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:STANDARD DTSTART:20161106T020000 RDATE:20161106T020000 RDATE:20171105T020000 RDATE:20181104T020000 RDATE:20191103T020000 RDATE:20201101T020000 RDATE:20211107T020000 RDATE:20221106T020000 RDATE:20231105T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20170312T020000 RDATE:20170312T020000 RDATE:20180311T020000 RDATE:20190310T020000 RDATE:20200308T020000 RDATE:20210314T020000 RDATE:20220313T020000 RDATE:20230312T020000 RDATE:20240310T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20161213T180707Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20170119T200000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20170119T173000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20161213T180707Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20161213T180707Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250471183 DESCRIPTION:For 24 years\, Gerry has served as a Managing Director with O VP Venture Partners\, the most experienced venture capital firm in the P acific Northwest. OVP is in its 33rd year\, having raised its seventh fu nd (OVP VII) at $250 million. OVP has over $750 million of capital under management and focuses on early-stage companies in information technolo gy\, clean tech\, and digital biology. Since its founding in 1983\, the partnership has backed over 125 startups – and seen over 50 liquidity ev ents including 25 IPOs with more than 30 others being acquired by public companies. \;\n \;\nFrom 1981 to 1992\, Gerry was co-founder of M entor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) where he served as President a nd Board member. He helped lead Mentor to over $400M in sales and $1B in market capitalization\, ranking it as one of the largest and most profi table of all U.S. companies founded in the 1980s. The company remains th e fastest growing public software company to $200 million (in constant d ollars) in US history. At now over $1B in sales\, Mentor continues to ra nk as the second largest software company in the Pacific Northwest\, beh ind only Microsoft. \;\n \;\nHis service as a board member covers the range from enterprise software\, network security\, wireless communi cations and clean tech to biotechnology. He is the author of The Success Matrix – Winning in Business and in Life (Logos Press\, March 2014)\, T ake the Money and Run! An Insider’s Guide to Venture Capital (Smashwords and Lulu Press\, 2011) and The Vision Trap (Harvard Business Review\, M arch 1992)\, which continues to be widely used in business schools and c orporate training sessions. \;\n \;\nHe currently serves on the Bo ard of Directors of CradlePoint\, DataSphere\, EnerG2\, and Novomer. \;\n \;\nIn 2012\, Gerry was appointed by Governor Kitzhaber to the O regon Growth Board where he serves as co-chair. He previously served as School Board Chair of the Riverdale School District and also chaired the Riverdale School Foundation. He has served as Chair of the Oregon Museu m of Science &\; Industry (OMSI) Board of Trustees\, and Chair of the State of Oregon Facilities Authority – a bonding agency for not-for-pro fits. In 2011\, he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Oregon Entrepreneurs Network. \;\n \;\nHe holds a BA\, Chemistry from Co rnell University\, and a MBA from Harvard.\n\nTags: startup\, founders\, networking\, entrepreneur\, pitch\, funding\n\nImported from: http://ca lagator.org/events/1250471183 URL:http://oregon.tie.org/event/confessions-of-an-entrepreneur-with-gerry -langeler/?instance_id=956 SUMMARY:TiE Oregon Confessions of an Entrepreneur with Gerry Langeler (Co -founder of Mentor Graphics) LOCATION:Centrl Office Pearl: 1355 Northwest Everett Street\, Portland OR 97209 US SEQUENCE:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20171127T212858Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20171207T190000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20171207T173000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20171127T212858Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20171127T212858Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250472893 DESCRIPTION:Come mingle with your fellow biotech and digital health enthu siasts\, help build community\, and share your ideas on how to further a ccelerate the growth of these promising sectors in Portland.