Following on a recent study it argues that many overseen entrepreneurs when they are not actively supported or promoted by successful networks or ecosystems, these entrepreneurs can still meet and reach out to investors. If they know how to make most of opportunities presented to them, and also by being efficient and leveraging their existing networks by being specific on their targets and excluding noise and time consuming investors that in many cases have no common interests or share a similar vision in order to invest in their businesses.

Introductions and Entrepreneurial Stories

In terms of strategic executed plans, it is quite common and possible to connect to a random investor or person of interest by utilizing intermediaries and vetted referrals. In the case the entrepreneur has had in business for a while, these connections sometimes come naturally through the word of mouth, brand recognition or business data publications.

The skills and the decision making process of any Venture Capitalist is constantly being evaluated and executed by processing an initial arbitrary funnel selection. All investors tend to be approached and bombarded by pitches, even when not solicited or entrepreneurs understanding their business model or scope of operations. Under this context, and the sometimes blind fund raising strategies by entrepreneurs, on the other hand, investors always being a target by being sent unfiltered noise, personal egos and a competition of shouting the loudest, it is understandable that most will prefer introductions, and trusted contacts, however this creates a sub-economy of intermediaries, referral companies, data algorithms developers, etc. where in 99% of cases is a waste of time to find the next unique big tech company or ground breaking entrepreneurs/business that can deliver at least 10X on their investments. If then follows there is no best way other than to meet at networking events, conferences or in person to try gauge the potential (including their personalities and attitude) and test executions from their existing results thus not just analysing potential rather facts as foundations for possible investment final decisions.

Negotiation Tactics

Exchanges between entrepreneurs and investors, tend to manifest in two primary forms, reciprocal and negotiated.

In the case of reciprocal strategic tactic, entrepreneurs or early businesses contribute or facilitate to a service or offer a benefit without knowing for sure when or if the other party will reciprocate in an appropriate proportion of value received, even when promised and agreed by the partner company. Whereas in negotiated strategies of mutual benefits, entrepreneurs know the precise terms of exchange often in written agreements. In either strategic tactics, most of the leverage will always be on the side of the larger or more established business, and this is where can be tricky for entrepreneurs, to know how much to give away knowing or hoping the larger business will honour and value the smaller business proportionally and not be taken for granted.

Inspiring Stories Do Not Guarantee Success

The published work above, did find “well-connected” entrepreneurs tend to gain more, and varied introductions, which makes sense. Nevertheless, more in depth and careful planned introductions over time will lead to a higher success rate of investment and growth, combined with increased business reputation and being more sustainable in the medium to long term.

Starting in June, where vaccinations are predicted to improve the safety of our delegates and adhering to all local and travel regulations.

We have updated the dates, as our conferences are in person, even if some delegates or speakers can be invited for online enriched participation.

European conferences new dates: London 19th July, Berlin 22nd July, Amsterdam 26th July, Paris 28th July and Zurich 30th July.

Asian conferences new dates: Mumbai 25th August, Hong Kong 01 September, Shanghai 07 September, Singapore 29th September. We have special offer Tickets World Series.

Agenda/Schedule

10am – 10.30am Registration and Networking
10.30am – 10.45am Welcome presentation with day proceedings
10.45am – 11.30am Keynote Speaker including Q&As
11.30am – Coffee break
11.40am – Discussion Panel Investment 
12pm – Business Presentations and Pitching
12.45 – Lunch and Networking Break
2pm – Second Keynote Speaker including Q&As
3pm – Investment Awards
3.30pm – Event Close
7pm Distinguished Dinner (invited guests)

With over 50 speakers confirmed, from Scale up companies to small boutique companies. The Californian and Toronto market hub is filled with exciting entrepreneurs and innovation from around the World.

The Venture Capital World Summit with its own diversity, offers unique perspectives for our attendees and investees. Our vision and offering is based in helping and making companies grow fast by succeeding and reaching worldwide markets, and these are two last events of our season 2019.

