TiE Brussels, is delighted to receive the visit of Naeem Zafar. He will animate a workshop on: The Seven Steps to a Successful Startup. The event is very kindly hosted by IMEC.
Date: Monday 5th July 2010
Time: starting at 2 PM sharp
Duration: about two hours
Location: IMEC, Kapeldreef 75, B-3001 Heverlee in Belgium
The following events are being hosted by E-Factor. Click on any of the events below for further details and registration information.
June 2, 2010 - Naeem will be keynote speaker in Dallas
School doesn’t teach you how to thrive in the job market. You may notice that some people seem to get all of the promotions and juicy projects, even if they’re no smarter than you. What do they know that you don’t? What will put your career on the fast track in your current job?
This three-hour workshop offers eight essential skills and techniques that will boost your career, presented by an instructor who distills his 25 successful years in corporate America and extensive entrepreneurial research into an effective strategy for your professional ascent.
This is a free event but the capacity is limited to around 75 people. To RSVP, please use the link below and put your name and email address (together on the same line) and check mark the radio button (so that it automatically tallies the number of attendees).
What: Invited talk on -- "Accelerating Your Career: Eight Essential Skills" by Naeem Zafar When: Thu June 10th at 6pm Where: Google Premises, Mountain View (exact building and room to be announced)
Naeem hosted the OPEN Forum. OPEN Silicon Valley held the OPEN Forum 2010 at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA on June 5th 2010.
OPEN Forum, the flagship conference of OPEN Silicon Valley, annually attracts hundreds of Professionals and Entrepreneurs from top technology companies, exciting start-ups, global service providers and leading venture firms. This one day conference will give you the unique opportunity to network with and learn from seasoned CEOs, Venture Capitalists, Financial Market Experts, Government Policy Makers and Professionals from the Silicon Valley.
Naeem was invited by the US State Department to speak in Japan on Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Naeem spoke at the world’s largest conference on entrepreneurship on Saturday May 15th
Naeem was invited by the US State Department to attend the presidential summit on entrepreneurship in Washington DC April 26, 29th 2010
Global Technology Forum 2010
Silicon Valley and the Middle East: Building a Successful Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Why attend? Gain a clear understanding of the venture capital and entrepreneurial ecosystems in the MENA region Create opportunities for meaningful collaboration between Silicon Valley, the MENA region, and the rest of the world.? Join accomplished Arab-American leaders dedicated to ensuring the success of pan-Arab entrepreneurship. $100 for members, $150 for public Walk-in registration: $200 Register Now
A Fireside Chat with Dr. Ted Skeler Date: Thursday, February 25, 2010 Naeem will be talking with Dr Ted SKeler of CMU. Time: 7 p.m. PST Location: Plug and Play Tech Center
UCSF Bio Entrepreneurship Program on How to Get Funded & Understanding VCs Date: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 Naeem will be presenting at UCSF Bio Entrepreneurship Program on How to Get Funded & Understanding VCs
Ultra bootstrapping: Starting a venture in under $1000 Date: February 23, 2010 Naeem will be speaking at Brown University Entrepreneurship Forum in Bay Area (Palo Alto).
UCSF invitation to teach "Idea to IPO" session Date: February 24, 2010 Naeem has been invited to teach an interactive practicum for the Idea to IP course "elevator and VC pitches" at UCSF Mission Bay from 4 to 6 pm.
It is designed for scientists and clinicians interested in entrepreneurship, this program advances the the development of innovative ideas.
7 Steps to a Successful Startup Date: February 18, 2010 This 2-hour workshop will be conducted by Naeem Zafar, a faculty member of the Haas School of Business at the University of California Berkeley and author of four eBooks on entrepreneurship.
The workshop will be interactive and it will outline the process and method of starting a business. The topics covered will include conducting market research on a shoestring, validating your idea, getting funded, team formation and legal issues. Naeem has been part of six startups and served as the CEO of three of them. He has raised over $70M for his startups. More on www.naeemzafar.com/ or www.ConcordiaVentures.com
"Reaching Customers Globally: Using Social Media to Your Advantage Almost for Free"
TiE Lahore invites you to an informative and interactive session with Mr. Naeem Zafar (Founder, Concordia Ventures) on "Reaching Customers Globally: Using Social Media to Your Advantage Almost for Free". Pakistan IT industry holds a huge potential with size of approximately US$2.8 Billion. Though exports of around US$ 1.6 Billion seems to be very promising figure yet a trivial chunk of multi trillion global IT industry. Pakistani IT professionals individually have made amazing achievements in the international market such as Asad Jamal (CEO, ePlanet Ventures), Javed Karim (YouTube Founder) but Pakistan IT industry needs to surge on the global map.
