RVC is Pleased to Present Brad Schell, Founder of @Last Software, Who'll Share the Story of Selling to Industry Giant Google.DENVER -- Rockies Venture Club
Date of Event: Tuesday, May 9, 2006
Contact: Maita Lester, 303-831-4174
E-mail: maita@rockiesventureclub.org
Location: Denver Marriott City Center,
1701 California Street
Time: 5 p.m. Happy hour and networking
6 p.m. Program
Registration: www.rockiesventureclub.org
Before we begin Speed Networking, we are extremely pleased to present a speaker with a truly inspiring story. In March of this year, @Last Software, creators of SketchUp, was acquired by Google. SketchUp is a 3D sketch/modeling tool, and the creators developed a plugin for exporting 3D models to Google Earth A 3D mapping program from Google that covers the entire globe from satellite images. Requiring a download for Windows, Mac and Linux desktops, a street address can be searched, and the views can be zoomed down to the individual building all the way up to a satellite's view of the globe. . The founder of @Last, Brad Schell, will share his amazing story at the May 9 meeting. Cost: $30 for RVC RVC Royal Veterinary College (London, UK) RVC Rock Valley College (Illinois) RVC Regional Value Content RVC Rockville Centre, New York RVC Reverse Voice Channel (Cellular Term) members; $45 for non-members. Cost includes hors d'oeuvres. $5 more at the door. About Speed Networking The networking begins in groups of 10, with an assigned captain. Each table participant will give a brief description about themselves and pass out business cards. After ten minutes is up, we'll switch to another group of ten, lather, rinse and repeat. We had an overflowing crowd last round, and we expect this event to be even bigger and better. So bring cards, bring your elevator pitch Elevator Pitch A slang term referring to the 20-60 seconds an entrepreneur has to interest a venture capitalist (VC) in his or her business idea. Notes: Entrepreneurs have about the same amount of time to pitch their idea to a VC as they would if they ran into the VC in , bring your ideas and bring your friends. This might be one of our best events ever, so don't miss it. About the Speaker Brad holds a BS in Architectural Engineering Architectural engineering A discipline that deals with the technological aspects of buildings, including the properties and behavior of building materials and components, foundation design, structural analysis and design, environmental system analysis and from the University of Colorado University of Colorado may refer to:
consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a and was one of the founders of CadZooks, a software company that was purchased by Autodesk in 1996. SketchUp is the result of years and years of frustration of trying to push people up the 3D learning curve. With over 15 years of experience with 3D software, Brad has proven over and over again the power of designing in 3D. It was the desire to make 3D easy and accessible to everyone that brought Brad and Joe together to form @Last Software in late 1999. We're not exactly sure what Brad does these days at the office, but when not working, he would prefer to be on the water windsurfing windsurfing, also called boardsailing or sailboarding, water sport that employs a board-and-sail device and combines elements of sailing and surfing. The sport was developed in the United States during the 1960s by the Californians Jim Drake, a sailor, and Hoyle or kite-boarding. He also has been seen mountain biking mountain biking Sports medicine A sport in which participants use specialized bicycles to navigate rough, steep trails covered with unforgiving rocks Injury risk Concussions, fractures, death. See Extreme sport, Novelty seeking behavior. , snow boarding and chasing the perfect margarita. The Rockies Venture Club is a 20-year-old, non-profit association that celebrates the spirit of entrepreneurship in the Rocky Mountain region The Rocky Mountain Region is a floristic region within the Holarctic Kingdom in western North America (Canada and the United States) delineated by Armen Takhtajan and Robert F. Thorne. . The organization connects entrepreneurs to the people, knowledge and money they need to help their companies succeed. |
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