Orrick's Emerging Companies Group is hosting a Total Access event, 2011 Cleantech Opportunities and Outlook--The Investors' Perspective, in Menlo Park next Thursday morning, December 16.
For those of you who are not familiar with Orrick's Total Access series, the firm brings together panels of top VCs, entrepreneurs, and service providers, and each event is focused on a specific tech sector (cleantech, cloud computing, social media, biotech, etc.). These events always feature a variety of interesting and useful perspectives on their respective topics, and they present great networking opportunities.
Next week's event features an incredible panel of partners from some of Silicon Valley's top VC firms: Sequoia, MDV, NEA, and Draper Fisher Jurvetson. Moderating the panel is Orrick partner Mitch Zuklie. Mitch is one of the most distinguished corporate lawyers in Silicon Valley, he is a clear thought leader in the cleantech arena, and his client list is extremely impressive. But beyond all that, Mitch is a stand-up guy for whom I have great respect. He's also a very convincing recruiter (something I learned firsthand), and I feel quite fortunate to be able to call him my partner mentor at Orrick.
Furthermore, last night Mitch informed me that I no longer have a delayed start date with Orrick, and therefore I am starting as an associate in January 2011 (as opposed to January 2012). And for that, I made sure that he has a substantial shipment of Geary's Pale Ale (his favorite beer, brewed in Portland, Maine and only distributed on the East Coast) coming his way.
Next Thursday's panel promises to offer valuable insights into the cleantech landscape and what we can expect in 2011. It's certainly going to be an interesting year.
You can RSVP here--hope to see you next week!
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