The MyEO DealExchange DX22 Convention will happen in Denver, Colorado, from 12-15 October 2022. The primary two MyEO DealExchange conferences in 2018 and 2019 made a major affect on the members who attended—together with a 7-figure funding in Scott Mesh (EO New York)’s firm.
To be taught extra concerning the MyEO DealExchange DX22 occasion, we requested Alan Peterson (EO Orange County), champion of the MyEO DealExchange premier group, concerning the DX22 occasion. Right here’s what Alan shared:
Why did you champion the MyEO DealExchange premier group?
In 2016, I used to be in search of my subsequent huge factor after 25 years of working a advertising enterprise. I needed to be taught every part I might concerning the enterprise of shopping for, rising, and promoting companies. However apart from my EO buddies and Discussion board members, I didn’t know of a bunch I might faucet into for this information.
The beauty of EO is: If what you need doesn’t exist, you could have the aptitude to create it by MyEO. In order that’s what I did.
MyEO DealExchange was formally permitted as a MyEO Premier Group in August 2018. Two months later, we hosted our first convention. DX18 was an enormous success, and we greater than broke even. Our second annual convention occasion, DX19, was even higher than the primary! Now, after pausing for 2 years of Covid, we’re creating one other life-changing occasion: DX22.
MyEO DX attracts EO members who need to remodel or reinvent their enterprise methods or general engagement with entrepreneurship. Some MyEO DX members are angel buyers and serial entrepreneurs with deep information concerning the course of and technique behind shopping for and promoting firms. It’s an extremely worthwhile occasion for each EO Accelerators and EO members with startups that need to appeal to investments along with EO members who’re in search of the fitting funding alternative.
The DX occasion is so highly effective due to the networking high quality among the many MyEO DX group. Our DX occasions are actually completed within the MyEO spirit: By members, for members.
Who can attend DX22?
The attendees should be EO members, EO Accelerator members, or their vetted visitor, resembling a partner or enterprise associate. Every member or Accelerator can convey ONE visitor, however not a number of visitors. Our aim is to guard and retain the EO group of belief and respect so we will take pleasure in our “EO instimacy” on the occasion. We’ve been very profitable in creating that setting at earlier DX occasions.
What are a few of the DX22 occasion highlights?
EO members are a particularly high-performing group, and the benchmark for EO occasions is sort of excessive. At DX22, we’ll current the identical superior degree of studying occasions, audio system, and keynotes that EO members take pleasure in at EO world occasions resembling Universities or Regional Occasions—however in a smaller, extra centered venue. MyEO DealExchange members are a group of EO members who’re laser-focused on high-performing offers, alternatives, and studying every part you want to know to place collectively such offers.
The three-day DX22 occasion will likely be stuffed with alternatives to community—each formally and informally–and have intriguing keynote audio system on such subjects as actual property, e-commerce and cryptocurrency. We’ll have a number of breakout teams with deep dives into the keynote content material so attendees can decide and select which subjects are most fascinating to them.
What’s the Wants and Leads Pace Networking occasion?
For that occasion, we pair members for 3 minutes, after which we rotate you across the room. Every particular person will get 90 seconds to share the main points of the funding alternative or the “deal want” they’re presenting or in search of. The pace spherical produces a particularly excessive degree of impactful connectivity of assets. Through the DX18 occasion, one participant shared with me that “One of many connections I made throughout Pace Networking simply paid for all of my years of membership in EO! My staff is already on the telephone together with his staff placing collectively a deal.”
The affect that takes place amongst attendees throughout Pace Networking is unmatched!
Inform us concerning the Angel-Shark Expertise.
The MyEO DX Angel-Shark Expertise is like different Shark Tank experiences chances are you’ll be accustomed to —besides with the angel coronary heart of EO Core Values on the desk. EO’s “Angel-Sharks” are thinking about an excellent funding. In addition they need to make an affect on an EO member or Accelerator firm not solely with cash however by mentorship, stewardship, technique, connections, and assets to assist speed up the corporate’s imaginative and prescient. There’s a assured minimal US$250K funding, however in earlier years, the Angel-Sharks have provided as much as US$450K in funding monies.
There’s a prolonged software and vetting course of for EO members or Accelerators to qualify to pitch. The 20 or so individuals chosen will take part in a pitch workshop breakout session throughout DX22.
Spherical One of many Angel-Shark Expertise provides every competitor three minutes to pitch earlier than an enormous gong ends their presentation. For Spherical Two, the Angel-Sharks invite 5 or 6 firms again for an extended, extra in-depth pitch and follow-up Q&As.
Through the thrilling conclusion, the Angel-Sharks invite all finalists again onstage to share what they favored, didn’t like, and whether or not there’s an funding to be made. In previous years, EO’s Angel-Sharks have made life-changing affords to EO member and Accelerator firms—together with a suggestion to Craig Misrach (EO San Diego), CEO of UpLyft™, the primary FDA-compliant Self Switch System (“STS”) from mattress to wheelchair for individuals with restricted mobility. (Craig had two Angel-Sharks take part in his deal, and one in every of them returned for extra investments and serves in an advisory board function.)
Who’s the best attendee for DX22?
Any and each EO member with a honest curiosity in investing, elevating money, capital, or fairness for his or her firm, and those that are thinking about studying determine alternatives and make good acquisition selections to develop their funding methods.
In case you’re thinking about dipping your toe into the funding enviornment, that is the EO occasion for you. You’ll be surrounded by very educated EO member buyers, and also you’ll positively be taught from them.
What’s subsequent for MyEO DealExchange and the DX convention?
It’s superb to look at the affect this convention has on attendees, and I’m excited to assist convey collectively that affect and the rewarding networking that takes place. Folks actually get tears of pleasure of their eyes—they will’t imagine they discovered this specific useful resource or investor.
Persevering with on that path, it’s my hope that MyEO DealExchange turns into a way more institutionalized worth proposition and turns into a motive that individuals need to be part of EO. Whereas we’ve got a few thousand MyEO DealExchange members now, it’s nonetheless a best-kept secret of EO. It’s time to shout it from the rooftops: MyEO DealExchange 2022 is the can’t-miss EO occasion of 2022!
It may be EO’s best-kept secret, however now the key is out—and also you’re invited to attend DX22: Register as we speak!
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