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BAY BULLETIN SEpt. / OCt. 2009 HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL ASSOCIAtION OF NORtHERN CALIFORNIA 1 2 www.hbsanc.org In ThIs Issue page 1 Social Media: The Upside of Giving Up Control president’s Letter ................................. 2 1 3 Community partners ........................... 4 2 CurrenT evenTs 5 6 4 3 4 5 C september s m t W 7 1 6 13 20 27 7 1 82 9 t 3 10 17 24 f 6 7 1 s 4 5 12 19 26 8 2 15 3 4 22 5 6 29 7 8 9 10 t 11 12 13 14 10 9 11 12 16 13 14 23 15 16 30 17 8 2 11 9 3 10 4 11 14 1 2 21 3 4 28 5 6 18 5 12 13 25 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 14 15 16 10 7 OctOber 1 17 11 s 8 m 9 10 W 1 2 2 13 2 4 5 t f 12 s 6 73 8 9 10 1 8 15 1 2 3 29 4 5 6 13 14 15 2 4 11 18 25 11 12 13 14 15 5 6 336 4 5 7 7 8 9 4 16 17 10 11 17 12 12 13 15 16 17 659 7 8 14 10 11 16 23 6 19 20 27 21 9 7 12 10 22 13 24 14 About Charlene Li Charlene Li, ’93, is the Founder of Altimeter Group and co-author of the business bestseller, Groundswell: Winning In A World Transformed By Social Technologies. Charlene is one of the most frequently-quoted industry analysts and has appeared on 60 Minutes, The McNeil NewsHour, ABC News, CNN, and CNBC. She is also frequently quoted by The Wall Street Journal, The New Attendees to this event will York Times, USAToday, Reuters, • See advance material from and The Associated Press. She is a Charlene li the book, which will not be much-sought after public speaker released until May 2010 and has presented frequently at • Get a sneak peek at an online diagnostop technology conferences such as Web tic tool Charlene will be developing in 2.0 Expo, SXSW, Search Engine Strategies conjunction with the book and the American Society of Association • Be part of the book’s development – in Executives. the true spirit of social media, Charlene Prior to founding Altimeter Group, will be using audience interaction at this Charlene was a Vice President and Princisession to refine and enhance the book’s pal Analyst at Forrester Research. Charlene 10 final content. is a graduate of Harvard Business School • Please register early as we expect this “Social Media” continued on Pg. 2 11 event to be sold out. harlene Li, author of social media bestseller Groundswell and founder of the Altimeter Group, will share a sneak peek at material from her upcoming book, tentatively titled The Upside of Giving Up Control. This widelyanticipated book will discuss the challenges and benefits for companies willing to relinquish control to their audience as they make use of social media. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 16 17 8 13 14 26 11 12 13 14 28 9 15 16 17 30 15 16 17 10 HOLD THE DATE! 12 13 14 page 12 1. Social Media ............................................... 1 17 7 13 2. prof. Kanter ............................................... 1 8 14 3. Ivy League Mixer........................................ 2 9 4. CEO Speaker Series: R. Colombo................. 3 15 5. Harvard Angels .......................................... 3 10 16 7. Venture Capital Lunch ................................ 3 11 17 8. Wine tasting: R. Mondavi ........................... 6 12 9. penin. Networking Lunch (Sept. 2) ............ 6 13 10. penin. Networking Lunch (Oct. 14) .......... 6 14 1 SF Opera: Il trittico ................................... 6 1. 16 11 15 HBS ProfeSSor roSaBetH MoSS Kanter on... Thursday, October 22 • 6 PM -8 PM the answer to the global crisis of business and American-style capitalism... I 15 upComIng evenTs 16 17 6. Harvard Angels (Dec. 10)............................ 3 12. Creating Facebook Fan pages (Nov. 12)..... 7 13. CEO Speaker Series: R. Katz (Nov. 9) ........ 3 f you think business corCome hear Professor Rosabeth porations are doomed to Moss Kanter introduce a new be lumbering, bloated, and model for values-based compa15 nies and values-based capitalism, corrupt, think again. Based on an extraordinary three-year inbased on her new book, Super16 vestigation, interviewing more Corp: How Vanguard Companies than 350 key people at major Create Innovation, Profits, Growth, companies around the world, and Social Good on Thursday, 17 October 22nd. Rosabeth Moss Kanter provides Named by the London Times encouraging and astounding rosabeth Moss Kanter as one of the “50 most powerevidence that this assumption 18 ful women in the world,” Rosabeth Moss is completely outdated. The businesses Kanter is the Ernest L. Arbuckle Professor that are agile, keeping ahead of the curve at Harvard