Laura Faller

Current

Advisor at StartupAgents

Past

Director of Business Development at Medioh
Senior Associate at SVB Capital
Foreign Exchange Manager at National Semiconductor

Financial Planning Assistant at William Henry Crew III, Financial Advisors

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Education

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

Recommended

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Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Venture Capital & Private Equity

Laura Faller’s Experience

Advisor

StartupAgents

(Internet industry)

October 2007 — Present (2 years 4 months)

Consulting StartupAgents, a startup recruiting company, on their strategy, branding, business model, marketing, messaging and communication. Advised on website launch, logo, and social media presence. Evangelizing and driving startups and new "talent" to use and engage with the site.

StartupAgents is a matching service dedicated to helping startups grow by connecting teams with talent.
Director of Business Development

Medioh

(Broadcast Media industry)

July 2008 — November 2008 (5 months)

Led and orchestrated business development efforts to grow a social internet television business. Initiated and managed discussions with investors and potential strategic partners. Constructed and honed fundraising materials to target specific venture capitalists, corporate investors, and angel groups. Proactively drove relationships with
content producers and negotiated contracts to distribute their content on broadband-enabled devices. Evangelized the product to consumer electronic manufacturers, investors, users and beta testers. Composed messaging and external communications. Initiated user experience and product enhancements with the development team. Assessed market opportunities and stayed current on competitor activity.
Senior Associate

SVB Capital

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; SIVB; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

August 2005 — March 2008 (2 years 8 months)

As a part of Silicon Valley Bank's Venture Exchange team, I consulted entrepreneurs on raising capital by advising them on their fundraising strategy, providing feedback on their marketing and investment materials, and connecting them to investors.

Prior to joining the Venture Exchange team, I was a part of Silicon Valley Bank's Emerging Technologies Group, where I assisted early stage, bootstrapped and angel-backed companies with their banking needs, in addition to helping them grow their businesses.
Foreign Exchange Manager

National Semiconductor

(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; NSM; Semiconductors industry)

August 2003 — July 2005 (2 years )

Managed National Semiconductor's worldwide foreign currency exposures through the use of hedging techniques to minimize currency fluctuation risk.
Financial Planning Assistant

William Henry Crew III, Financial Advisors

(Financial Services industry)

October 2001 — June 2003 (1 year 9 months)

Assisted in the preparation of financial and retirement plans at this independent financial planning firm. In addition, I also aided in small business operations, maintained client accounts, worked on loan amortizations, cost basis projects, property refinancing, asset management, customer relations publicity, client survey, newsletter, and also contacted prospective clients to assess their business potential, and set-up initial meetings.

Laura Faller’s Education

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

BS , Finance, Psychology , 1999 — 2003

Activities and Societies:

POLY REP (University Ambassador/Tour Guide), Orfalea College of Business Ambassador, Student Managed Portfolio Project (SMPP), Cal Poly Ski Club, Financial Management Association (FMA)