Entrepreneurship:
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A Fireside Chat with
Ann Winblad and Jason Pontin

In the Laser Dome at the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /?>
Pacific Science Center

Join us for a program filled with indispensable insights into entrepreneurship and success from a leading thinker and respected investor. With more than 25 years of software industry experience, Ann Winblad is a renowned entrepreneur and venture capitalist. Attendees will learn from her discussion with Technology Review editor-in-chief Jason Pontin about:

   * The factors that determine whether technology startups succeed or fail
   * The philosophy of funding a tech company
   * What makes a great entrepreneur

In addition, September's Global Broadcast will spotlight the next wave of great entrepreneurs with a focus on members of the TR35, the top innovators under the age of 35 who are changing the world today.

Our featured national event will be a viewing of a discussion held in Cambridge between Ann Winblad, co-founding partner of Hummer Winblad Venture Partners and Jason Pontin, editor in chief and publisher of Technology Review magazine. This national panel presentation will be followed by a Seattle panel discussion. The panel will then participate in a Q&A session with the audience.

Our Seattle panel includes:

R. Michael Crill, Managing Partner, Atlas Accelerator
Villette Nolon, Founder, Alphabet Lane, and Former CEO and President, NetReflector
Steve Singh, Chairman and CEO, Concur

The panel will be moderated by John Castle, Lecturer in Entrepreneurship, management & organization, University of Washington.