Techcoire

If you are a startup who are just starting out or an emerging business, how do you compete against often well-funded , larger competitors? Come and join leading executives from technology companies who have fought and won market share against larger companies at this month's TechCoire event on Sep 24th and learn the in...sights on how to compete effectively with larger competitors. Learn key strategies to adopt when you are a startup and how to evolve your competitive strategy as your company gains customers and garners market share.

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Applying for and receiving grants from the federal government is neither a quick or easy process. However, they are one of the most important sources of funds for the development of high risk high reward technology. This seminar will go through structuring your company mindset for the federal grant writing process, d...iscussion of some specific federal programs, and review the nuts and bolts of submitting a grant application. Following that, there’ll be specific discussion on the size and scope of the economic stimulus package as it related to clean technology companies and some specific industry sectors that will be benefiting from funds that are being made available.

If you are seeking grants for your life science or clean-tech businesses, you cannot afford to ignore this event. Visit www.techcoire.com to learn more and to register for this limited seating workshop.

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The current economic meltdown has altered the IT implementation plans of private enterprise and government nationwide, including the State of California However, despite the budget cuts and overall slowdown, technology is expected to play a major role in reshaping the communications and overall efficiency of how the g...overnment is running its business.

There’s no better to speak on this subject, than our keynote speaker for July – Ms. Teri Takai, CIO for the State of California, sixth largest economy in the world. Since her appointment as the Chief Information Officer for the State of CA, Ms. Takai has launched a series of initiatives and is championing the new role of IT as a backbone for increasing the efficiency of the government.

She’ll share her vision for the role of IT in reinventing the government and among other things, will discuss :

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What is her three-to-five year vision for IT deployment in the State of CA
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How will IT change the way the people communicate with and within government in years to come?
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How will the new stimulus bill impact IT deployments and what areas will have priority?
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What are their biggest challenges facing the CIO today and how is the state addressing it?
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New Initiatives : Cyber-security, Cloud-Computing, Social Media in government
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What role does technology innovation play in reinventing government?

If you are a technology professional involved in selling/marketing/working with the government, this is an event you cannot afford to miss.

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This month, we have assembled a panel of "bootstrepreneurs" - entrepreneurs who have built (and sold) multi-million dollar businesses without any venture capital! With the venture market showing its share of 'economic malaise', bootstrapping your business may get you the lead that you need to get your company started ...and navigate through the next 12-18 months.


The panel will be feature top entrepreneurs including Christine Comaford, a serial entrepreneur, whom Bill Gates calls "super high-bandwith", George Haber of Crestatech (built a $20M business with no external money) and Graeme Plant, Serial Entrpreneur turned Angel Investor who in his operational role was part of a team that bootstrapped and sold Little Mountain Group to QLogic for $30M. This is an event you cannot afford to miss if you are an entrepreneur looking to take your 'idea' or business to the next level without any venture money.

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With dwindling budgets and cost-sensitive customers, positioning your product or service has become more critical than ever before. Every vendor is battling for the slice of the customer’s spending and as such, you need to position and price your product to be perceived in the right away. Pricing, which has become even... more important in the current meltdown is a critical element of your overall positioning as well. In tough economies, people demand proven value and more skeptical than ever of unfounded claims, overhyped value propositions and dubious contributions to their business and lives.

Join Paul Wiefels from Chasm Group as he shares some of the best practices and success stories from leading technology vendors and shares with you the art and science of positioning technology-based products. He will address some of the following topics:\

What role does strategic positioning play in the current market climate?
How do you position your product effectively versus your competitors?
What are the elements of an effective value proposition? What makes a value proposition relevant?
Are the benefits you claim the same ones that customers value?
Pricing for cost vs. value: Which models work and which do not?
What role do ROI play in the new business climate? Do you know what the true cost of adopting your product really is?
How does a chosen value proposition influence your business model?

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It’s official: We’re in recession. Store closures, job losses are nothing new during a recession, but it has also been a time when great companies like Cisco and Sun Microsystems have been formed. History has many examples of successful companies being built during recessionary periods. The question on every startup’s... mind is how 2009 is going to shape and if the VCs will continue to fund technology companies.

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