\n\nTags: #o regonbioscienceincubator\, #portlandIQ\n\nImported from: http://calagato r.org/events/1250472893 URL:https://www.meetup.com/Accelerate-Bio-Tech-PDX/events/245092721/ SUMMARY:Accelerate Biotech + Digital Health PDX LOCATION:Centrl Office Pearl: 1355 Northwest Everett Street\, Portland OR 97209 US SEQUENCE:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190118T182326Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190124T203000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190124T173000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190118T182326Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190118T182326Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250474871 DESCRIPTION:Pitch Club is an ongoing monthly series where entrepreneurs c an practice their pitch and receive feedback from their peers and TiE Or egon Charter Members including TiE Angels. \;\n \;\nRobin Jones\, TiE Oregon Charter Member will be the event Emcee\, join her as she crea tes a dynamic and safe environment for you to receive feedback on your p itch - sales pitch\, concept pitch\, or investor pitch! \;\n \;\nP articipants are given the opportunity to role-play being an investor to other entrepreneurs giving them a better understanding of what the inves tors are looking for.\n\nTags: pitching\, startup\, entrepreneur\, found er\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/1250474871 URL:https://hub.tie.org/e/pitch-club-january2019 SUMMARY:Pitch Club Portland LOCATION:Centrl Office Pearl: 1355 Northwest Everett Street\, Portland OR 97209 US SEQUENCE:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200213T164506Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200218T203000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200218T173000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200213T164506Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200213T164506Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250476814 DESCRIPTION:Pitch Club is a collaborative workshop for any entrepreneur w ith the desire to create and deliver a perfect pitch. Pitch Club will as sist participants in sharpening their ability to communicate with invest ors including gaining insight on the types of questions potential invest or will ask and the best way to answer them. \;\n \;\nWhy do we pi tch? \;\n \;\nTo be successful\, entrepreneurs need the ability to sell their product. Pitch Club will provide insight into perfecting how to talk about your business. \;\n \;\nWho facilitates Pitch Club ? \;\n \;\nTiE has an extensive network of Charter Members. Many o f our Charter Members have run successful businesses in the past and man y are current Angel investors. We curate curriculum and leadership from the pool of talent within our network because of a shared desire to ment or entrepreneurs. \;\n \;\nThis month\, Tom Kingsley\, Successful Entrepreneur\, TiE Charter Member\, Mentor and Investor will lead the ev ent. \;\n \;\nEach attendee who intends to pitch should prepare a five minute pitch presentation. (This can include a power point projecti on that will be presented from your computer.) Directly after pitching a 10 minute Q&\;A will take place with questions to the imaginary inve stors about the product and pitch. \;\n \;\nThose who attend pitc h club will walk away with a better understanding of what investors look for in a pitch and how to answer the questions possible investor will a sk. In addition\, each presenter will receive a digital copy of their pi tch and feedback from their peers and TiE Charter Members. \;\n \; \n \;\n \;\n\n\nTags: pitch\, entrepreneur\, startup\, angel inves tment\, entrepreneurship\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/1 250476814 URL:https://hub.tie.org/e/pitch-club-pdx-h8tswbklkdkofwy SUMMARY:Pitch Club PDX LOCATION:Centrl Office Pearl: 1355 Northwest Everett Street\, Portland OR 97209 US SEQUENCE:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200226T002931Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200226T203000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200226T173000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200226T002931Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200226T002931Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250476892 DESCRIPTION:Pitch Club is a collaborative workshop for any entrepreneur w ith the desire to create a perfect pitch. This event welcomes people who are practicing any kind of pitch (concept pitch\, sales pitch\, investo r pitch etc.). Participants will receive feedback from their peers\, TiE Charter Members and Investors. \;\n \;\nTiE Women Pitch Club is m oderated by ROBIN JONES and HEATHER SAMARIN. \;\n \;\nEach attende e who intends to pitch should prepare a five minute pitch presentation ( this can include a slide projection that will be presented from your com puter). Directly after pitching a 5-10 minute Q&\;A will take place.& #13\;\n \;\nThose who pitch will walk away with a better understandin g of what investors look for in a pitch and how to answer the questions possible investors could ask. In addition\, Each presenter will receive a digital copy of their pitch. \;\n \;\nYou do not need to to pitc h to attend - many of the learnings come from just watching!