Lean Launchpad BBL: Inside a Venture Capital Partners Meeting

On behalf of the Lean Launchpad faculty team, please join us for a special look into the entrepreneurial journey:

Behind Closed Doors: Inside a Venture Capital Partners Meeting

When: Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Where: GSB M109 (643 Serra Mall, Stanford, CA 94305)

Chipotle for first 30 attendees 

• Watch and learn as an early-stage entrepreneur gives his actual pitch to a panel of leading venture capital partners – Live. 

• Student Q&A with the entrepreneur.  

• Eavesdrop as the VC partners evaluate and decide in real-time whether or not to invest. 

• Student Q&A with the VCs about why they will, or will not, invest. 

• Learn how entrepreneurs present their ideas and respond to questions from VCs.

• Learn what venture capitalists look for in great new companies.

Agenda:

12:10 -12:30 pm      CEO presentation to panel of venture capital investors; Investors ask questions of the CEO

12:30 - 12:40 pm     Students ask questions of CEO.

12:40 - 12:50 pm     Investors conduct a “partner meeting”, discussing, and deciding whether or not to invest.

12:50 - 1:00 pm       Students ask questions of investors.

Company Presenting:

XP Health. The best way to help your employees with their vision health is to have the optometrists come to your office.

XP Health was founded by a team of Stanford and Berkeley alumni and eye doctors to provide concierge eye care onsite, directly to employees.

The offering is simple: we bring a board-certified optometrist for a day to do eye exams with your employees. It’s hyper convenient, as we can set up in almost any small conference room. Employees use their insurance to pay for the exams and glasses, maximizing their benefits. All your HR team does is forward our scheduling system link to employees. In sum: we are an innovative turnkey wellness solution that increases productivity and morale and reduces employee absences.

97% of employees have rated the exam as high/very high quality and 100% of them want XP Health to continue to be offered as a benefit.

Antonio Moraes (GSB alumnus), CEO of XP Health

https://www.xphealth.co/#how-it-works

Investor Panel:

Moderator:  Jeff Epstein (GSB alumnus), Bessemer Venture Partners  

Arun Mathew (GSB alumnus), Accel  

Brian Jacobs (GSB alumnus), Emergence Capital  

Sarah Smith (GSB alumna), Bain Capital Ventures  

Seats will fill up, so come early! There will also be Chipotle for the first 30 attendees.