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Stanford Business School
Black
Alumni Association
Upcoming Alumni Event
Wednesday, October 14
Angel Technology Investing Discussion with
Ron Conway and MC Hammer
6:30 pm
Gunderson Dettmer Offices
1200 Seaport Blvd
Redwood City, CA 94063
Event Details
1stFriday.com, Inc., Gunderson Dettmer LLP, and the Stanford Business School Black Alumni Association are presenting a discussion with Ron Conway and MC Hammer around angel investing in technology companies and opportunities in social media. Brian Patterson (a corporate attorney at Gunderson) and Jay Ward (CEO of 1stFriday.com, Inc.) will be moderating the discussion.
- Ron Conway is possibly the most successful angel investor in the history of the Silicon Valley. If you've ever wanted an angel investment – or think you may need one someday – Ron is a guy you want to know. Ron was early into Google, PayPal, Ask.com, and is now in Twitter. It is reported that he has a portfolio of 130 angel investments.
- MC Hammer is an active technology investor and social media expert. He recently spoke at the Harvard Business School on his use of social media. He is not only an investor in Twitter – he has over 1.5 M followers.
Cost/Event Registration
$25 per person. Advance ticket purchase is required and tickets are limited. Register at http://thenetwork.eventbrite.com/.
The registration fee will go toward a contribution to The Black Eyed Peas Peapod Foundation. Ron Conway is on the board of this non-profit that builds music schools in inner-city areas.
Questions?
Contact Art May, MBA '89, at +1-510-206-9130.