Tech Coast Venture Network Forum Explains What Entrepreneurs Should do Today to Get Funded Tomorrow
Irvine, CA, March 18, 2008 --(PR.com)-- The Tech Coast Venture Network will sponsor a panel discussion on what entrepreneurs and new business owners need to do today to get funded tomorrow on March 27, 2008 from 6:00 to 9:00 PM at the offices of Knobe Martens Olson & Bear LLP in Irvine, Calif.
According to Bart Greenberg, TCVN chairman and partner at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, the event will provide real facts on how to prepare for growth and funding. “Our forum panelists are experts in preparing companies to gain traction, accelerate growth and position for funding,” Greenberg noted. “We see too many entrepreneurs seeking the wrong funding at the wrong stage. Seeking funding is only productive once they are ready for funding and, at the same time, seeking the right level of funding. Our panel will provide invaluable information on the must-know aspects of critical funding prerequisites, such as growing the business, developing a management team, product development and sales generation.”
TCVN panelists include:
• Keri DeWitt, president/CEO of Teresis Media Management, Inc., a leading provider of digital workflow solutions for the entertainment industry. She has been instrumental in creating, designing and developing award winning high technology concepts, products and software solutions for some of the largest corporate technology providers in the world. DeWitt was the principle architect for the North American Intranet for EMI Music Distribution. She also designed and developed the corporate intranet for Toshiba America Electronics Corp. where she was nominated for the Lotus Beacon Award. As director with NetObjects, Inc., DeWitt led the product team through the launch of the NetObjects "Martix", a sophisticated web-based content creation solution.
• Tal Golan, president and CTO, Sendio, Inc. Golan has been a technology innovator since 1994 when he entered the high-tech industry working for the Multimedia and Digital Video Laboratory at Pixel Multimedia in Tel Aviv, Israel. Prior to founding Sendio, Golan founded OpticNerve, Inc., a software development and consulting firm providing enterprise-level Internet applications. At OpticNerve, he worked with many industry pioneers, including Exodus Communications (now Cable & Wireless) and Netcom (now Earthlink). He is an expert in SMTP, Java, Linux, SQL, Cryptography and PHP, and has extensive experience as both an architect and implementer of Web-based applications. Tal holds a bachelor's degree from Brandeis University. In November 2006, Sendio has received $6 million in venture capital investment.
• Luis Vasquez, OCTANe LaunchPad director, was one of the first OCTANe team members, joining the group in the summer of 2004. As LaunchPad director, he is responsible for identifying, evaluating, and helping entrepreneurs and start-up companies take advantage of the OCTANe’s resources and network. At OCTANe, Vasquez has worked with over 300 companies and developed a network of over 400 people who are eager to provide assistance, consulting, capital, expertise, and other resources to help OCTANe LaunchPad companies achieve success. Through April 2007, he has helped 18 LaunchPad companies raise over $33,400,000. Vasquez received an MBA from UC Irvine and a BS from UC Riverside.
The panel moderator is Jim Shnell, partner, Jackson, DeMarco, Tidus & Peckenpaugh. Shnell is a transactional attorney in Jackson, DeMarco, Tidus & Peckenpaugh's corporate and business practice group. He has extensive experience representing emerging and established companies in obtaining equity, debt and mezzanine financing, and at other times he has represented the investors or lenders in such transactions. Shnell also has experience with mergers and acquisitions, having represented acquiring entities as well as selling entities in a variety of contexts.
Admission to the TCVN Forum is $45 for pre-registrants and $55 at the door. For further information, contact Tech Coast Venture Network via e-mail at execdir@tcvn.org or on the Web at http://www.tcvn.org.
TCVN Platinum Sponsors include The Bloomfield Group (http://www.bloomfieldgroup.com), Daly-Swartz PR (http://www.dsprel.com); Hall & Company (http://www.hallcpas.com), Jackson DeMarco Tidus Petersen Peckenpaugh (http://www.jdtplaw.com); Knobe Martens Olson & Bear, LLP (http://www.kmob.com); and Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP (http://www.manatt.com). The TCVN Web Site Sponsor is Head First, Inc (http://www.head-first.com).
The Tech Coast Venture Network (TCVN) is a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to assisting, educating and connecting entrepreneurs and emerging companies with capital and resources. TCVN has been directly or indirectly responsible for the establishment and growth of a significant number of early-stage businesses.
