Ater Wynne

Is one of your 2017 resolutions to create a plan for your business with clear goals and a tool for tracking your progress? This workshop is for entrepreneurs who have an established and growing business and are ready to take it to the next level.

In this one day immersion workshop you will:

• Establish a solid a foundation: define what you offer, who you serve, why you’re in business and how your business stands apart from others
• Create a tool you can use every day to filter opportunities and ideas
• Articulate a clear vision of where you want to go (both long term and short term)
• Create an actionable plan to get there

All materials, lunch, drinks & snacks included. This event is limited to 12 participants.

Register here: http://bit.ly/oenplan

Not sure what a term sheet is? Never fear. Our experienced startup attorneys will teach you everything a company should know before negotiating with investors or participating in any angel competition, including: what's typically in a term sheet and what it means, how to prepare for an angel investment, and the process and timeline for completing an angel investment.

Hiring employees is an exciting step for any startup. But before you start, make sure you know your employee compensation basics. Join Leslie Bottomly, partner at Ater Wynne, LLP, for an informative workshop on HR legal issues, including minimum wage, exempt versus non-exempt (overtime eligible) categories of employment,

Join us for this OTBC workshop at Ater Wynne's office in the Pearl.

How does the process of closing an angel round actually work? What are the steps you go through? How do you prepare? How are angel deals typically structured? How do you propose and negotiate terms? How does an investment actually close? What legal issues do you need to understand? How does the "sales" process work - from introduction to close?

Closing an investment can be a confusing, "black box" process when you haven't done it before. We'll remove the mystery be discussing the above issues and more at this 2 hour workshop at the Ater Wynne office in downtown Portland.

Ater Wynne is providing snacks and beverages! We hope you can join us to remove some of the mystery of closing an investment.

This workshop will cover the basic concepts of angel investments that an entrepreneur should know before negotiating with investors or participating in any angel competition. A few topics that will be included: understanding a term sheet, preparing for an angel investment, understanding the process and timeline for completing an angel investment. The workshop will be led by experienced startup attorneys who will cover several different examples of term sheets.

An OEN event http://www.oen.org/

OEN Member Registration: $20.00 Non-member Registration: $45.00

As an early stage entrepreneur looking for the first round of funding, one of the most daunting tasks may be determining the valuation of your company. In this workshop, we will cover the basics of valuing a seed or launch stage company, and answer some questions, such as:

Who sets the valuation - the company or the investor?

What does pre-money and post-money valuation mean? How do I calculate it?

How do I estimate a premoney value for my company if we don’t yet have revenues?

How do investors determine the valuation?

Recent trends in valuation for Portland start ups

We'll explain the terminology, demystify the math and explain some of the ways that valuation is set during the funding process. There will be plenty of time for Q&A, so come armed with your questions and be ready to participate in a lively discussion about valuing early stage companies.

Speaker: Naomi Derner

Naomi Derner, CFA is the founder and managing director of Derner Valuation Consulting, where she performs valuations of businesses, securities and intangible assets, primarily for tax and fair value reporting compliance in connection with merger and acquisition transactions and stock option issuance. Ms. Derner has valuation experience across a wide variety of industries, and possesses specific expertise in technology and life sciences companies at all stages of development.

Prior to 2008, she was a Vice President in the San Francisco office of Houlihan Lokey Howard and Zukin. Prior to joining Houlihan Lokey, Ms. Derner held positions in the financial valuation services group at Arthur Andersen LLP, the financial institutions equity research group at NationsBanc Montgomery Securities, and the financial analysis unit at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.

Ms. Derner holds the designation of Chartered Financial Analyst and is a candidate member of the American Society of Appraisers. She holds a bachelor’s degree in managerial economics from Carnegie Mellon University and a master’s degree in economics from the University of California Santa Barbara.

Patents have always been an important technology asset, yet it is not well understood by most inventors. Patent rights are fast becoming a proxy for the economics of innovation as witnessed recently in the Mobile sector with transaction size exceeding several Billion dollars. This TiE Oregon event is for inventors and entrepreneurs in start-ups, mid-size, and large companies alike. Panel of experts from inventors to patent attorneys will discuss this increasingly important asset that no company can afford not to invest in.

Topics Covered

• What rights do patents give you? What rights they don'tt!

• Common myths about patents.

• What are Claims? And why are they important?

• What is a troll or non-practicing entity?