Business School. She is the in terms of market changes and customer 19 author of the New York Times bestseller needs, are the businesses that are also Confidence, The Change Masters, named progressive, socially responsible human communities. “Prof. Kanter” continued on Pg. 20 10 2 11 “Social Media” continued from Pg. 1 and received a magna cum laude degree from Harvard College. Among her many awards, Charlene has been named by Fast Company one of The Most Influential Women in Technology and by NowPublic as one of the 50 most influential people in Silicon Valley. Organizers: Gillian Verga, ’93, Adrian Ott ’87 Monday, September 14 6:00 PM-8:00 PM 6:00 PM-6:15 PM Reception/Networking 6:15 PM-7:00 PM Dinner 7:00 PM-8:00 PM Presentation & Q&A Michaels Shoreline Restaurant 2960 Shoreline Blvd. Mountain View (650) 962-1014 $40 Members and one guest $60 Non-Members Registration information provided at the end of the Bulletin, or register online at www. hbsanc.org Dear HBSA/NC Friends, I hope your summer has been wonderful! As our club fiscal year ended in June, I wanted to take the time to appreciate all the efforts our officers and board have taken in a phenomenal year in what could have been a very difficult one economically. Still going strong, our club continues to deliver a record-breaking number of events — 85, with our core strong programs in Entrepreneur Series, Career, Finance Breakfasts, HBS/Harvard Angels, Women’s Initiative, Venture Capital and new events being led by new club volunteers. Our membership continues to grow stronger than ever. First, I’d like to acknowledge our strong team of Entrepreneur Company of the Year Dinner Co-chairs — Ben Dubin ’97, Dan Ahn ’97, Steve Harrick ’97, and Phil Sanderson ’97 where NVIDIA was bestowed our club honor. Special thanks to Mark Stevens ’89 who shared the NVIDIA story to our large audience and in helping to make the evening a personal, visionary, and truly inspiring. A special thanks to all of you in making this happen and bringing our membership and broader business community together. On another note, we have several new programs we will be launching this fall. First, we are excited to announce a new event series — the new CEO Series to be headed up by Timothy Swords ’86. Second, we have more website initiatives underway broadly called the HBSA/NC Digital Clubhouse. One of the new online services based on membership demand that will be available shortly is called Members Connect, which will allow us to connect better than ever before through “interest tags”. Also, be sure to check out the Professor Elizabeth Ross Kanter event on Oct 22! Finally, some changes — some happy and some sad… Jim Stocker ’56, founder of the HBS Community Partners Program, was celebrated at a going away party as he and his wife Pat retire in Oregon to be closer to their family. On another note, I am sad to convey that a bright soul, Dr. Erich Helfert ’56, passed away in late spring — he had been on the HBSA/NC advisory board for many years and was the first treasurer of the club, as well as a famed HBS finance professor in his time. Warmest, “Prof. Kanter” continued from Pg. 2 by the Financial Times as one of the most influential business books of the twentieth century, and Men and Women of the Corporation, which won the C.Wright Mills Award for the year’s best book on social issues. Dr. Kanter chairs the Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative, offering innovative collaboration across business, education, government, law, and public health. Thursday, October 22 6:00 PM-8:00 PM Location TBA Please check the HBSA/NC website for more information www.hbsanc.org Ping Hao, President 1 2 3 Bay BulleTIn noTICe Your comments and suggestions for HBSA/NC are welcome at phao@mba1997.hbs.edu ake the views, make new friends and Take in in the views, make new friends and enjoy one of the most highly enjoy one of the most highly anticianticipated Ivy- Plus Plus events. first of pated All- All- Ivy- events. The Our quarterly happy hours will bring together our quarterly happy hours will bring grads of all years to mingleto mingle and together grads of all years and have a good time. Mix it up with a Friday drink have a good time. at the University Club! No-host bar. Please RSVP! No-host bar. Please RSVP! Spread the word to your Ivy League Spread the word to your Ivy League friends. friends. This event is open to graduates of: Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, T Harvard, MIT, Northwestern, Penn, Princeton, Stanford and Yale. 4 5 6 7 