September Meeting Information - Mark your calendar - PhoenixCEOCFO.com

September Meeting Information - Mark your calendar

Topic: "Raising Capital to Enable Big Growth: Inside local success story, Infusionsoft"
Speaker: Clate Mask, President and CEO of Infusionsoft
Place: McCormick & Schmicks, 2575 E. Camelback Road
Time: 11:30am Networking/Check-In 12:00-1:15pm Lunch and Presentation
Date: Monday, September 29, 2008

Cost: $35 includes lunch and 1 hour of CPE

RSVP REQUIRED: Please RSVP before Noon on Wednesday, September 24th via email at phoenixceocfo@gmail.com with "September 29th RSVP" in the Subject Line.

All No Shows will be billed. Cancellations accepted until Noon on Friday, September 26th.

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Contact Michael Swiszcz at 480-610-2904 with questions.

About the Presentation:

• Why attracting the right executive team was the second smartest thing they ever did
• Lessons learned in building a tech company in Arizona
• Why creating the right Board of Directors is crucial
• Finding and retaining talent in technology
• Financing a startup
• Attracting angel investors
• Lessons learned in creative financing
• Why the right banking partner is crucial
• Do's and Don'ts in raising capital
• Securing Venture Capital funding
• What it takes to get the attention of local and Silicon Valley venture capitalists
• How Infusion Software aims to transform the way small businesses drive and manage their growth
• Why most small businesses fail at sales and marketing; and what they can do to fix it

Clate Mask
President and Chief Executive Officer

Clate Mask joined Infusionsoft as President in 2002. He is regarded as a leading authority on small business and marketing with a career in technology and entrepreneurship that spans more than a decade. Under his leadership, Infusionsoft has grown into a dominant force in the market, doubling in revenue the last three consecutive years, attracting venture capital funding and becoming the leading eMarketing software for entrepreneurs. Prior to joining Infusion, Mask headed up business development at North Sky, a web services company that was acquired by online content provider About.com in December of 1999 for $42 million. Before the acquisition, Mask was instrumental in building North Sky, pursuing capital, and facilitating the sale of the company to About.com. After the acquisition, he took on a role as Director of Revenue Management, where he was responsible for generating new sources of revenue and managing the organization's sales efforts for several internet properties. Mask holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Arizona State University. He earned a J.D. from Brigham Young University's J. Rueben Clarke law School and a Master of Business Administration from the Marriott School at Brigham Young University.