Date: Saturday, January 16, 2010 Venue: Royal Palm Golf Country and Club Time: 3:00pm-6:00pm. For event and registration details please follow the link below: http://tinyurl.com/TiE-Lahore-Event
Workshop: Creating a Culture of Innovation in Companies
In today's fierce competitve world companies must strive to pioneer and create a culture of that encourages innovation. The workshop aims to equip the participants with the latest tools being used in Silicon Valley to create a culture of innovation and jumpstart productivity. The workshop will introduce the latest tools and trends to conduct market research and manage processes in innovative ways. Naeem will be facilitating this event.
Date: January 12, 2010 Time: 9:00 am - 6:00 pm Venue: Center for executive education Institue of Business Administration For more information visit www.iba.edu.pk or Contact: smuhammad@iba.edu.pk
Ultra Bootstrapping: Building a lean startup in under $1,000
The current macroeconomic climate presents unparalleled opportunities for those that can thrive with constrained resources. Many startups are now following the Lean Startup model.
In this workshop you will learn to create a new venture using latest techniques for ultra bootstrapping, rapid iteration, and true customer insight.
If you are an engineer with bright ideas, consider going the lean model to build confidence while building your startup.
1. Identify a profitable business model faster and cheaper than your competitors.
2. Continuously discover what customers want to buy before building or making follow-on investments in new features.
3. Learn to do market research practically for free – we will show you how!
4. Build a company culture of decision-making based on real facts, not opinions.
5. Leverage Social Media tools such as Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn to do market research and then find customers on the cheap.
Speaker:Naeem Zafar Date:Wednesday, December, 2nd, 2009 Time:6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Venue:Plug and Play Technology Center Twitter Hastag:#OPENDec09
Registration:$45 (non-members), $15 (members)
Are you thinking about becoming an entrepeneur?
Essential Homework for aspiring entrepreneurs! What you need to know before quitting your day job! Are you excited about a new idea and want to start a business? Wondering how to start a new business while still keeping your day job? Want to know if it is time to quit your job? If so,please join us in this two hour workshop to get answers to these questions
Date: November 7th, 2009 Saturday (Zilqad19th, 1430) Times: 5:30pm -5:45pm –SalatulMaghrabain 5:45pm -6:30pm –Networking 6:30pm -8:30pm –Presentation by speaker 8:30pm -8:50pm –Q & A, Prizes draw 8:50pm -beyond –Dinner
Steps to a Successful Life Science Startup
Naeem will be outlining the steps needed for entrepreneurs to launch their startups. He will be answering two questions that face any entrepreneur; "When do I know I am ready to quit my day-job?" and "Am I investor ready?" This presentation will be a high energy look at the overall process of starting up and what it takes to get attention from investors interested in life science companies. Date: November 3, 2009 Location: Sunnnyvale City Council Chambers 456 W. Olive Sunnyvale, Ca (Across the street from Sunnyvale Public Library)
Naeem will be at NASSCOM Product Conclave 2009 POSITIONING TO WIN
The NASSCOM Product Conclave is the flagship event for software product companies in India, designed to put “Made in India” products firmly on the world map. The Conclave will bring together 700 players in the product ecosystem – partners, investors, strategic system integrators, business leaders, analysts and industry thought leaders, in informal and interactive sessions. The Product Conclave will address all the aspects of “Positioning to Win” in detail during two days of thought-provoking sessions and keynotes by Global Industry gurus and trailblazers, panel discussions, workshops, business expo, power elevator pitch sessions , match making and more
Naeem will be the Plenary Panel Moderator for the session VC Funding versus Bootstrapping When: Oct 27-28, 2009 Where:Bangalore, India
7 Essential steps to a successful start up:
Avoid 10 common legal mistakes made by entrepreneurs
Led by Naeem Zafar, Silicon Valley veteran and Haas School of Business faculty member at University of California, Berkeley
Date: Saturday 19, 2009 Time:1 PM to 6 PM Place:BlankSpaces Conference Room 5405 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, Ca 90036
This session will focus on how an entrepreneur gets his or her first few customers and how a sales process can be developed. The session will provide 5 golden rules for entrepreneurs to jumpstart their sales and 2 common mistakes that can be deadly. The sales process starts earlier than you may think. Identifying customers and make them a part of your product definition can be vitally important. Speaker (Naeem Zafar) will share his mistakes and lessons learned during his six startups. Date: September 23, 2009 Time: 6:00 pm Location: Sun Microsystems (Santa Clara Campus)
How to position your company in today's environment for funding!
