The East Bay Chapter of the Haas Alumni Network and the Berkeley SkyDeck are proud to invite Scott Kucirek (Haas MBA ’99) to share his start-up stories.

Entrepreneurship is like a love story. It’s one thing to read about it, but quite another to be in it. Just like love, it takes courage, passion and determination. Along with high risks, it may bring great returns. Successful Haas entrepreneurs are invited to share their stories. We hope you will be inspired and better prepared to start your own ventures!

Date: Thursday, April 18, 2013
Time: 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Location:
The UC Berkeley Startup Accelerator @SkyDeck
2150 Shattuck Ave (Penthouse Floor)
Berkeley, CA 94704
(Near BART and parking)

Cost:
Alumni and Guests – $20
Students – $10
Appetizers and drinks will be served

About Scott Kucirek (Haas MBA ’99)
Scott is a serial entrepreneur with over 15 years of start-up experience. For the last two and a half years, Scott co-founded and has been the CEO of OCHO Candy (organic chocolate candy bars) where he oversees operations, employees, online marketing, accounting and retail relationships. In 1999 Scott co-founded ZipRealty, Inc. (ZIPR, NASDAQ), and grew the company from a two person start-up to a top ten national real estate brokerage, raising over $40 million in venture capital while working in a variety of leadership roles.

Scott also started and led a statewide Multiple Listing Service (MLS) initiative, calREDD, to a successful launch and eventual acquisition, creating the largest MLS entity in the country. Scott holds an MBA from the Haas School of Business (1999) and a B.S. in Bio-engineering from U.C. Berkeley (1988) and is married with two daughters.

For questions, contact:
Jack Duan: jyduan@gmail.com

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