Building A Board For Early Stage Companies (Keynote or General Session)
"Dave Berkus was the best received speaker at the ACA conference where the hard-to-please angel investors are rarely excited. Comments such as "rock star”, "best speaker we have ever had”, and "right on the money” were just some of the overwhelmingly positive comments. Dave’s experience and expertise in the area of startup companies, angel investing, and boards, is rare. However, his ability to deliver rich concise impactful advice with a gift for speaking is unparalleled." - Richard Sudek, Ph.D, Angel Capital Association (ACA International Conference)
"Extending The Runway - Building Great Companies Using Limited Resources" (Keynote or General Session)
"We appreciate your sharing the benefit of your vast experience in an amazingly well-focused presentation. Your perspectives on the contrasts between start-ups and established public company boards were especially valuable and added a lot of relevance for the audience. Survey results were extremely high including a 4.9 out of 5 rating. One representative quote from the audience comments: ' The best presentation on board responsibilities that I have seen in a long time. No mind numbing pontification, just an informative straight forward presentation.' " - John Rehfield, Chairman, Forum for Corporate Directors ("An Evening With Dave Berkus")
Dave Berkus gave EBAN's international audience a great insight into how to keep a safe distance while making significant contributions as Board members of young start-ups during the 2011 EBAN (European Business Angel Network) Annual Congress. The public especially appreciated the best practices and common mistakes to avoid. Dave's 50 years of entrepreneurial experience, successes and failures (especially how he missed the opportunity to invest in Amazon) gave not only knowledge but also blood-and-flesh passion to his presentation. - Miguel Truijillo, European Business Angel Network
Dave Berkus’ keynote address at our Northwest Ohio Venture Summit represented a significant milestone and high point for the region. Dave’s message regarding the value, importance and effective use of high performance Boards of Directors clearly resonated with our aspiring innovators, entrepreneurs and technology company founders. The positive references to Dave’s keynote continued to be heard on the 2nd day of our Summit. Dave – well done and thanks”. Greg Knudson, Director – Rocket Ventures ("Extending the Runway" keynote at Northwest Ohio Venture Summit)
"As Henry Vehovec, our founder, stated publicly, 'I have received my designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors and learned more in this one hour presentation than from my sessions at the ICD Corporate Governance College.' Henry, others and I certainly appreciated your presentation. It was right on the mark."-Andrew Wilkes, President, National Angel Capital Association (Canada) ("Berkus evening dinner keynote at NAO Summit")
"We received rave reviews from your presentation." - Dr. Ken Lu, Director, Innovator's Conference, Doheney Eye Institute.
"I had the great pleasure to watch the inspiring lecture you gave during the German BAND meeting here in Berlin (Potsdam). Thank you so much for sharing your valuable experiences and insights with us all, as well as some of your easy to use methods." - Ulf Kluge, German Business Angels (German Angels BAND Conference, Berlin)
"I wanted to take a minute and tell you how much I enjoyed your presentation today. You certainly bring a wealth of experience and the way you frame some of the key issues I felt added a lot to the understanding of real world challenges." Norman Wolf, Forum for Corporate Directors
"During our national business angels event you where the topper! Thank you for your time and professional and interesting presentation. It was well appreciated. We are very greatfull for that." - René Reijtenbagh / BAN Oost Nederland
