BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//Calagator//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:Calagator METHOD:PUBLISH VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20140309T020000 RDATE:20140309T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20140421T155454Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20140522T173000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20140522T160000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20140421T155454Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20140421T155513Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250466044 DESCRIPTION:Picture this: You're an investor with 30 minutes to get throu gh a stack of executive summaries and business plans. Your goal is to fi nd one with a story you can't stop reading. Each document has 5 seconds to make you care\; if it doesn't\, you reject it – Boom! – and pick up t he next. \;\n \;\nBack to reality: You're a founder\, you need ca pital\, and you have 5 seconds to tell a story that grabs investors by t he eyeballs and forces them to read. You may be an engineer\, but you ne ed to write like your future depends on it. \;\n \;\nLearn how to make your opening paragraph a compelling read in this hot seat workshop. Led by business writer Debra Hemminger\, attendees will: \;\n \;\ n• Evaluate and revise first paragraphs \;\n \;\n• Create a checkl ist of traits that make a compelling first paragraph \;\n \;\n• Us e the checklist on their own first paragraphs to create an action plan.& #13\;\n \;\nBring the first paragraph of your exec summary to this e vent and get feedback from the group! Better yet\, email your first par agraph to Debra@BeyondtheOutline.com by May 8 with subject line "\;H ot Seat"\; to get even more feedback.\n\nTags: entrepreneur\n\nImpor ted from: http://calagator.org/events/1250466044 URL:http://otbc.org/exec_summ_hot_seat SUMMARY:Exec Summary Hot Seat LOCATION:OTBC (Oregon Technology Business Center): 8305 Southwest Creeksi de Place\, Beaverton Oregon 97008 US SEQUENCE:2 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR