{"680077":{"#nid":"680077","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Bio LaunchPad Workshop","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cem\u003EPresented by:\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/hlubert\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHoward Lubert\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERegional President\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMid-Atlantic, South-East, and Texas (K4-MST)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EKeiretsu Forum\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/forms.office.com\/r\/FAPJWQ1EUs\u0022\u003EREGISTER HERE\u003C\/a\u003E to attend in-person (lunch provided)\u003Cbr\u003ERegister \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_d3Be-eVORUCATkpi3O_7og\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E to attend via Zoom\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ERaising money is the second hardest part of starting a business. The hardest part is making something people want: most startups that die, die because they didn\u0027t do that. But the second biggest cause of death is probably the difficulty of raising money. Fundraising is brutal. One reason it\u0027s so brutal is simply the brutality of today\u2019s investor markets. In 2021 and 2022 half of the companies looking for funding did not receive any \u0026nbsp;outside investments. In 2023 and 2024 less and half of the fully qualified and vetted companies received outside investments. Investors don\u0027t care how hard you worked, only whether you can solve a significant problem and generate a significant ROI. Join us for this high-level session focused solely on how to get investor attention \u2013 you will leave with the tools to \u201cexcite and attract investors\u201d to your investment opportunity.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBIO\u003Cbr\u003EMr. Lubert co-founded what are now the predominant East Coast Regions of Keiretsu Forum, the world\u2019s largest and most active early-stage investment network. A serial entrepreneur, accredited investor, technical due diligence and Term Sheet specialist, Howard saw K4-MST as a way of growing the innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystems in the underserved regions on the East Coast. Mr. Lubert is also the General Partner of Accelerator Venture Partners, a family of first-money-in funds that focus on companies that have just completed due diligence with Keiretsu. He brings more than 35 years of venture capital, technical due diligence and term sheet experience to Keiretsu. His unique mix of technical and private equity related experience with Safeguard Scientifics and other VC and Angel Investment related funds brings a unique perspective on getting deals funded that generate great returns for investors. In 2014 Howard created and became the Managing Director of the Rowan University Innovation Venture Fund (RIVF), an seed-stage evergreen fund designed to foster innovation and entrepreneurship in the South Jersey region.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u0022The No Nonsense Way to Get Your Deal Funded\u0022 - Howard Lubert, Keiretsu Forum\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"\u0022The No Nonsense Way to Get Your Deal Funded\u0022 - Howard Lubert, Keiretsu Forum"}],"uid":"27195","created_gmt":"2025-01-30 18:20:01","changed_gmt":"2025-02-19 13:19:37","author":"Colly Mitchell","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2025-03-27T11:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2025-03-27T13:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2025-03-27T13:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2025-03-27 15:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2025-03-27 17:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2025-03-27 17:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"location":"Petit Biotechnology Building, 315 Ferst Drive, NW, Suddath Seminar Room 1128, Atlanta, GA 30332","extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"655285","name":"GT Commercialization"},{"id":"1292","name":"Parker H. 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