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Rick Kornfeld, President and CEO of Grid2Home
Mr. Kornfeld has worked for some of the region's most notable tech companies, including Linkabit, Qualcomm and Texas Instruments.
Currently the President and CEO of Grid2Home, Mr. Kornfeld was most recently EVP & Chief Strategy Officer, NextWave Wireless and NextWave Broadband and previous to that served as President & CEO, Staccato Communications from 2004 to 2006.
Prior to taking the helm of Staccato, Mr. Kornfeld was vice president and general manager of Texas Instruments' Wireless Chipset Business Unit.
He joined TI as part of the acquisition of Dot Wireless, where he was co-founder, chairman, and CEO.
Prior to founding Dot Wireless, Mr. Kornfeld was a founding member of NextWave Telecom, Inc., where he was the senior vice president and general manager of the Consumer Products division.
Previously, Mr. Kornfeld was vice president of engineering at Qualcomm, leading the development of the first commercial CDMA subscriber equipment. Prior to joining Qualcomm, Mr. Kornfeld held technical positions at M/A-Com Linkabit.
Mr. Kornfeld received his B.S. from the University of California, San Diego where he was also named the Alumni of the Year in 2001.
He serves on the Council of Advisors of UCSD's Jacobs School of Engineering.
He also serves as the Vice-Chairman of CommNexus, the Chairman of EvoNexus, the Vice-Chairman of the San Diego AIPAC Council and serves on the national AIPAC council.
When: Tues, December 13th, 2011
6:00 -8:30 pm
Where: Mintz Levin
3580 Carmel Mountain Rd.
San Diego, CA 92130
StartupCircle and SDFACC Members: $15
Non Members : $25
Events
December 13th, 2011: Grid2Home - Rick Kornfeld
San Diego Serial Entrepreneur and Telecommunication Veteran Turns to Smart Grid
San Diego Serial Entrepreneur and Telecommunication Veteran Turns to Smart Grid
December 13th, StartupCircle will have the honor of receiving the visit of the Irish Delegation "Developing and Supporting Young Business Leaders"
Participants:
-Dr. Amr Arisha, Head of Department of International Business, Dublin Institute of Technology
-Ms. Maria Doherty, Program Manager NFTE. Foroige, Republic of Ireland
-Ms. Carol Fitzsimons, Young Enterprise Northern Ireland
-Mr. Ron Immink, CEO and Founder of www.smallbusinesscan.com
-Pr. Suzi Jarvis, Director of Innovation Academy and Professor of Biotechnology,
University of College Dublin
--Mr. Frankie McCourt, Youth and Social Enterprise Programmes Manager,
Invest Northern Ireland
-Mr. Basil McCrea, Member of Legislative Assembly, Northern Ireland Assembly
-Mr. John McGuire, Commercialisation Executive, Technology Transfer Office, National University of Ireland Galway
-Ms. Orlaith O'Connor, Senior Inspector, Inspectorate, Department of Education and skills, Republic of Ireland.
Accompanying the group:
-Dr. Robert Muro, Director of the Irish Institute
-Mr. Jim West, Associate Director of the Irish Institute
-Ms. Arlene Brennan, Assistant Director at the Irish Institute.
When: Tues, December 13th, 2011
6:00 -8:30 pm
Where: Mintz Levin
3580 Carmel Mountain Rd.
San Diego, CA 92130
StartupCircle and SDFACC Members: $15
Non Members : $25
-Dr. Amr Arisha, Head of Department of International Business, Dublin Institute of Technology
-Ms. Maria Doherty, Program Manager NFTE. Foroige, Republic of Ireland
-Ms. Carol Fitzsimons, Young Enterprise Northern Ireland
-Mr. Ron Immink, CEO and Founder of www.smallbusinesscan.com
-Pr. Suzi Jarvis, Director of Innovation Academy and Professor of Biotechnology,
University of College Dublin
--Mr. Frankie McCourt, Youth and Social Enterprise Programmes Manager,
Invest Northern Ireland
-Mr. Basil McCrea, Member of Legislative Assembly, Northern Ireland Assembly
-Mr. John McGuire, Commercialisation Executive, Technology Transfer Office, National University of Ireland Galway
-Ms. Orlaith O'Connor, Senior Inspector, Inspectorate, Department of Education and skills, Republic of Ireland.
Accompanying the group:
-Dr. Robert Muro, Director of the Irish Institute
-Mr. Jim West, Associate Director of the Irish Institute
-Ms. Arlene Brennan, Assistant Director at the Irish Institute.
When: Tues, December 13th, 2011
6:00 -8:30 pm
Where: Mintz Levin
3580 Carmel Mountain Rd.
San Diego, CA 92130
StartupCircle and SDFACC Members: $15
Non Members : $25
November 15th, 2011: Bryan Pate, ElliptiGo, Inc.
The World's First Elliptical Bicycle
From Prototype to Commercialization of ElliptiGo
The World's First Elliptical Bicycle
From Prototype to Commercialization of ElliptiGo
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Bryan Pate, ElliptiGO, Inc.
