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Invite to "Launch: Silicon Valley 2007"

dpapathanasiou 20y ago
Just got this email, sent to our site's contact address. Since it says "Please forward this invite to others who could benefit" and is probably of interest to people here, I'm including it below, in its entirety: -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Launch: Silicon Valley 2007 - Your Gateway to Funding & Beyond Date: Wed, 02 May 2007 16:53:53 +0530 To: info@seeksift.com SVASE and Garage Technology Ventures Co-present Launch: Silicon Valley 2007- Your Gateway to Funding & Beyond Create the Buzz; Raise the Money and Build your Business www.launchsiliconvalley.org June 5, 2007 Microsoft Campus in Mountain View, CAI If you think you have developed a cool technology and want the world to discover you, this is the time to do it. SVASE and Garage Technology Ventures open the doorway to success for you -Launch: Silicon Valley, (www.launchsiliconvalley.org ), Bay Area's premier launch event, on June 5th at Microsoft campus in Mountain View, CA, presents the most keenly awaited event by VCs and investment community. This event is designed to give you an opportunity to meet, network and showcase your product to all the Movers & Shakers of not only the venture world but also the corporate world and the Blogosphere. Business Benefits: By attending this event, you will have the opportunity to: a.. To make a presentation directly in front of VCs, Angel Investors, M&A Executives, Senior Corporate Biz Dev Executives, Bloggers, Press and potential business partners. b.. In addition, the CEOs of the companies voted "most promising new company" in each of the six sessions at the event will also receive invitations (for two) to attend the prestigious Ernst & Young "Entrepreneur of the Year" Gala Dinner on June 29 at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco. c.. To showcase products and services d.. To be recognized as one of the most exciting startups Please forward this invite to others who could benefit. Thank you. Please submit 2 page executive summary before May 3rd, 2007. Launchsv@svase.org
dawie 20y ago
I got this as a comment on my blog. Is this the beginning of startup spam?
- dpapathanasiou 20y ago
  I think it just reflects how hard it is to get attention these days. I didn't mind it because it was fairly novel (mail we get to that address is usually either a feature request or a user complaint), and seemed legit. But if tons of other groups start advertising their events this way, it could get tiring, fast.
  - sabat 20y ago
    You would get tired of VCs and Angels giving you opportunities to pitch? Blogga, PLEASE.
    - dpapathanasiou 20y ago
      It depends who those VCs and angels are; pitching to just any old investor is not a good idea.
sbraford 20y ago
Out of all the "spam" you could get, this is probably the least annoying (and actually beneficial for some) kind you can get. When contacting people like this, it's usually wise to customize each email (which it doesn't look like they did). Hey X, That thing you said on your blog... hilarious! I once did the same thing. Do you know so and so? The reason I'm contacting you is.... Something like that, only less spammy sounding.

Just got this email, sent to our site's contact address. Since it says "Please forward this invite to others who could benefit" and is probably of interest to people here, I'm including it below, in its entirety: -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Launch: Silicon Valley 2007 - Your Gateway to Funding & Beyond Date: Wed, 02 May 2007 16:53:53 +0530 To: info@seeksift.com SVASE and Garage Technology Ventures Co-present Launch: Silicon Valley 2007- Your Gateway to Funding & Beyond Create the Buzz; Raise the Money and Build your Business www.launchsiliconvalley.org June 5, 2007 Microsoft Campus in Mountain View, CAI If you think you have developed a cool technology and want the world to discover you, this is the time to do it. SVASE and Garage Technology Ventures open the doorway to success for you -Launch: Silicon Valley, (www.launchsiliconvalley.org ), Bay Area's premier launch event, on June 5th at Microsoft campus in Mountain View, CA, presents the most keenly awaited event by VCs and investment community. This event is designed to give you an opportunity to meet, network and showcase your product to all the Movers & Shakers of not only the venture world but also the corporate world and the Blogosphere. Business Benefits: By attending this event, you will have the opportunity to: a.. To make a presentation directly in front of VCs, Angel Investors, M&A Executives, Senior Corporate Biz Dev Executives, Bloggers, Press and potential business partners. b.. In addition, the CEOs of the companies voted "most promising new company" in each of the six sessions at the event will also receive invitations (for two) to attend the prestigious Ernst & Young "Entrepreneur of the Year" Gala Dinner on June 29 at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco. c.. To showcase products and services d.. To be recognized as one of the most exciting startups Please forward this invite to others who could benefit. Thank you. Please submit 2 page executive summary before May 3rd, 2007. Launchsv@svase.org

dawie 20y ago

I got this as a comment on my blog. Is this the beginning of startup spam?

dpapathanasiou 20y ago
I think it just reflects how hard it is to get attention these days. I didn't mind it because it was fairly novel (mail we get to that address is usually either a feature request or a user complaint), and seemed legit. But if tons of other groups start advertising their events this way, it could get tiring, fast.
- sabat 20y ago
  You would get tired of VCs and Angels giving you opportunities to pitch? Blogga, PLEASE.
  - dpapathanasiou 20y ago
    It depends who those VCs and angels are; pitching to just any old investor is not a good idea.

sbraford 20y ago

Out of all the "spam" you could get, this is probably the least annoying (and actually beneficial for some) kind you can get. When contacting people like this, it's usually wise to customize each email (which it doesn't look like they did). Hey X, That thing you said on your blog... hilarious! I once did the same thing. Do you know so and so? The reason I'm contacting you is.... Something like that, only less spammy sounding.