Vietnamese Silicon Valley Network

Event Description:

Kicking off the second year of the QuarterlyVenture Breakfast Series in collaboration with PWC, the panel will discuss trends in venture investments in the Web 2.0 Consumer Internet sector.

VC investments in Web 2.0 have exploded due to low capital costs, scalability, and some lucrative exits. Steve Bengston will present an overview of the investments in the sector and trends, and then our veteran VC panel will discuss some of the issues facing Web 2.0 companies, including:

• If Microsoft buys Yahoo, will that severely damage the M&A market for Web 2.0 companies?
• Are there any areas that are not already over invested?
• Is Web 3.0 marketing hype?
• What is the next Facebook? Is social networking dead?

Speakers:

Steve BengstonPrice Waterhouse Cooper
Moderator: Sylvia Burks, Pillsbury Winthrop
Richard Wong, Accel
Chad Kinzelberg, Scale Venture Partners
Lars Leckie, Hummer Winblad
Jim Marshall, Selby Venture Partners
Brian O’Malley, Battery Ventures
Registration Begins at 8:00am April 15, 2008

Registration Link: http://www.sdforum.org/VentureBreakfast

Price: $20 members, $30 for non- members, Platinum Pass

Location: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, 2475 Hanover Street, Palo Alto, CA 94304