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3 OCTOBER 2006 ROADMAP FOR THE START-UP COMPANY
   
 Jeremy Jaech (Visio, Trumba)  Presentation (59 min)
       Q & A (24 min)

10 OCTOBER 2006 THE LOCAL CLIMATE FOR START-UPS
   
 John Cook (Seattle P-I)  Presentation (39 min)
   
 Susannah Malarkey (Technology Alliance)  Q & A (42 min)

17 OCTOBER 2006 PERSONAL RISKS AND REWARDS
  John Mulligan (Blue Heron Biotechnology)  Presentation (59 min)
  Jeff Hussey (F5 Networks, Fluid Capital)  Q & A (25 min)

24 OCTOBER 2006 THE LEGAL SIDE OF THINGS
  Craig Sherman (Wilson Sonsini)  Presentation (64 min)
  Gary Kindness (Christensen O'Connor Johnson Kindness)  Q & A (16 min)

31 OCTOBER 2006 THE BUSINESS PLAN
 
Janis Machala (Paladin Partners)  Presentation (65 min)
  Don Ferrel (SeaTec, BigScreen)  Q & A (13 min)

7 NOVEMBER 2006 THE FOUNDING TEAM (AND FRIENDS)
  Karen Hedine (Micronics)  Presentation (51 min)
  Ralph Derrickson (OnSiteDocs)  Q & A (27 min)

14 NOVEMBER 2006 MONEY—BOOTSTRAPPING AND LEASING
  Peter Buchthal (Performance Technologies, OnWire)  Presentation (41 min)
  Ed Belcher (SoundMetrics)  Q & A (35 min)

21 NOVEMBER 2006 MONEY—RESOURCES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
  Alan Nelson (VisionGate),  Peter Dunbar (Talaria),  Presentation (74 min)
  and Pierre Mourad (Second Act Partners)  Q & A (6 min)

28 NOVEMBER 2006 MONEY—ANGELS AND STRATEGIC PARTNERS
  Chris Somogyi (Somogyi Ventures) Seminar rescheduled
due to weather.
  Sue Preston (Davis Wright Tremaine/Kauffman Foundation)

5 DECEMBER 2006 MONEY—VENTURE CAPITAL
  Lucinda Stewart (OVP Venture Partners) No video available.
  Ben Black (Maveron)
  Greg Gottesman (Madrona Venture Group)