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"Are We Blowing Another Bubble?", 5/20, San Francisco, CA

2010-05-20 17:30:00

Pier 38 (The Embarcadero at Townsend) San Francisco, CA 94111

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The bubble-and-burst cycle of Silicon Valley seems to be the standard operating procedure of high tech. Amidst a continued recession, many mixed signals remain about the nation’s economic outlook. Yet here in the Valley, VCs bloodied each other’s noses in the perplexing bidding war for Foursquare, at a rumored valuation of $80 million or more, while Benchmark invested in startup Quora at a reported $86 million.

Are we making too much out of too little again? Have we forgotten the pain of the dot-bomb and the 2008 "RIP, Good Times" scare that transfixed the tech sector? Or are we building companies and investing in them differently this time?

Join us for a panel discussion which brings together two different perspectives — the entrepreneur and the investor — on Silicon Valley in 2010.

Moderator:

* Owen Thomas , Executive Editor of VentureBeat

Panelists:

* Tim Chang, Principal, Norwest Venture Partners

* Christine Herron, Principal, First Round Capital

* Paul Martino, Executive Chairman, Aggregate Knowledge

* Corey Reese, CEO, Trumpet Technologies

Thursday, May 20th at 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Automattic Lounge

Pier 38 (The Embarcadero at Townsend)

San Francisco, CA 94111

Beer and wine reception following.

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