Enjoy a unique and exclusive experience with Silicon Valley Heroines Heidi Roizen and Kim Polese over a sumptous three course dinner in the atmospheric Burke and Hare room at Edinburgh's boutique Hotel du Vin.
Heidi Roizen and Kim Polese
Heidi and Kim are kindly taking time out of their jam-packed Edinburgh schedule to give a very special opportunity to CoFoundersLab Scotland. They will share and discuss their vast Silicon Valley experience and priceless insights into what it takes for Startups to form and build great Boards of Directors and ultimately great companies (and also, why it can go wrong and what can happen).
Heidi Roizen has spent her life engaged in the technological ecosystem of Silicon Valley and after a year as VP of Worldwide Developer Relations at Apple is currently the Operating Partner at venture firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson.
She is also a corporate director for the Daily Mail & General Trust plc, ShareThis and Technorati. Heidi also teaches 'Spirit of Entrepreneurship' at Stanford University - where she earned her undergrad and MBA degrees. In 1983, Heidi CoFounded software company T/Maker and served as CEO until its acquisition by Deluxe Corporation in 1996.
Kim Polese is also a leading Silicon Valley Entrepreneur and is the Chairman of ClearStreet which is a startup that leverages the power of social incentives to help people eliminate debt, build savings and develop long-term financial health.
She is also the recipient of the numerous awards including Time Magazine’s '25 Most Influential Americans' the National Center for Women in Technology 'Innovator of the Year', and San Francisco Business Journal’s 'Most Influential Women' and is a member of President Obama’s Innovation Advisory Board. Kim was the founding product manager and leader for Java's launch at Sun Microsystems in 1995.
Who is this event for?
Entrepreneurs, CEO's, Exec and Non-Exec's, Advisors and Investors wishing to build stong Founding Boards in Scottish startups and anyone wishing to access opportunities in Silicon Valley, the wider US and beyond.
Burke and Hare room
Agenda
4:30 - Networking in the Burke and Hare Room
5:00 - Exclusive Dinner and Discussion with Heidi and Kim
6:30 - Networking in the Whisky Snug (Heidi and Kim will have left for their next engagement)
In addition, you will enjoy a wonderful feast of food and drink at:
Michael Clouser is a co-founder himself and a former venture capitalist. He was formerly with the Edinburgh-Stanford Link and co-founded the Edinburgh Entrepreneurship Club (E-Club). He also organizes and coordinates the Scotland-Silicon Valley Link
James Shoemark
James is the CoFounder and CEO at InverLife, facilitates confidential peer-advisory groups and educates Startup Founders in Lean and Customer Development via the Heroic Entrepreneurs Open Meetup.
He is also a member of the StartEDIN collective which promotes Edinburgh dynamic tech ecosystem to the world.
CoFoundersLab Scotland is looking for supporters and sponsors who share it's mission to help entrepreneurs find cofounders, advisers & interns in order to build strong, core founding teams - please get in touch if you can help by hosting events or sponsoring educational resources and events.