From prototype to commercialization of ElliptiGO, the world's first elliptical bicycle.
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Bryan Pate, Co-Founder and Co-President of ElliptiGO, Inc.
Bryan earned a Bachelor's of Science degree in Earth Systems from Stanford University in 1995. Upon graduation, he joined the U.S. Marine Corps as a 2nd Lieutenant.
As a Marine Officer, Bryan led a platoon of Scout Snipers during a deployment to the Persian Gulf and also served as an intelligence officer on an admiral's staff.
After the Marines, Bryan accepted a strategic marketing position at semiconductor equipment manufacturer Palomar Technologies, Inc. While at Palomar, Bryan was promoted to the position of Product Marketing Manager responsible for new products. In that role he helped lead two new product development efforts at Palomar.
In 2002, Bryan left Palomar to attend Columbia Law School. After graduation he completed a one year federal court clerkship and then joined McKinsey & Company, a management consulting firm.
In 2005, during his federal court clerkship, Bryan approached Brent Teal, a friend and former Palomar co-worker, with the idea for the ElliptiGO. In 2008, after three years of working with Brent on designing, developing, and testing prototypes, Bryan left McKinsey to work full-time on the ElliptiGO project. Bryan and Brent co-founded ElliptiGO Inc. at the end of 2008 to commercialize the world's first elliptical bicycle.
As a company co-founder and co-president he has taken the lead on corporate strategy, marketing, and fundraising.
Bryan is an accomplished endurance athlete, having completed numerous running and triathlon events, including Ironman Florida in 1999.
StartupCircle
When: Tues, November 15th, 2011
6:00 -8:30 pm
Where: Mintz Levin
3580 Carmel Mountain Rd.
San Diego, CA 92130
StartupCircle and SDFACC Members: $15
Non Members : $25
Alternative driving directions to Mintz Levin during road work:
Exit 32 closed -from the 805, take exit 27A via Vista Sorrento Pkwy
From the 5, take exit 30 to meet Vista Sorrento Pkwy
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Bryan Pate, ElliptiGO, Inc.
From prototype to commercialization of ElliptiGO, the world's first elliptical bicycle.
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Bryan Pate, Co-Founder and Co-President of ElliptiGO, Inc.
Bryan earned a Bachelor's of Science degree in Earth Systems from Stanford University in 1995. Upon graduation, he joined the U.S. Marine Corps as a 2nd Lieutenant.
As a Marine Officer, Bryan led a platoon of Scout Snipers during a deployment to the Persian Gulf and also served as an intelligence officer on an admiral's staff.
After the Marines, Bryan accepted a strategic marketing position at semiconductor equipment manufacturer Palomar Technologies, Inc. While at Palomar, Bryan was promoted to the position of Product Marketing Manager responsible for new products. In that role he helped lead two new product development efforts at Palomar.
In 2002, Bryan left Palomar to attend Columbia Law School. After graduation he completed a one year federal court clerkship and then joined McKinsey & Company, a management consulting firm.
In 2005, during his federal court clerkship, Bryan approached Brent Teal, a friend and former Palomar co-worker, with the idea for the ElliptiGO. In 2008, after three years of working with Brent on designing, developing, and testing prototypes, Bryan left McKinsey to work full-time on the ElliptiGO project. Bryan and Brent co-founded ElliptiGO Inc. at the end of 2008 to commercialize the world's first elliptical bicycle.
As a company co-founder and co-president he has taken the lead on corporate strategy, marketing, and fundraising.
Bryan is an accomplished endurance athlete, having completed numerous running and triathlon events, including Ironman Florida in 1999.
StartupCircle
When: Tues, November 15th, 2011
6:00 -8:30 pm
Where: Mintz Levin
3580 Carmel Mountain Rd.
San Diego, CA 92130
StartupCircle and SDFACC Members: $15
Non Members : $25
Alternative driving directions to Mintz Levin during road work:
Exit 32 closed -from the 805, take exit 27A via Vista Sorrento Pkwy
From the 5, take exit 30 to meet Vista Sorrento Pkwy
October 18th, 2011: Blaise Barrelet, Anametrix
How to be a serial retiree?
How to be a serial retiree?
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Blaise Barrelet, Anametrix :
How to be a serial retiree?
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Blaise Barrelet. As the co-founder, President, CEO and Chairman of Anametrix, Inc., Blaise has over 25 years of experience focused on building high-tech companies. He has an active role in Anametrix' business development and strategizing the company's product offering to the marketplace on a global scale.
A serial entrepreneur, Blaise previously founded several high-tech companies including WebSideStory, the Web analytics industry's most prominent pioneer with the famous Hitbox and later the HBX product line. WebSideStory went public in 2004 and after merging with Omniture in 2007 was acquired by Adobe Software for $1.8B in 2009.
A forward-thinker in the areas of Internet Web analytics, Blaise has a strong passion for developing leading solutions that make organizations more effective in analyzing their businesses in real-time and quickly improving their bottom line.
