We are incredibly excited for Steve Welch's Entrepreneurs Unplugged Session. Steve will be leading our group through the characteristics of a successful startup entrepreneur and instructing us in trait development as a success predictor.

Register today to reserve a FREE seat for Entrepreneurs Unplugged v. VIII

Entrepreneurs Unplugged Series continues on Wed, June 16th at 7 pm.
Featured Entrepreneur: Steve Welch of Dreamit Ventures, "We are All Born Entrepreneurs", Philadelphia's Entrepreneur of the Year, 2008
Location: Hamilton Hall 320 South Broad Street (map – http://tr.im/hHpj )
Cosponsored by the Corzo Center for the Creative Economy at The University of the Arts.

Presentation Topic: The Traits of Success and How to Develop Them.

Description: Steve Welch is in a unique position. As a successful biotech/engineering entrepreneur, analytical genius, angel investor, incubator founder and author, he has made a study out of what it takes to succeed in the startup world. Steve examined the characteristics of success while interviewing and profiling over 100 hyper-achieving businessmen and women for his novel "We Are All Born Entrepreneurs". His findings are remarkable and you should know about them if you want to succeed in your venture.  Join us to learn, be inspired and challenged while putting yourself in the position to attain success.

Register today to reserve your free seat!

Thanks to our friends at the Corzo Center of the University of Arts for providing such an extraordinary venue to showcase our local talent. Video production by Paul Shannon of Real Arts Media. Tickets are free thanks to TicketLeap.

Video interviews with 2010 Entrepreneur Expo exhibitors are now online!

We’ll have some highly experienced angel investors and others participating in a friendly competitive setting; it should be a great time to learn about the ways that a really well conceived early-stage startup can gain support in getting to next steps of success. -And three enabler-selected local startups will get a very specific look into how they can move ahead.

You can register to attend at:

https://philly-startup-leaders.ticketleap.com/startup-love-triangle—a-philly-startup-leaders-event-05-19-2010-19-0

The Format:
1) Four startup enablers introduce themselves and their models. 5 minutes each. 20 minutes total.
2) Three early stage startups (approved by the enablers as being of interest) present their pitches. 5 minutes each for presentation, and 5 each for questions. 30 minutes total.
3) The enablers then pitch each of the startups regarding how they are the best solution for that startup, and present their advantages over the other models in this particular scenario. 20 minutes per startup, 60 minutes total.
4) Startups each respond, choosing which pitch sounds best for their own needs. 10 minutes. -But no money is exchanged or further support promised; this event is for demonstration purposes only.

Our enablers are:
Ellen Weber -Executive Director, Robin Hood Ventures
Gabe Weinberg – Lean Angel/Entrepreneur
Steve Welch – Dreamit Ventures
Gabe Zichermann – Founders Institute

Join us for the May happy hour!

Happy Hour May 12
6:30-9:30 PM
Ladder 15 Bar & Restaurant
1528 Sansom Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102
(215) 964-9755

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