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Talk Tech: Virtual Mini-Series

4 Week Virtual Webinar

Wednesday, January 29 – Wednesday, February 19 | Online | Register

Our next Talk Tech webinar series will explore funding topics for mid- to late-stage startups, including: equity, financing, taxes, outsourcing, and M&A. We will give you actionable insights to help you maximize your funding and successfully take your company to the next level.

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Startup Financing and Tax Implications

Late-Stage Startup Financing

M&A Basics for Tech Startups

Stretch Your Funding Dollar

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Startup Financing and Tax Implications

Webinar 1 – Wednesday, January 29th @ 12PM

Speakers: Courtney Brown, Windes / Mohammed Elayan, Rutan & Tucker
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  • Legal issues regarding seed and venture financing
  • Tax considerations for start-up companies with a focus on small business stock advantages and R&D tax credits

Late-Stage Startup Financing

Webinar 2 – Wednesday, February 5th @ 12PM

Speaker: Bardia Moayedi, Associate, Troutman Sanders
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  • Please join Bardia for a deep dive into the legal and business terms negotiated in Series A financings including the implications on Series B and future fundraising rounds.

M&A Basics for Tech Startups

Webinar 3 – Wednesday, February 12th @ 12PM

Speaker: Serge Jonnaert, Vice President, Corum Group
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  • CEOs of technology startups with an M&A process somewhere in their future should listen to this webcast. If you’ve never been through the process yourself, what you don’t know can hurt you. Join Corum’s VP of Technology M&A, Serge Jonnaert, as he walks you through planning with the end in mind, the latest technology trends driving deals and high valuations, who will buy your company and why, running a process, avoiding deal disasters, and how to leverage multiple bidders to maximize value.

Stretch Your Funding Dollar

Webinar 4 – Wednesday, February 19th @ 12PM

Speaker: John Driscoll, Co-Founder and CEO, Naked Development
Learn more about John Driscoll

  • Outsourcing instead of hiring employees which can be more costly and time-consuming if you have to ramp up quickly

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TALK TECH: Virtual Mini-Series-2

Mike Daniel is the network director of the Orange County Inland Empire SBDC Network, which assists aspiring entrepreneurs and current business owners throughout Orange, San Bernardino and Riverside counties. Mike was formerly the director of the SBDC office at Long Beach City College. As business owner and entrepreneur himself, he started his career as the owner of a Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory location in Manhattan Beach and went on to open a second location in Long Beach in 2001. In 2007, Mike sold the Manhattan Beach store for an above-market offer then invested in several additional locations as a minority shareholder. Mike further expanded his candy empire with venture located in Shoreline Village in Long Beach called Sugar Daddies Sweet Shoppe, based on fill-it yourself candy options.

Mike has a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from California State University, Fullerton.