1. Crowdfunding your next big IDEA
PANEL DETAILS
EMPOWERING ANYONE TO RAISE FUNDS
T IM E
October 26, 2012 – 5:30- 8:30 pm
– ANYTIME, ANYWHERE!
Are you an entrepreneur seeking seed capital? Are you a technologist
VENUE needing capital to get your revolutionary project off the ground? Are
Uris Hall Room 142, Columbia Business School. you a liberal arts major looking to finance your next creative project?
AG ENDA
Want to know the secret to successful fundraising? Find out from our
5:30 - 6:00PM – Registration
panel of experts who have either founded crowdfunding platforms or
6:00 - 7:30PM – Panel Discussion and Q&A
have raised money through it.
8:00 - 8:30PM – Food and Networking
CEO, CORE, CBL and the “Launch IT In NYC” Meetup Group invite you to
SPEAKERS W ILL INCLUDE
join a panel discussion that will help you dive into crowdfunding,
 Brian Meece, CEO of Rockethub including the impact of the new JOBS Act and how can you make a
 Sasha Ablovatskiy, Attorney, Gottbetter & crowdfunding campaign succeed. Topics we will explore include:
Partners LLP, co-founder of AlumVest
 Sang Lee, CEO/Founder, Return on  What are the real opportunities that the JOBS Act can offer to
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early stage companies?
 Aubrey Levy, CEO of Mobcaster
 What things should you avoid, and how can you engage the
 Benjamin Samuel, editor of Electric social networks and media to cover your campaign?
Literature-a successful Kickstarter
campaign project
 What is the current crowdfunding landscape for start-ups and
AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
emerging companies in the U.S. and globally? What are the real
opportunities that the JOBS Act can offer to early stage
companies?
 How can you make a crowdfunding campaign succeed, what