Mid-Year Update

January 21

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Agenda
• 2008 in Review

• Spring Semester Events

• Applications for 2009-2010 Club Leadership

• Questions & Feedback

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2008 in Review

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2008 Highlights

• 50% increase in size of eClub to ~300 members

• Completely new club website and logo

• Re-instatement of First Tuesday happy hours
(We didn’t have these last year)
• First startup expo at Entrepreneurship Conference
• First product branding workshop
• First member survey to assess gaps in club offering

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eClub Survey
• Over 50% of club members want to start a business
immediately after school!
• Specific gaps you identified and we’re trying to address:
– Work with WEP to increase # of VIP slots
– Have a more consistent interaction with entrepreneurs than is
possible with Entrepreneur in Residence
– Provide more resources to help with summer internships
• Gaps for next year’s team to try and address:
– Create a Penn-wide network for entrepreneurship to facilitate
team building
– Have more frequent workshops and speakers

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New Developments

Startup Job Leads Entrepreneurship Advisor

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Entrepreneurship Advisor:
Jeff Becker, Founder of PC Helps
• Program Goals

• Advisor Background

• Advisor’s Goals

• Questions?
Contact Mika Ohiorhenuan
ehimika@wharton.upenn.edu

Jeff Becker’s Cousin

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Spring Semester
Calendar

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February Events
10: First Tuesdays Happy Hour

13: Wharton Entrepreneurship Conference

23-27: Do It Yourself Week

28: Presidents Applications Due

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Entrepreneurship Conference
BUY YOUR TICKETS WEC2009.COM
Keynotes:
– Julian Brodsky, Founder and Chairman of Comcast
– Donny Deutsch, CNBC Host “The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch”
Highlights:
– WEC25 Startup Expo
• Live judging of top 5 startups
– Case studies
• Healthcare: Yaupon Therapeutics
• Tech: Shopzilla
– Panels
• clean-tech, web 2.0, healthcare, and starting up in today’s economy

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March Events
3: First Tuesdays Happy Hour

15: New Club Presidents Announced

21-23: E-Trek to Stanford (tentative)

27: E-Trek to NYU (tentative)

30: New Leadership Starts

* Speakers Series

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New Leadership
Applications

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 Leadership Positions
• Timing:
– Final apps due Feb. 28 for Co-Presidents and Conference Co-Chair
– 3 people for each slate
– 1 of 3 Club Co-Presidents will be designated as Conference Co-Chair

• Requirements:
– Written statement of interest
– Resumes
– Top 2-3 slates will be interviewed
– New Co-Presidents announced on March 15

• Transition Plan:
– Current Co-Presidents will work with the new leadership ensure smooth
hand-off
– New Co-Presidents select their Board of Directors in March / April

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