First Look Forum

October 12, 2010

When: Tuesday, October 12
Where: Arctic Club Hotel, 700 3rd Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104

Attendee at this events are limited to presenting companies, investors, and sponsors. Please email rlovell@nwen.org to inquire further.

Is your business at a turning point and you want to take it to the next level? Apply for the First Look Forum today!

We understand that sharing your startup idea with the world can be scary. Committing all your months of hard work and years of hopes and dreams to one page can be hard. And though we know entrepreneurship isn't for the feint of heart, we're here to help you along that path. There's no better way to get started then to apply for our First Look Forum coaching program and showcase!

Everybody wins because...

  • Every applicant will receive feedback on their executive summary.
  • Earlybird applicants can attend a hosted reception for insider tips from past participants and investor coaches.
  • Every applicant will be invited to participate in the exclusive "Think Like an Investor" workshop.
  • The top 20 applicants will get paired with a coach from the Alliance of Angels, Calidora, Denny Hill Capital, Divergent Ventures, Founder's Co-Op, Gist, Glass5 LLC, Ignition Partners, Kiblle and Prentice, Madrona Venture Group, Maveron, Montlake Capital, Revenue Loan, Tiger Mountain LLC, Trilogy Partners or Voyager Capital ...more coaches joining every day!
  • The top applicants will give their business exposure to representatives from every leading angel group and venture capital firm in the region.

Thank you to our Fall 2010 coaches:

Feedback from participants:
"I love NWEN -- the First Look Forum was an amazing process -- it really stress-tested our business model and business plan, and forced us to get really crisp, clear and concise on exactly what we are doing and why. It's hard work, and well worth it!"

"The coaching process offered a time for deep review and having an open mind to excellent criticism from fresh informed minds.”

“How NWEN got all those VCs and angels into one room is somewhat a miracle”.

"I had a wonderful experience and I have had some exciting developments as a direct result of my participation at the First Look Forum."

Timeline: 

June 15: Early Bird Applications Open
August 2: Early Bird Applications Close
August 3: Early Bird Reception for Early Bird Applicants
August 23: Applications Close
September 1: Top 20 Finalist Announced
September 2: First Round of Coaching Begins
September 15: Think Like an Investor session (all to attend who did not make final 20 cut)
September 16: First Round of Coaching Ends
September 21: Top 12 Announced & Second Round of Coaching begins
September 27: Final Executive Summaries Due
October 1: Second Round of Coaching Ends
October 6 & 7: Presentation Coaching Session with Pivitol Presentations - to be scheduled in half hour increments
October 10: All presentations due from top 12
October 12: First Look Forum

Cost: Application Fees

  • Early-bird: $45 for members, $90 for non-members 
  • After August 2: $55 for members, $110 for non-members

Find out more from previous First Look Forum events:
Spring 2010 - Click HERE
Fall 2009 - Click HERE

Special Thank you to all of our Sponsors!

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To download the executive summary template,  (click here)

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