Saturday, June 7, 2008

The OC and LA Area Consultant's Networks, and,
the Orange County Entrepreneur's Network Present...

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"Common Entrepreneur Mistakes"

    Presented by Bart Greenberg

Failures as a Success Strategy - Whose Failures?

"Success is built on failure" has long been an accepted proverb in business. We often hear that "You must fail in order to succeed," but perhaps those maxims are only being used to make the Entrepreneur feel better about messing up. So, what if you could learn from other people's mistakes? You know, skip that doom and gloom part and "Advance directly to Go!"

In order to help you navigate these choppy waters, our speaker, Bart Greenberg, who has represented hundreds of start-ups, will share with you real-life examples where others have erred and what you can do to recognize and avoid these costly pitfalls.

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Date and Time: Saturday, June 7, 2008 from 9:00 to 11:00 AM.

Location: IEEE Computer Society Building, 10662 Los Vaqueros Cir, Los Alamitos, CA 90720.

At the center of LA and Orange Counties! Easy access from the 605 freeway.

From South on 605, take Katella exit, left at Bloomfield, right at Cerritos and right onto Los Vaqueros Circle.

From the North on 605, exit at Spring Street and make a left, continue on Cerritos Ave, and turn right at Los Vaqueros Circle.

Cost: Free! Coffee and some beverages will be available.

Please RSVP to: Dan.Noel@ieee.org so that we can prepare for you.

Co-sponsors: Jointly supported by the LA Area & OC Consultants’ Networks, and the OC IEEE Power Engineering Society/Industrial Application Society.

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SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY

Bart Greenberg

Mr. Greenberg is a partner is the Orange County office of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, where he practices general corporate law with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financings and the cost-effective representation of entrepreneurs, start-ups and emerging technology companies. Mr. Greenberg serves as Co-Chair of the firm's Venture Capital and Technology practice group.

Mr. Greenberg’s expertise extends to all types of general corporate matters, essentially serving as outside general counsel to most of his clients. Such matters include, among others, mergers and acquisitions, with an emphasis on consolidations and roll-up strategies; private securities offerings, with an emphasis on those for emerging technology companies, including so-called "friends & family," angel and venture capital offerings; debt offerings, including senior credit facilities, as well as mezzanine, subordinated and vendor-facilitated debt facilities; the formation of business entities, such as corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint ventures; shareholder and buy-sell agreements; employment and consulting agreements; employee compensation matters, with an emphasis on providing equity incentives to employees through the use of restricted stock, stock options and phantom stock plans; and intellectual property protection.

Bart is also a strong contributor to the community by his tireless support and active involvement in many local technology organizations, including, among others, Tech Coast Venture Network, where he currently serves as its Chairman, TechBiz Connection, where he currently serves on its Board, the Office of Technology Transfer & Commercialization, California State University, San Bernardino, where he currently serves as a reviewer and evaluator of grant applications, and the Digital Media Center in Santa Ana, California, where he currently serves on its Advisory Board.

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