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It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.
-Charles Darwin
www.evolvelawnow.com Upcoming Events
The Tech Savvy In-House: Darwin Talks within:
Toronto, Canada LWWC April 25, 2017 SF: Legal Week West Coast June 12, 2017NYCApril 27, 2017 Elevate
San Diego: LegalShield
July 6-8, 2017ARK CONFERENCE Chicago June 8, 2017
11:10 Welcome, Evolve Law
11:20 Panel: VC & Angel Investment
12:05 Lunch & Panel: Strategic Partnerships
1:00 1 on 1 Meetings | Startup Demo Tables
2:30 Break
5:15 Final Announcement & Wrap-Up
5:30 Happy Hour
Venture Capital and Angel Investment
Moderator: Edward Wilson, Anthos Capital
David Rose, GUST
Lorine Pendleton, Portfolia Funds
Mike Suchsland, Joplin Consulting LLC
Jeroen Plink, Advisor
LORINE PENDLETON
Business development executive - legal, technology and entertainment industries & Former entertainment attorney Worked at startups - SelectMinds sold to Oracle and Community Connect sold to Interactive OneAngel investor in women and diverse-led companies (Cisse, Hire An Esquire, Traklight, Tastemakers Africa and Portfolia Funds) past 4 yearsGuest Judge on BET/Centric TV "Queen Boss" pitch competition TV show (premiered winter 2017)Launching women entrepreneurship online bootcamp program (Spring 2017) 9
WEBSITE: www.lorinependleton.comLINKEDIN: www.linkedin.com/in/lorinependletonTWITTER: @LorinePendletonEMAIL: [email protected]
Investment partner in Portfolia Enterprise/Tech Fund 6 – 10 investments in top startups across the US
in 2017. Investment amounts range from $50 - $150,000 Fund focuses is on transformational
opportunities in enterprise, B2B or pure tech categories
Angel group with 200 members Portfolio companies are in various sectors Investments in women co-founded companies
Jeroen PlinkInvestment thesis
• 4P’s– Product (including market size, technology, does it solve a real
problem, rounded out or realistic plans to round out, pricing)– People (do they have the team and/or do they acknowledge
gaps, coachable, no a..hole rule)– Processes (right processes in place (or acknowledgment of the
need) for a.o. baking, marketing and selling the cake and building the bakery)
– Plink factor (can I add value, do I have connections in the space)• Mostly revenue stage (market validation is key condition
to me joining)
____Joplin____Consulting
Selected Venture Portfolio
Selected PE Clients
Mike Suchsland: Consultant, Investor, Board Member
Background
Strategic Partnerships
Moderator: Michael Frankel, Deloitte New-venture
Accelerator
Carlos Gamez, Thomson Reuters
David Coffey, LegalShield
Dean Sonderegger, Wolters Kluwer
Bill O’Boyle, North State Consulting
Wolters Kluwer Partnership Strategy
• Product Focus– Practical application of information (content) into the practitioner workflow– Goals: Improved efficiency, outcome Continued development of a mix of new product offerings
Extensions to existing product, New product Existing and adjacent spaces
• Role of Partners– Active leverage of 3rd party relationships to speed time to market; reduce
feasibility risk, and align incentives• Licensing, revenue share, joint development models• White labeled or cobranded
– Strategic acquisition– Selective licensing of WK content/assets to partners
Business Development
Sales Development
People Development
More Than A Business, A Methodology for Growth
SUMMITApril 4, 2017
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