Technology in Silicon Valley
www.TechinSV.com
Building for Scalability & High Availability7-Day Silicon Valley Trip
9 Things You Should Know
1. Who
• Pocket Presents
– Ike Eze, Chairman
• Executive Director, eTranzact
• 20 years Silicon Valley experience; 3 tech startups; 3 exits
• Advisory Board, The African Network; Member, Lagos Angel Network
• The African Network (TAN)
– Dr. Paschal Iwuh, founder
• African Technology Foundation (ATF)
2. Why
• Need
– We can build it…can we scale it?
• Learn from others
– 2-way conversation with teams of leading technology companies in Silicon Valley
– Develop direct relationships with Silicon Valley practitioners
– Transfer tangible technology know-how to efficiently scale
3. The Trip
• 7 days in Silicon Valley/San Francisco
– Visit 10+ technology companies
– Learn how they build for scale and high availability
– Evening events in less structured setting
– Program is May 7-14, 2016
4. Agenda
• FRI: depart May 6th from LOS to SFO; arrive SAT, May 7th
• SUN: Napa Valley visit
• MON-THU– Visit companies (1 in the morning, 1 afternoon)
– Expect each visit to be about 2 hours
– Evening event
• FRI: Visit Stanford for a tour and an event with SEED
• SAT: depart May 14th from SFO to LOS; arrive SUN, May 15th
5. Participating Companies
EXPECTEDCONFIRMED
6. Companies not on the Agenda
• Other companies you’d like to meet
– We will try to find a contact
– You can setup a meeting while there
• Extending your trip
– Explore the tech scene and the Bay Area
– Let us know how we can assist
7. Trip Cost
• $5,400
– $1,800 – “TechinSV” Event fee
• Covers everything on the trip
– $1,700 – Hotel Standard Room (Intercontinental Mark Hopkins, 7 nights)
– $1,900 – Economy Flight (LOS:ATL:SFO – shortest flight on Delta, roundtrip)
• NGN:USD exchange rate issues
– For those having difficult USD acquisition, we are trying to bulk buy USD…
8. VERY, VERY Important
• Visas
– African Technology Foundation (ATF) will do invitation letter
– Approximately 8 weeks required for 1st time visitors to US
• Personal Travel Allowance (PTA)
– Partnered with Stanbic (account required)
• Tomi Offor – 0802 311 0621
• Jumoke Obisesan – 0803 567 7045
9. Other Things
• Partnered with Travelbeta
– Extended, and other fun, packages
• Evenings
– Planned some meetings and also fun events
– San Francisco is a major city so there are many things to do
Thanks
Many people have come together to make this possible...thank you.
Q & A
Contact
www.TechinSV.com
0908 206 6161
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