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SUMMARY:Launching New Ventures Hangout: How to raise and manage money?
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DESCRIPTION:Rachel Cook (Seeds)\, William McQuillan (Frontline.vc)\, and Y
 onatan Raz-Fridman (Kano Computing)\nJoin us on the 17th of June\, 2015 at
  4:30pm CET for an exciting panel on how to raise and manage money with Ra
 chel Cook (Seeds)\, William McQuillan (Frontline.vc)\, and Yonatan Raz-Fri
 dman (Kano Computing)\; entrepreneurs and investors with experience bootst
 rapping\, crowdfunding and investing in startups\nThe panel will be stream
 ed live on Youtube. It can be viewed below or at go.epfl.ch/panel4LNV15 be
 tween 4:30pm and 5:30pm CET/CAT. Send us your questions in real time via t
 witter using the hashtag #LNV15\, or send them to us in advance through Co
 ursera  (link to our Coursera course here).\nEntrepreneurship is about br
 inging resources together to create value. After providng that value can b
 e created\, funding is needed to run and scale the operation. Depending on
  the industry\, client and technology\, more financing may be needed for s
 uccessful market entry. Hear from entrepreneurs about how to raise money (
 what are VCs and crowds looking for in a pitch?)\, how to manage the money
  that you have\, and how to manage investor relations.\nAs part of the EPF
 L College of Management of Technology's new MOOC\, Launching New Ventures\
 , we will host a free\, online discussion with three experts and our Ventu
 re MOOC teaching staff Nettra Pan.Our PanelistsRachel Cook\nRachel Cook is
  the founder of Seeds\, which converts freemium gamers into paying players
  through in-game microloan purchases.  She is a former Futures/Equities T
 rader and the director/producer of The Microlending Film Project\, a featu
 re documentary that explores the impact of microloans on women living on f
 our continents.  The filmmaking team included Emmy and Grammy nominees. 
  Rachel is a graduate of Duke University and lives in Brooklyn\, New York.
 William McQuillan\nWilliam is a Partner at Frontline Ventures. He was the 
 Co-Founder and CEO of Osmoda.com\, an online sales platform targeting some
  of Europe's top emerging fashion brands. Prior to this he was one of the 
 founding employees of Ondra Partners\, a start-up investment-banking bouti
 que. Ondra grew from a four-person team to being a profitable company\, wo
 rking on some of the largest mergers and acquisitions in Europe and having
  over 40 people in London\, New York and Paris.\nHe is passionate about en
 trepreneurship and currently is the London Ambassador for the Thousand Net
 work\, for which he has organised over 40 events in the last 2 years. He i
 s also a mentor for Springboard and Imperial Incubators in London\, and is
  a Startup Leadership Program Fellow.\nWilliam is a Partner at Frontline V
 entures. He was the Co-Founder and CEO of Osmoda.com\, an online sales pla
 tform targeting some of Europe's top emerging fashion brands. Prior to thi
 s he was one of the founding employees of Ondra Partners\, a start-up inve
 stment-banking boutique. Ondra grew from a four-person team to being a pro
 fitable company\, working on some of the largest mergers and acquisitions 
 in Europe and having over 40 people in London\, New York and Paris.\nHe is
  passionate about entrepreneurship and currently is the London Ambassador 
 for the Sandbox Network\, for which he has organised over 40 events in the
  last 2 years. He is also a mentor for Springboard and Imperial Incubators
  in London\, and is a Startup Leadership Program Fellow.\n- See more at: h
 ttps://www.crunchbase.com/person/will-mcquillan#sthash.Vm767I9f.dpufYonata
 n Raz-Fridman\nYonatan is the Founder and CEO of Kano\, a computer than an
 yone can build. Kano rasied over over $1.5 million through its Kickstarter
  campaign last year\, passing their goal of $100\,000. Kano announced Seri
 es A funding of $15 million this year\, including $500\,000 open to commun
 ity backers on the equity crowdfunding platform Quire. View their story: k
 ano.me/about.Useful resources for joining the discussion\n• Start tweeti
 ng with the hashtag #LNV15. When you use the phrase "#LNV15" in your Twitt
 er message\, it will be publshed on this page. Doing so allows you to view
  all messages related to "LNV15" (our course's name is "Launching New Vent
 ure 2015"). This transforms Twitter into a virtual conference room for thi
 s event. You can also follow discussions linked to a paticular subject\, e
 .g. #growthhacking. More on how to use a hashtag here and here.\n•   
   The more people tuning in\, the more interesting the discussion. Share 
 this page with your network!\n•     Faceboook event: here\n•   
   Export the event to your calendar: here.\n•     Find our other vi
 deos on Youtube here and here.\n•     Like us on Facebook at EPFL En
 trepreneurship\n•     Follow us on Twitter @ventureMOOC
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