Seminars For Entrepreneurs by Jacques Benkoski
Seminars
Initially started as informal talks as mentor in incubators, accelerators, founder clubs, seed stage batches, the materials have gelled into two more formal seminars. The seminars are always taught live, either in person or online, usually in partnership with such groups or as invited guest in university entrepreneurship tracks. I am open to organize more seminars with groups that have relevant audiences.
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Market Entry Strategy
A seminar for seed and Series A companies
This class summarizes decades of experience helping management teams in one of the most critical phases of a startup life: market entry. The seminar is particularly suitable for companies which have an initial product and are seeking they first customers and setting the foundations for their go-to-market organization. Many of the entrepreneurs I have worked with directly suggested I blog or somehow share my accumulated knowledge. This 2 hour class is my attempt at doing so. It provides detailed suggestions and hands-on exercises to focus your market entry, build your sales strategy and develop a plan for success
The class has now been given many times and attended by close to 5,000 entrepreneurs who recommended I give it to their friends and colleagues.


CEO - Board Relations
A seminar for all private companies
This class is intended for CEOs and other executives that participate in board meetings and can be interesting to other board members. It describes the roles and responsibilities of the board attendees. Most importantly it recasts the relationship between the CEOs and their boards in a way that is constructive and enables the board to be a productive asset for the CEOs. There are also insights about how to cohesive lead the company and the board.
This class is complementary to the Market Entry class and ideally taken afterwards but it also stands on its own
Sample Past Seminars

Market Entry Strategy
Nov 19th, 2024, 2PM PST, Plug&Play Silicon Valley Summit

Market Entry Strategy
Nov 12th, 2024, 10AM IL Intel Ignite Offices, Tel-Aviv

Market Entry Strategy
May 22nd, 2024, 2:30PM IL, Intel Ignite Offices, Tel-Aviv
CEO and Board Relations
May 20th, 2024, 7pm, Reichman University, Herzlya


CEO and Board Relations
January 18th, 2024, 11:30am PDT, OFJCC, Palo Alto
The Market Entry Strategy with the Israel VC Forum
September 12th, 2023 4:00 PM-6:00 PM Microsoft Reactor Derech Menachem Begin 144, Tel Aviv-Yafo, 6492102


The Market Entry Strategy with the Founders Club NY
Thursday, August 17, 2023 5:30 PM-8:30 PM104 5th Ave, New York - Accrue Savings office

The Market Entry Strategy
Online Zoom, May 23rd, 2023, 9am to 11am PDT

CEO and Board Relations
May 18th, 2023, 1:30pm PDT, OFJCC, Palo Alto
Tel-Aviv, May 2nd, 2023, 5:30pm to 8pm (Israel Time)
Azrieli Sarona Tower, 121st Menachem Begin Road, 28 Floor


4pm-6pm on January 30th, 2023
MIXER House - Convention Center TLV
The Tel Aviv Trade Fair, Rokach Boulevard 79 - Tel Aviv-Yafo - Israel
Market Entry Strategy
November 15th, 2022 - Intel Ignite
Azrieli Center, Triangular Building, Derech Menachem Begin 132, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel


CEO Effectiveness & Board Relationship
ICON - SV101 ClassOctober 26, 2022Palo Alto JCC
Market Entry Strategy Seminar
Tenacity Ventures Annual Meeting
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9am on October 4th, 2022
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Menlo Circus Club, Atherton


Market Entry Strategy
Webinar June 7, 2022 8:30am-10:30am
Webinar June 7th, 2022, 8:30am-10:30am
CEO Effectiveness and Board Relations
Webinar May 3, 2022 8:30am-10:30am


Market Entry Strategy Webinar
April 12, 2022 8:30am-10:30am PDT
New Podcast: SuperPowers Interview


CEO/Board Relationship
Zoom Webinar on Dec 7th, 2021 at 8:30am PST
Market Entry Strategy
Zoom Webinar on Dec 1st, 2021 at 8am PST


Online Virtual Event
August 25th, 2021 - 8:30am PDT

CEO/Board Relations Seminar
June 1st, 2021 - 10am PDT

Zoom Virtual ClassMay 18th, 2021 - 8am PDT

Board-CEO Relations
Zoom Virtual Class

Zoom Virtual Class
Tuesday, Feb 2nd, 2021, at 9am PST
Zoom Virtual Class
Tuesday, Sept 22nd, 2020, at 9am PDT


Zoom Virtual Class
Wednesday, July 15th, 2020 at 9am PDT
Zoom Virtual Class
Wednesday, April 22, 2020 at 9am PDT


San Francisco
Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at 4pm
Fenwick & West, 555 California St # 12
Conference room 1213A/B