8 9 Parking information: Go to www.univclub.com and then click on “Parking Map.” Our hosts at the University Club tell us that the two garages at Sutter/Stockton and St. Mary’s are much cheaper than the other garages. Friday, September 11 • 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM University Club • 800 Powell Street •San Francisco, CA 94108 • Please register at www.harvardclubsf.org 2 3 NEW! CEO Speaker Series his event is part of a new program, the CEO Speaker Series. These events feature CEOs and other senior executives who can speak to the strategic & operational challenges and solutions for which they bear ultimately responsibility in leading their firms. They offer the insights of their unique perspectives and experiences, which can benefit your understanding of their industries, firms and their individual stories. Join Russell Colombo, the CEO of the Bank of Marin to learn: • What it was like from the inside during the financial meltdown. • How the bank survived TARP. • How Bank of Marin is different from failing banks that are being taken over by the FDIC? • What’s next for the role of community banks in the recovery? About Russell A. Colombo Russell A. Colombo is a lifelong resident 1 T In the Eye of the Storm: How a $1 Billion community bank successfully navigated the financial crisis. of Marin County. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Economics & Business Management from University of California, Davis and an MBA in Banking & Finance from Golden Gate University. He joined Bank of Marin in March 2004 as Executive Vice President and Branch Administrator and was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer in July 2005. As of July 1, 2006 he assumed the position of President and Chief Executive Officer. He has thirty-four years of banking experience including positions as Senior Vice President and Group Manager of the San Francisco office of Comerica Bank and as Senior Vice President and Regional Manager during his nineteen year career with Union Bank of California. He serves on the Boards of Hanna Boys Center, Marin Workforce Housing Trust, is Chair of College of Marin’s President’s Circle and is a member of the Citizens Oversight Committee 1 SMART. of 2 3 4 4 5 6 7 russell a. ColoMbo Organizer: Timothy Swords, ’86 1 8 2 9 3 4 5 6 Wednesday, October 7 • 6:00 PM-8:00 PM 6:00 PM-6:15 PM Reception/Networking 10 6:15 PM-7:00 PM Dinner 7:00 PM-8:00 PM In conversation with Kare Anderson, followed by audience Q & A 11 University Club • 800 Powell Street (California) • San Francisco, CA 94108 $25 Members and one guest •$45 Non-Mem12 bers •Registration information provided at the end of the Bulletin, or register online at www. 13 hbsanc.org Harvard Angels 3 5 2 Quarterly Venture Capital Lunch 14 7 4 Quarterly Meeting of the Harvard Angels 5 SePTeMber 22 6 7 DeceMber 10 HBSA/NC members only! This event is 15 for active venture capital professionals and angel investors only. 8 9 ome terrific companies have been 7 started — and outstanding invest8 ment opportunities found — even in 9 challenging economic times. Take a look at some promising ven10 tures with your classmates as part of the 11 “Harvard Angels”. Our group will meet 12 again in September to hear presentations 13 from three startups (with a preference for 14 companies started by HBS and Harvard 15 Club SF alum entrepreneurs) that can 16 benefit from our advice and/or invest17 ment as they seek early stage investors. The format is simple: 15 minutes of presentation, 10 minutes Q&A, and 5 minutes of feedback for the entrepreneurs. Companies to be announced. To participate in a deal you must be an Accredited Investor. Attendees to the meeting are welcome to join us whether or not they have made early stage investments previously. We are currently reviewing business plans from companies that would like to S 6 present at our next meeting. To have your 8 company considered, please upload your 9 executive summary at 10 http://angelsoft.net/angel-group/ harvard-angels 11 12 For any questions, please contact Jeff 13 Burkland at jburkland@sbcglobal.net. Tuesday, September 22 15 Deadline for submissions is August 31 16 No refunds after 9/16/2009 Thursday, December 10 Deadline for submissions is November 19 No refunds after 12/04/2009 5:00 PM University Club 800 Powell Street (at California) San Francisco, CA 94108 (415) 781-0900 $25 members, $45 non-members Registration information provided at the end of the Bulletin, or register online at www.hbsanc.org 17 14 oin us for Q4’s Venture Capital Lunch, where HBS Alums active in venture capital or early-stage investing meet for 17 informal discussion over lunch. 