Venture Capital

The entrepreneur playbook for sourcing a lead investor in NYC

As a service to the NYC CEO ecosystem, I published this article in VentureBeat addressing a key issue that I hear every day from CEOs: “I have all the capital I need for this round of financing. All I need is a lead!” I keep the spreadsheet updated in this google doc: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1h9NxVgQ7MvpVp3vtXoOZ6jTzi2oUe65Sr-1tty11ink/edit#gid=1360399923

Kauffman Fellows

I’m honored to have been part of class 19 of the prestigious Kauffman Fellows Program. My classmates rock! Founded in 1994, Kauffman Fellows is a Silicon Valley-based leadership program for venture capitalists and innovators of all kinds. The more than 400 graduates from this two-year apprenticeship, together known as the Kauffman Fellows Society, now lead …

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mnubo

mnubo is a White Star Capital portfolio company that I work closely with. The company is transforming how IoT manufacturers use their data. It is at the intersection of IoT, Cloud, and Big Data.

2013 and Earlier

A few more places on the web and in publications where I’ve been quoted, etc: VentureBeat: eBay expanding to NYC Internet Advertising during 2012 Olympics on NBC  Graduate to LinkedIn: a book on networking strategies using LinkedIn CNBC’s CrowdRules (jump to 30:15): VIP at premier episode of TV show focused on entrepreneurship Open talk with RecruiterBox …

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Sierra Ventures

In 2009, this firm, and particularly Mark Fernandes, gave me my break in Venture Capital. And Vispi Daver took an active role in mentoring me. Thank you to the whole team for taking me on board. It was the first domino to drop in a series of dominoes that have led me to today!