

  3. Structure

  4. Officers EA Board President Karan Kapoor Treasurer Eric Cheng FEMBA Programs Entrepreneurial Programs Venture Capital Programs Bus. Dev & Strategy Marketing Gohar Galyan Sunny Saran Avani Patel Derek Perlman David Franklin Mike Lui

  5. Entrepreneurial ProgramsDerek Perlman

  6. Entrepreneurial Programs Overview Mission To provide experiential learning, networking, and career opportunities to students, Alumni and members of the community interested in Entrepreneurship Contact • Programs • Entrepreneurship Week • Entrepreneurial Outreach • Internship Fair • Vistage on Campus • Project Echo • EA Conference Derek Perlman derek.perlman.2010@...

  7. Entrepreneurship Week What Is E-Week? • E-Week is celebrated across the US in late February (Feb 22 – 26). At Anderson, it is a week of events designed to get students thinking / learning about entrepreneurship and generating new business concepts and businesses Why Is It The Most Awesome Program? • E-Week is the premier collaborative event that brings UCLA professional schools together. It is a platform for cross pollination of entrepreneurial ideas, networking, and resources How Can I Get Involved? • Several first year director positions (kick-off Oct. 21) • Marketing • Sponsorship and finance • Operations and logistics • Liaisons with other UCLA professional schools e.g., Engineering, Theater/Film/TV, Medical, etc. joshua.covey.2010@ maryann.patel.2010@ seema.gattani.2010@

  8. EA Conference • May 7, 2010 • EA’s flagship event • Keynote speeches from high-profile entrepreneurs • Panels by areas of interest • Open to the entire UCLA and professional community • Owner Manager: Ehrenreich, Smith, Thomas, Amlani • Available 1st Year Director Positions • Panels (16) • Marketing (4) • Sponsorship (4) • Operations (3) • Fast Pitch (2)

  9. Entrepreneurial Outreach • Speaker Series – Panelists & Keynotes share their stories • D48s – Price Center Board of Advisors • 101 Series – What you need to know • EIR – Entrepreneurship in Residence – See them in action • Owner Manager: Audrey Anhood, Cameron Drummond, Kumar Duraiswamy, James Buck Jordan • First Year Director Positions (8-10) • Organize and market events • Recruit entrepreneurs to participate • General (6-8), Finance (1) & Marketing (1)

  10. Internship Fair • Recruit start-up & entrepreneurial companies • Help classmates score Cool internships and jobs • Networking opportunity! • Owner Managers: Zach Poag & Nick Degnan • Past Event Attendees • eSolar, the Rubicon Project, Demand Media, DesiYou… • 1st Year Directors Needed • Operations Director (1) • Company Recruiting Director (8)

  11. Vistage on Campus • Do you aspire to be an entrepreneur? • Do you want the chance to meet some of California’s most successful entrepreneurs? • Would you like to have an entrepreneurial mentor throughout your time at Anderson? • Do you want to spend time with, and learn from, other current Anderson student entrepreneurs? JOIN US FOR AN INFORMATION SESSION • Wednesday, September 30th (TODAY) • 5:00 PM • Room B313 • Business Casual Attire

  12. Project Echo • Entrepreneurial Spirit, Choice, Hands-On Opportunity • Business plan competition program for local LA H.S. students mentored by Anderson students • Owner Managers: Denise Petrulis & Kate Stephenson • 12 week program: Week of Nov 9 - Feb 28, 2010 • Full-time (12 hour commitment), part-time (6 hours), and individual lesson leaders (1-2 hours) needed • Mentor sign-up deadline: Oct 21 • Counts toward C4C volunteer hours! • denise.petrulis.2010@anderson.ucla.edu • kathleen.stephenson.2010@anderson.ucla.edu

  13. Venture Capital ProgramsDavid Franklin

  14. Venture Capital Programs Overview • Education and Sharing of Ideas • Kickoff Event Oct 5th Works w/ organizations like EGSA Tech & Teach Coast Angels PE industry events, learning, connection with IFA 100 Series & eLabs Knapp B-Plan Competition Technology Incubation VC Outreach Private Equity • VC Round Table • VC Speaker Series • Knapp Judge Recruiting • Formally Tech Transfer • Work w/ HTBA, OIP, ITA, CNSI Incubator • Logistics & Coordination of Competition • VC101 • E-Labs • Knapp Prep Series • Knapp Deal Review • PE Round Table • PE 101 Series • Collaborates directly w/ IFA Competition Registration Deadline is March 1st, 2010 Responsible for various VC speaker events and Judge Recruiting Collaboration with All of UCLA Is the Key to Success 14