Toronto 2019 28 November in Canada event at venue Queen and Bathurst Creative Space 639 Queen Street West, ON M5V 2B7 with starting registrationos at 10am EST. Delegates will be able to meet, network and listen to Shelby Walsh; Anthony Chauvet; Jordan Peckham; Garron Helman; Jennifer Schram; Claudia Vargas, Tracey DeLeeuw, Christine Korda, Kutral Veerabadran, Thom Damstra, Rinn Maximus, Joseph Wehbe, Carolyn Van, Parviz Hamedanian, among others.

For my blog readers interested in Toronto summit an offer of 50% off tickets, using discount code ’50’ on here.

Silicon Valley on the 04 December at Mountain View California USA at Computer History Museum, we are bringing our local and international partners to the summit, so don’t miss it.

The day will start at 10am with registrations and end at around 4pm PST. Delegates will be able to meet, network and listen to Chadrin Dean; Mahesh Godi; Cecily Mak; Nisim Heletz; Anastacia Drebot; Brent Oster; Brent Johnson, Lucas Tsai, Sanjit Dang, Mary Olson, Lakshmi Narayanan, David Cao, Adryenn Ashley, Tony Huang, Keley Petersen, John Ricci, among others.

For my blog readers interested in Silicon Valley summit an offer of 50% off tickets, using discount code ’50’ on here.

Agenda/Schedule for both Toronto and Silicon Valley

10am – 10.30am Registration and Networking
10.30am – 10.45am Welcome presentation with day proceedings
10.45am – 11.30am Keynote Speaker including Q&As
11.30am – Coffee break
11.40am – Discussion Panel Investment in Silicon Valley (Toronto) and beyond
12pm – Business Presentations and Pitching
12.45 – Lunch and Networking Break
2pm – Second Keynote Speaker including Q&As
3pm – Investment Awards
3.30pm – Event Close
7pm Distinguished Dinner (invited guests)

From Scale up companies to small boutique companies, the North American market is filled with exciting entrepreneurs and innovation.

Companies that are looking to connect and choose their best VCs in their views to go into business is always a considerate match making process, sometimes complex in final deals. Founders would like to be sure that they have the best possible investor match for their company’s vision and on the other hand, what the the VCs can offer in terms of resources, network and experience.

The Venture Capital World Summit with its own diversity, offers unique perspectives for our attendees and investees, as our vision is based in helping and making companies grow fast by succeeding and reaching worldwide markets.

Venture capital is a global phenomenon as cited, it then follows that New York City following a report is among the most noted locations for investment.  From published data it is seen that the number of venture capital deals, and the amounts invested, have grown exponentially together with global vc growth. New York City’s share of the global total has also increased, growing from 4.58 percent in 2008 to 6.01 percent in 2017.

In terms of companies, shows a diversity of sectors that attract venture capital, with an important role in job creation with backed companies that employ around 355,000 employees. Many of the sectors that have attracted venture capital in recent years are typical City industries ranging from advertising to financial services and real estate. In comparison to Silicon Valley, New York tends not to create new technology, rather it applies new technology in current investment markets.  And this is why the Venture Capital World Summit chose to include this City it in its World Series of Summit Events.

At our event on the 27 June in New York, we are bringing our local and international partners to the summit.

The agenda will be announced shortly, where the day will start at 10am with registrations and end the summit at around 4pm EST, and it will include presentations, discussions panels, networking sessions, pitches and meetings throughout the day. We will also have a dinner and a cocktail networking reception for our VIP ticket holders.

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From Scale up companies to small boutique companies, the European market is filled with exciting entrepreneurs and innovation.

Companies that are looking to connect and choose their best VCs in their views to go into business is always a considerate match making process, sometimes complex in final deals. Founders would like to be sure that they have the best possible investor match for their company’s vision and on the other hand, what the the VCs can offer in terms of resources, network and experience.

The Venture Capital World Summit with its own diversity, offers unique perspectives for our attendees and investees, as our vision is based in helping and making companies grow fast by succeeding and reaching worldwide markets.

Following recent published data it has been presented that more than 50 European venture-backed companies valued at €1bn or more have entered markets in the recent ten years.

The returns on investments are positive, according to European Investment Fund (EIF) and they show an upward trend.

