Business Books That Matter is a new Book Club program co-organized by White & Lee and the Software Development Forum (SDForum) and sponsored by Microsoft.

The program will feature the author or a recognized industry insider, as well as an expert panel, who will lead a thought-provoking discussion of some of the most insightful business books that have been recently published. The expert panel will feature CEO's, CTO's, serial entrepreneurs, journalists, and academics and will address critical everyday business issues in an open dialogue. Come join us in San Jose to mingle with the thought leaders of tomorrow and to enjoy a few hours of business management brainstorming over coffee! 

Upcoming Program
To Be Announced

Recent Program:

September 2006
		Innovation and Its Discontents: How Our Broken Patent System is Endangering Innovation and Progress, and What to Do About It: by Adam Jaffe and Josh Lerner Moderator: Mark Cameron White Partner White & Lee LLP Panelists: Doug Klein EIR - Trinity Ventures, Founder – ex CEO, Vernier Networks and ex-CEO, NuvoMedia Mark Phillips Partner BlueFire Capital Dennis Fernandez Founding Partner Fernandez & Associates David Smith Founder Tynax.com Date and Time: Thursday, September 14th 2006 12:00-2:00 PM Location SDForum Offices 111 W. Saint John, Suite 200 San Jose, CA 95113 > Download the Discussion Points.
August 2006
		Dealing with Darwin: How Great Companies Innovate at Every Phase of Their Evolution by Geoffrey A. Moore Moderator: Mark Cameron White Partner, White & Lee LLP Panelists: Tom Kosnik Consulting Professor, Stanford Technology Ventures Program, Stanford School of Engineering John Metcalf, Managing Director, TCG Advisors Date and Time: Thursday, August 3rd 2006 12:00-2:00 PM Location SDForum Offices 111 W. Saint John, Suite 200 San Jose, CA 95113 Details on SDForum website > Download the Discussion Points.
March 2006
		The Search How Google and Its Rivals Rewrote the Rules of Business and Transformed Our Culture Moderator: Mark Cameron White Partner, White & Lee LLP Panelists: Tim Mayer Director of Product Management Yahoo! Search Dave McClure VP Evangelism Simply Hired Louis Monier Google Date and Time: Wednesday, March 15 2006 12:00pm-2:00pm Location SDForum Offices 111 W. Saint John, Suite 200 San Jose, CA 95113 Find more information for this event from the SDForum website. > Download the Discussion Points.
December 2005
		The Art of War Moderator: Mark Cameron White Partner, White & Lee LLP Panelists: Dave McClure J. Peter Herz Bruce Lichorowic Date and Time: Thursday, December 8, 2005 12:00pm-2:00pm Location SDForum Offices 111 W. Saint John, Suite 200 San Jose, CA 95113 Find more information for this event from the SDForum website. > Download the Discussion Points.

October 2005

Take a look at White & Lee's Flickr site for the event photo!

Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make the Competition Irrelevant Moderator: Mark Cameron White Partner, White & Lee LLP Panelists: Richard G. Caro Founder & CEO, Tangible Future, Inc. Mohanjit Jolly Managing Director, Garage Technology Ventures Date and Time: Friday, October 28, 2005 9:00am-11:30am Location SDForum Offices 111 W. Saint John, Suite 200 San Jose, CA 95113 Find more information for this event from the SDForum website. > Download the Discussion Points.

June 2005

Take a look at some photos from the event on Ross Mayfield's Flickr site!

Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done by Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan Moderator: Mark Cameron White Partner, White & Lee LLP Panelists: J. Peter Herz Former CEO of 3ware, Inc. and Board Chairman, IPextreme, Inc. Bruce Lichorowic CEO, Intalio, Inc. Ross Mayfield CEO, Socialtext Inc. Date and Time: Friday, June 24, 2005 9:00am-11:30am Location SDForum Offices 111 W. Saint John, Suite 200 San Jose, CA 95113 Find more information for this event from the SDForum website. > Download the Discussion Points.

April 2005

Take a look at Barney Pell and Steve Jurvetson's Flickr sites for photos from the event!

On Intelligence by Jeff Hawkins On Intelligence by Jeff Hawkins was most recently selected as the winner of the 2005 Rave Awards by Wired Magazine. Hawkins is well known as the co-founder of Palm Computing and Handspring Inc. and the architect of many handheld devices including the PalmPilot, Visor, and Treo. Hawkins has also spent years studying neuroscience and is the Director of the Redwood Neuroscience Institute. In On Intelligence, Hawkins describes a theory of intelligence and how the brain works. Hawkins stipulates that what makes the human brain so powerful is its ability to predict, and that understanding this brain theory is crucial in creating machines that are truly intelligent. Technologists and business managers who are interested in creating new, smart business applications will find this book very intriguing. Hawkins' most recent business venture Numenta is based on the ideas explored in On Intelligence! Moderator: Mark Cameron White Partner, White & Lee LLP Panelists: Steve Jurvetson Managing Director, Draper Fisher Jurvetson Konstantin Guericke VP Marketing and Co-Founder, LinkedIn Barney Pell, Ph.D. Entrepreneur In Residence, Mayfield Fund Date and Time: Friday, April 22, 2005 9:00am-11:30am Location SDForum Offices 111 W. Saint John, Suite 200 San Jose, CA 95113 Find more information for this event at www.SDforum.com/onintelligence > Download the Discussion Points.