  15. VC Outreach • VENTURE CAPITAL ROUNDTABLE • The Venture Capital Roundtable is a premier event that attracts over 60 venture capitalists and more than 100 MBA students interested in venture capital. • VENTURE CAPITAL SPEAKER SERIES • West Coast venture capitalists talk about their path into the industry, walk Anderson students through the VC investment process, and share the highs and lows of fighting on the front lines of building new businesses. • OMs • Himanshu Agrawal Patrick Mock, Michael Nudelman, Marcos Perez • Prasanna Badrinarayanan FEMBA, NayanAshar EMBA, SonalTambe EMBA • FIRST YEAR POSITIONS • Four 1st Year Director Positions are available (3 MBAs & 1 FEMBA)

  16. Tech Incubation • Establishing strong relations with technical community of UCLA, OIP, and Tech Coast Angels to promote innovation, learning and successful business solutions • First-Year Positions (2-3 Students) • Graduate School/Technical Entrepreneurial Community Liaison • Tech Coast Angels Liaison • New Programs Development Liaison Contacts • Kumar Duraiswamy(kumaran.duraiswamy.2010@anderson.ucla.edu) • Daidipya Patwa (daidipya.patwa.2010@anderson.ucla.edu) • Brent Causey (brent.causey.2010@anderson.ucla.edu)

  17. E-Labs • Open forum for students to pitch their entrepreneurial ideas to other students to receive feedback and to find new team members for their business ideas • Owner Managers: • Ron Yang: ronald.yang.2010@anderson.ucla.edu • Giancarlo Brutocao: giancarlo.brutocao.2010@anderson.ucla.edu • Adhar Walia: adhar.walia.2010@anderson.ucla.edu • One 1st Year Director Position is available

  18. VC 101/Deal Review • A 100 series on Venture Capital, with speakers educating and discussing on various facets of the industry. • Owner Managers: • Ron Yang: ronald.yang.2010@anderson.ucla.edu • Giancarlo Brutocao: giancarlo.brutocao.2010@anderson.ucla.edu • Adhar Walia: adhar.walia.2010@anderson.ucla.edu • One1st Year Director Positions are available

  19. Knapp Prep • First and Second Quarter • Engage students interested in Knapp Venture Competition through networking events and lectures • Owner Managers • Ron Yang: ronald.yang.2010@anderson.ucla.edu • Giancarlo Brutocao: giancarlo.brutocao.2010@anderson... • Adhar Walia: adhar.walia.2010@anderson.ucla.edu • Two 1st Year Director Positions are available • Manage “roadshows” at other UCLA professional schools • Oversee Knapp Exchange Yahoo! group • Plan student-entrepreneur mixer in November • Help market Knapp Venture Competition

  20. Knapp Competition • Biz plan competition for new ventures (29th year) • Opportunity for Anderson students to partner with alumni, other UCLA grad students, and members of the greater LA community • Judges include VC and PE Investors, CEOs, Anderson Professors, Angel/Individual Investors, and Lawyers • Stats: 25 Semifinalists, 5 finalists, $30K Prize Money • Kickoff: Thursday Nov 5th • Owner Managers • Mehran Feyz: mehran.feyz.2010@anderson.ucla.edu • Thomas Gaeta: thomas.gaeta.2010@anderson.ucla.edu • Afshin Shirazian: afshin.shirazian.2010@anderson.ucla.edu Want to Get Involved? There are 3 First-Year Director Positions Available

  21. Private Equity • Owner Managers: Andrew Janko and Scott Swisher • 10/13/09: Private Equity 101 • Presentation by Professor Mark Garmaise on the history of the private equity industry, current business trends, and prospective outlooks • 11/4/09: Private Equity 102(a)(b) • Case study with senior investment professionals for PE (a) and real estate PE (b) • 1/19/10: Private Equity 103(a) • Panel of private equity associates from Los Angeles-based firms for Q&A • 2/17/10: Private Equity Roundtable • Roundtable networking event and cocktail party featuring 30 private equity firms • 4/21/10 and 5/17/10: PE Entrepreneurs Speaker Series • Entrepreneurs who have launched their own alternative asset management firms (e.g. PE/VC fund, hedge fund, etc.) discuss the challenges they faced and share lessons of entrepreneurship in the financial services sector

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