2014 Schedule
Interactive: March 7–11  •  Film: March 7–15  •  Music: March 11–16

This Isn’t Your Mom’s Way of Raising a Round

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Just like your mother told you, venture capital doesn’t grow on trees. But, at the same time, it’s not impossible to find either. You just have to look for it in the right places and with the right tools and goals.
Looking for venture capital can be daunting, which is why it’s important to really look at the landscape and realize that the times… they are a-changin’. Self-funding and creating a customer advisory board are now VC museum relics.
It’s time to be more focused and targeted when it comes to seeking investors. Whether it’s using new digital funding tools like SeedInvest and Kickstarter, or targeting specific investors online, it’s never been more important to be selective in the VC process. Join Stacey Bishop, venture partner at Scale Venture Partners and Demandbase CEO and founder Chris Golec as they explain how to navigate venture capital funding of today.

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Chris Golec

CEO

Demandbase

Chris Golec has built three successful technology businesses in the last 14 years. He thrives on innovation with a relentless focus on customer success and bottom line results. As Founder and CEO of Demandbase, Chris's mission is to fundamentally change the way businesses attract, sell and retain customers online. Today, hundreds of enterprises have adopted Demandbase's technology to change the way they sell and market to their customers.

Prior to starting Demandbase, Chris founded Supplybase to help global manufacturers collaborate with their supply chain to bring new products to market. Supplybase was sold in March of 2000 to i2 Technologies as part of the $9.4B software merger with Aspect Development. Before becoming a software entrepreneur, Chris held multiple sales, marketing and engineering positions with GE, DuPont, and GM.

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Stacey Bishop

Partner

Scale Venture Partners

Stacey focuses on Software as a Service (SaaS) and Digital Marketing. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of Demandbase, HubSpot, NComputing, and previously at Vitrue, prior to its acquisition by Oracle. In addition to sourcing Omniture and ExactTarget, Stacey advises many of ScaleVP’s other portfolio companies, including: Box and DocuSign.

Prior to joining ScaleVP in 1999, Stacey specialized in M&A within Bank of America’s Corporate Development Group. Stacey worked in equity research at Morgan Stanley and began her career as an account manager at Syntel, an IT services firm. Stacey holds an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School and a B.A. from University of Michigan.

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