May 12

 

Don’t miss an opportunity to mingle with innovative and experienced entrepreneurs, engineers, alumni, angel investors and leading private equity/venture capital investors at the inaugural Northwestern Entrepreneurship Week (NEW)!

NEW is a collection of events hosted by various entrepreneurial organizations across Northwestern university during the week of May 17 – 26, 2010.

For the calendar of events, please visit www.northwesterneweek.com. We have something for everyone!

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Apr 19

The Inaugural Wildcat Angels Event is set for May 2010.

We have received strong interest from both Angels and Entrepreneurs seeking investment.  If you would like to know more about the event, please contact us at: info@wildcatangels.com

To submit your business for consideration, please see the links above on investments.

Special thanks to our inaugural presenting sponsor:
Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon

www.wildman.com

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Apr 12

Wildcat Angels brings together active individual investors and high growth early stage businesses.

  • Members are executives and entrepreneurs who are interested in investing both funds and their expertise in assisting start-up companies.
  • Wildcat Angels is based in Evanston, Illinois, where it hosts quarterly dinner meetings for members. At these meetings, pre-screened entrepreneurs and business owners, primarily sourced from the university and Chicago-area business communities, present summaries of investment opportunities to members. Individual members make their own independent investment decisions. Members interested in potential investments work together to conduct due diligence on opportunities.
  • The purpose of Wildcat Angels is to provide infrastructure, initial screening, and administrative support for high potential investment opportunities in businesses requiring capital, mentoring, and other resources.

Wildcat Angels is not affiliated with Northwestern University or any of its undergraduate or graduate programs.

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Apr 12

Steve Jobs 2005 Stanford Commencement Address

 

Drawing from some of the most pivotal points in his life, Steve Jobs, chief executive officer and co-founder of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, urged graduates to pursue their dreams and see the opportunities in life’s setbacks — including death itself — at the university’s 114th Commencement on June 12, 2005.

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Apr 12

Entrepreneurs: Startup Accelerator…I mean “Excelerator”…in Chicago this Summer!

Who: Aspiring Entrepreneurs, Startups and High-Growth Businesses that want to build better businesses faster

What: 10+ Week Startup Incubator/Accelerator similar to TechStars/Y Combinator plus up to $20k in funding and (probably most importantly) access to elite mentors, advisors and professional investors/angels

Applications Due (4/2/10) http://www.exceleratelabs.com/apply/

When: Program/Mentorship/Incubator June-September

Where: Chicago, IL

About Excelerate:
Excelerate is a bootcamp for start-ups that is driven by proven entrepreneurs and investors . We are located in Chicago, IL, and target founders with innovative ideas/early stage ventures that are looking to take the next leap forward in their business.

For More Information
Visit: http://www.exceleratelabs.com/

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