10 This quarter’s lunch will feature a roundtable discussion on the opportuni11 ties in cloud computing with Lew Moorman, President of Cloud Computing and Chief Strategy Officer at Rackspace 12 and Krishna Subramanian, Sr. Director of Corporate Development at Sun 13 Microsystems. RSVP required due to limited seating. There is no charge to members for this 14 event; members simply pay the cost of their lunch. Organizers: John Borchers ’99, Ken Elefant ’99, Eric Mersch ’99 J 16 15 Wednesday, October 14 • 12:00 noon16 Stanford Park Hotel (The “Los Altos” Room) 100 El Camino Real • Menlo Park, CA 17 94025 • Registration information provided at the end of the Bulletin, or register online at www.hbsanc.org 3 HBS Community PartnerS Making A Difference for over 20 Years! ounded in 2008, The Conrad Foundation is a non-profit organization built upon astronaut Charles “Pete” Conrad’s history of innovation and entrepreneurship. Pete Conrad was the third man to walk on the moon and commander of the Apollo 11 mission. By providing students with the tools, resources, and opportunities to innovate in science and technology, the Conrad Foundation hopes to connect the most creative students with real-world entrepreneurial ventures. The Foundation’s first program is the Pete Conrad Spirit of Innovation Award. This competition challenges students to create new concepts in specific fields of interest that could be taken to the commercial marketplace. The 2009 winners were announced in April at a ceremony held at the NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View. The Conrad Foundation has spent its first year developing the infrastructure needed to take its program to scale and drive real impact in science and entrepreneurial education. The program has been dem- F N fall Projects! eW w w w. c o n r a d a w a r d s . o r g The Conrad Foundation Develop a strategic plan for an organization that combines science and technology education, innovation, and entrepreneurship! onstrated successful this past year and is replicable across many areas. The Conrad Foundtion has requested assistance in developing a 5 year strategic plan that will map out: 1) Geographic expansion plans – where should Conrad Foundation focus its effort and outreach? 2) Platform expansion plans – what new challenges should it consider in what year of the program. How soon should the Foundation venture into new areas of science? 3) Branding and Marketing plans – what messaging does the Foundation need to put out there each year as it expands? The Conrad Foundation is an emerging nonprofit which means that is does not meet CP’s minimum criteria for budget or staff size. However, we accept requests from these nonprofits from time to time because we believe there are alumni who would enjoy working with a start-up nonprofit and could make a significant contribution to their progress. HBS Community Partners is part of the A Billion + Change, an initiative of the Presidents Council on Service and Civic Participation, led by the Corporation for National and Community Service. very day, nonprofit groups around the country are meeting a wide variety of community needs, often with volunteer and corporate philanthropic assistance. Yet while these organizations are doing important and innovative work, they often cannot take their ideas to scale, in part because they lack the professional skills needed to operate as efficiently as possible, or to successfully 4 E plan for their growth. Pro bono and skills-based volunteering partnerships give nonprofits access to the business skills and experience they need to develop sound business strategies and improve their organizational infrastructure. For more information on this initiative, see: www.nationalservice.gov/about/initiatives/probono.asp cing more e announ so We will b ts shortly all Projec bsite new F sa/nc we ck the hb ails! We are che for em the and look cts with g up proje merican linin rust, A Presidio T nd San Fransa Red Cros unity Music m cisco Com Center! For more information about this project or to volunteer, please contact Kathy Salmanowitz at 415-435-7623 or email Kathy@hbscp.org 2009 Entrepreneurial Company of the Year Award Dinner honors Our thanks to all the table sponsors listed below with special thanks to the Crimson level sponsors, Asset Management Company and Sequoia Capital. Warm thanks also go to NVIDIA for purchasing four tables and inviting a