Startup Roundtable 15 - How to Get the Most Out of a Startup Incubator? (Panel)

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This roundtable series features a panel to discuss various subjects surrounding a startup incubator/accelerator. Issues to be discussed include but not limited to the following:

1. what roles does a startup incubator/accelerator play?
2. how should entrepreneurs prepare to get in some of the world's best startup incubator/accelerator programs?
3. what resources are available in nyc and nationwide?
4. what should a business plan look like when you apply for an incubator/accelerator program?
5. what qualities should entrepreneurs possess in order to succeed with such programs?
6. the do's and don'ts when applying for such programs
7. specific programs such as WIM (Women Innovate Mobile), ERA (Entrepreneur Roundtable Accelerator), etc
8. more...

Panel

• Sophia Chou - President & Co-founder @ Loudly
• Charlie Kemper - Partner @ ERA (Entrepreneur Roundtable Accelerator)
• More to come

Agenda

• 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM: Registration + Cold Beer
• 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM: Panel discussion (How to Get the Most Out of a Startup Incubator?)
• 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM: Networking

Registration

• Meetup
• Eventbrite

Admission

• Early Bird - $15
• General Admission - $25
• Walk-in - $35

Panelist Bios

Sophia Chou

Sophia Chou is president and co-founder of Loudly, a mobile communications platform that is revolutionizing the text and call experience. As a longtime webpreneur and front-end developer, Sophia has definitely done her fair share of applying to accelerators. Most recently, she participated in the WIM accelerator's inaugural class and just went through demo day. She firmly believes in women helping women, innovation, and lifelong learning.

Charlie Kemper

Charlie is a Partner at Revel Partners whose investment experience spans companies and technologies in the infrastructure & media sectors.

Before helping launch Revel in February 2011, Charlie was a Principal with Steelpoint Capital Partners, a media & technology growth equity firm he joined in 2005. While at Steelpoint, he led or participated in numerous successful investments in the media & communications fields including AdSpace Networks, Atempo, Boingo Wirless (IPO), Jitterbug, PacStar Communications, PrivaSys, Promptu, SeaMobile, Topica, WMI Media Solutions, and WorkShare.

Previously, Charlie worked with Darby Overseas Investments, a global private equity firm led by Nicholas Brady, former US Secretary of the Treasury and Chairman of Dillon Read & Co, where he helped launch plan an early-stage venture fund focused on Latin America. Earlier in his career, Charlie was a Co-Founder & Managing Director of a Chicago-based digital media agency, KMF, focused on intranet design and e-commerce system integration.

In addition to Revel, Charlie is a General Partner at Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator, the leading NY-born community-driven incubator. He is also a Founding Officer & Chair of the New York City Venture Connection, a networking organization comprised of the leading venture capital firms in the Greater New York area.