Sunset Center Suite 150

Have a great start-up idea? Want to fine-tune that pitch? Well, there is a holiday treat for you!

Portland seed fund is coming to our incubator space on the Westside. Meet fund managers Angela and Jim, and other investors, pitch your idea before their second application round closes in January and have a fun time networking with other members before the holidays.

Pitching is open to members as well as non-members and the event is free.

So Make use of this one-time opportunity to pitch your idea to the Portland Seed Fund. The event will be in the same building as our incubator, just in a different room - Suite 150. Attend the pitch fest and tour the TiE Westside Incubator, sponsored by Melvin Mark in Suite 160.

Registration required: www.oregon.tie.org

If you are interested in pitching email [email protected] with this subject message: PitchFest

Thomas Thurston, President and Managing Director of Growth Science International, presents his ideas on predicting the success of a business. Thurston is a global authority on disruptive innovation and empirical models that predict if a business is likely to survive or fail. Through his research at Intel and later at Harvard with the legendary Professor Clayton Christensen, he shares insights on the key ingredients for predicting the future of a business. Join him and a panel (Mark Frohnmayer, President Arcimoto, Sudhir Bhagwan, Angel investor and ex CEO of Snap Games, and Charla Mathwick Associate Professor of Marketing and Advertising, PSU)to learn how to develop a strategy to position a business to succeed. The event will be preceded by a reception hosted by Melvin Mark Companies Agenda: 6-7 - Reception: Registration,Food, Networking 7-9 - Presentation, panel discussion

Registration: www.oregon.tie.org Fee: Members $15 online, $20 onsite

 Non-Members $25 online, $30 onsite
 Students $10