wonderful group of guests to share in the evening’s celebration. CRIMSON Asset Management Partners Venture Capital Sequoia Capital PATRON Deloitte Institutional Venture Partners NVIDIA Pinnacle Ventures Sutter Hill Ventures SVB Capital BENEFACTOR Accenture SPONSOR Bessemer Venture Partners Canaan Partners Draper Richards Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP Morgenthaler Ventures ONSET Ventures Redpoint Ventures Synopsys, Inc. U. S. Venture Partners Voyager Capital Warburg Pincus LLC Western Technology Investment ben and Cimmer Dubin, Don nelson and bruce erickson Jen-hsun huang Mauricio Valencia, Karae lisle and ben Dubin Dan nguyen and Ping hao Madison, Jen-hsun, lori and spencer huang Mark stevens VIDIA received the 31st annual HBSA/NC Entrepreneur Company of the Year Award at the Hotel Sofitel in Redwood Shores on June 9th to an audience of over 200 HBS alum, sponsors and guests. Ping Hao, HBSA/NC Chairman, welcomed the roomful of guests and highlighted the HBSA/NC club achievements of this past year and thanked those involved with the organization of the dinner. She gave special thanks to Ben Dubin (HBS’97), Dan Ahn (HBS’97), Phil Sanderson (HBS’97) and Steve Harrick (HBS’97) for their leadership as the dinner co-chairs and helping to raise funds for the HBS Community Partners to enable them to achieve their public service mission by providing pro bono consulting and management assistance to Bay Area non-profit organizations. Dan Ahn then thanked Ping Hao for her efforts as Chairman of the HBSA/NC club and got the dinner talk underway with the introduction of Mark Stevens (HBS’89), a partner at Sequoia Capital and founding investor and current board member at NVIDIA. Mark gave some great insight into the investment process that lead to the NVIDIA seed funding round and some interesting N Dan ahn, ben Dubin, Jen-hsun huang, Phil sanderson and steve harrick stories from the board of director’s point of view over the past 17 years. Jen-Hsun Huang, the Co-Founder, President and CEO of NVIDIA then took the stage. He gave some great background into the graphics business from the inception of NVIDIA in 1993, through numerous consolidation periods of the market leaders, to NVIDIA now being the clear leader in the graphics process business. Jen-Hsun described at length how the company has managed to embrace the entrepreneur character multiple times as NVIDIA was challenged by the market and competition. He also showed a terrific video that demonstrated the NVIDIA technology first hand and how it has evolved over the last 17 years. Following an excellent talk and question/answer session, Co-Chair Steve Harrick presented Jen-Hsun with the award. Ben Dubin, as the Chairman of the dinner, gave closing remarks and thanked Jen-Hsun and the NVIDIA employees. Ben mentioned that NVIDIA embraces the true spirit of this award. As the 2009 recipient NVIDIA joins the ranks of 30 years of award presentations to outstanding entrepreneurial companies. The first Entrepeneur Company of the Year award was presented to HUME and that dinner was chaired by Bill Draper (MBA’54), who was in the audience of this dinner. 5 7 ron Chapple studios | dreamstime.com Private Tour, Tasting, 8 and Lunch at Robert Mondavi Winery9 10 1 2 2 HBSA/NC’S NeTworkiNG SerieS 3 4 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 P lease join us for an exclusive private 11 event at the highly reputed Robert Mondavi Winery. We have arranged for a special tour and tasting for the Har12 vard Club of San Francisco. We’ll have a behind the scenes view of the winery, followed by a light lunch and tasting13 of select wines in the Courtyard. Robert Mondavi, a visionary Wine14 maker, innovator and brilliant marketer, who helped bring worldwide recognition for the wines of the Napa Valley,15 died in May of last year, at the age of 94. In a career that spanned eight decades, Mondavi led by example, setting the 16 highest standards for his winery, and inspiring California winemakers to pro17 duce wines that could compete with the best in the world. His name, influence, passion and joie de vive spread well beyond Napa and California. Winemakers around the world credited Mondavi Mondavi Luncheon” continued on Pg. 7 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 It’s often said that the most valuable part of an HBS education is the network. The HBSA/ NC’s Networking events let busy HBS grads like you network with fellow alums over break5 fast and lunch (hey, you’ve got to eat, right?). Each month, fellow grads of all ages and 6 professions gather for food, drinks, good conversation, and good business. 