\n\nTags: en trepreneurship\, startup\, pitch\, network\, tech\n\nImported from: http ://calagator.org/events/1250476892 URL:https://hub.tie.org/e/pitch-club-pdx-h8tswbklkdkofwy-copy-10 SUMMARY:Pitch Oregon LOCATION:Centrl Office Pearl: 1355 Northwest Everett Street\, Portland OR 97209 US SEQUENCE:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200306T191345Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200520T203000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200520T173000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200306T191345Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200306T191345Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250476944 DESCRIPTION:Pitch Club is a collaborative workshop for any entrepreneur w ith the desire to create and deliver a perfect pitch. Pitch Club will as sist participants in sharpening their ability to communicate with invest ors including gaining insight on the types of questions potential invest or will ask and the best way to answer them. \;\n \;\nWhy do we pi tch? \;\n \;\nTo be successful\, entrepreneurs need the ability to sell their product. Pitch Club will provide insight into perfecting how to talk about your business. \;\n \;\nWho facilitates Pitch Club ? \;\n \;\nTiE has an extensive network of Charter Members. Many o f our Charter Members have run successful businesses in the past and man y are current Angel Investors. We curate curriculum and leadership from the pool of talent within our network because of a shared desire to ment or entrepreneurs. \;\n \;\nThis month\, Tom Kingsley\, Successful Entrepreneur\, TiE Charter Member\, Mentor and Investor will lead the ev ent. \;\n \;\nWhat to expect? \;\n \;\nEach attendee who int ends to pitch should prepare a five minute pitch presentation. (This can include a power point projection that will be presented from your compu ter.) Directly after pitching a 10 minute Q&\;A will take place with questions to the imaginary investors about the product and pitch. \; \n \;\nThose who attend pitch club will walk away with a better under standing of what investors look for in a pitch and how to answer the que stions possible investor will ask. In addition\, each presenter will rec eive a digital copy of their pitch and feedback from their peers and TiE Charter Members.\n\nTags: startup\, pitch\, angel investment\, entrepre neur\, entrepreneurship\, networking\n\nImported from: http://calagator. org/events/1250476944 URL:https://hub.tie.org/e/pitch-club-pdx-h8tswbklkdkofwy-copy-3 SUMMARY:Pitch Club Portland LOCATION:Centrl Office Pearl: 1355 Northwest Everett Street\, Portland OR 97209 US SEQUENCE:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20240213T032711Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20240814T203000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20240814T173000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20240213T032711Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20240213T032711Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250480966 DESCRIPTION:Why Participate? \;\nPitch Club is an event where entrepre neurs learn the criteria and methods used by real investors to evaluate their venture as a potential investment. This is done by recreating a ty pical investor meeting where a few companies pitch and receive feedback from TiE Oregon Charter Members. These meetings follow the same basic ag enda of an investor meeting with three sections: the pitch\, Q&\;A\, and investor discussion &\; decision. \;\n \;\nWho facilitates Pitch Club? \;\nPitch Club is organized by Kari Naone\, TiE Oregon Ex ecutive Director and led by Tom Kingsley\, a TiE Charter Member who is a n investor and successful entrepreneur. \;\n \;\nWhat to expect?&# 13\;\nPlease minimally prepare for a 5-minute pitch. If time permits eac h person could get up to 10 minutes so be prepared for that as well. Thi s can include a slides/ppt that will be presented from your computer. Di rectly after pitching\, Q&\;A and discussion will take place. \;\n \;\nThose who attend pitch club will walk away with a better underst anding of what investors look for in a pitch and how to answer the quest ions possible investor will ask. In addition\, each presenter will recei ve a digital copy of their pitch and feedback from their peers and TiE C harter Members. \;\n \;\nInterested in sponsoring Pitch Club - ple ase contact Kari.Naone@oregon.tie.org.\n\nTags: startup\, pitch\, pitchi ng\, investor pitch\, Pitch Practice\, entrepreneurship\, angel investme nt\, venture capital\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/12504 80966 URL:https://events.tie.org/Oregon/PitchClub_August2024 SUMMARY:TiE Oregon - Pitch Club LOCATION:Centrl Office Pearl: 1355 Northwest Everett Street\, Portland OR 97209 US SEQUENCE:1 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR