MIT ENTERPRISE FORUM OF NEW YORK CITY, INC.
presents

BATTING 1000: HOW TO GET THE MONEY YOU NEED FROM THE PEOPLE YOU WANT
Funding your business. From the first dollars through the public markets, every startup must make key decisions along the path to liquidity. In "Batting 1000," successful entrepreneurs and investment professionals give tips on optimal strategies for securing capital from qualified funding sources.

Our panel has raised over $400MM from private investors including Chase Capital Partners, I-Hatch Ventures, NBC, Vignette, InfoSpace, Scripps Ventures, Brand Equity Ventures, Allen & Company and Madison Dearborn Partners as well as the public capital markets.

An interactive question-and-answer format will center on issues of staging, syndication, strategic investing and selling the deal.
Panelists:
Benjy Burditt, Partner, Scripps Ventures (www.scrippsventures.com)
Mark Caron, CEO and founder, MobileSpring Wireless (www.mobilespring.com); cofounder, Omnipoint Communications
Geoff Clendenning, CEO and founder, ePod (www.epod.com)
Mark Jacobstein, CEO and founder, SmallWorld Media, (www.smallworld.com)
Joel Maske, CEO and founder, iSyndicate, (www.isyndicate.com), founder, GALT Technologies
Pat McCloskey, SVP Private Equity Placement Group, CSFB / Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette (www.dlj.com)
Moderator –
David L. Shrier, Director, I-Hatch Ventures (www.i-hatch.com); formerly Director - Strategy & Development, NBC Digital Media
DATE: Wednesday evening, October 11, 2000.
 Pre-registration required by by Thursday, October 5th.
TIME: 5:15 p.m. - registration, networking and refreshments. 6:00 - 7:45 p.m. - program
PLACE: Lighthouse International, 111 East 59th Street (between Park and Lexington Avenues)