StartupCircle
When: Tues, November 15th, 2011
6:00 -8:30 pm
Where: Mintz Levin
3580 Carmel Mountain Rd.
San Diego, CA 92130
StartupCircle and SDFACC Members: $15
Non Members : $25
Alternative driving directions to Mintz Levin during road work:
Exit 32 closed -from the 805, take exit 27A via Vista Sorrento Pkwy
From the 5, take exit 30 to meet Vista Sorrento Pkwy
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Blaise Barrelet, Anametrix :
How to be a serial retiree?
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Blaise Barrelet. As the co-founder, President, CEO and Chairman of Anametrix, Inc., Blaise has over 25 years of experience focused on building high-tech companies. He has an active role in Anametrix' business development and strategizing the company's product offering to the marketplace on a global scale.
A serial entrepreneur, Blaise previously founded several high-tech companies including WebSideStory, the Web analytics industry's most prominent pioneer with the famous Hitbox and later the HBX product line. WebSideStory went public in 2004 and after merging with Omniture in 2007 was acquired by Adobe Software for $1.8B in 2009.
A forward-thinker in the areas of Internet Web analytics, Blaise has a strong passion for developing leading solutions that make organizations more effective in analyzing their businesses in real-time and quickly improving their bottom line.
StartupCircle
When: Tues, November 15th, 2011
6:00 -8:30 pm
Where: Mintz Levin
3580 Carmel Mountain Rd.
San Diego, CA 92130
StartupCircle and SDFACC Members: $15
Non Members : $25
Alternative driving directions to Mintz Levin during road work:
Exit 32 closed -from the 805, take exit 27A via Vista Sorrento Pkwy
From the 5, take exit 30 to meet Vista Sorrento Pkwy
September 20th, 2011: Michael Robertson
Serial San Diego Entrepreneur and Super Disruptor
Bets on the Music Industry Again
Serial San Diego Entrepreneur and Super Disruptor
Bets on the Music Industry Again
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DAR.fm - overview
Most people will know Michael Robertson as founder of MP3.com which was acquired by Vivendi Universal for $385MM in 1999 or Gizmo5 (acquired by Google in November 2009).
For most entrepreneurs that might be sucessful enough but not for Michael.
His newest venture, DAR.fm is an online service which records radio to play back on demand. Much like the DVR (digital video recorder) captures TV broadcasts to play back when requested DAR (digital audio recorder) does the same for radio.
It's like a Tivo for radio. Because DAR.fm operates on the internet you can schedule using just a web browser and then listen from a PC, iPhones, Android, internet radios and other devices.
Using DAR requires a web browser and it's a free service. First browse or search the station and show guide. Nearly every popular talk show is available covering politics, sports and religion. There are hundreds of great music stations as well.
After locating material of interest you can click the Record button. This will direct DAR's servers to capture the material and store it for future playback.
If you selected a weekly show then each day the service will record that show. The guide knows how long it is and what stations carry it so there's no need to provide that info. However if there is a specific station desired that is selectable as well.
About the speaker
In 1997, Michael Robertson founded digital music company MP3.com. This company brought online music to the mainstream by amassing the largest collection of digital music and introducing it to millions of consumers.
As CEO and Chairman, Mr. Robertson raised venture capital from top tier venture capital firms Sequoia Capital and Idealab (now called Clearstone) and took the company public in July 1999 on NASDAQ with the largest internet IPO of all time. Within four years, MP3.com grew annual revenues to more than $80MM annually and sold the profitable company to the world's largest music company Vivendi/Universal.
In 2005 Mr. Robertson entered the VOIP business starting Gizmo5, a telecom company enabling net users to make free or inexpensive calls over the internet.
Gizmo5 supported the SIP telephony standard allowing users to make/receive calls from PCs, laptops, smartphones and VOIP phones. Gizmo5 raised venture capital from New York based firm Dawntreader.
With Mr. Robertson as CEO, Gizmo5 grew to more than 11 million users and to break-even. Gizmo5 was acquired by Google in 2009 and merged with its Google Voice division.
Currently Mr. Robertson is founder and CEO of MP3tunes, a vanguard in personal cloud music. MP3tunes stores music fans personal music collections making them accessible from any net aware device including PCs, laptops, smart phones, internet radios and even car devices. Hardware partners include Logitech, Nokia, Roku and Clarion.
6:00 -8:30 pm
Where: Mintz Levin
3580 Carmel Mountain Rd.
San Diego, CA 92130
Register Today
DAR.fm - overview
Most people will know Michael Robertson as founder of MP3.com which was acquired by Vivendi Universal for $385MM in 1999 or Gizmo5 (acquired by Google in November 2009).
For most entrepreneurs that might be sucessful enough but not for Michael.
His newest venture, DAR.fm is an online service which records radio to play back on demand. Much like the DVR (digital video recorder) captures TV broadcasts to play back when requested DAR (digital audio recorder) does the same for radio.
It's like a Tivo for radio. Because DAR.fm operates on the internet you can schedule using just a web browser and then listen from a PC, iPhones, Android, internet radios and other devices.