As with any individual investments there is always a degree of risk, and single VC funds, despite having a more diverse offer, nevertheless their design funded nature are constrained by sector and geography.  Currently the average European VC fund is at most €100m, as stated by Invest Europe, where large pension funds are reluctant to invest less than €50m in a single investment fund, subsequently are constrained to have only minority positions in any single fund. as quoted here. In this context, this is why the Venture Capital World Summit chose to include Brussels it in its World Series of Summit Events.

At our event on the 29 May in Brussels, we are bringing our local and international partners to the summit, including the SwissFinTechLadies .

The agenda will be announced shortly, where the day will start with registrations at 10am and end at around 4pm CET, and it will include presentations, discussions panels, networking sessions, pitches and meetings throughout the day.

Get your ticket offer here to attend.

From Scale up companies to small boutique companies, the French market is filled with exciting entrepreneurs and innovation Tickets

It has taken a lot of effort to create the first world venture capital summit spanning now over all continents. However, it still feels it is only a startup journey so far.

Paris will be day one of the World Series in 2019, and as always we still have so much to do, nevertheless this season we are going as far away as Japan before ending the season at Silicon Valley in November. As an entrepreneur we learn every day, and we have no doubt #VCWS2019 will be stronger than ever.

Our commitment is to support every entrepreneur and scale-up business that wants to be helped. No matter where he/she is. No matter where his/her original starting point. Entrepreneurship is an act of life itself, it is about solving problems, offer solutions and improve the world.

With our new fund we are raising we are supporting programs, ecosystems everywhere with channels to help endeavours accomplish these things which we can all call innovation and technology. Our vision is to help cross bridges around communities, to show the up and coming and established talent that it’s possible to start something and change realities, a City reality, a Country reality.

We are we are not “competing” with any events, we are the simply World Summit with our unique approach for business success. We are bringing people from all corners of the World that share the same vision to help entrepreneurs. Great things always start small and we understand the process that everyone experiences when starting, and we are here to help. Tickets

Presenting James Downing Book Now  a Vice President for Silicon Valley Bank’s UK Branch.

With a strong background in financial services for technology businesses and has devoted much of his career to the innovation sector. Responsible for business development; liaising with businesses, venture capital and private equity firms, and corporate venturing partners.

Our attendees always enjoy attending an evening of Education, Inspiration and Networking.

Startups Meeting to be Inspired, Educated and Connected.

Tickets available here Book Now

Our speaker In his role with Silicon Valley Bank, James is responsible for business development; liaising with businesses, venture capital and private equity firms, and corporate venturing partners. James focuses on delivering financial services and debt solutions to growth-stage businesses, while helping them succeed with introductions to the wider tech ecosystem.

Prior to joining Silicon Valley Bank, James served as a director at Barclays Bank where he focused on portfolio management and debt origination for businesses in the technology, media and telecommunications sector.

Startup Grind’s mission is to educate, inspire, and connect  — ultimately helping every entrepreneur in the world. We want to do the type of work we are proud of. We want to produce work that helps others, even if it’s only in a small way. Startup Grind is the world’s largest independent startup community, actively educating, inspiring, and connecting 2,000,000 entrepreneurs in over 500 cities. We nurture startup ecosystems in 150 countries through events, media, and partnerships with organizations like Google for Entrepreneurs. The cornerstone of our global community are monthly events featuring successful local founders, innovators, educators and investors who share lessons learned on the road to building great companies. Founded in Silicon Valley, Startup Grind has now hosted 5,000 fireside chats since its founding in 2010. To date, Startup Grind has helped millions of entrepreneurs find mentoring, connect to partners and hiring, pursue funding, and reach new users.

As always our event local partners are Venture Capital World Summit Ltd and YODspica Ltd.