Naeem will be moderating at the Silicon Valley China Wireless Conference in Mountain View. Click on the link and then on Agenda to see the full details of the event. When: September 26, 2009
Jumpstart your startup
Starting on Tuesday, July 28th, 2009 and wrapping up on Thursday, September 3rd, 2009, the new “Jumpstart Biz Plan (Session 2)” workshop consists of 5 classes in Palo Alto. Workshops are interactive lectures and discussions led by a UC Berkeley faculty member Naeem Zafar and hands-on working sessions with successful women executives, VCs, and entrepreneurs providing “from the trenches” feedback and insight. These sessions will take the business idea that you already have and walk you through the process of converting into a business. Graduate from the course with a business plan so you can begin to present to future investors and advisors!.
Date: July - September 2009
The Art of writing a business plan
Naeem will be conducting a workshop for TIE Institute of How to Write a Business Plan on August 19, 2009 in Santa Clara
Writing a business plan is often a giant obstacle for an entrepreneur. It seems complex and many have never seen a business plan before.
This session will demystify the process of writing a business plan.
We will outline the logical sequence of thinking through all aspects of starting a business and putting that in a document that will become the source of enlightenment for you and your investors. We will cover the following topics:
Topics:
What is a business plan and when is it needed
How long should it be and what topics must it cover
Who should write it and who will read it
How long will it take to write a business plan
Why do I need one
A detailed outline of all sections that are needed
What should not be in a business plan
Several examples of business plans will be available and the speaker will be able to address individual questions in a high energy and interactive session.
The session will be lead by a seasoned entrepreneur and a faculty member at Haas Business school at the University of California Berkeley.
Date: August 19, 2009
Entrepreneurship Essentials
Leader: Naeem Zafar, Haas School of Business
Location: UCSF Mission Bay Campus, Genentech Hall, 600 16th Street, San Francisco, CA 94158
Presentation: 5:00 - 6:30 pm
Date: July 16, 2009
Cumbre Mundial 2008
President ISOE, Naeem Zafar spoke at the World Wide Summit 2008, Bogota- Columbia on CRM-CEM
Date: May 20th & 21st 2008
Naeem gave a seminar about Venture Capital model in Japan.
Date: July 8, 2008
Naeem spoke at a CRM Summit at the American Tokyo Club
Date: Tuesday July 8, 2008
OPEN
Start Up Your Own Venture: Challenges and Opportunities
Date: Saturday, September 27 2008
Essential Soft Skills: Art of Fitting In a Multi-cultural Workplace
Date: October 22, 2008
TIE
Essential homework for entrepreneurs (before you quit your day job!)
Date: Wednesday November 19, 2008
Center for Management Development
Naeem will be conducting two workshops with Center for Management Development in Lahore.
Date: November 12-13, 2008, December 22-24, 2008
Women 2.0
Naeem will be conducting a 7 week boot-camp on the method and process of starting anew company with Women 2.0 group in Silicon Valley.
Date: January 2009
BizEducation Workshops
Naeem will be conducting 2 workshops on starting a new business and fund raising with www.BizEducationWorkshops.com in greater Los Angeles area and Orange County.
Topics:
Start Your Business Now: The Proven 10-Step Method
Startup Fundraising: The Art and Science of Securing Capital
Venue: Radisson Hotels & Resorts, 4545 MacArthur Blvd., Newport Beach, Ca 92660 Date: November 1, 2008 Time: Morning Workshop: 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 pm, Afternoon Workshop: 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 pm
Enhance Your Business With Key Business Mentors By Morey Stettner
To build a business, yo uneed to listen to your gut, defy conventional wisdom and chart your own path. It's often a lonely road.
Top entrepreneurs know they won't have all the answers along the way. That's why they seek advice from more seasoned, knowledgeable advisers.
Once you find a good mentor, pave the way for a productive sharing of ideas and concerns. Create mutual trust to maximize the relationship, says Naeem Zafar, a lecturer on entrepreneurship at the Hass School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley.
