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Making the Pitch: Advice for Entrepreneurs from an Experienced Silicon Valley Angel Investor
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Mr. Hal Nissley Founding president of Palo Alto-based International Angel Investor Institute (IAII) Partner in Angel Capital Network, Osprey and Start-Up101 |
Seminars organised by
the Entrepreneurship
Centre are now on the
CIT NUSLive website |
| Date: |
24 April 2001 (Tuesday) |
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6.00pm - 7.30pm, (Light refreshments available from 5.30pm to 6.00pm) |
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Conference Room E, Level 4, FBA2 Building, Faculty of Business Administration, NUS |
Abstract
In this informal talk, Mr. Nissley will share his experience as an angel investor in Silicon Valley on what investors look for in the business plan and presentation pitch by entrepreneurs seeking early-stage funding. He will provide practical advice on fund raising strategy by high tech entrepreneurs, and what they should concentrate on when making their pitch. Places will be limited to encourage interaction.
About the Speaker
Mr. Hal Nissley is the founding president of Palo Alto-based International Angel Investor Institute (IAII). He has been an experienced angel investor in the Silicon Valley for many years, with a record of many successful investee companies, including: Display & Decisions Systems Ltd; Oracle; Forward Tech (a forerunner of SUN); E-Mu (Creative Labs); Digital Dynamics; Advanced Drilling; Pyramid Tech (Siemens); Accelerated Processors; Giga Ops; Log Point; Rammus Vision; Centegy; Speedlane; BriteArt; Futori; Team Bridge; Myo Analytics (muscle mapping) and Eyden Doc. Hal obtained his BS/MS in Engineering, Math and Operations Research, Case Western Reserve University, and has been a Registered Professional Engineer (PE); he also earned a BS degree in Law from Peninsula College. He has previously held senior positions at IBM, Booz Allen Hamilton and Itel Leasing. He is currently a partner in Angel Capital Network; Osprey; and Start-Up101.
We are pleased to invite you and your colleagues to attend the talk. As there are limited number of seats available, please register for the talk via email to
Joanne (cmtsimbh@nus.edu.sg)
with your name, designation and company/institution (and email add if via fax),
by 23 April 2001. Please forward this invitation to your friends and colleagues who may be interested. Admission is free. Kindly provide us with the following informations like Names, Designation, Company / Institution and E-Mail.
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