Using DAR requires a web browser and it's a free service. First browse or search the station and show guide. Nearly every popular talk show is available covering politics, sports and religion. There are hundreds of great music stations as well.
After locating material of interest you can click the Record button. This will direct DAR's servers to capture the material and store it for future playback.
If you selected a weekly show then each day the service will record that show. The guide knows how long it is and what stations carry it so there's no need to provide that info. However if there is a specific station desired that is selectable as well.
About the speaker
In 1997, Michael Robertson founded digital music company MP3.com. This company brought online music to the mainstream by amassing the largest collection of digital music and introducing it to millions of consumers.
As CEO and Chairman, Mr. Robertson raised venture capital from top tier venture capital firms Sequoia Capital and Idealab (now called Clearstone) and took the company public in July 1999 on NASDAQ with the largest internet IPO of all time. Within four years, MP3.com grew annual revenues to more than $80MM annually and sold the profitable company to the world's largest music company Vivendi/Universal.
In 2005 Mr. Robertson entered the VOIP business starting Gizmo5, a telecom company enabling net users to make free or inexpensive calls over the internet.
Gizmo5 supported the SIP telephony standard allowing users to make/receive calls from PCs, laptops, smartphones and VOIP phones. Gizmo5 raised venture capital from New York based firm Dawntreader.
With Mr. Robertson as CEO, Gizmo5 grew to more than 11 million users and to break-even. Gizmo5 was acquired by Google in 2009 and merged with its Google Voice division.
Currently Mr. Robertson is founder and CEO of MP3tunes, a vanguard in personal cloud music. MP3tunes stores music fans personal music collections making them accessible from any net aware device including PCs, laptops, smart phones, internet radios and even car devices. Hardware partners include Logitech, Nokia, Roku and Clarion.
6:00 -8:30 pm
Where: Mintz Levin
3580 Carmel Mountain Rd.
San Diego, CA 92130
August 16th, 2011: Mike Chi
2010 UCSD 80k Entrepreneur Challenge Winner
2010 UCSD 80k Entrepreneur Challenge Winner
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Mike Chi is the founder and CTO of Cognionics, Inc, a technology startup developing wearable, mobile and wireless physiological monitoring devices.
As part of his Ph.D. research at the University of California, San Diego, Mike designed a set of high-fidelity biopotential sensors that have the capability of acquiring ECG and EEG signals, which have traditionally required uncomfortable gels, adhesive and skin preparation, through hair and clothing.
His company, winner of the 2010 UCSD 80k Entrepreneur Challenge, is now transitioning this work into the marketplace for wireless healthcare and research applications.
6:00 -8:30 pm
Where: Mintz Levin
3580 Carmel Mountain Rd.
San Diego, CA 92130
Event Value:
StartupCircle Members: $15.00
Non-Members: $25.00
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Mike Chi is the founder and CTO of Cognionics, Inc, a technology startup developing wearable, mobile and wireless physiological monitoring devices.
As part of his Ph.D. research at the University of California, San Diego, Mike designed a set of high-fidelity biopotential sensors that have the capability of acquiring ECG and EEG signals, which have traditionally required uncomfortable gels, adhesive and skin preparation, through hair and clothing.
His company, winner of the 2010 UCSD 80k Entrepreneur Challenge, is now transitioning this work into the marketplace for wireless healthcare and research applications.
6:00 -8:30 pm
Where: Mintz Levin
3580 Carmel Mountain Rd.
San Diego, CA 92130
Event Value:
StartupCircle Members: $15.00
Non-Members: $25.00
July 19th, 2011: Parand Darugar
Experienced Silicon Valley Entrepreneur
Experienced Silicon Valley Entrepreneur
Parand is the founder and CEO of Xpenser a mobile expense management solution: manage time, expenses, and receipts via email, SMS, voice (call and say your expense), Twitter, iPhone, IM (Yahoo, MSN, AIM, Google Talk), or the web.
Prior to Xpenser he spent 4 years at Yahoo! as one of the core architects of the Panama project, as manager of the platform groups (Yahoo! wide centers of expertise providing Java, Database, and other platform technologies), and as the scaling / grid architect for the Apex/Apt project.
Before Yahoo!, he was co-founder and Chief Architect of Blue Titan Software, a venture backed Web Services infrastructure company. Blue Titan was sold to SOA Software in 2005.
Prior to Blue Titan, Parand was co-founder and Chief Architect of VelociGen Inc, a venture backed Web application acceleration and scaling software company.
Prior to Xpenser he spent 4 years at Yahoo! as one of the core architects of the Panama project, as manager of the platform groups (Yahoo! wide centers of expertise providing Java, Database, and other platform technologies), and as the scaling / grid architect for the Apex/Apt project.
Before Yahoo!, he was co-founder and Chief Architect of Blue Titan Software, a venture backed Web Services infrastructure company. Blue Titan was sold to SOA Software in 2005.
Prior to Blue Titan, Parand was co-founder and Chief Architect of VelociGen Inc, a venture backed Web application acceleration and scaling software company.
