FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TCVN ANNOUNCES “SURVIVOR 6”
COMPETITION FOR ENTREPRENEURS
Tech Coast
Venture Network (TCVN) announces “Survivor 6” a unique opportunity for
entrepreneurs to show the world why their businesses are ready for prime time.
During the Tech Coast Venture Forum on October 28th, 2010, “Survivor
6” prominent investor judges will facilitate dozens of companies
competing for an estimated $65,000 in prizes. Winners will walk away with
prizes from legal, financial and accounting services to insurance, video
production and funding readiness consulting. TCVN’s Survivor 6 is a premier
start-up accelerator event that promises to bring businesses from all over the
Western Region. Businesses representing a broad spectrum of concepts, sizes and
maturity will all compete before a panel of judges in three rounds of pitching
their business. “Many of the
businesses that will enter this contest are struggling in the difficult
economic climate,” Said Bart Greenberg, TCVN Chairman, and partner at the law
firm, Haynes and Boone, LLP. “These prizes could literally put a struggling
entrepreneur on the road to the next level of success.” In each round the
judges will eliminate candidates eligible for the estimated $65,000 dollars in
value prizes until first, second and third prize winners are chosen.
EVERY company that registers for the event
will have the opportunity to make at least one 30-second pitch to the TCVN
panel of investors and move on to the final round of questioning to win the first
prize valued at nearly $35,000. A group of 15 companies will then be
invited back as “sub-finalists” to return to the podium to make a 2 minute
pitch and hopefully wow the judges enough to make it to round three where only
5 will be invited back as “finalists.” In round three each of the five
finalists will have 7 minute of Questions and answers to get into the
final three from which the winner will be chosen. At the end of the
evening, our investor panel will select the company they consider to be the
best investment opportunity – The 2010 Survivor.
Several companies have
parlayed their success at past TCVN Survivor events into increased notoriety,
press opportunities and investment in their businesses.
The Survivor. Contest prizes
include: Nearly $65,000 in total contributed services and products from Haynes
and Boone, LLP., Hall & Company, TechRiskPro & Edgewood Partners
Insurance Center, Inlab Ventures and Inlab News, Septium Corporation, Hyrax
International LLC. Global Human Resources Outsourcing, Momentum Venture
Management, LLC., Persuasive Business Plans, UCI Extension, TCVN, Tengo
Communications, TechBizConnection, Los Angeles Venture Association, JCWallin
Executive Search, Pasadena Angels, Tech Coast Angels, TriTech SBDC Consulting,
Jackson DeMarco Tidus Peckenpaugh, Hein & Associates LLP, PhD Computing,
Inc., Silvertip Partners, Inc., OneAccord Partners and Quest Financial
Services.
The Master of Ceremonies will
be Bart Greenberg, TCVN chairman.
This incredible event is sponsored by event sponsors are xx, xx and xx
and the event location is provided through the gracious courtesy of Knobbe
Martens Olson.
Admission for the TCVN Forum
is $75 for registration through September 22, and $85 at the door. Registration is available at http://www.tcvn.org
For further information:
David J McNeil at 714.937.4221
Email: David@TechRiskPro.com
