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From Zero To Millions in Customers and Revenues

Successful founding CEOs tell their amazing stories! Well, who can’t build a large company on “beaucoup buck” by hiring a powerful PR agency, crafty viral marketers, giving out product for free, running multi-million dollar burn rates, and securing exclusive distribution channels through Apple or Google by capitalizing on investors’ connections?

But can you build a product used by millions and/or generate millions in revenues without any, or on very small, investment? – These Extra-preneurs did it!

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EARLY STAGE INVESTING IN ISRAELI STARTUPS IN SILICON VALLEY

Sponsored by

 

Bank Leumi USA and Blumberg Capital

cordially invite you to attend:

EARLY STAGE INVESTING IN ISRAELI STARTUPS IN SILICON VALLEY

Hear from a panel of experts on what it takes to fund, launch and grow your digital media startup in the US.  Join Venture Capital and Strategic Investors, Super Angels, Executives, Founders, and Entrepreneurs from the US and Israel as they discuss the latest trends in the digital media sector.

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oDesk founder & CEO : Getting to Millions of Users ( and $$$) per Month

TEC Managing Directors' portfolio company OktoGo.ru raises $5M from investors in Skype, Mangrove Capital, and Ventech VC

TEC Managing Directors' portfolio company, Oktogo.ru - an online Russian travel service, launched in 2010 by Marina Kolesnik (founding team member of Mail.ru and Harvard graduate), is pleased to announce its successful milestones:

Oktogo.ru now reaches 2000 contracted hotels creating the largest contracted hotels database in Russia and former Soviet Republics.

Oktogo.ru boasts the largest and most relevant hotel offering for Russians traveling abroad, including offline payment methods and visa support services.

Mangrove CP, a global leading VC firm has become a shareholder, alongside ABRT and French fund Ventech VC.  Javier Perez-Tenessa, the founder and CEO of eDreams, Fabrice Grinda, founder of OLX, and Jose Marin, founder of IG Expansion, have joined the company as investors and advisors.

The $5 million investment will help oktogo.ru continue contracting Russian hotels throughout the country and provide a unique online presence to most of the approximately 7000 Russian hotels, accelerate the growth rates and to build a recognized brand in Russia.

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Vivek Wadhwa talk at TEC Club (April 5,2011)

On April 5th,2011 , under the auspices of The Entrepreneur's Club and the Europe Club of the Stanford Graduate School of Business 6 international groups and their members met to hear entrepreneur, turned academic, and frequent writer on TechCrunch and in Business Week, Vivek Wadhwa.

Vivek give his insights about startups, and countries like Russia and Chile trying to recreate Silicon Valley as well as future prognostics about the loss of key international talent leading to America's current brain drain. Audience members widened the topics discussed and made the evening a truly global one.

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Leonid Gozman talk at TEC Club ( March 31,2011)

Leonid Gozman talks to over 80 Russian-speaking expats at TEC event in Palo Alto about the real meaning of the Russian modernization program. Is it a myth or reality?

Leonid Gozman is a Board Member of RUSNANO, a $10B Russian State Corporation of Nanotechnologies and a Co-Chairman of the Union of Right Forces Party (democratic opposition).
 

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[TEC NY Event] TEC New York Social

WHEN

Wednesday, March 9, 2011, 7:00 PM

WHERE

Inc Lounge @ The TIME HOTEL

224 w49th Street New York, NY

WHAT

In response to multiple requests, we are organizing another social event in New York. Please join us at the TEC-NY Spring Social (Wed, March 9th, 7PM). This will be an excellent opportunity to meet your fellow Entrepreneurs Club members, network, share experiences, as well as simply have fun in a less formal environment and have an additional celebration of International Women's Day!

The Event is reserved for 35 people only - please RSVP at http://www.meetup.com/TEC-NY/events/16242400/

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Meet COO of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

WHEN/WHERE

February 22, 2011 / Palo Alto CA

WHAT

Meet the First Vice President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) - the largest single investor in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Mark your calendars and make your plans to come and meet our distinguished speaker from London, Mr. Varel Freeman, COO and the First Vice President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). TEC is fortunate to host Mr. Freeman for a keynote address and the Q&A discussion that will follow. Mr. Freeman will discuss the challenges and the benefits of investing in the emerging markets.

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Varel Freeman

COO & First Vice President

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

Varel Freeman oversees all banking operations of the EBRD. He chairs the Operations Committee which reviews all investment and loan proposals before consideration by the Board of Directors, and oversees the formulation of the Bank’s strategy to effectively and efficiently promote the transition of the 30 countries where the EBRD invests. Mr. Freeman is also a member of the Executive Committee.

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