1. September 23, 2004 design by: TransitStudio Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce San Francisco Chapter

2. September 23, 2004 design by: TransitStudio Mission “The Club Entrepreneur is a program designed to help aspiring entrepreneurs and/or job seekers take the first step into the enterprise creation process”

3. September 23, 2004 design by: TransitStudio 1.It makes sense – the SACC/Stammtisch as a host is the right place to meet entrepreneurial people 2.The place is right - Silicon Valley is about starting businesses 3.The time is right - in the current economy, a lot of people are looking for a job. Going through such a program is a good way to stay active and develop a network during this job search Motivation

4. September 23, 2004 design by: TransitStudio Idea Owner YOU… Volunteers/Mentors Your TEAM Review Board Panel of Industry/ Business Experts Facilitator Marc Dangeard, Member SAAC Program Manager(s) Alex Fries, Board Member SACC Daniel Hiltebrand - Deputy Roles & Rules (1/4)

5. September 23, 2004 design by: TransitStudio Roles and Rules (2/4) Alex Fries, Board Member SACC* »Oversees the Club Entrepreneur program »Coordinates the recruitment of the Volunteers and Mentors *Alex is a Venture Capitalist/Angel Investor; his deputy is Daniel Hiltebrand, founder and CEO of Suntrek Tours, Inc. Marc Dangeard, Member of SACC* »Helps manage the team of Volunteers and Mentors »Organizes time/frequency/location of the meetings »Provides access to the Chamber business network and resources *Marc is the owner of the Dangeard Group – Strategic advisors to entrepreneurs Program Manager Facilitator

6. September 23, 2004 design by: TransitStudio Roles and Rules (3/4) Brings in/owns the Intellectual Property »Selects the team from Volunteers and Mentors, then drives the elaboration of the business plan and business presentation for the final review meeting »May elect to have program participants sign confidentiality agreements Team of approx. 4-6 people (teamed up by Idea Owner) »Job seekers or professionals looking for a career change »Are required to be a Member of the Chamber »Give time and expertise to the program »Prepare as a team a business plan and presentation for the final review Idea Owner (..you!) Volunteers (..your team!)

7. September 23, 2004 design by: TransitStudio Roles and Rules (4/4) Review Board »Board composed of 4-5 members (4 permanent members; 1- 2 rotating members selected depending on topic of the business plan) »Each permanent member will have an alternate »Well networked Members/ Associates of the Chamber with the following background: » Investment Banking (Pius Kampfen/alternate tbd) » Venture Capital Funding (Dick Fredericks/alternate tbd) » Hi-Tech Ventures (Andreas Glocker/alternate tbd) » Program Management (Alex Fries/Daniel Hiltebrand) » Field Expert (tbd per project) »Provides feedback to the Club Entrepreneur team, including advice on Go/No-Go for the business presented

8. September 23, 2004 design by: TransitStudio Lifecycle of a Project »Ideas submitted to Program Manager/ Facilitator »Kick-off »Market study »Concept fine tuning »Detailed Financial planning »Presentation to the Review Board ongoing Ongoing 6-8 Weeks

9. September 23, 2004 design by: TransitStudio Lets’ get started... »Sign up to become a Volunteer, Mentor or potential Review Board Member… refer to sign-up sheets »Submit your ideas for a specific business venture in a short, max 1 page memo to both Alex Fries and Marc Dangeard.Submit

10. September 23, 2004 design by: TransitStudio Steps »Collect ideas »Review Board to pick one or two ideas »Present idea(s)/progress to registered Volunteers and Mentors at next Stammtisch »Execute confidentiality/release agreements »Form project group(s) »Hold off-site meetings per each project group »Report progress at subsequent Stammtisch meetings

11. September 23, 2004 design by: TransitStudio P.S. Please don’t forget to become a member of the Chamber in order to qualify as a participant in the program.

13. September 23, 2004 design by: TransitStudio Alex Fries Email fries@ecosystemventures.com Voice (408) 644-8104fries@ecosystemventures.com Please direct questions to:

14. September 23, 2004 design by: TransitStudio Thank you for your interest