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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 2 – European Ecosystem\n\nFrom Idea to Startup: Funding &amp; Scaling w
 ith Zest\n\nSpeaker: Giulio Pezzini\, Zest\n\nDate &amp; Time: Thursday\, 4 De
 cember – 13:45–15:00 (CET\, Italian time)\n\nGiulio will share:\n\n-\n
 How Zest supports innovative startups in Italy and Europe.\n\n-\nPractical
  tips for a successful fundraising strategy.\n\n-\nCase studies from Europ
 ean founders who successfully raised capital.\n\n-\nHow to choose between 
 accelerators\, incubators\, and other funding options.\n\n----------------
 -----------------------------------------------\n\nWebinar 1 – Silicon V
 alley Ecosystem\n\nFrom Idea to Startup: How Berkeley SkyDeck Helps Founde
 rs Take Off\n\nSpeaker: Frank Hysa\, Berkeley SkyDeck\n\nDate &amp; Time: Tues
 day\, 2 December – 18:00–18:45 (CET\, Italian time)\n\nFranz will talk
  about:\n\n-\nHow Berkeley SkyDeck works and what makes the Silicon Valley
  ecosystem unique.\n\n-\nReal success stories from the accelerator.\n\n-\n
 How 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\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 #2\, register using the link in
  this e-Notice / Event Posting.\n\nFor Webinar #1\, register using this li
 nk: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/517833\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/517838
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/517838
ORGANIZER:luciociabattoni@gmail.com
SEQUENCE:38
SUMMARY:Webinar 2 – European Ecosystem -- From Idea to Startup: Funding &amp;
  Scaling with Zest
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/517838
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
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 &quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Giulio Pezzini&lt;/em&gt;\, Zest&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Date &amp;amp\; Time:&lt;
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 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 fundraising strategy.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n
 &lt;li&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Case studies from European founders who successfully raised capit
 al.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;How to choose between accelerators\, incubators\,
  and other funding options.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;/ul&gt;\n&lt;hr&gt;\n&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;colo
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 ng&gt;Tuesday\, 2 December &amp;ndash\; 18:00&amp;ndash\;18:45 (CET\, Italian time)&lt;/
 strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Franz will talk about:&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;ul&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;How Berkeley Sk
 yDeck works and what makes the Silicon Valley ecosystem unique.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;
 \n&lt;li&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Real success stories 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;/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
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 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
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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 #2\, 
 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 #1\, register using this link: &amp;nbsp\;&lt;st
 rong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/517833&quot;&gt;https://events.vtoo
 ls.ieee.org/m/517833&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;We look forward 
 to seeing you online and to your questions for Franz and Giulio!&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;B
 est regards\,&lt;br&gt;Lucio Ciabattoni&lt;br&gt;IEEE Consumer Technology Society Youn
 g Professionals Chair&lt;/p&gt;
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