Agenda 20 March Cardiff 6.00pm – 9.00pm:

• 6.00 pm Making Friends and Helping Others
• 7:00 pm Fireside Speaker with Q&As
• 8:00 pm Networking

With over 50+ Countries participating, tickets here

Cardiff on 11th March starts 11am #SEW19 Free Tickets

Startup Europe Week is an initiative implemented by SEW and promoted by the European Commission and Startup Europe.
Over the last decade, many global initiatives have been created to celebrate entrepreneurship. Typically, such events follow the Silicon Valley format (keynote motivational speeches, networking sessions etc). But Europe is different and requires something more when it comes to celebrating entrepreneurship to meet its peculiarities. Regional diversity and local policy making still play a big role in shaping European startups. From helping entrepreneurs to incorporate a company, to providing grants or taxes breaks, European regions are key players.
This is what you can expect from SEW:

• – Showcase best initiatives promoted by regions to support entrepreneurs.
• – Inform the local ecosystem about what already exists to help them now.
• – Provide live consulting sessions on how to open a company, apply for a grant etc.
• – Share among regional officers what other regions in Europe are doing and what can be leveraged locally.
• – Connect regional officers, investors and corporates to create stronger local ecosystems.

What’s in it for you?
The SEW is an awesome opportunity for you to learn and get the resources already available and that you might not be aware of and have exposure at an European level of what you are doing in your region.

This is what you can find during SEW:

• – Information sessions on local specific actions currently developed by your local authority to support entrepreneurs (i.e. grants, tax breaks, office space, funding etc.).
• – Regional authorities will come to speak with you and make sure which current initiatives can benefit you and your startup
• – Information sessions about Startup Europe projects and European Commission funds available for startups
• – Office hours and workshops with regional representatives to guide entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs on topics in which they can help (i.e. how to incorporate a company, how to apply for a cohesion grant etc.)
• – Great talks with local entrepreneurs and investors on how they smartly used the resources provided by the local authority to create or improve their businesses

So if you are a real free spirited entrepreneur join us, if you share our objective of being helpful for entrepreneurs in Europe no matter which region they are join us, if you are passionate about giving tools to the european startups to grow join us, we will always need your help to give more impact to SEW and actually do something relevant for Cardiff as a region.

The Cardiff event is on the 11th March 2019 starting 11.00am until 4.00pm at Virgin Money Cardiff Lounge. Tickets are fee but attendees are required to register here.

Our first Speaker is Francesca Irving

Francesca Irving is an award winning marketer and the owner of Lunax – a full-service marketing agency specialising in helping start-ups and small businesses in the health, beauty, fitness and lifestyle industries. When she’s not running marketing campaigns for her clients, she can be found blogging or podcasting about the struggles of balancing running a business, parenthood, and everyday life.

Passionate about entrepreneurship, Francesca is also a mentor on the Big Ideas Wales program and regularly runs workshops to help people who are at the start of their business journey. She also enjoys creating and running eCommerce stores so is well-versed in running many different business types.

Talk

Marketing for Start Ups: Where do you even start?

In the digital age that we’ve found ourselves living in, marketing can seem like a minefield. Do you really need Facebook AND Instagram? What’s the difference between SEO and PPC? And what’s wrong with a good old fashioned newspaper advert?

It’s really important to remember that no matter how many new technologies and platforms emerge, marketing strategy remains the same, so that’s where you need to start. This talk will guide you through what you need to know about marketing your start up.

Agenda

• 11am hours Welcome, Refreshments
• 11.30 Opening
• 11.45 First Speaker
• 12.30 Discussion Panel
• 1pm Lunch
• 1.40pm Second Speaker
• 2.30 Discussion Panel
• 3pm Third Speaker

Presenting Peter O’Donoghue Book Now for a fireside chat, includes insights into the Accelerated Growth Programme by the Welsh Government.

Our attendees always enjoy attending an evening of Education, Inspiration and Networking.

Startups Meeting to be Inspired, Educated and Connected, FREE Buffet Dinner Included.

At this event we will learn how to plan, build and scale outbound sales teams as experienced by enterprise technology companies like Epicor, EMC, NewVoiceMedia, SaaS companies like Brightpearl, peopleHR, Audiense, sentiment metrics and consulting companies like UES energy, Cirrus 10 and Igroup. After working with hundreds of companies, our event speaker is going enlight everyone.

Tickets available here Book Now

Are you tired of spending your hard-earned pounds on advertising campaigns and sales strategies that simply cost you more than they make you? Are you fed up of waiting for other people to refer people to your business or feel like you’re begging your personal network for warm introductions? Are you sick and tired of people trying to sell you tactical approaches to growth such as PPC, SEO, Facebook advertising, telesales and data lists – without really understanding or helping yo define your overall growth strategy.

