How to get FREE press – with tech journalist Tom Foremski & Stanford pitch coach

At times we promote or sponsor events that we feel are valuable to our members and the startup community. This event below is organized and managed by Lifograph. Founders Floor is a sponsor of the event.

Learn what it takes to get FREE PRESS.

The event starts with a Networking Reception where food and beer will be served.

Why do investors give you money?

Why do customers buy from you?

Why do journalists want to cover your startup?

Most times it is because of your story. 

In the startup world it is not enough to have a good product. It is paramount to have a good startup story and a great leader is a great storyteller.

We have invited two masters of storytelling to discuss what it takes to create a great story for your startup.

Agenda

6:00pm – 6:45pm – Dinner and networking, demo/sponsor tables
6:45pm – 7:00pm – Intros, demo/sponsor tables mentions
7:00pm – 8:30pm – Speakers program and Q&A
8:30pm – 9:00pm – Meet the speaker, networking

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Date:

Wednesday, 06/10/2015

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6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Location:

Founders Floor

2 North 1st St., 5th Floor

San Jose, CA 95113

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Discussion Topics

Why do investors give you money?

Why do customers buy from you?

Why do journalists want to cover your startup?

Most times it is because of your story. 

In the startup world it is not enough to have a good product. It is paramount to have a good startup story and a great leader is a great storyteller.

Other topics included:

– How to raise funding from corporate VCs

– How to partner with corporate VCs and big companies

– Landmines to avoid that can be disastrous for startups and other VCs involved

– How to position your startup to be acquired by a large corporation

– How corporations can use venture capital to access startup innovation, a steady pipeline of partnerships, investments and ultimately M&A opportunities

– And much more…

Speaker

Tom Foremski

Tech blogger

Silicon Valley Watcher

Tom Foremski has been a journalist in Silicon Valley since 1984. He spent nearly 5 years as the US tech columnist for the Financial Times.

Foremski is a tech blogger and publisher at Silicon Valley Watcher.

He has published many famous articles, including “Every Company is a Media Company” and some of his articles on media and PR are studied in college classes.

Tom interviewed many top level CEOs and VCs in Silicon Valley through his TV Show “Fridays with Foremski”and co-produced the video channel TechOne.

He also received the “Innovator of the Year Award” in 2014 from The Holmes Report, one of the PR industry’s best publications.

A successful public speaker, Tom has been invited to speak at more than 100+ conferences and company events in the US and internationally.

Foremski has served as an advisor for companies such as Intel, SAP, Infineon, IBM, Tibco, Novell, SF Chronicle, Weber Shandwick, and Microsoft on media initiatives and corporate communications.

Mary Etta Eaton

Communications and public speaking

Stanford University

Mary Etta (“Silicon Valley PitchDoc”) is teaching communications and public speaking at Stanford University.

She helps Stanford students, startups, universities and corporations to hone their communication skills for maximum impact.

Specializing in high-tech, Mary Etta has taught, mentored, and coached at Stanford, San Jose State University, Foothill Collegeand Purdue University as well as guest-lectured at UC Berkeley’s entrepreneurship programs.

She received an MS in Communications from Purdue University, and loves helping founders tell their stories.

Free street parking

Abundant street parking is available for free after 6:00 p.m. in downtown San Jose. Streets closest to Founders Floor with free street parking are Santa Clara St., North Market St. and St. John St.

Free parking garage

Founders Floor will provide a 2 hour free parking voucher to the Market & San Pedro Square Parking Garage. This garage is only one block away from Founders Floor. It’s located at 45 N. Market St., between W. Santa Clara St. and W. St. John St. Upon check-in at the Founders Floor event, make sure you ask for the 2 hour free parking voucher.

Public transportation

VTA Light Rail is right outside our building, and runs every 20 minutes making public transportation fast and easy.  Both the Mountain View-Winchester and the Alum Rock-Santa Teresa VTA light rail stop at the Santa Clara Station(s) which is located just a block away.
Refund Policy

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