April  3, 2002  at the UTD Conference Center
5:00 pm - Reception with wine and light buffet
6:30 - 8:00 pm - Program presentation
Admission is $35 ($25 for MIT Club of DFW members) $10 for students . For reservations call Mary Langford at 972-377-4554, or email to mitforum@juno.com

Attracting Investors: Market Validation Strategies to Create a Winning Business Proposition

Moderatorr:

• Mary Swensen, Principal of Swensen Communications

Panelists:

• Paul Joseph, General Manager of the Austin Office of The Simon Management Group

• Keri Kleingartner, President of Velocity Ventures

• Mark McClain, Founder & President of Waveset Technologies, Inc.

• Susan Nash, President & CEO of PowerUp Networks

• Rosemary Remacle, Venture Partner of Sevin Rosen Funds

Program:

Attracting Investors: Market Validation Strategies to Create a Winning Business Proposition will explore why outstanding technologies and smart entrepreneurs don't get funded because enough potential customers can't be identified and sold.

All too often, outstanding technologies and smart entrepreneurs don't get funded because enough potential customers can't be identified and sold. Validating the market for an innovative new technology can be done and many entrepreneurs have succeeded because they validated their markets before funding, and validated it continuously after getting funding. A panel of market validation experts, successful entrepreneurs and a venture capitalist will discuss real-life market validation scenarios and the advantages to entrepreneurs who are seeking funding and ultimate financial success.

Admission is $35 ($25 for MIT Club of DFW members) $10 for students.  For reservations and details of this program,  call Mary Langford at 972-377-4554, or email to mitforum@juno.com