June 21, 2011: Erica Douglass
Entrepreneur Returns to Tech Business
Entrepreneur Returns to Tech Business
Join us for our next meeting with Erica Douglas who is a self-taught technical whiz and successful technology entrepreneur. Growing up in a small town, she had no one to rely on to fix computers, so she learned how to do everything from building her own computers to creating web sites.
She started a web hosting and development company in 2001, at age 20. Over the next 6 years, she turned the business into one of Silicon Valley's most well-known web hosting companies, hosting hundreds of the Valley's most successful startups.
After selling her company for 7 figures and successfully exiting the hosting industry in 2007, Erica took a few years off. She transitioned her blog into a popular, thriving community of over 30,000 small business owners. She and her blog have been featured in major media publications like "U.S. News & World Report", in books, and on hundreds of other blogs and websites.
Whoosh Traffic marks Erica's re-entry into the technology industry and continued commitment to helping small businesses grow and flourish.
She started a web hosting and development company in 2001, at age 20. Over the next 6 years, she turned the business into one of Silicon Valley's most well-known web hosting companies, hosting hundreds of the Valley's most successful startups.
After selling her company for 7 figures and successfully exiting the hosting industry in 2007, Erica took a few years off. She transitioned her blog into a popular, thriving community of over 30,000 small business owners. She and her blog have been featured in major media publications like "U.S. News & World Report", in books, and on hundreds of other blogs and websites.
Whoosh Traffic marks Erica's re-entry into the technology industry and continued commitment to helping small businesses grow and flourish.
May 24th, 2011: Bernhard Schroeder - Trust is the Key to Building your Company or Career
Join us for our next meeting for an eye-opening experience as Bernhard tells us how we are in total control of our career and how we need to "trust" ourselves. He will tell us how he went from dropping out of school as a freshman to building a $1 billion company and launching companies like Amazon.com and Yahoo! as well as working with brands like Apple, Nike and Mercedes.
The entire presentation is geared to helping people understand the power they hold and the key to building a successful company is the capability to find a passion, incessantly acquire the knowledge required to become an expert....and to "trust" people and your instinct.
The entire presentation is geared to helping people understand the power they hold and the key to building a successful company is the capability to find a passion, incessantly acquire the knowledge required to become an expert....and to "trust" people and your instinct.
April 19th 2011: Bob Afsari-Freelance VP's "Raising the Tension"
StartupCircle Presents: Bob Afsari-Raising the Tension
What is the absolute necessity of any business? SALES....that's right!
Raising the Tension
Come out and learn how to build your brand in an effort to increase visibility, separate yourself from others, and generate revenue without getting in over your head.
Bob Afsari is the founder of Freelance VP's, providing sales, marketing, and business development solutions to corporate clients.
He has an extensive track record of successful sales strategies! With a background including years of being #1 in New Business Generation for a leading Private Equity Firm to competing and winning the VP Contest.
Find out some winning strategies to really launch your business and help you grow!
What is the absolute necessity of any business? SALES....that's right!
Raising the Tension
Come out and learn how to build your brand in an effort to increase visibility, separate yourself from others, and generate revenue without getting in over your head.
Bob Afsari is the founder of Freelance VP's, providing sales, marketing, and business development solutions to corporate clients.
He has an extensive track record of successful sales strategies! With a background including years of being #1 in New Business Generation for a leading Private Equity Firm to competing and winning the VP Contest.
Find out some winning strategies to really launch your business and help you grow!
March 8th 2011: City of San Diego Clean Tech Manager
StartupCircle Presents: March 8th, 2011
Hello Entrepreneurs,
Please join us in March as StartupCircle presents City of San Diego Clean Tech Program Manager - Jacques Chirazi
The city of San Diego is supporting the development of Entrepreneurship in the clean tech space and Mr. Chirazi will give us an overview of how
Mr. Chirazi is responsible for promoting, fostering and coordinating strategic alliance and collaboration among local, regional, state and federal institutions to develop and execute a clean technology business attraction strategy for the City of San Diego
In addition his Focus is the creation of economic growth and environmental sustainability by developing a clean tech cluster in San Diego
Part of Mr. Chirazi's responsability is Advising the Mayor in the development of a San Diego Clean Technology Advisory Council composed of industry leaders, government officials, educators and consultants focusing on attracting clean technology businesses to San Diego and creating jobs in this emerging sector
Hello Entrepreneurs,
Please join us in March as StartupCircle presents City of San Diego Clean Tech Program Manager - Jacques Chirazi
The city of San Diego is supporting the development of Entrepreneurship in the clean tech space and Mr. Chirazi will give us an overview of how
Mr. Chirazi is responsible for promoting, fostering and coordinating strategic alliance and collaboration among local, regional, state and federal institutions to develop and execute a clean technology business attraction strategy for the City of San Diego
In addition his Focus is the creation of economic growth and environmental sustainability by developing a clean tech cluster in San Diego
Part of Mr. Chirazi's responsability is Advising the Mayor in the development of a San Diego Clean Technology Advisory Council composed of industry leaders, government officials, educators and consultants focusing on attracting clean technology businesses to San Diego and creating jobs in this emerging sector
February 22nd 2011: ECO & Prosperity Centers
StartupCircle Presents: ECO & Prosperity Centers
Hello Entrepreneurs,
Please join us this Tuesday as StartupCircle presents a company who scored big in the Super Bowl. Also, there we have an inspirational story about changing your life and making a difference.