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Peninsula Networking Lunch Wednesday, Sept. 2nd at 12:00pm Tannourine Restaurant 120 W 25th Ave. San Mateo, CA 94403 (650) 638-1960 www.tannourinecuisine.com Wednesday, Oct. 14th at 12:00pm Little China Kitchen 215 E 3rd Ave San Mateo, CA 94401 (650) 348-3890 www.littlechinakitchen.com While Tannourine only opened recently, it’s 15 already drawing strong reviews for its 16 authentic take on classic Lebanese cuisine. 17 There is no charge to member and their one guest for these events; members simply pay the cost of their lunch. Non-members are welcome for a $20 fee in addition to the cost of their lunch. 16 When you cross a traditional Chinese restaurant with California cuisine, the result is 17 Little China Kitchen, which offers lower-fat takes on classic Chinese restaurant dishes. Advance reservation on the HBSA/NC web site is required. Members simply pay the cost of 10 their meal. Non-members are welcome for a $20 fee in addition to the cost of their meal. Classical Music Appreciation Outing: Sf oPera’S “Il trIttIco” 11 I am trying to launch a classical music appreciation group within the Harvard Club of San Francisco. This will be our first outing and, depending upon the level of interests, I will organize periodic classical music events, such as events at the SF Symphony, SF Ballet, Zellerbach, Herbst Theater, and other such venues. I choose “Il Trittico” as our first event for many reasons. First, one of the three short operas contained in “Il Trittico” is Gianni Schicchi (the other two are (Il Tabarro & Suor Angelica) and the aria “O mio babbino caro” is probably one of the most recognized of all arias. Second, Puccini composed such beautiful operas (such as Madame Butterfly, La Boheme, Tosca, Turnadot) in general. Last but not least, there are two main stars in these operas, Patricia Racette and Paolo Gavanelli. Patricia Racette recently performed at the SF Opera as Cio-Cio San in Madame Butterfly (2007); I usu- I hope you participate in this outing. 12 It will be fun to enjoy classical music events together! To purchase tickets online visit: 13 www.sfopera.com/offer Enter promo code: HC10 ally don’t like Madame Butterfly, but her singing really was moving. In the title role of Rigoletto, Gavanelli was also amazing. We will be able to get a 30% discount with the SF Opera for our tickets. I would like everyone to sit in the Balcony Front section so that we can more easily meet before, during and after the opera. Once you have purchased your tickets through SF Opera, please send me an email (at chin.shirley@gmail.com if you are interested in grabbing dinner before the opera, and/or attend the pre-opera lecture together. You can learn more about the lecture at sfopera.com/operatalks. We strongly suggest that you order early as performances often sell out. Seat15 ing is assigned at the time of purchase and is not reserved in advance of this offer. Discount is available through this 16 special web page only, not by phone or in person, and expires at midnight on September 13, 2009. 14 17 Friday, September 18 • 8:00 PM San Francisco Opera • 301 Van Ness Avenue • San Francisco, CA 94102 Registration required by September 13, 2009. • Please register at www.harvardclubsf.org 6 5 6 Creating Fantastic Facebook Fan Pages: why and How (www.Friend2Friend.com), a company oger Katz, CEO of Friend2Friend, and Gillian Verga, Principal at Insight that connects people and products on social media. Friend2Friend & Ingenuity, will host this promotes brands through a highly informative session on network of social applications how to create and manage a with millions of users, and has Facebook Fan Page for your designed and developed Facecompany that engages your book Fan pages for top brands customers, brings them back 10 such as Atari and New Belgium repeatedly to your page, and Brewing. Prior to founding strengthens their loyalty to Friend2Friend, Roger had a your company. Whether you’re 11 20-year career with companies just learning about Facebook or roger Katz like Photobucket, Agilent, you have a page but need more Brocade, Quantum and Bell fans, this session will give you 12 Labs. He has an MBA from Wharton and tools to move forward. engineering degrees from Michigan State Attendees to this event will: 13 and UC Berkeley. • See examples of successful fan pages, Organizer: Gillian Verga, ’93 and the benefits they create for their 14 Thursday November 12 