About FountainBlue: One Conversation, One Executive, One Organization at a Time
FountainBlue’s vision is to foster leadership one conversation, one individual, one organization at a time. We stimulate empowering, collaborative, strategic leadership (what the ‘blue’ in our name represents) while focusing on shareholder needs and concrete results (what the ‘fountain’ in our name represents). To support our vision, we conduct monthly events for decision-makers in the valley, support a community for executives and entrepreneurs, provide results-oriented, strategic consulting for those in our community and are developing a fund for early-stage entrepreneurs in the high-tech, life science and clean energy industries.
FountainBlue Events: Convening Decision-Makers for Educational and Networking Events
FountainBlue creates and supports communities for women leaders and high tech, life science and clean energy entrepreneurs. Our free mailing lists for these groups feature weekly event recommendations, notes from our ongoing sessions, and communications between members. We also run and support five events a month to convene community members and others in-person:
A Clean Energy Entrepreneurs’ Forum held on the first Mondays of the month
A High Tech Entrepreneurs’ Forum held on the second Mondays of the month
A Life Science Entrepreneurs’ Forum held on the third Mondays of the month
A When She Speaks Women in Leadership Series held on the second Thursdays of the month
An Executives-in-Transition Event held on the third Thursdays of the month
Our programs feature engaging and experienced panelists and cover hot topics and their practical implications for decision-makers. Although our speakers think strategically, they are known and recognized for the actions they’ve taken, for the results they’ve created. It is our intent that FountainBlue events 1) foster deeper relationships between fellow professionals 2) stimulate critical thinking on leadership and business issues, and 3) provide practical tools and concepts which are readily applied to current business challenges. FountainBlue Consulting: Integrating Strategy and Execution
At FountainBlue, we believe that leadership and innovation are critical elements of any successful venture. We therefore consult with and fund early-stage entrepreneurs in the high-tech, life science and clean energy industries, developing effective strategies in alignment with their personal and professional goals. More importantly, we work with our client companies to implement these strategies, balancing the need for a sharp focus on results and fluid monitoring of the needs of customers, markets and technologies.
This week's featured FountainBlue events are highlighted below. We hope to see you there!
by July 9 at noon or pay $40 plus $4 in fees on-site.
Our July 10 Topic: Women at the Top of Their Game
For this month's When She Speaks conversation, we will gather women who leverage the disciplines of sports - endurance, strength, flexibility, stamina, and perseverance - to address the daunting work-life demands imposed on women leaders in today's corporations.
We will cover the challenges and opportunities that leadership presents and how the important practices of self-leadership and personal accountability help them to more effectively leverage their leadership style and inspire others to also lead with power, influence and integrity.
·Facilitator Roberta LaPorte, RAL Associates
·Panelist Sandra Hassett, Director of Customer Service, LifeScan
·Panelist Barbara Massa, Senior Director, Recruiting Services, EMC Corporation
·Panelist Pat Perry, Vice President, Digital Health Group, Intel
·Panelist Amy Rubin, Marketing Director, Sandisk
·Panelist Jackie Seto, Managing Director of SW, MEMS & 3D IC, Lam Research
Entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs and investors are cordially invited to attend FountainBlue's High Tech Entrepreneurs' Forum, on the topic of Building Your FaceBook Application Business, scheduled for Monday, July 14 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, 2475 Hanover Street, Palo Alto. Pre-register for $18-$30 at http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=147310 by noon on Friday, July 11 or register on-site for $40. July 14 Theme: Building Your FaceBook Application Business With the huge success of FaceBook and the number and range of active Web 2.0 communities, many a high tech entrepreneur is investigating the opportunities around application development leveraging the FaceBook Open API. This month’s session will profile some of these companies as they successfully build their FaceBook application business. The panel will address: ·The technology challenges of integrating into the FaceBook Open API; ·The business challenges of developing revenue models for their application; and ·The marketing and sales challenges of building visibility and traction for their application. Moderator: Jeff Harrell, Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP Panelists: ·Ed Baker, FaceBook entrepreneur ·Marc Burch, co-founder, ComoBlue; Principal, Burch Ventures ·Siqi Chen, Creator, ‘Friends for Sale’ App for FaceBook ·Jason Holloway, CEO, Face It!
