The Agile Startup Seminar Saturday, December 7th, Learn The 13 Critical Steps To Turn Your Idea Into A Profitable Business

Save the Date! On December 7th Jeff Scheinrock and Matt Richter-Sand will be holding a seminar in San Diego on how to turn your idea into a profitable business! End Quote

San Diego, CA (1888PressRelease) October 23, 2013 - Jeff Scheinrock and Matt Richter-Sand, both instructors of entrepreneurship at UCLA, will lead an engaging and informative all-day seminar at Marina Village Conference Center 1936 Quivira Way, San Diego, that covers the 13 critical steps you need to take to turn your idea into a profitable business. If you have an idea for a business, and a burning desire to make that business a reality, you won't want to miss this unique event.

Seminar attendees can participate in a "Shark Tank" style competition during the seminar. Let Matt and Jeff give you thoughts on your start up idea. There will be prizes for the best startup concepts. Attendees who choose not to present their ideas, will get to vote on the best star up!

Most people have a romantic notion about startups, believing that every business idea leads to rousing IPOs and a deluge of money and fame. True entrepreneurs know that starting a new business is rarely glamorous, but a daunting affair that requires them to roll up their sleeves for the fight of their lives.

This seminar will take attendees on the nerve-racking journey of a startup, showing exactly what it takes to succeed as an entrepreneur in today's brutal business climate. Scheinrock and Richter-Sand will share the lessons they've learned founding startups, working with early-stage companies, and consulting with fellow entrepreneurs.

The Details:
· Saturday, December 7th

· Location: Marina Village Conference Center 1936 Quivira Way, San Diego, CA 92109

· Parking is complimentary

· Check in 8:30 a.m.

· Session starts at 9:00 a.m.

· Session ends at 4:00 p.m.

· During the session attendees will learn details on how to:

- Reduce risk by turning assumptions into facts as quickly as possible.

- Put together a powerhouse founding team and the best way to make partnerships work.

- Use the competition to gain an advantage; break down a market and analyze your ideal customer; learn how to acquire customers.

- Perfect the startup pitch by getting an audience to understand an idea in less than three seconds (and a surprisingly simple way to figure out if the pitch is working).

- How to find the perfect investors, or determine if one is needed in the first place.

- Transition from the "feasibility" stage of the entrepreneur's lifecycle to actual business building activities.

· Includes box lunch

· Includes an autographed copy of "The Agile Startup." The book contains lessons culled from decades of creating successful companies, and provides valuable insights based on market-driven philosophies.

· Attendees get an exclusive workbook for attending that will take them through every aspect of the seminar.

· As a bonus, everyone will receive a business plan template.

· Space is limited to 150 attendees

· Cost is $55 per person for early sign by Saturday, November 23rd. From November 24th until December 6th cost is $75 per person. If space is available, tickets will be sold at the door for $100 per person.

· Sign up through Eventbrite http://agilestartupsd.eventbrite.com/

Find more information at www.agilestartup.com, where the authors frequently post new startup strategies. The site also contains other timely tools and tactics for the avid entrepreneur.

Background on the Seminar Speakers:
Scheinrock is currently a Continuing Lecturer at UCLA Anderson School of Management. He is also President and CFO of the venture investment firm Originate. Scheinrock has personally raised over $1 billion in venture capital, served as the Chief Investment Officer of a fund-of-funds, and helped take Packard Bell from inception to over $7 billion in annual revenue. He has negotiated in excess of $1 billion in bank debt and $3 billion in trade credit from companies such as Intel, Microsoft, Panasonic, Tatung, Lite-On, and Seagate. Scheinrock has also handled the negotiation and structuring of many acquisitions, including Zenith Data Systems and Ark Interface Software, among others.

Richter-Sand has an extensive background in technology and entrepreneurship. A graduate from Tulane University (with degrees in computer science, mathematics, and political Science) and UCLA (Masters in business administration), Richter-Sand has consulted with entrepreneurs, invested in early-stage companies at two investment firms, and founded three companies.

Together they bring more than 60-years of startup experience, and understand the reasons behind successes and failures.

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