James Pellegrin Wharton

Club Announcements: New eClub Directors: We're excited to announce the new Directors on the eClub team! The folks below will be working on a number of initiatives to make sure every eClub member has the opportunity to network with entrepreneurs in other cities, has a full line-up of creative speakers to see throughout the year, and has a wide variety of opportunities to work with startups over the summer. Here they are... Director of Communications: Christine Chang Directors of VC Internships: Mark Chin and Gautam Tambay Director of e-Projects: Mehul Patel Directors of e-Treks: Jason Semine (Boston) and Susan Kim (San Francisco) Director of Professional Development: James Pellegrin CONGRATULATIONS!

eClub "First Tuesday" Happy Hour - TONIGHT! 6 - 8PM at Mad for Mex (34th and Walnut). First hour of drinks free for eClub members! Over 100 people rocked the last one, and we expect no different tonight!

eClub Speakers Series - This Thursday! Our first eClub guest speaker will be Marc Cenedella, the CEO of The Ladders. The Ladders, is a privately held company offering online recruiting resources to recruiters and job seekers in the $100k+ employment market. Ex-HotJobs.com executive Marc Cenedella founded TheLadders.com in 2003 to address the unique job seeking and recruiting requirements in this underserved market sector.

When: Thursday October 9th 4:30pm

Where: JMHH G50 Food and Drink: Come hungry and leave happy... eClub Webcafe - Make Connections! We've updated the eClub webcafe site with 2 things: 1) eClub Buddy System - link here This database is intended to connect students with entrepreneurial experience (called an "eBuddy") with people that have questions and want to get answers or help with their ventures (called a regular "Buddy").Students that are an "eBuddy" do not need to be 2nd year's only...they can be anyone that has startup experience, has been in VIP, has exited their venture and is a millionaire, etc. Students interesting in becoming a "Buddy" do not need to be 1st years, but can be anyone that wants to make connections with fellow students that have entrepreneurial experience. Check it out! 2) eClub Member Projects - link here This database is intended to allow you to add information on projects you're working on and things you're looking for help with. People interested in forming teams, or joining teams, should check this out! 3) Have a recommendation for another database? Let us know! Club Membership Tally - 2nd Year's are Wachovia to 1st Year's Goldman Sachs The first year class now has 146 eClub members. The second year class only has 106. Sad.

WEP Announcements:

Entrepreneurial Resume Book Submit your resume to the WEP Resume Book to obtain access to the Online Job Board which lists ongoing list of full-time, part-time, internship and project opportunities for students interested in early-stage firms Click here to submit your resume & statement of interest by October 24, 2008 2008 Robert Haft Entrepreneur in Residence Fall Series Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR) provides an opportunity for Penn students to meet oneon-one with a successful entrepreneur to discuss his or her entrepreneurial aspirations. A students must sign up in advance on the EIR website (www.wep.wharton.upenn.edu/eir) for a 30 minute appointment; registration opens two weeks before the EIR arrives on campus. Upcoming EIR's include: Maxine Clark, CEO of Build-A-Bear - TODAY William Glazer, CEO of Keystone Capital - October 21

Wharton Events:

Sam Zell: CEO Equity Group Investments - Billionaire and Real Estate Entrepreneur Join the Real Estate department as they have a discussion with Sam Zell and Wharton Real Estate Professor, Peter Linneman.

Date: Monday, October 20, 2008 12:00 - 1:30 pm

Location: Zellerbach Theater at the Annenberg Center, 3680 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA

2008 Wharton Africa Business Plan Competition (WABPC) The Wharton Africa Business Plan Competition (WABPC) takes place on Nov 7-8th, and is a key component of the 2008 Wharton Africa Business Forum conference, is organized to promote entrepreneurship in Africa. The competition seeks to link entrepreneurs with ideas for businesses in Africa to prospective investors such as banks, venture capitalists and private equity firms. During the 2008 WABPC, finalists will compete for prizes as well as the unique opportunity to be considered for support, advice and investments toward the implementation of their business ideas. For more information, including application details and requirements, please visit www.whartonglobal.com/africa or email [email protected] Career: * NEW - DROPCARD -- A virtual business card for your mobile phone Our mobile web service has launched successfully and operates with several thousands of users. Our product team has earned seed funding and widespread national press attention. (Go ahead, Google us.) We're hot out of DreamIt Ventures' incubator and looking to team up with a business visionary. This is your chance to come in at the ground floor and grow with the company. Dropcard's business is at a new stage of growth and we are creating an ideal opportunity to work with an already-developed product. Your role will be central to the company and involve business strategy, marketing development, and strongly influence overall direction. Energy and entrepreneurial spirit are more important to us than experience. We prefer that you are located in Philadelphia, but are geographically flexible. You may begin part-time, and work on a flexible schedule. We may initially compensate you with cash, with the hope of awarding equity. To be considered and receive more details, introduce yourself to Tal Raviv: [email protected]. And check out the product for free at www.myDropcard.com.

InThePlay – New Sports Media Internship InThePlay, a new media sports and technology start up is looking for an intern to help formalize its business plan. This is a great opportunity for a Wharton MBA candidate to work closely with the company founder who is a creative entrepreneur/inventor. The business also includes several former athletes including former Flyer, Ed Hospodar and the head of NHL central scouting EJ McGuire (who is also a former Flyer assistant coach). The business is focused on changing the way people interact with and consume sports content through its real time automated filming, tracking and statistical categorizing system. We look forward to interviewing any candidates that are interested. Contact Jake Schwartz at: [email protected]

Outside Events: MIT Sloan – Sales Competition – October 18th For more information, goto: http://www.sloansalescompetition.com/sales/ International “Clean Transportation” Business Plan Competition – Germany In November 2008 the University of Karlsruhe - Faculty of Economics and Business Engineering - will be host of the 6th Business Masters International Case Study Competition. Students from leading universities all over the world will be competing in cracking a real-life case study. This year's case subject will be on Green Transportation. Facing the environmental challenges of the 21st century, creative and innovative minds are asked to prove their entrepreneurial skills. We would like to encourage you to submit sustainable and feasible business plans and surprising solutions. For more information visit: www.businessmasters.de