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*Note: There is NO December Countdown*

It's easy (and perhaps necessary) for a new entrepreneur to be very optimistic about the business opportunity before them.  But not every great idea translates to business success.

Mohit Srivastava and Mikhail Seregine, previously of Faves.com and ClayValet.com respectively, discuss the rise and fall of tech startups. We will hear from these two experienced entrepreneurs who have learned the hard way how difficult it can be to achieve a successful outcome.

The goal of this talk is to arm you with knowledge of potential pitfalls and to help you recognize realistic and achievable goals for your own project.

What: StartPad Countdown 1 -- The best laid plans of startups...
Who: Mohit Srivastava (Faves.com) and Mikhail Seregine (ClayValet.com)
When: 6:00 pm, Tuesday January 27th, 2009
Where: StartPad offices -- 811 First Avenue, Suite 480, Seattle, WA 98104
Cost: Free!

Pizza and drinks will be served.

About the presenters: Mohit Srivastava helped found Bluedot (Faves) in 2004 and worked with the company until late 2008, when it was placed in "low-burn mode." He currently works on the Azure team at Microsoft. Mikhail Seregine founded ClayValet in January 2007 and closed the doors in October 2008. He currently works for Jambool.

The Startpad Countdown series is sponsored by: