2011 is here! What you need to know NOW as an entrepreneur! Starting a business in 2011 will be vastly different than even five years ago. Many things have changed, but it becomes critically important to focus on the right changes. Join us for this amazing event as Brian Tsuchiya and Thomas Frey do a tag-team presentation, with each sharing their top five entrepreneurial trends for 2011. This is critical information that every entrepreneur needs to know. Get the new year started off on the right foot by paying close attention to future. After this illuminating presentation, a panel of seasoned entrepreneurs will weigh in with their own thoughts for 2011. Join us for this powerful evening as we officially kick off the Startup Junkie series for 2011! “The best way to predict the future is to invent it.” — Alan Kay

1. Top Five Entrepreneurial Trends for 2011 Presented by brian tsuchiya © 2009 Startup Guru

4. Crowdsourcing hotter than ever 1. More industries will adopt 2. Crowds more experienced 3. More business models with innovation

6. Incubators 2.0 “ Money and know-how = success”- Buffet 1. Know-how mentor based 2. Money- small investment and introductions 3. Funding Process 4. Iterate, Iterate, Iterate- Lean Startups

8. Microcapital may not be so small 1. Kiva.org and micro-entrepreneurs 2. Crowdsourced funding- SEC Petition 3. Micro venture funds

10. Love as a strategic advantage 1. FoE- 10 yrs 1025% returns for investors 2. Stakeholder Relationship Management 3. As the populations age, more consumers care

12. Bootstrapping is now King 1. Story of investment money 2. Low cost of technology 3. Ship then test