
CEO at SugarCRM
San Francisco Bay Area

CEO at SugarCRM
San Francisco Bay Area
Experienced entrepreneur and venture capitalist who enjoys helping fellow entrepreneurs build their companies. Primarily interested in helping early stage startups build their business plan, raise funding, and recruit a team. Specializing in Open Source strategy and business models that leverage Open Source.
Business plan development, financing pitch development, fundraising, senior executive recruiting, Open Source Licensing
(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)
May 2009 — Present (7 months)
(Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)
November 2005 — May 2009 (3 years 7 months)
(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)
April 2005 — April 2006 (1 year 1 month)
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
January 2005 — September 2005 (9 months)
(Partnership; 11-50 employees; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)
September 2002 — December 2004 (2 years 4 months)
Looking for interesting, new startups in the high-technology industry. Advising entrepreneurs on business plans, strategy, and funding.
(Public Company; Computer Hardware industry)
February 1993 — August 2002 (9 years 7 months)
Ph.D. , Electrical Engineering & Computer Science , 1987 — 1992
MSEE , Electrical Engineering & Computer Science , 1984 — 1985
BSEE , Electrical Engineering & Computer Science , 1980 — 1984