A fascinating debate coming up on March 5th 2008

Topic:              Does Venture Capital Investment Kill Innovation? 

Speakers:         BART STUCK, Managing Director, Signal Lake

                        FRED BESTE, Partner, Mid-Atlantic Venture Funds

In this season of debates, as we recall the encounters between Lincoln and Douglas and  Kennedy and Nixon; NJEN is pleased to bring you THE GREAT VENTURE CAPITAL DEBATE.  The question:  Does Venture Capital Investment kill Innovation?  For the Affirmative: BART STUCK, Managing Director, Signal Lake, a Boston based venture capital and consulting firm, and author of numerous articles on this topic; Arguing the Negative:  FRED BESTE, Partner, Mid-Atlantic Venture Funds, well-known venture capitalist, luncheon speaker and bon vivant. As with most big fights, the “trash talking” has already begun.  Fred noted in an email to Bart “you’ll have the advantage of a way-early, heavily researched start, and I’ll have the advantage of a sneak attack.”    

Will Fred stick Stuck?  Will Bart get the Beste of Fred? Join us for lunch and find out!   

Details here – www.njen.com

Disclaimer: I am on the advisory board of SignalLake