company 6:00 PM-8:00 PM • Learn our five-step process for engaging fans 15 6:00 PM-6:15 PM Reception/Networking 6:15 PM-7:00 PM Dinner • Learn techniques for signing up fans 7:00 PM-8:00 PM Presentation & Q&A • Understand the key elements essential 16 Michaels Shoreline Restaurant 10 to Fan Pages 2960 Shoreline Blvd. • Mountain View (650) 962-1014 • $40 Members and one • Walk through an example of Fan Page 11 development and see the results 17 guest • $60 Non-Members • Registration information provided at the end of the BulAbout Roger Katz letin, or register online at www.hbsanc.org Roger Katz is CEO of Friend2Friend of Professional Services for GlobalCenter, a pioneer in the hosting and Internet services marketplace. Mr. Ryan has been a guest speaker at numerous industry events, including CIO, venture capital, Internet, hosting, and software conferences. He attended UCLA and is an advisor to the UCLA CLAS fund. Cloud hype is at an all-time high. The consumer cloud (a la Amazon Web Services) has proven itself a valuable and affordable test and development environment. But the Cloud can be much more than that. The enterprise is ready for the Cloud and, despite warnings to the contrary, the Cloud is ready for the enterprise. OpSource CEO Treb Ryan will discuss real options available today to deliver the enterprise-ready Cloud. Mondavi Luncheon” continued from Pg. 6 R 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 12 13 14 NEW! CEO Speaker Series Delivering the enterprise-ready Cloud Featuring Treb Ryan, OpSource CEO nOveMber 9Th his event is part of a new program, the CEO Speaker Series. These events feature CEOs and other senior executives who can speak to the strategic & operational challenges and solutions for which they bear ultimately responsibility in leading their firms. They offer the insights of their unique perspectives and experiences, which can benefit your understanding of their industries, firms and their individual stories. Since 1996, Mr. Ryan has been instrumental in defining and creating services organizations that improve the quality and reliability of the technology infrastructures businesses depend on for communications and commerce. T 15 He is currently considered one of the leading thinkers in SaaS and sits on the Software Executive 16 Board at the SIIA. Prior to co-founding OpSource in 2002, Mr. Ryan was President of 17 the Americas for Metromedia Fiber Network (MFN). He was responsible for integrating the sales and delivery organizations of the company’s Internet businesses-hosting, IP networking, and managed services — providing customers with an integrated network and IT infrastructure solution. Mr. Ryan joined MFN from SiteSmith, a company that he co-founded in 1999 and ultimately sold to MFN in a deal valued at $1.4 billion. Prior to co-founding SiteSmith, Mr. Ryan was Vice President with inspiring them to set higher standards and make better wines. “Robert Mondavi left an indelible legacy on the California wine industry,” said Marvin R. Shanken, editor and publisher of Wine Spectator. “He touted California wines as world class — as good as the best of Europe — and tirelessly traveled the world spreading that message, making believers out of millions of wine lovers.” Mondavi was a pioneer in New World wines, and steadfastly promoted labeling wines by varietal, rather than generically. He is credited with bringing leading technical advancement in both viticulture and oenology to the wine industry. Mondavi’s passion and drive led him to become one of the most influential and admired winemakers in California history, and his legacy lives on in the artfully crafted, high quality, exceptional wines that continue to be made at his namesake winery today. The tour, lunch, and tasting will last approximately two hours. For more information on Robert Mondavi Winery, visit www.robertmondaviwinery.com. Registration required by September 20, 2009. No refunds after that date. Saturday, October 3 • 11:00 AM • Robert Mondavi Winery • 7801 St. Helena Hwy, Oakville, CA 94562 $45 members; $60 non-members •$10 of the registration fee can be used toward the purchase of all discountable wines at the winery that day. Registration information provided at the end of the Bulletin, or register online at www. hbsanc.org 7 HBSA/NC Harvard business school association of northern California officers and Directors President Ping Hao ‘97 MeMbershiP Steve Carter ‘78 Sasha Kovriga ‘97 Seema Kumar ‘04 PrograMs Kristen Badgley ‘98 Sylvia Kainz ‘97 Officers 2009-2010 treasurer Norm