2010 Gateway to the US Webinars


Our 2010 Gateway to the US webinars attracted over 600 Australian entrepreneurs and CEOs of innovative companies - find out what they heard first-hand from our expert panelists by clicking on the individual webinar title below to view each 60-minute webinar in its entirety. All webinars are moderated by ANZA CEO Viki Forrest.


• Expanding Your Business to the US: Myths and Realities. You've got a great innovation and know it will play well in the US market, or your success in the Australian market has reached its apex. Now what? Why not pack the suitcases and spend 6 weeks visiting the major US tech hubs? You've heard Americans are friendly and love a good investment opportunity. So, now that you're here, why won't they take your calls?

This webinar features David Evans, CEO of Starplayit, an Australian entrepreneur with a patent-pending technology who is currently located in Silicon Valley and Susan Hailey, Partner at CTPartners, a seasoned American "Networker-in-Chief" with more than 20 years' worth of connections in the tech industry. Before you go any further with your US market plans, view this webinar for an overview of business and lifestyle in America's tech hub - Silicon Valley. Click here to view this webinar.

• Sizing Up the US Market: Facts and Fears. Fact: The US market is 15 times the size of Australia's - and growing. Fear: It's too big of a risk trying to scale a market of this size and you could lose everything you've worked for. The US and Australia are two entirely different markets - not only in size, but in depth and scope. What works in Australia does not always work in the US just by ramping up the team, the technology and the dollars.

This webinar features Dr. Larry Marshall, Managing Director at Southern Cross Venture Partners, a VC with keen insight into investing in Australian companies in the US market and Sidney Minassian, a serial Australian entrepreneur who launched his current company, Liaise, Inc. in the US in 2009. An excellent case study from startup through VC funding and what VCs are looking for in investment opportunities. Click here to view this webinar.

• Funding Your Business: Options and Opportunities. When Australian companies consider the US market they automatically think venture capital - and why not? There are 1000's of VCs in America. Yet, less than one percent of companies - Australian or otherwise - meet the mark for VC investment. For the rest, other options and opportunities need to be pursued.

This webinar features the CEO of Commercialisation Australia, Doron Ben-Meir; angel investor Max Shapiro and serial entrepreneur Jennifer Zanich, who has raised in excess of $30m (USD) in venture capital for four successful startups in the past decade. This is a well-rounded look at funding options and opportunities from several distinct perspectives. Click here to view this webinar.



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