• What changes should one expect from March 16 2013 when the America Invents Act goes into effect?

• Examples of good and bad patents.

• How important is the collaboration between inventor and patent attorney?

Moderator: Siva Narendra TiE Oregon Charter Member, Co-Founder Tyfone, Inventor Dana LeMoine J.D. Lemoine Patent Services Design Engineer, Patent Attorney Everardo Ruiz Ph.D. Intellectual Ventures Patent Licensing, Patent Acquisition specialist and Investor Rick Boyd J.D. Associate, Ater Wynne, Engineer & IP Strategist, Inventor, Patent Agent/Attorney

Attend this event to learn more about patents, network with fellow entrepreneurs and enjoy this summer event and the Portland skyline from the high-rise offices of Ater Wynne. Seating is limited for this event. Register soon to save your spot.

Register online: https://oregon.tie.org/event/40/patents-%E2%80%93-myths-reality-and-why-should-you-care

Early Bird Pricing (Valid until July 5th)

Members: $15 Non-Members: $25

After July 5th

Members: $20 Non-Members: $30

This workshop will cover the basics concepts of angel investments that a company should know before negotiating with investors or participating in any angel competition, including understanding a term sheet, preparing for an angel investment, and understanding the process and timeline for completing an angel investment. The workshop will be led by experienced startup attorneys, and will cover the term sheet used in the Angel Oregon competition.

Speakers •Ernie Bootsma - Ater Wynne •Scott Davidson - Lane Powell •Jon Summers - White Summers

Jumpstart your business!

Here's what Tom Peters, author of In Search of Excellence and The Little BIG Things has to say about Howard's book:

"To call Your Business Brickyard a 'bible' would not be an exaggeration. Doesn't belong on your Kindle or bookshelf - belongs in your pocket for permanent and immediate reference."

You not only get to meet the author of this book, but attend his workshop, learn about his ideas first-hand and get a free pdf version of the book.

Howard Mann, author of "Your Business Brickyard" has collected twelve essentials to any business foundation based on his experiences as an entrepreneur. Mann shows you how to get back to basics, reconnect with your purpose, and grow your business, instead of getting stuck following the latest trend or "Me too" fad. You will learn how to unlock your company's true potential instead of playing catch-up with your competitors.

When you're at an entrepreneurial roadblock, this is the book you need to reboot your thinking and get you back on the right road," says Andy Sernovitz, Author, Word of Mouth Marketing: How Smart Companies Get People Talking.

There is a fee for this event Online: Members $15 Guests $25 Onsite: Members $20 Guests $30

Register at www.oregon.tie.org.

How do I get my company up to speed with this new social media thing? What is a Tweet? Why should I care? In this class we will train how to make your company a social media marketing machine with little extra effort. We will cut through the mysteries and arm your company with simple strategies to succeed. With traditional media audiences rapidly declining, this class is a must for business owners.

Speaker: Ryan Lewis Ryan Lewis is considered a leader in the social media marketing field. He has built marketing campaigns for small businesses, individuals; all the way to fortune 500 companies and teaches classes on the best practices for businesses to interact online. His work has increased revenue, optimized inter-office communication, and built positive branding initiatives for businesses across the U.S.

Date and Time: Thursday, Novembers 5, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Location: Ater Wynne 1331 NW Lovejoy Portland, OR 97209 Registration: OEN Members $30, Non Members - $125(Includes one year membership and workshop fee is waived)

To Learn More Visit: http://www.oen.org/events.aspx?id=105

Early-stage companies - understanding and managing your cap table

Startup and early-stage companies often exchange equity for capital. They also use it to incentivize employees and contractors. However, few entrepreneurs map out a comprehensive plan to manage their capitalization table through multiple rounds of capital or to maximize the efficiency of equity incentives. This workshop will help entrepreneurs understand how to create a capitalization plan that will serve the company today, as well as through potentially dilutive transactions in the future. It will be presented in an interactive case-study format and will be limited to ten participants.

Speaker: Doug Morris, Ater Wynne

Date and Time: Tuesday October 13, 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm Location: Ater Wynne, 1331 NW Lovejoy Ste 900, Portland, OR 97209 Cost: OEN Member - $30, Non Member - $125 (includes a one-year OEN individual membership and the workshop fee is waived)

How do I get my company up to speed with this new social media thing? What is a Tweet? Why should I care? In this class we will train how to make your company a social media marketing machine with little extra effort. We will cut through the mysteries and arm your company with simple strategies to succeed. With traditional media audiences rapidly declining, this class is a must for business owners.

