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DESCRIPTION:The IEEE Consumer Technology Society Young Professionals is exc
 ited to invite you to a two-part webinar series (in English) focusing on h
 ow to transform an idea into a funded startup. This series features two pr
 ominent figures from the accelerator and investment ecosystems in Silicon 
 Valley and Europe.\n\nYou will have the opportunity not only to hear their
  stories but also to ask the questions you&#39;ve always wanted to ask.\n\nWeb
 inar 1 – Silicon Valley Ecosystem\n\nFrom Idea to Startup: How Berkeley 
 SkyDeck Helps Founders Take Off\n\nSpeaker: Frank Hysa\, Berkeley SkyDeck\
 n\nDate &amp; Time: Tuesday\, 2 December – 18:00–18:45 (CET\, Italian time
 )\n\nFranz will talk about:\n\n-\nHow Berkeley SkyDeck works and what make
 s the Silicon Valley ecosystem unique.\n\n-\nReal success stories from the
  accelerator.\n\n-\nHow to move from an idea to a solid startup project.\n
 \n-\nWhat investors look for in early-stage teams and pitches.\n\n--------
 -------------------------------------------------------\n\nWebinar 2 – E
 uropean Ecosystem\n\nFrom Idea to Startup: Funding &amp; Scaling with Zest\n\n
 Speaker: Giulio Pezzini\, Zest\n\nDate &amp; Time: Thursday\, 4 December – 1
 3:45–15:00 (CET\, Italian time)\n\nGiulio will share:\n\n-\nHow Zest sup
 ports innovative startups in Italy and Europe.\n\n-\nPractical tips for a 
 successful fundraising strategy.\n\n-\nCase studies from European founders
  who successfully raised capital.\n\n-\nHow to choose between accelerators
 \, incubators\, and other funding options.\n\n----------------------------
 -----------------------------------\n\nWho should attend?\n\n-\nStudents a
 nd recent graduates who are curious about entrepreneurship.\n\n-\nEarly-st
 age founders and aspiring founders.\n\n-\nYoung professionals interested i
 n VC\, accelerators\, and the startup ecosystems.\n\n---------------------
 ------------------------------------------\n\nLanguage: English\n\nFormat:
  Online webinars\n\n[👉] Registration: Please register for each event se
 parately using IEEE vTools.\n\nFor Webinar #1\, register using the link in
  this e-Notice / Event Posting.\n\nFor Webinar #2\, register using this li
 nk: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/517838\n\nWe look forward to seeing y
 ou online and to your questions for Franz and Giulio!\n\nBest regards\,\nL
 ucio Ciabattoni\nIEEE Consumer Technology Society Young Professionals Chai
 r\n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/517833
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/517833
ORGANIZER:luciociabattoni@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Webinar 1 – Silicon Valley Ecosystem From Idea to Startup: How Be
 rkeley SkyDeck Helps Founders Take Off
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/517833
X-ALT-DESC:Description: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;The IEEE Consumer Technology Society Young
  Professionals is excited to invite you to a two-part webinar series (in E
 nglish) focusing on how to transform an idea into a funded startup. This s
 eries features two prominent figures from the accelerator and investment e
 cosystems in Silicon Valley and Europe.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;You will have the opportun
 ity not only to hear their stories but also to ask the questions you&#39;ve al
 ways wanted to ask.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(35\, 111\, 161)\;&quot;&gt;We
 binar 1 &amp;ndash\; Silicon Valley Ecosystem&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;From Ide
 a to Startup: How Berkeley SkyDeck Helps Founders Take Off&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;
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 gb(52\, 73\, 94)\;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Frank Hysa&lt;/em&gt;\, Berkeley SkyDeck&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;
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 sh\; 18:00&amp;ndash\;18:45 (CET\, Italian time)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Franz will t
 alk about:&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;ul&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;How Berkeley SkyDeck works and what makes t
 he Silicon Valley ecosystem unique.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Real success stor
 ies from the accelerator.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;How to move from an idea to
  a solid startup project.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;What investors look for in 
 early-stage teams and pitches.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;/ul&gt;\n&lt;hr&gt;\n&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;c
 olor: rgb(35\, 111\, 161)\;&quot;&gt;Webinar 2 &amp;ndash\; European Ecosystem&lt;/span&gt;&lt;
 /h3&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;From Idea to Startup: Funding &amp;amp\; Scaling with Zest&lt;/s
 trong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Speaker:&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;nbsp\;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14
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 \n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Date &amp;amp\; Time:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;strong&gt;Thursday\, 4 Decembe
 r &amp;ndash\; 13:45&amp;ndash\;15:00 (CET\, Italian time)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Giulio
  will share:&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;ul&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;How Zest supports innovative startups in 
 Italy and Europe.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Practical tips for a successful fun
 draising strategy.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Case studies from European founder
 s who successfully raised capital.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;How to choose betw
 een accelerators\, incubators\, and other funding options.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;/u
 l&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;hr&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(52\, 73\, 94)\;&quot;&gt;&lt;str
 ong&gt;Who should attend?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;ul&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Students and re
 cent graduates who are curious about entrepreneurship.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;\n&lt;
 p&gt;Early-stage founders and aspiring founders.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Young p
 rofessionals interested in VC\, accelerators\, and the startup ecosystems.
 &lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;/ul&gt;\n&lt;hr&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(52\, 73\, 94)\;&quot;&gt;&lt;str
 ong&gt;Language:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/span&gt;English&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rg
 b(52\, 73\, 94)\;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Format:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/span&gt;Online webinars&amp;n
 bsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;an1&quot; draggable=&quot;false&quot; src=&quot;https://fonts.gstati
 c.com/s/e/notoemoji/16.0/1f449/72.png&quot; alt=&quot;👉&quot; loading=&quot;lazy&quot; data-emoj
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 ng&gt;Registration:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Please register for each event separately
  using IEEE vTools.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p style=&quot;padding-left: 80px\;&quot;&gt;For Webinar #1\, 
 register using the link in this e-Notice / Event Posting.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p style=&quot;p
 adding-left: 80px\;&quot;&gt;For Webinar #2\, register using this link: &amp;nbsp\;&lt;a 
 href=&quot;https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/517838&quot;&gt;https://events.vtools.ieee.
 org/m/517838&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;We look forward to seeing you onl
 ine and to your questions for Franz and Giulio!&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Best regards\,&lt;br&gt;
 Lucio Ciabattoni&lt;br&gt;IEEE Consumer Technology Society Young Professionals C
 hair&lt;/p&gt;
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