Gregory Goehner - Founder of NewGrass
NewGrass® is leading the synthetic grass industry by building a reputation on quality, service and offering an environmental and eco-friendly landscaping alternative.
Suzannah Crowder - Founder of Chicken Soup Kitchens
The mission of Chicken Soup Kitchens is to feed the hungry, body and soul. They wish to increase prosperity and kindness by serving all members of the community according to their particular needs.
Hello Entrepreneurs,
Please join us this Tuesday as StartupCircle presents a company who scored big in the Super Bowl. Also, there we have an inspirational story about changing your life and making a difference.
Gregory Goehner - Founder of NewGrass
NewGrass® is leading the synthetic grass industry by building a reputation on quality, service and offering an environmental and eco-friendly landscaping alternative.
Suzannah Crowder - Founder of Chicken Soup Kitchens
The mission of Chicken Soup Kitchens is to feed the hungry, body and soul. They wish to increase prosperity and kindness by serving all members of the community according to their particular needs.
January 25th 2011: Goal Setting
StartupCircle Presents: Goal Setting 2011
Hello Entrepreneurs,
We will go through Goal setting templates and discuss different types of Goal setting activities for 2011.
Join us in developing our Goals for 2011.
StartupCircle - Event Focus on Goal Setting
Growth Entrepreneur:
In addition Growth Circle Entrepreneurs will be sharing a quick status on their venture's and pressing needs: www.econinvestmentgroup.com, www.safelist.com, www.earthlist.com, www.hometownfarms.com, www.webceleb.com, www.Leardon.com , www.myaquabag.com and www.Barrellymadeit.com
Hello Entrepreneurs,
We will go through Goal setting templates and discuss different types of Goal setting activities for 2011.
Join us in developing our Goals for 2011.
StartupCircle - Event Focus on Goal Setting
Growth Entrepreneur:
In addition Growth Circle Entrepreneurs will be sharing a quick status on their venture's and pressing needs: www.econinvestmentgroup.com, www.safelist.com, www.earthlist.com, www.hometownfarms.com, www.webceleb.com, www.Leardon.com , www.myaquabag.com and www.Barrellymadeit.com
November 16th, 2010: San Diego's Great Entrepreneur
Blackbird Ventures - Barbara Bry Co-Founder
Blackbird Ventures - Barbara Bry Co-Founder
StartupCircle Presents: November 16th, 2010 Meeting
Blackbird Ventures - Barbara Bry
Join us for our next meeting where you will get to hear Barbara speak about her entrepreneurial ventures and experiences
Barbara Bry
Barbara Bry, the chief operating officer of Blackbird Ventures, has been on the founding team of two companies and three nonprofit organizations. Barbara was a co-founder of Atcom, the leader in developing internet kiosks and high speed internet access in hotel rooms. The company was sold in 1999 in a transaction valued at $80 million and is now owned by Cisco. In addition, Barbara was on the founding management team of Proflowers.com, which completed a successful initial public offering in December 2003 as Provide Commerce (PRVD)
Barbara is also the founder of UCSD Athena, San Diego's premier organization for women technology executives and entrepreneurs. She spent 10 years at the University of California, San Diego where she was the first associate director of CONNECT, which has received international recognition for its efforts in linking technology entrepreneurs with the resources they need for success. Most recently, she served as the founding editor and CEO of Voice of San Diego, an innovative news and information Web site which has been featured nationally for its leadership in community based journalism.
In the community, Barbara is a member of San Diego Rotary Club 33, the San Diego Women's Foundation and San Diego Social Venture Partners. She was a member of the Business Advisory Council for the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and has taught entrepreneurship classes at the University of San Diego and UC San Diego Extension.
Barbara's early career was as a business and political writer for the Sacramento Bee and the Los Angeles Times. She has a B.A. degree in sociology from the University of Pennsylvania and a masters' degree in business administration from Harvard Business School. She is married to entrepreneur Neil Senturia, and the couple has four children between the ages of 20 and 24.
Blackbird Ventures - Barbara Bry
Join us for our next meeting where you will get to hear Barbara speak about her entrepreneurial ventures and experiences
Barbara Bry
Barbara Bry, the chief operating officer of Blackbird Ventures, has been on the founding team of two companies and three nonprofit organizations. Barbara was a co-founder of Atcom, the leader in developing internet kiosks and high speed internet access in hotel rooms. The company was sold in 1999 in a transaction valued at $80 million and is now owned by Cisco. In addition, Barbara was on the founding management team of Proflowers.com, which completed a successful initial public offering in December 2003 as Provide Commerce (PRVD)
Barbara is also the founder of UCSD Athena, San Diego's premier organization for women technology executives and entrepreneurs. She spent 10 years at the University of California, San Diego where she was the first associate director of CONNECT, which has received international recognition for its efforts in linking technology entrepreneurs with the resources they need for success. Most recently, she served as the founding editor and CEO of Voice of San Diego, an innovative news and information Web site which has been featured nationally for its leadership in community based journalism.