Speaker: Ryan Lewis Ryan Lewis is considered a leader in the social media marketing field. He has built marketing campaigns for small businesses, individuals; all the way to fortune 500 companies and teaches classes on the best practices for businesses to interact online. His work has increased revenue, optimized inter-office communication, and built positive branding initiatives for businesses across the U.S.

Date and Time: Wednesday, August 19, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM Location: Ater Wynne 1331 NW Lovejoy, Ste. 900 Portland, OR 97209-3280 Registration: Non Members $155, OEN Members - $30

The idea of US diplomats promoting the growth of entrepreneurial ecosystems through US embassies may sound odd, but Richard Boly did just that at US Embassy, Rome. Now he is proposing that a dozen embassies do the same.

Many US diplomats today have had prior careers as entrepreneurs or VCs before joining the Foreign Service. Historically, half the US Ambassadors to the countries with the 50 biggest economies have been political appointees, people like Tom Stephenson from Sequoia Capital and Rock Schnabel of Trident Capital. Richard Boly will outline the success of the program in Italy and the strategy to scale that model.

Richard Boly is a career U.S. diplomat and Hoover Institution National Security Affairs Fellow. He recently served in U.S. Embassy, Rome, where he launched and ran a program to promote entrepreneurship in Italy. Other embassy assignments include the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, and Paraguay. In a prior life, he founded and ran a shrimp hatchery in coastal Ecuador. He is a graduate of Stanford University and the Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies at UCSD.

Join us for an interesting evening of discussion and networking with our speaker, other members, sponsors and charter members.

Event Sponsored by Ater Wynne & Reference Capital.

Sustainably grown and organic food is one of the fastest growing industries in the country. It is about environmental values but it is also about knowledge: rediscovering taste, rediscovering ripeness, rediscovering the connection between the field and the table.

Are these rediscovered values byproducts of a focus on sustainability?

Or is sustainability achievable precisely because these values are in high demand, and require sustainable agriculture and food delivery systems to succeed?

And how can these solutions scale -- is the concept of "distributed scale" an oxymoron or a breakthrough?

Our current food supply chain has become increasingly complex, involving a global network of farmers, packers, shippers, manufacturers & retailers. Your neighborhood grocery store is likely to carry more items from far flung areas of the world than produce that has been grown locally.

Several incidents over the course of last year have brought the increasing complexity and anonymity of our food supply systems to national - and international - attention. The salmonella outbreaks related to spinach & peanuts, the tainted milk from China as well last year’s hike in gasoline prices that had repercussions in the increased food costs -- all fuel a debate about the importance of controlling how and where our food is grown, harvested, processed, stored, and distributed.

Central to this conversation has been the re-emergence of the idea of the food shed.

How do we get the variety in our food and yet stay local? Does local matter and if so why?

Join us for a discussion on this topic on April 21st with David Lively, marketing Director at Organically Grown, largest wholesaler of organic fruits, vegetables and herbs in the Pacific Northwest.

Registration Details: Online: Members - $15; Non Members - $25 Onsite: Members - $20; Non Members - $30

PRICE OEN Member Fee: $30.00 Non-member Fee: $129.00

REGISTER Visit the OEN event website page to register: http://www.memberservicecenter.org/irmweb/wc.dll/orporntw?id=orporntw&doc=events/event&kn=75

DESCRIPTION Early-stage companies - understanding and managing your cap table

Startup and early-stage companies often exchange equity for capital. They also use it to incentivize employees and contractors. However, few entrepreneurs map out a comprehensive plan to manage their capitalization table through multiple rounds of capital or to maximize the efficiency of equity incentives. This workshop will help entrepreneurs understand how to create a capitalization plan that will serve the company today, as well as through potentially dilutive transactions in the future. It will be presented in an interactive case-study format and will be limited to ten participants.

SPEAKER Doug Morris, Ater Wynne

Doug Morris' practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, securities, and general corporate representation of private and publicly held high technology and high-growth companies.

Doug’s experience includes working with buyers and sellers to build and document mergers and acquisitions, and working with investors and companies to negotiate and close successful equity financings. He also advises clients regarding antitrust and trade regulation issues.