EVCC Kickoff

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POP QUIZWhen you look up at a cloud, which of the following describes your thoughts?

A. What a beautiful cloud!B. I can’t wait to tell

someone about this beautiful cloud!

C. What a stupid question. I don’t have time to look up at clouds.

D. Hmm..I wonder if there is an environmentally friendly way to create or dissolve a cloud?

E. I wonder how clouds are formed?

What is EVCC?

Empower

Educate

Network

EVCC Goals1. Increase the numbers of Fuqua start-ups and

students who secure internships and full time positions with entrepreneurial companies and

venture capital firms.

2. Provide entrepreneurial education and resources to students interested in start-up, small

business, corporate, and VC career paths.

3. Help Fuqua become the top MBA program in the country for entrepreneurship and VC.

2010-2011 Calendar•Duke Entrepreneurship Symposium (9/29)•Duke Entrepreneurship Education Series (DEES)•Duke Entrepreneurship Leadership Lunch (DELL) •Venture Fellows (Fall)•VC Bootcamp (January)•Venture Capital Investment Competition (Spring 1)•Women In Entrepreneurship•Planapalooza (Spring 1)•Week-in-Cities (Winter and Spring Break)

EVCC Support

•Startup Wiki•Startup Internship/Career Roadmap•Intrapreneurship Job Postings/Resume and Interview Support

Additional Opportunities

Mentored Study in EntrepreneurshipProgram for EntrepreneursDuke Startup ChallengeDukeGEN (Global Entrepreneur Network)

Week in CitiesFY Organized Trip

Outside RTP

2009-2010: 2 trips to San Francisco

Companies Visited:Pandora, Zynga, First Round Capital, Khosla Ventures, Ustream, Salesforce.com

2010 Entrepreneurship SymposiumWednesday, September 29th

Entrepreneurship is Everywhere Every sized-company, every job function, every industry: Learn how to be an entrepreneur that

drives innovation

Keynote SpeakersJohn Connolly, Partner – Bain Capital Ventures Vivek Wadhwa – Entrepreneur, professor, blogger

PanelsHealth Care, Technology, Sustainability,

Intrapreneurship, Women, Trends in VC, Working with your VC

9/9: How to start a Company – The Story of Grassroots Bio (McClendon)

9/16: How to Start a Company - The Story of Shoeboxed.com (Engineering School Library)

9/23: Venture Capital 101 (McClendon)

9/30: Entrepreneurial Law 102 (Law School – Room 3041)

All events begin at 6:30pm

How to get involved?Attend Events

Meet, Share, Create

FY Leadership Positions

FY LeadershipAcademics (1)

EVCC Symposium (2)

Finance (1)

Intrapreneurship (2)

Marketing (2)

Startup Careers (1)

Startup Support (2)

Venture Capital (2)

Week-in-Cities (2)

Women in Entrepreneurship and VC (1)

Next Steps

Join EVCC Mailing List

Add events to your calendar – Use EVCC Google

Calendar

Submit FY Leadership ApplicationDue Sunday, Sept. 12th

All information on www.DukeEVCC.com

Questions?