In the community, Barbara is a member of San Diego Rotary Club 33, the San Diego Women's Foundation and San Diego Social Venture Partners. She was a member of the Business Advisory Council for the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and has taught entrepreneurship classes at the University of San Diego and UC San Diego Extension.
Barbara's early career was as a business and political writer for the Sacramento Bee and the Los Angeles Times. She has a B.A. degree in sociology from the University of Pennsylvania and a masters' degree in business administration from Harvard Business School. She is married to entrepreneur Neil Senturia, and the couple has four children between the ages of 20 and 24.
October 26th, 2010 StartupCircle: International Entrepreneur Introduces Bump.com - Mitch Thrower Founder
StartupCircle Presents: October 26th, 2010 Meeting
Bump.com Mitch Thrower
Join us for our next meeting where you will get to hear Mitch's speak about his new venture Bump.com
BUMP was born in August 2009 when the Bump team realized that for many, time spent in the car is wasted time. The web enables us to be constantly connected with business associates, friends, and family whether we’re at work or at home. But what about when we’re on the road? Every day, 128 million American drivers spend an average of 46 minutes commuting. We’re right next to each other on the highway, but we have no way to communicate, connect, and network. BUMP empowers you to break the communication barrier, creating a world in which it’s possible to connect with anyone, anywhere, at any time. Best of all, it’s simple, safe, and effective. With BUMP, downtime need never be wasted time.
Serial Entrepreneur: Mitch Thrower
Thrower is currently serving as founder and CEO of BUMP Network Inc. - www.BUMP.com -. The world’s largest safety, communications, and membership network.
Thrower was the co-founder of one of the fastest growing companies in the US -- The Active Network, Inc - Active.com - a software, marketing and registration powerhouse. He also co-founded and was the CEO for 7 years of The Active Europe Network, Ltd. which operates Active's business model in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
His initiative and efforts to rapidly consolidate participatory sports registration software companies worldwide, has without any doubt, created the "Ticketmaster " of participatory sports -- with his entrepreneurial ideas and initiative forever changing the global landscape of sports.
Thrower also serves as the New Media Officer, Strategist & Senior Correspondent for Competitor Group, Inc., (CGI), based in San Diego, California -- a platform media and race event company specializing in the endurance sports sector which primarily includes marathons, cycling, and triathlons. The Company is comprised of several companies, Elite Racing, Triathlete Magazine, Inside Triathlon, Velo News and Competitor Publishing (16 national branded sports events, over 300,000 professional and amateur participants, 8 fitness expositions, publishes 8 magazine titles with a combined circulation of more than 1,000,000 per month).
Thrower was founder and CEO of The College Connection, Inc., and The Rail Connection, and has consulted for American Express, AT&T, and Eurail.
Thrower also serves as Chairman of The La Jolla Foundation, a foundation whose first initiative is Project Active, a non-profit program that provides money, mentoring, encouragement and education to areas of world tension, most recently providing soccer balls and jerseys to the children of Iraq, Haiti and Afghanistan. Thrower is a 17 time Ironman triathlete, and the only photo journalist to ever photograph and video the Ironman Triathlon World Championships while doing the event.
Author of "Give Me Ten Seconds and I'll Change Your Life" formally published as "The Attention Deficit Workplace," Mitch Thrower is also a columnist for Triathlete Magazine and BizSanDiego Magazine.
Thrower holds a BA from Saint Lawrence University and an MBA from the University of San Diego, where he has served as Entrepreneur in Residence, and where he lectures on Entrepreneurship and Strategic Management.
Bump.com Mitch Thrower
Join us for our next meeting where you will get to hear Mitch's speak about his new venture Bump.com
BUMP was born in August 2009 when the Bump team realized that for many, time spent in the car is wasted time. The web enables us to be constantly connected with business associates, friends, and family whether we’re at work or at home. But what about when we’re on the road? Every day, 128 million American drivers spend an average of 46 minutes commuting. We’re right next to each other on the highway, but we have no way to communicate, connect, and network. BUMP empowers you to break the communication barrier, creating a world in which it’s possible to connect with anyone, anywhere, at any time. Best of all, it’s simple, safe, and effective. With BUMP, downtime need never be wasted time.
Serial Entrepreneur: Mitch Thrower
Thrower is currently serving as founder and CEO of BUMP Network Inc. - www.BUMP.com -. The world’s largest safety, communications, and membership network.
Thrower was the co-founder of one of the fastest growing companies in the US -- The Active Network, Inc - Active.com - a software, marketing and registration powerhouse. He also co-founded and was the CEO for 7 years of The Active Europe Network, Ltd. which operates Active's business model in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
His initiative and efforts to rapidly consolidate participatory sports registration software companies worldwide, has without any doubt, created the "Ticketmaster " of participatory sports -- with his entrepreneurial ideas and initiative forever changing the global landscape of sports.