If so, stop the worry about generating business growth strategies and and put our proven, battle-tested strategies and tactics to work. After working with hundreds of companies, our event speaker is going enlight everyone.

Startup Grind’s mission is to educate, inspire, and connect  — ultimately helping every entrepreneur in the world. We want to do the type of work we are proud of. We want to produce work that helps others, even if it’s only in a small way. Startup Grind is the world’s largest independent startup community, actively educating, inspiring, and connecting 1,500,000 entrepreneurs in over 500 cities. We nurture startup ecosystems in 150 countries through events, media, and partnerships with organizations like Google for Entrepreneurs. The cornerstone of our global community are monthly events featuring successful local founders, innovators, educators and investors who share lessons learned on the road to building great companies. Founded in Silicon Valley, Startup Grind has now hosted 5,000 fireside chats since its founding in 2010. To date, Startup Grind has helped millions of entrepreneurs find mentoring, connect to partners and hiring, pursue funding, and reach new users.

As always our event local partners are Venture Capital World Summit Ltd and YODspica Ltd.

Agenda 26 February Cardiff 6.00pm – 9.00pm:

• 6.00 pm Making Friends and Helping Others
• 6.30 pm Food is served
• 7:00 pm Fireside Speaker with Q&As
• 8:00 pm Networking

Presenting Dr Veerle Van Tricht Book Now for a fireside chat

Our attendees always enjoy attending an evening of Education, Inspiration and Networking.

Startups Meeting to Inspire, Educate and Connect

Our speaker has Inspired Hundreds of Burnt out Professionals to Balance their Work & Life!. At this event you will learn how we can help businesses thrive and increase moral among teams. With a renowned expert that has worked as a volunteer for Doctors without Borders, in Africa and Australia. Having helped over 20,000 people with many alternative forms of healing including Life coaching.

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Burnout Expert help you! In her 20-year career as a specialist surgeon, Dr. V has healed an estimated 20,000 patients across the globe.

She has worked in Belgium, France, South Africa, Cameroon, Namibia, Australia and the United Kingdom.Veerle is on a mission to empower patients and teach them how to take the key to their wellbeing back. born on 4 March 1968 in the small town of Heist op en Berg in Flanders( Belgium). She became a Medical doctor at the University of Leuven in 1993 and an Ophthalmologist in 1997. Dr V worked as a volunteer for Doctors without Borders and other non-profit organisations, in Africa and Australia, doing cataract surgery in rural villages between 1993 and 2006. An avid scuba diver she swam with sharks in the Blue Hole in Durban, SA, manta rays in Fiji and Thailand and even the elusive whale shark, in Mozambique . She also enjoys snorkeling and feeding jackfish in the Cook Islands. Travel is her main hobby.

She worked as a vitreoretinal surgeon in one of the biggest university hospitals of South Africa, in Pretoria. Dr V is a talented public speaker, in several languages, including English, Dutch and French.

She has taught medical students and registrars and spoke at numerous conference all over the world. As well a owing successful private practises in Bruges, Belgium and Hervey Bay, Australia between 2001 and 2014 she has alsobeen a Reiki master since 2005 and studied many alternative forms of healing including Life coaching at the internationally certified coaching institute in Melbourne( TCI ), certified Angel Therapy and Tarot card reading with Doreen Virtue in Maui, Hawaii. Intuitive Life Coaching with Christie Marie Sheldon.

Dr V wrote an autobiography about her spiritual experiences in the medical world, whilst she was working as a consultant ophthalmologist in Dr Gray’s hospital, in beautiful green Elgin, Scotland, Called ‘my Surgeon Talks to Angels’, look for the links on the page to purchase from amazon. Dr V likes yoga and pilates and a daily walk as her favourite forms of exercise.

Together with her three young children she lives in Cumbria United Kingdom.