We hope to see you at one of our upcoming events!
FountainBlue Series and Topic: When She Speaks Women in Leadership Series: Women at the Top of Their Game Date and time: Thursday, July 10, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Location: EMC Corporation, 2831 Mission College Boulevard in Santa Clara Speaker (s): Facilitator Roberta LaPorte, RAL Associates Panelist Sandra Hassett, Director of Customer Service, LifeScan Panelist Barbara Massa, Senior Director, Recruiting Services, EMC Corporation Panelist Pat Perry, Director of Product Delivery, Intel Panelist Amy Rubin, Marketing Director, Sandisk Panelist Jackie Seto, Managing Director of SW, MEMS & 3D IC, Lam Research Cost: $20 -$30 pre-registered, $40 plus $4 fees on-site; $100 for corporate partners covering 10 people More Information: http://www.whenshespeaks.com Registration: http://www.acteva.com/go/FountainBlue FountainBlue Series and Topic: High Tech Entrepreneurs' Forum: Building Your Facebook Application Business - entrepreneurs only please Date and time: Monday, July 14, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Location: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw & Pittman LLP, 2475 Hanover, Palo Alto Speaker (s): Moderator: Jeff Harrell, Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP Panelists: •Ed Baker, FaceBook entrepreneur •Marc Burch, co-founder, ComoBlue; Principal, Burch Ventures •Siqi Chen, Creator, ‘Friends for Sale’ App for FaceBook •Jason Holloway, CEO, Face It! Cost: $18-$30 pre-registered, $40 plus $4 fees on-site. More Information: http://www.SVEntrepreneurs.com Registration: http://www.acteva.com/go/FountainBlue FountainBlue and RAL Associates’ Transitions Silicon Valley: The Ins and Outs of Executive Compensation Packages Date and Time: Thursday, July 24th, 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM Location: Bay Café Clubhouse, 1875 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto. Speaker: Janet MacAulay, Principal of Chrysalis Consulting Services Costs: $30-$35, pre-registered, $40 on-site Registration: http://www.regonline.com/transitions0708 FountainBlue Series and Topic: Clean Energy Entrepreneurs' Forum: Clean Manufacturing and Materials - entrepreneurs only please Date and time: Monday, August 4 from 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Location: DLA Piper, 2000 University, East Palo Alto Speaker (s): •Facilitator Mark Radcliffe, Partner, DLA Piper LLP •Panelist Annette Finsterbusch, Director & Kauffman Fellow, Applied Ventures, LLC •Panelist Dan Lankford, Partner Wavepoint Ventures, Clean Energy Entrepreneur/CEO •Panelist Kevin Surace, CEO, Serious Materials •Panelist Steve Vassallo, Principal, Foundation Capital Cost: $18-$30 pre-registered, $40 plus $4 fees on-site. More Information: http://www.SVCleanEnergy.com Registration: http://www.acteva.com/go/FountainBlue FountainBlue Series and Topic: High Tech Entrepreneurs' Forum: Selling SaaS to the Enterprise - entrepreneurs only please Date and time: Monday, August 11, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Location: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw & Pittman LLP, 2475 Hanover, Palo Alto Speaker (s): Facilitator Chuck Devita, Growth Process Group Inc. Panelist Michael Shepherd, GrowthPoint Technology Partners Other Panelists to be confirmed Cost: $18-$30 pre-registered, $40 plus $4 fees on-site. More Information: http://www.SVEntrepreneurs.com Registration: http://www.acteva.com/go/FountainBlue FountainBlue Series and Topic: When She Speaks Women in Leadership Series: The Value of Culture Date and time: Thursday, August 14, 11:30 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. Location: EMC Corporation, 2831 Mission College Boulevard in Santa Clara Speaker (s): •Facilitator Cathy Light, Business Builders and Assessment Leaders •Panelist Denise Herrick, VP of HR, Panasas •Panelist Lisa Jing, Program Manager, Integrated Health, Cisco •Panelist Bee Ng, Senior Director, Autodesk Learning •EMC Panelist to be confirmed Cost: $20 -$30 pre-registered, $40 