VC Unlocked: Secrets of Silicon Valley Investing with Stanford Center for Professional Development | Stanford | 24 July 2017 | Stanford, Palo Alto, CA United States

Venture Capital Unlocked is a 2-week crash course on investing strategies, tools and tactics for investors who want to learn how Silicon Valley really operates. It is taught by Stanford faculty and 500 Startups partners.

BEST-IN-CLASS LECTURERS

Pedram Mokrian
Stanford University
Instructor, School of Engineering

Mike Lyons
Stanford University
Adjunct Professor, School of Engineering

Michael Lepech
Stanford University
Assoc. Professor, School of Engineering

Dave McClure
500 Startups
Founding Partner

Christine Tsai
500 Startups
Founding Partner

Bedy Yang
500 startups
Managing Partner

GUEST SPEAKERS

Renata Quintini
Lux Capital
Partner

Jason Lemkin
SaaStr Fund
Investor and SaaStr champion

Marlon Nichols
Cross Culture Ventures
Co-founder & Managing Partner

Rick Marini
Dragonfly Partners
Co-founder and Managing Partner

Mari Baker
Clayman Institute for Gender Research – Stanford
Board of Advisors

David Hornik
August Capital
General Partner

Mark Suster
UpFront Ventures
Partner

Jason Calacanis
Inside.com
CEO & Founder

Constance Freedman
Moderne Ventures
Founder and Managing Partner

Paul Yoo
500 Startups
CFO

Marvin Liao
500 startups
Partner, Head of SF Accelerator

Tomas Korte
AngelPad
Founder

Will Poole
Capria and Unitus Seed Fund
Managing Partner & Co-Founder

Tim Draper
DFJ and Draper Associates
Founding Partner

Aydin Senkut
Felicis Ventures
Founder and Managing Director

Jeremy Liew
Lightspeed
Partner

Jeff Clavier
SoftTech VC
Founder and Managing Partner

Judith Elsea
Weathergage Capital
Managing Director

Emily Chiu
500 Startups
Partner, M&A

Edith Yeung
500 Startups
Mobile Collective, Partner