Join us on Wednesday for a special double feature 

1) A special panel of Duke entrepreneurs who started companies while in (or shortly after) school at Duke

2) The announcement of the 35 Semi-Finalists for the Duke Start-Up Challenge.

What: Strategies for Raising Money While You’re Still a Student

And the revealing of the 35 Semi-Finalists for the Duke Start-Up Challenge

Part of the Duke Entrepreneurship Education Series

When: Wednesday, February 24th from 6-8:30pm.

6pm-7pm - Food and Networking

7pm-7:10pm - Announcing the Semi-Finalists

7:10pm-8:15pm – Panel Discussion: Strategies for Raising Money While You’re Still a Student

Jed Carlson ‘05, Co-founder and COO of Reverbnation, http://www.reverbnation.com

Doug Eisner ‘07, Co-founder and COO of GrassRoots Biotechnology, http://www.grassrootsbio.com

Matt Kane ‘06, Co-founder and CEO of Precision Biosciences, http://www.precisionbiosciences.com

Jesse Lipson ’00, Founder and President of ShareFile, http://www.sharefile.com

Taylor Mingos '07, Founder and CEO of Shoeboxed.com, http://www.shoeboxed.com

Where: Fuqua's HCA Classroom

Who for: Open to any Duke University student

Please register for this event on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=10150102429770641

Visit our website at http://www.dukedees.com/  to check for the latest schedule and for more information.  All events subject to change.

Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Club, http://www.dukeevcc.com

Duke Start-Up Challenge, http://www.dukestartupchallenge.org

Fuqua's Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, http://www.fuqua.duke.edu/centers/cei

Duke's Center for Entrepreneurship and Research Commercialization, http://cerc.duke.edu

DUHatch Student Business Incubator, http://cerc.duke.edu/duhatch

Intersouth Partners, a leading venture capital firm - http://www.intersouth.com

Hughes Pittman & Gupton, an accounting firm for startups - http://www.hpg.com

Hutchison Law Group, a law firm for startups – http://www.hutchlaw.com

iContact, email marketing software - http://www.icontact.com

Square 1 Bank, a venture bank for startups - http://www.square1bank.com

Wyrick Robbins, a law firm for startups – http://www.wyrick.com

Palo Alto Software, makers of Business Plan Pro - http://www.paloalto.com

Intuit - http://www.intuit.com

Smith Anderson, a law firm that helps startups - http://www.smithlaw.com

To see the full Spring 2010 schedule, go to http://www.dukedees.com/ schedule

To review past presentations, go to http://www.dukedees.com/session-downloads

Questions?  Contact Joe Knight, joe.knight@duke.edu

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The Duke Entrepreneurship Education Series (DEES) is a comprehensive program designed to introduce all Duke students – from graduate, professional and undergraduate schools – to the key concepts necessary for a future in entrepreneurship or venture capital.

The series intends to connect students from all parts of the Duke community, including liberal arts, business, law, engineering, public policy, medical and science fields, with the goal of increasing the likelihood that exciting developments in the lab will find the key collaborators needed to translate innovations into full-fledged companies.

The sessions alternate between Fuqua and Teer.  The events run as follows:

1) Each session will begin with a social hour at 6pm, including food and drink.

2) The speaker will go on at 7pm, and will talk for 40-60 minutes, followed by a Q&A.

3) Finally, after the speaker there will be an additional opportunity for networking with classmates and speakers.