Boone ‘77 secretary Christine Dinh-Tan ‘97 counsel Barry M. Price ‘70 executive director Kirsten W. Pickford vice Presidents Angel Roundtables Tom Cervantez ‘91 David Dicioccio ‘85 Business Leader Dinner Kristen Badgley ‘98 Mike Speiser ‘98 Career Services Marc Aquino ’02 Sasha Grinshpun ‘02 HBS Community Partners Kathy Salmanowitz ‘78 Steve Downs ‘79 Entrepreneur Series Michael Ni ‘97 Alan Chang ‘02 Entrepreneurial Award Dinner Dan Ahn ‘97 Ben Dubin ‘97 Steve Harrick ‘97 Phil Sanderson ‘97 Health Forum Margaret Kim ‘98 Harvard Relations Spencer Rhodes ‘04 Networking Luncheons Barbara Keck ‘76 Chris Yeh ‘00 Recent Grads Caroline Lombardi ‘06 Sacramento Chairs Jim DeHayes OPM 32 Anu Vuorikoski-Bullis ‘82 Social Media Gillian Verga ‘93 Strategy & Growth Roundtable Adrian Ott ‘87 VC Roundtable John Borchers ‘99 Ken Elefant ‘99 Women’s Initiative Meaghan Schaefer ‘02 Pam Williams Brown ‘00 board of directors 2009-2010 Bruce Erickson ‘73 Chairman Cathleen A. Benko ‘89 Steve Downs ‘79 Mark Hilderbrand ‘96 Jeffrey J. Holland ‘87 Sean Jacobsohn ‘98 Blake J. Jorgensen ‘88 Pamela Joyner ‘84 David Kaplan ‘87 Lori Mirek ‘89 Don Nelson ‘69 Roslyn Payne ‘70 Ann Peckenpaugh ‘80 Nayla M. Rizk ‘84 Arthur Rock ‘51 Alison Wagonfeld ‘96 Thomas W. Weisel ‘66 board advisory council 2009-2010 Richard W. Decker, Jr. AMP 98 Chairman Mary Falvey ‘67 Erich A. Helfert ‘56 F. Warren Hellman ‘59 George E. McCown ‘62 Jeanne C. Robinson HRPBA 57 Robert J. Saldich ‘61 Chauncey E. Schmidt ‘59 Charles P. Waite ‘59 1 2 3 4 1 5 2 6 3 7 foR onLine RegistRation go to WWW.HbsanC.oRg 4 8 rogram vent riCe 5 1 See write-up for details Penin. networking Lunch 9 6 2 Penin. Wed. 9/2, 12:00 Noon 10 7 ivy League mixer 3 See write-up for details 11 1 8 SF Fri. 9/11, 6:00 PM 4 12 2 1 9 social media $40 x ____ 1 $40 members & 1 guest 5 13 3 2 S.Bay Mon. 9/14, 6:00 PM $60 x ____ 10 $60 non-members 2 6 14 4 3 1 sf opera: il trittico 11 See write-up for details 3 15 7 5 4 SF Fri. 9/18, 8:00 PM 12 2 1 4 16 8 6 5 Harvard angels $25 x ____ 13 $25 members 3 2 5 17 1 9 $45 non-members SF Tue. 9/22, 5:00 PM $45 x ____ 7 6 14 4 3 6 10 2 18 $45 members Wine tasting: R. mondavi $45 x ____ 8 7 15 5 4 7 11 3 Napa Sat. 10/3, 11:00 AM $60 x ____ 19 $60 non-members 9 16 8 6 5 8 Ceo speaker series: R. Colombo 12 $25 members & 1 guest $25 x ____ 4 10 20 17 9 7 SF Wed. 10/7, 6:00 PM $45 x ____ 6 9 13 $45 non-members 5 369-B Third Street, #474 San Rafael, CA 94901 PRESORTED FIRST-CLASS MAIL U.S. POSTAGE PAID SAN FRANCISCO, CA PERMIT NO. 11882 RegistRation infoRmation P P e # total fax or e-mail credit card payments to Hbsa/nC at 415-455-0457 or kirsten@hbsanc.org name ___________________________________________ Hbs degree and graduation year___________________ Day phone________________________________________ = $ ______ = $ ______ faX _____________________________________________ address __________________________________________ __________________________________________________ Venture Capital Lunch S.Bay Wed. 10/14, 12:00 Noon Penin. networking Lunch Penin. Wed. 10/14, 12:00 Noon Prof. Kanter TBA Thurs. 10/22, 6:00 PM 11 10 8 10 7 14 6 12 11 9 15 11 8 7 13 12 10 16 12 9 8 14 13 1 11 17 13 10 9 15 14 2 12 14 11 10 16 15 3 13 15 12 11 17 16 4 14 16 13 12 17 5 15 17 14 13 16 6 15 14 = $ ______ = $ ______ = $ ______ = $ ______ = $ ______ = $ ______ q masterCard q Visa q american express no. ______________________________________________ exp. Date ________________________________________ signature_________________________________________ See write-up for details See write-up for details See write-up for details Registration Procedure and Refund Policy All events require advance registration and payment – check the end of each article for any deadlines. There are 3 options for registering for HBSA/NC events: 1) Mail registration form with payment to: HBSA/NC, 369-B Third Street, #474, San Rafael, CA 94901 (For internal control purposes, please provide separate checks for each event and indicate event on your check); 2) Fax the registration form with your credit card payment to 415-455-0457; 3) Register online at www.hbsanc.org. Call 415-421-4500 if you have questions. Refunds require at least 72 hours notice, unless otherwise specified. No confirmations provided. A door list will be maintained. 7 17 16 15 8 9 17 16 17 10 For more information regarding these programs, please contact Kirsten Pickford, Executive Director HBSA/NC, phone 11 415-421-4500; fax 415-455-0457; e-mail kirsten@hbsanc.org. Also, please visit our Web site at www.hbsanc.org. 12 13 14 15