Startup Grind’s mission is to educate, inspire, and connect  — ultimately helping every entrepreneur in the world. We want to do the type of work we are proud of. We want to produce work that helps others, even if it’s only in a small way. Startup Grind is the world’s largest independent startup community, actively educating, inspiring, and connecting 1,500,000 entrepreneurs in over 500 cities. We nurture startup ecosystems in 150 countries through events, media, and partnerships with organizations like Google for Entrepreneurs. The cornerstone of our global community are monthly events featuring successful local founders, innovators, educators and investors who share lessons learned on the road to building great companies. Founded in Silicon Valley, Startup Grind has now hosted 5,000 fireside chats since its founding in 2010. To date, Startup Grind has helped millions of entrepreneurs find mentoring, connect to partners and hiring, pursue funding, and reach new users.

As always our event local partners are Venture Capital World Summit Ltd and YODspica Ltd.

Agenda 29 January Cardiff 6.00pm – 9.00pm:

• 6.00 pm Making Friends and Helping Others
• 6.30 pm Food is served
• 7:00 pm Fireside Speaker with Q&As
• 8:00 pm Networking

Welcoming Ash Cotter Book Now for a fireside chat

Our attendees always enjoy attending an evening of Education, Inspiration and Networking.

This month our event is part of the Global Entrepreneurship Week 2018.

We present a rising prodigy who possesses a unique vision for life and business, he has a remarkably inspiring story overcoming huge odds to succeed, he has a true talent around creativity. Rated as one of the most influential names in UK personal development right now tipped to become a top selling international Author in 2019.

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Ash is a rising prodigy, who possesses a unique vision for life and business, he has a remarkably inspiring story overcoming huge odds to succeed, he has a true talent around creativity. Ash has been rated as one of the most influential names in UK personal development right now tipped to become a top selling international Author in 2019 and a future global name in the industry he has developed strong international relationships for global projects.

His life story has captured the attention of Multiple new York times best selling Author Jack Canfield known as the worlds number 1 success coach Ash has built a reputation as a thought leader, Motivational speaker, Pioneering thinker, success coach and even, a philosopher, establishing himself as a leader among the online community’s possessing large groups of his own.

Startup Grind’s mission is to educate, inspire, and connect  — ultimately helping every entrepreneur in the world. We want to do the type of work we are proud of. We want to produce work that helps others, even if it’s only in a small way. Startup Grind is the world’s largest independent startup community, actively educating, inspiring, and connecting 1,500,000 entrepreneurs in over 500 cities. We nurture startup ecosystems in 150 countries through events, media, and partnerships with organizations like Google for Entrepreneurs. The cornerstone of our global community are monthly events featuring successful local founders, innovators, educators and investors who share lessons learned on the road to building great companies. Founded in Silicon Valley, Startup Grind has now hosted 5,000 fireside chats since its founding in 2010. To date, Startup Grind has helped millions of entrepreneurs find mentoring, connect to partners and hiring, pursue funding, and reach new users.

As always our event local partners are Venture Capital World Summit Ltd and YODspica Ltd.

Agenda 15 November Cardiff 6.00pm – 9.00pm:

• 6.00 pm Making Friends and Helping Others
• 7:00 pm Fireside Speaker with Q&As
• 8:00 pm Networking

Welcoming Marina Hauer Book Now for a fireside chat

Our attendees always enjoy attending an evening of Education, Inspiration and Networking.

This month we are helping people and businesses with the practical know-how to focus on what REALLY matters to them.

Helping Small Business Owners find what makes their business unique. So they can gain confidence, wow the crowds with their awesome public profile and turn customers into fans for life. Our guest speaker Marina loves donning her superhero outfit and has recently started a YouTube channel to help even more small business owners be a hero to their customers. After studying Design and Design Education in Austria and the UK, Marina started her graphic design business Apricity Studio in 2016. In 2018, Marina gave up just being a Graphic Designer to focus on helping business owners achieved their full potential with creative processes.

Tickets available here Book Now

Startup Grind’s mission is to educate, inspire, and connect  — ultimately helping every entrepreneur in the world. We want to do the type of work we are proud of. We want to produce work that helps others, even if it’s only in a small way.

As always our event local partners are Venture Capital World Summit Ltd and YODspica Ltd.

Agenda 25 October at Pitch Bar Cardiff 6.00pm – 9.00pm:

• 6.00 pm Making Friends and Helping Others
• 7:00 pm Fireside Speaker with Q&As
• 8:00 pm Networking