Hi all -
There is a great event held next week in San Francisco by StartUpUniversity.
(It IS the end of intrasession!!)  At the event will be the Founder & CEO of
Startups.com & the Managing Director of a hot Biotechnology Venture firm who
will speak with and meet entrepreneurs

Details are Below:

How to Build a Startup: The Markets, The People & The Technology & Ten Steps
to Startup Success
Wednesday, October 18th, 2000
San Francisco, CA; 7:00 PM
Startup University

Donna Jensen, CEO & Founder of Startups.com will speak to other
entrepreneurs on those critical things that can make or break your
startup. Previous to Startups.com, Donna served as a member of VentureOne's
executive team and was director of marketing at Dun & Bradstreet. Donna has
also
held marketing positions at Procter & Gamble and Airborne Express. Donna
started her entrepreneurial career by founding Le Gourmet, a commercial
baking
company. Donna holds an MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management
at Northwestern University and a BS from San Diego State University.

Mike Powell, of Sofinnova Ventures, will speak offering entrepreneurs
insight to raising money for their ventures. He will focus on
Biotechnology ventures in particular.

Michael joined Sofinnova Ventures in 1997. Prior to Sofinnova he was Group
Leader of Drug Delivery at Genentech (1990-97) where his focus was
developing new therapeutics. In 1987 he was part of the founding team of
Cytel and Director of Product Development, and was responsible for its
early growth culminating in a successful IPO. He received his Ph.D. in
physical chemistry from the University of Toronto in 1981, and postdoc'd in
bio-organic chemistry at the University of California where he later was
subsequently a faculty member (1981-84).

There are only 40 seats available!  NOTE:  IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN
REGISTERING, YOU DO NOT NEED TO GO THROUGH NORMAL REGISTRATION!!

PLEASE SEND AN EMAIL TO:
Luiscarlos Paez at LCP@StartupUniversity.com.
Luiscarlos Paez is a Project Manager at StartUpUniversity, and, as I have
mentioned in the past, a great supporter of Haas.


You can find more information about the event by visiting
http://www.StartupUniversity.com/sfbay

Startup University S.F. Bay Area Campus Sponsors:

Conxion's DotCom Incubator
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Conxion's DotCom Incubator program offers FREE services to qualified
Internet startups, which include high-powered network access, managed
hosting services, datacenters, and technical services.
http://www.conxion.net/promo/incubator/Incubator.asp

Synapta
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Synapta is the technology team behind great Internet startups. Synapta
provides early stage Internet companies with technology strategy,
application development and site management services.
http://www.Synapta.com

Upside Magazine
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Upside serves today's DealMakers with impacting commentary on the
business
of technology, provides daily investment updates and delves inside the
industry providing strategic analysis of the biggest deals.
http://www.Upside.com