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Kandice Cota Speaks at Silicon Valley Bootcamp for Japan -’Tofu Project’

October 30, 2011

Kandi Cota

The Tofu Project is a highly curated boutique program created by TokyoMango journalist Lisa Katayama and designer Tomo Saito that will bring 10 of the most innovative young entrepreneurs from Japan to the San Francisco Bay Area for a 7-day design thinking and innovation boot camp. We aren’t just another Silicon Valley-meets-Japan tour or incubator. We’re more like a private collaborative think tank where awesome Japanese people and experts on Japanese culture from all different sectors gather together to re-imagine the future of Japanese innovation and globalization.

By bringing together top Japanese innovators, leading US designers, educators, and entrepreneurs for a week, we’ll be digging deep into Japan’s cultural quirks using Silicon Valley-style design thinking. Japanese design is inherently brilliant, but a lot of the brilliance goes to waste because it doesn’t translate well outside of our island nation—people often think it’s “weird” or “cool” but not useful or relevant. The Tofu Project hopes to fix that.

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‘THE TOFU PROJECT: The Pitch’ (http://thetofuproject.com/program) Monday Schedule:

10AM Prototyping Google+ for the Japanese market
We’re meeting for a private brainstorm with Google+ founders Gary and Bradley to talk about how to best…

2PM How to Pitch Angels and VCs with Kandice Cota
Serial entrepreneur, actress & dealmaker, Kandice Cota, of IPFranchise.com will host a custom-designed workshop on pitching a startup: what makes a good pitch, necessary components, what not to do, and how to pitch a fast ball with style.

Here is a short clip from the lecture: Kandice Cota talks at Silicon Valley Conference

(See the article about this event at the bottom of this post)

3PM Pitch contest at 500 Startups
We’re inviting a panel of VCs and Angels to a pitch competition filled with ideas and adrenaline. 500 Startups provides early-stage companies with funding ranging from $10K to $250K via seed investments, a startup accelerator program, and new micro-fund models. With over 160 experienced startup mentors around the world, creative work space in the heart of Silicon Valley, and a vibrant community of founders, it helps companies succeed in ways other venture firms…

Panel:

Dave McClure, 500 Startups

Hitoshi Kawanabe, Sunbridge Partners

Marcus Ogawa, Quest VP

Andy Ogawa, Quest VP

Josh Silverman, Greylock Partners http://www.greylock.com/

Larry Chiang, Author, NY Times Bestseller,

http://whattheydontteachyouatstanfordbusinessschool.com/blog/?s=Ny+times+bestseller, Stanford University, Entrepreneur in Residence

Editor of the BusinessWeek Channel “What They Don’t Teach at Business School”

Moderator: Kandice Cota, IPFranchise

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IPFranchise Launching First Game – Now in Beta

Sept 26, 2011

Our design team and programmers are working day and night on our first game – designed for all ages.  Stay tuned for our upcoming releases.

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Kandice Cota Lecture: Top 10 Disruptors In Web & Mobile Media, Entertainment, Productivity and Life

April 6, 2011

Kandice Cota is speaking at the web 2.0 conference.  See details at: web2expo.com

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To request Kandice Cota for a speaker at your event, Email:  Kandice@ipfranchise.com

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