Tech Tipping Point Practitioner, Mentor Capitalist, and Mobile Pundit
Greater New York City Area
Tech Tipping Point Practitioner, Mentor Capitalist, and Mobile Pundit
Greater New York City Area
- Founded two companies that were successfully sold and mentored many more.
- Advise emerging tech companies worldwide on raising Venture Capital and assist in all stages of company formation, growth, and exit strategies, including facilitating sales, performing operations roles, and recruiting, drawing from an exceptionally wide network.
- Assist major VC firms in deal sourcing and conducting due diligence.
- Technologist and author in the global mobile services, Web 2.0, and VoIP technologies fields, bringing a rare mix of deep technology experience with business and finance acumen.
Virtual CEO and other mentoring services to emerging technology companies worldwide. New media, telecoms, wireless, handhelds, gadgets, negotiation, financing, fundraising.
(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)
October 2000 — Present (8 years 3 months)
The MIT/Stanford Venture Laboratory (VLAB) is the San Francisco Bay Area chapter of the MIT Enterprise Forum, a 100% volunteer, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the growth and success of high-tech entrepreneurial ventures by connecting ideas, technology and people.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
June 2000 — Present (8 years 7 months)
Work for top VC's investing in internet, "Web 2.0", and mobile wireless startup companies. Mentor international emerging technology companies, help with fundraising, strategy, sales. Wireless technology developers and consultants. Work in wireless internet data for major global telecommunications companies.
LogX started as a stock and options trading technology developer and was instrumental in building a platform that continues to threaten nasdaq and NYSE. The technology was sold to a major financial firm.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; COMS; Internet industry)
January 1998 — January 2000 (2 years 1 month)
Co-founded and built professional services company specializing in enterprise software, e-commerce, and wireless technologies. Acquired by Palm/3COM. Co-built company from scratch concept within HP to proftable company with ~50 employees worldwide, successful acquisition exit in less than 2 years. (Yes they were bubble years, but we're proud nonetheless...)
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; HWP; Internet industry)
October 1995 — December 1997 (2 years 3 months)
This was a great time to be a developer and product manager within the original Valley garage company. Strategized and mastered variety of emerging internet and wireless technologies, supported world's largest intranet and leading e-commerce platforms.
(Music industry)
1990 — 1994 (4 years)
Los Angeles. Rock on!
B. Eng. and BA Physics, Engineering and Physics
MBA, International Finance and Marketing
OPM, HBS Executive Education
-Playing music (guitarist and bassist w/ touring and recording experience). -Travel to dangerous and/or forbidden places (e.g. Iraq, Cuba, Las Vegas). -Skiing and surfing.