Sramana to Moderate AMITA’s Women Entrepreneurs Panel on July 16 in Palo Alto

Have you ever considered starting a company or joining a start-up? How do you evaluate opportunities and decide when to take the plunge? How do you finance your startup? Come and learn from a panel of women who have started companies in a variety of industries and taken different paths to success:

– Stephanie Fohn, CEO, WhiteHat Security
– Nina Pflumm Herndon, Founder, Sage Elder Care
– Eileen Gittins, CEO, Blurb
– Bibby Gignilliat, Founder & Executive Chef, Parties that Cook
– Jodie Bourdet, Partner, Cooley Godward Kronish

Sramana will be moderating this AMITA (Association of MIT Alumnae) event on Thursday, July 16, 2009, from 6pm to 8:30pm (panel begins at 6:30pm) at Cooley Godward Kronish, 3175 Hanover Street, Palo Alto, CA.

The cost is $25 in advance, $30 at the door, and $5 less for MITCNC members. Register here.

Sramana will be available to sign copies of her books Bootstrapping: Weapon of Mass Reconstruction and Entrepreneur Journeys afterwards. However, books will not be sold at the event, so be sure to purchase your book beforehand from Amazon.com and bring it with you.