Upcoming Training: September 21st ~ Investing Leadership

Angel Investing 301: Investor Leadership Series
Tuesday, September 21st, 1:30pm - 5:00pm
This half day course provides an investor who is interested in leading deals and sitting on the board of an early stage company with the tools to do this effectively. Material covered includes leading a due diligence team, and handling key decision points in the process such as negotiating term sheets. It also covers the fiduciary responsibilities of a board member and guidance on issues that specifically arise on the boards of early stage companies. Considerable emphasis is placed on the role of the board in steering the company towards an exit. Exercises throughout the series provide practical learning experience based on actual examples. 

You may register online at http://www.goldenseeds.com/investors/registration.

Golden Seeds San Francisco - seeking new members

We welcome new members to our monthly Forums, usually on the third Tuesday of each month. We alternate between meeting in the city one month and Palo Alto the next. In lieu of our January meeting we will be attending the Astia Forum on Thursday January 14th. See www.astia.org. Our February Forum, Tuesday Feb 16th at 10.30am will be in Palo Alto.

For more information, please contact Mirella Cicio at mrc@goldenseeds.com, or Jo Anne Miller at jhm@goldenseeds.com.

Angel Investing educational seminar - Feb 16th

If you are interested in attending, please contact Mirella Cicio at mrc@goldenseeds.com

Palo Alto
Tuesday Feb 16th
1.30pm to 5.30pm

Angel Investing 201
Advanced Term Sheets
Tough Decisions for follow on rounds
Board membership in early stage companies

December & January

San Francisco members will be travelling to New York for the Golden Seeds annual Portfolio Review Day on December 3rd.

In January, our members will be attending the Astia Forum in lieu of our usual monthly SF Forum. To learn more about the Astia Forum: http://www.astia.org/component/option,com_events/task,view_detail/agid,421/year,2010/month,1/day,14/Itemid,891/

San Francisco Forum - October 20th

The San Francisco Forum will be held on Tuesday October 20th at 11am
DLA Piper
2000 University Ave
Palo Alto CA

BY INVITATION ONLY

Entrepreneurs should submit an application (see Entrepreneur tab on our website). Investors should send an email to our Investor Liaison, at mrc@goldenseeds.com

September Forum

The Golden Seeds September Forum will be held on Tuesday September 15th in San Francisco at the offices of Fenwick & West, starting at 10.30am.
By invitation only.
For details, entrepreneurs should contact Michelle Young msy@goldenseeds.com. Investors should contact Mirella Cicio mrc@goldenseeds.com

Cocktail party for members and their guests

By invitation only.
The cocktail party is for investors only, and will be held on the evening of September 14th, in Palo Alto. Please let Mirella Cicio if you would like to receive an invitation. mrc@goldenseeds.com

Training for new and prospective members

We will be holding our 4 hour introductory training session for new and prospective angel investors on Sep 14th in Palo Alto. Members and guests are welcome. Please let Mirella Cicio know if you are interested in attending. mrc@goldenseeds.com

Pre-forum Training Session: Understanding and Negotiating Term Sheets

The February pre-forum training session in San Francisco is called: "Understanding and Negotiating Term Sheets"

It is on Tuesday February 17^th at 10am

By invitation only

October 22nd: discount for Golden Seeds members

THE 9TH ANNUAL EARLY STAGE VENTURE INVESTING CONFERENCE
October 22, 2008 ● The Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco, CA Presented by IBF Conferences, Inc.
To register or for more information, please visit IBF’s website at www.ibfconferences.com.
As a member of Golden Seeds please there is a discount - to obtain the registration code go to Angel Soft, Messages

Complimentary Pass for Astia's Fall IT Conference

Golden Seeds members can obtain a complimentary pass for the Astia Fall Conference November 19th - 21st. You will find the registration code on Angel Soft in Messages.

San Francisco Forum - October 21st

The next San Francisco Forum will be held at the offices of Fenwick & West, 555 California St, San Francisco from 11am to 1pm.

There will be a pre-Forum training session for new and prospective investors on The Due Diligence Process at 10am for 50 minutes.

If you are a prospective investor, and would like to be invited to the Forum, please send an email to mrc@goldenseeds.com.

Entrepreneurs who are applying for funding should submit an online application - available under the Entrepreneur tab on www.goldenseeds.com