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Contact:
Daly-Swartz PR for TCVN
Jeffrey Swartz, 949.470.0075
jeffreyswartz@dsprel.com
According to Bart Greenberg, TCVN chairman and partner at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, the event will provide real facts on how to prepare for growth and funding. “Our forum panelists are experts in preparing companies to gain traction, accelerate growth and position for funding,” Greenberg noted. “We see too many entrepreneurs seeking the wrong funding at the wrong stage. Seeking funding is only productive once they are ready for funding and, at the same time, seeking the right level of funding. Our panel will provide invaluable information on the must-know aspects of critical funding prerequisites, such as growing the business, developing a management team, product development and sales generation.”
TCVN panelists include:
• Keri DeWitt, president/CEO of Teresis Media Management, Inc., a leading provider of digital workflow solutions for the entertainment industry. She has been instrumental in creating, designing and developing award winning high technology concepts, products and software solutions for some of the largest corporate technology providers in the world. DeWitt was the principle architect for the North American Intranet for EMI Music Distribution. She also designed and developed the corporate intranet for Toshiba America Electronics Corp. where she was nominated for the Lotus Beacon Award. As director with NetObjects, Inc., DeWitt led the product team through the launch of the NetObjects "Martix", a sophisticated web-based content creation solution.
• Tal Golan, president and CTO, Sendio, Inc. Golan has been a technology innovator since 1994 when he entered the high-tech industry working for the Multimedia and Digital Video Laboratory at Pixel Multimedia in Tel Aviv, Israel. Prior to founding Sendio, Golan founded OpticNerve, Inc., a software development and consulting firm providing enterprise-level Internet applications. At OpticNerve, he worked with many industry pioneers, including Exodus Communications (now Cable & Wireless) and Netcom (now Earthlink). He is an expert in SMTP, Java, Linux, SQL, Cryptography and PHP, and has extensive experience as both an architect and implementer of Web-based applications. Tal holds a bachelor's degree from Brandeis University. In November 2006, Sendio has received $6 million in venture capital investment.
• Luis Vasquez, OCTANe LaunchPad director, was one of the first OCTANe team members, joining the group in the summer of 2004. As LaunchPad director, he is responsible for identifying, evaluating, and helping entrepreneurs and start-up companies take advantage of the OCTANe’s resources and network. At OCTANe, Vasquez has worked with over 300 companies and developed a network of over 400 people who are eager to provide assistance, consulting, capital, expertise, and other resources to help OCTANe LaunchPad companies achieve success. Through April 2007, he has helped 18 LaunchPad companies raise over $33,400,000. Vasquez received an MBA from UC Irvine and a BS from UC Riverside.
The panel moderator is Jim Shnell, partner, Jackson, DeMarco, Tidus & Peckenpaugh. Shnell is a transactional attorney in Jackson, DeMarco, Tidus & Peckenpaugh's corporate and business practice group. He has extensive experience representing emerging and established companies in obtaining equity, debt and mezzanine financing, and at other times he has represented the investors or lenders in such transactions. Shnell also has experience with mergers and acquisitions, having represented acquiring entities as well as selling entities in a variety of contexts.
Admission to the TCVN Forum is $45 for pre-registrants and $55 at the door. For further information, contact Tech Coast Venture Network via e-mail at execdir@tcvn.org or on the Web at http://www.tcvn.org.
TCVN Platinum Sponsors include The Bloomfield Group (http://www.bloomfieldgroup.com), Daly-Swartz PR (http://www.dsprel.com); Hall & Company (http://www.hallcpas.com), Jackson DeMarco Tidus Petersen Peckenpaugh (http://www.jdtplaw.com); Knobe Martens Olson & Bear, LLP (http://www.kmob.com); and Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP (http://www.manatt.com). The TCVN Web Site Sponsor is Head First, Inc (http://www.head-first.com).
The Tech Coast Venture Network (TCVN) is a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to assisting, educating and connecting entrepreneurs and emerging companies with capital and resources. TCVN has been directly or indirectly responsible for the establishment and growth of a significant number of early-stage businesses.
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Contact:
Daly-Swartz PR for TCVN
Jeffrey Swartz, 949.470.0075
jeffreyswartz@dsprel.com
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