plus $4 fees on-site; $100 for corporate partners covering 10 people More Information: http://www.whenshespeaks.com Registration: http://www.acteva.com/go/FountainBlue FountainBlue Series and Topic: Life Science Entrepreneurs' Forum: Collaborative Development and Its IP Implications - entrepreneurs only please Date and time: Monday, August 18 from 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Location: DLA Piper, 2000 University, East Palo Alto Speaker (s): Facilitator/moderator: •J. Howard Clowes, Partner, DLA Piper LLP Panelists: •Mike Brasseur, Sr Director, Jazz Pharma (tentative) •Adam Bristol, Investor, Biotechnology Value Fund (tentative) •Jim I McLoughlin, Executive Director, Worldwide Business Development & Pfizer Venture Capital; Pfizer Inc. - Biotherapeutics and Bioinnovations Center •John Wulf, EVP & CBO, Trellis Bioscience Cost: $18-$30 pre-registered, $40 plus $4 fees on-site. More Information: http://www.SVLifeScience.com Registration: http://www.acteva.com/go/FountainBlue FountainBlue and RAL Associates’ Transitions Silicon Valley: Diversity and Innovation as a Competitive Advantage Date and Time: Thursday, August 21st, 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM Location: Bay Café Clubhouse, 1875 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto. Speaker: Cathy Caserza Light, CEO, HRLeaders Costs: $30-$40, pre-registered, $50 on-site More Information: http://www.SVExecs.com Registration: http://www.acteva.com/go/FountainBlue FountainBlue Series and Topic: Clean Energy Entrepreneurs' Forum: Energy from Air, Water and Waste - entrepreneurs only please Date and time: Tuesday, September 2 from 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Location: DLA Piper, 2000 University, East Palo Alto Speaker (s): Facilitator and Panelists to be confirmed Cost: $18-$30 pre-registered, $40 plus $4 fees on-site. More Information: http://www.SVCleanEnergy.com Registration: http://www.acteva.com/go/FountainBlue FountainBlue Series and Topic: Funding Road Trip: Your Value Proposition - entrepreneurs only please Date and time: September 5 from 8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Location: Cooley Godward Kronish, LLP, 3175 Hanover Street in Palo Alto Speaker (s): Bill Joos, Go to Market Consulting Dave Kaplow, The FactPoint Group Cost: $80-$90 pre-registered, $100 on-site, plus fees for processing. More Information: http://www.SVCleanEnergy.com Registration: http://www.acteva.com/go/FountainBlue FountainBlue Series and Topic: High Tech Entrepreneurs' Forum: Going Mobile - entrepreneurs only please Date and time: Monday, September 8, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Location: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw & Pittman LLP, 2475 Hanover, Palo Alto Speaker (s): Facilitator and Panelists to be confirmed Cost: $18-$30 pre-registered, $40 plus $4 fees on-site. More Information: http://www.SVEntrepreneurs.com Registration: http://www.acteva.com/go/FountainBlue FountainBlue Series and Topic: When She Speaks Women in Leadership Series: The Feminine Face of Leadership Date and time: Thursday, September 12, 11:30 - 1:30 p.m. Location: EMC Corporation, 2831 Mission College Boulevard in Santa Clara Speaker (s): Facilitator Beata Lewis, Bridging Lives Panelist Azlina Ahmad, Director of Engineering, Cisco Other Panelists to be confirmed Cost: $20 -$30 pre-registered, $40 plus $4 fees on-site More Information: http://www.whenshespeaks.com Registration: http://www.acteva.com/go/FountainBlue Corporate Pass: $100 for 10 people: https://secure.thriva.com/Reg/Form.aspx?IDTD=1007596&IDRPH=1059087. FountainBlue and RAL Associates’ Transitions Silicon Valley: Leading from Any Chair Date and Time: Thursday, September 18, 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM Location: Bay Café Clubhouse, 1875 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto. Speaker: Camille Smith, Work in Progress Coaching Costs: $30-$40, pre-registered, $50 on-site More Information: http://www.SVExecs.com Registration: http://www.acteva.com/go/FountainBlue