* Admission is FREE, by invitation only, and currently restricted to FOUNDERS of startups only.

- REQUIRED: To become a member, join our LinkedIn group:
http://bit.ly/agile_entrepreneurs
- OPTIONAL: We still use our Yahoo group to communicate and manage announcements, meeting reminders, polls, and share files, etc.
To Join our Yahoo group (after you've become a member), visit:
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/AgileEntrepreneurs/

Please include the following information with your request:
* Your Full Name
* The Name, Location (City) and web-site URL of your Startup
* A one-line Summary of your product
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Agile Entrepreneurs is a self-help networking group for founders of early-stage hi-tech product startups with the aim to educate the entrepreneurs so that they can make informed choices, avoid common mistakes, and maximize their chances of success.

Perhaps your dream is to own a lifestyle business where you’re the boss of your business and you make more than you would in a job- that’s it. Or perhaps you have a plan to develop a product that you can sell to Yahoo or Google for $10 million in 2 years. Or maybe you dare to dream big- a $100 million or (gasp!) a billion dollar company that can compete with the big boys, and will probably need Venture Capital someday.

It is up to individual entrepreneurs to decide how to build the company of their dreams. We want to learn how to succeed - with or without Venture Capital.

The typical profile is someone who has made a firm commitment (spent significant amount of time or money or quit his job) but hasn't raised significant capital (VC funding) or generated positive cash flow. In other words, we're founders who want to gain from a close interaction with others in our shoes, learn from each other's mistakes and help each other succeed.
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AGENDA:
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RSVP for this meeting here: http://www.tinyurl.com/RSVP-AE
If you are planning to discuss your 'Burning Issue', please email me a brief summary.

1. 5:30 - 6:00 p.m.: Introductions and networking
2. 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.: Founder Scrum -
a) What did you (your startup) do since the last meeting?
b) What are you (your startup) working on as your top priority now?
c) What obstacles do you see in your way?
3. 7:00 - 7:30 p.m.: Burning Issues/ Presentations/ Demos etc.
4. Beyond 7:30 p.m.: Networking free-for-all - sometimes we continue the conversation at dinner
5. Optional: Hang out and have fun - especially if you're single (or MBA ;)
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Membership is FREE. Our host, Fenwick & West is our sponsor. Sodas will be provided. Sometimes there's coffee - even wine (feel free to bring some if you want to).

Feel free to invite others, as long as they meet the qualifying criteria:
i.e. Being the founder of a hi-tech Product Startup
(No service providers allowed. This means NO consultants, accountants, freelancing professionals in sales/marketing/etc., attorneys, investors - companies or individuals - allowed in our face-to-face weekly meetings.

See you there this Friday!

Warm Regards,
Murali
408-373-4000
MuraliKD ate AgileEntrepreneurs (com)