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Jun 2013

Stephen Burt

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Burt, a literary critic, gives a talk on the importance of poetry and how it can help us handle and explore various emotions and issues in life. For example, having to deal with the fact that we will all someday die. He reads from various poets that have guided him along the way in his life.

Poems can help you say, help you show how you’re feeling, but they can also introduce you to feelings, ways of being in the world, people, very much unlike you, maybe even people from long, long ago.

Stephen Burt: Why people need poetry

16 Jun, 2013

Twickenham Stadium performance

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music-rihanna-diamonds-tour-cardiff-opening-night-7Rihanna performs at Twickenham Stadium in London live with David Guetta. The pair perform Phresh Out The Runway from Rihanna’s Unapologetic album.

11 Jun, 2013

Funding tips seminar

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Gouw and Stanford University finance professor Strebulaev talk about angel and venture capital funding at Silicon Valley Open Doors event in Mountain View. Gouw tells entrepreneurs to think of the term sheet as a prenuptial agreement where the relationship between the entrepreneur and VC is like a marriage that will last about eight to 10 years. To make it work, Gouw points out five strategies:

1: Focus on doing a set number of things right
2: Know the value of the venture capitalist – VCs can help the entrepreneur with follow-on rounds of funding and finding the right talent.
3: Strong boards are critical – in the end the best boards vote unanimously
4: Vesting can be costly – find an equal vesting ground for everyone
5: Funding goals – make sure they match your personal goals

SVOD13: "Funding Your Startup. Successful Contracting." Theresia Gouw & Ilya Strebulaev