The primary mission of HYSTA is to cultivate entrepreneurship, inspire new startups, and encourage growth in small companies. The Startup Game is a perfect topic to kick off a series of member appreciation events.

As an entrepreneur, have you ever wished your father or a wise, experienced teacher could tell you exactly what the game of startup is about? What are the situations and mistakes to avoid and watch out for? And, how to plan the future of the company?

Now you will have a chance to get the answers directly from someone who is highly qualified to answer these questions: Mr. William H. Draper III. Mr. Draper will share with you, in an interactive session, the wisdom learned from his family’s three generations of Venture Capital experience which leads to a deeper understanding of The Startup Game.

The book is foreworded by Eric Schmidt, CEO and Chairman of Google and afterworded by Tim Draper, Founder and a Managing Director of Draper Fisher Jurvetson. It has also received praise from John Doerr, Partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byer; Elon Musk, cofounder of Paypal, cofounder, CEO, and CTO of SpaceX, cofounder and CEO of Tesla Motors; Chairman of Solar City; Marc Benioff, chairman and CEO of Salesforce.com.

During an interactive Q&A style conversation, you will hear directly from Mr. Draper about three aspects of the startup game:

• The insights into the inner workings of today’s world of venture capital, the five key dimensions:
  
  
  
  
  • The funders
  
  
  • The team
  
  
  • The pitch,the product, and the market
  
  
  • The deal
  
  
  • The relationship
  
  
  
  


• The Top Ten Avoidable Mistakes of Entrepreneurs


• Finding the Exit


• Plus much more...