Topics include:

• When should you seek seed funding? What state should the company/concept/team be in?
• How do you determine who is appropriate to pitch to?
• What format and content is appropriate for a seed-funding pitch?
• What is the difference between an seed, angel, super-angel, and Series A funding?
• What are an entrepreneur’s biggest obstacles to getting funded?
• Seed funding technologies – AngelList, KickStarter, AngelSoft…
• Seed funding and mentoring programs – TechStars, Y Combinator, DreamIt, Founder Institute, Keiretsu Forum, angel groups…
• How is the venture capital and angel investment landscape expected to change in 2011?
• And much more…

Boston Host:

• Cris De Luca (@crisdeluca), Ultra Light Startups Boston

NYC Moderator:

• Graham Lawlor, Founder of Ultra Light Startups

NYC Panelists (alphabetic order):

• David Cohen (@davidcohen) CEO and Founder of TechStars
• Shai Goldman (@shaig) Director at Silicon Valley Bank
• Jeff Stewart (@urgentspeed) Founder of Mimeo.com, Urgent Group, and Urgent Ventures
• Mark Wachen, Managing Partner at DreamIt Ventures, Founder/CEO of Upstage Ventures