Thrower also serves as the New Media Officer, Strategist & Senior Correspondent for Competitor Group, Inc., (CGI), based in San Diego, California -- a platform media and race event company specializing in the endurance sports sector which primarily includes marathons, cycling, and triathlons. The Company is comprised of several companies, Elite Racing, Triathlete Magazine, Inside Triathlon, Velo News and Competitor Publishing (16 national branded sports events, over 300,000 professional and amateur participants, 8 fitness expositions, publishes 8 magazine titles with a combined circulation of more than 1,000,000 per month).
Thrower was founder and CEO of The College Connection, Inc., and The Rail Connection, and has consulted for American Express, AT&T, and Eurail.
Thrower also serves as Chairman of The La Jolla Foundation, a foundation whose first initiative is Project Active, a non-profit program that provides money, mentoring, encouragement and education to areas of world tension, most recently providing soccer balls and jerseys to the children of Iraq, Haiti and Afghanistan. Thrower is a 17 time Ironman triathlete, and the only photo journalist to ever photograph and video the Ironman Triathlon World Championships while doing the event.
Author of "Give Me Ten Seconds and I'll Change Your Life" formally published as "The Attention Deficit Workplace," Mitch Thrower is also a columnist for Triathlete Magazine and BizSanDiego Magazine.
Thrower holds a BA from Saint Lawrence University and an MBA from the University of San Diego, where he has served as Entrepreneur in Residence, and where he lectures on Entrepreneurship and Strategic Management.
August 17th, 2010 StartupCircle: Local Entrepreneur making an Eco difference and City of San Diego Clean Tech Program Manager
StartupCircle Presents: August 17th, 2010 Meeting
We are excited to have Michael Librizzi(ecoATM.com) present about their Eco Startup
Michael Librizzi is the Vice President and Co-Founder of ecoATM.com
ecoATM is solving the e-waste problem by collaborating with manufacturers, retailers and consumers in the disposition of electronic product.
Michael has 23 years of communications semiconductor industry experience. During the past 12 years, he has been among the founding management team of five San Diego startup companies developing next-generation chipsets for Mobile WiMAX, MoCA, and Bluetooth. Prior to co-founding ecoATM, Mr. Librizzi was the Vice President of Business Development at NextWave Wireless where he was responsible for worldwide wireless carrier engagements
He holds degrees in electrical engineering and an Executive MBA from San Diego State University. He is a U.S. Navy veteran and served aboard oceanographic research vessels and fleet ballistic missile submarine
We will conclude our program by having Mr. Chirazi give us an overview of how the city of San Diego is supporting the development of Entrepreneurship in the clean tech space
Mr. Chirazi is responsible for promoting, fostering and coordinating strategic alliance and collaboration among local, regional, state and federal institutions to develop and execute a clean technology business attraction strategy for the City of San Diego
In addition his Focus is the creation of economic growth and environmental sustainability by developing a clean tech cluster in San Diego
Part of Mr. Chirazi's responsability is Advising the Mayor in the development of a San Diego Clean Technology Advisory Council composed of industry leaders, government officials, educators and consultants focusing on attracting clean technology businesses to San Diego and creating jobs in this emerging sector
We are excited to have Michael Librizzi(ecoATM.com) present about their Eco Startup
Michael Librizzi is the Vice President and Co-Founder of ecoATM.com
ecoATM is solving the e-waste problem by collaborating with manufacturers, retailers and consumers in the disposition of electronic product.
Michael has 23 years of communications semiconductor industry experience. During the past 12 years, he has been among the founding management team of five San Diego startup companies developing next-generation chipsets for Mobile WiMAX, MoCA, and Bluetooth. Prior to co-founding ecoATM, Mr. Librizzi was the Vice President of Business Development at NextWave Wireless where he was responsible for worldwide wireless carrier engagements
He holds degrees in electrical engineering and an Executive MBA from San Diego State University. He is a U.S. Navy veteran and served aboard oceanographic research vessels and fleet ballistic missile submarine
We will conclude our program by having Mr. Chirazi give us an overview of how the city of San Diego is supporting the development of Entrepreneurship in the clean tech space
Mr. Chirazi is responsible for promoting, fostering and coordinating strategic alliance and collaboration among local, regional, state and federal institutions to develop and execute a clean technology business attraction strategy for the City of San Diego
In addition his Focus is the creation of economic growth and environmental sustainability by developing a clean tech cluster in San Diego
Part of Mr. Chirazi's responsability is Advising the Mayor in the development of a San Diego Clean Technology Advisory Council composed of industry leaders, government officials, educators and consultants focusing on attracting clean technology businesses to San Diego and creating jobs in this emerging sector
July 20th, 2010 StartupCircle: San Diego Startup Successfully Raises Money and Grows in a down economy
Mike Alfred, CEO/Co-Founder of Brightscope
Mike Alfred, CEO/Co-Founder of Brightscope
Mike is an ingenious and exciting young Entrepreneur who with his team has created an amazing financial product that filled an unmet need....making major waves!
We are excited to have Mike Alfred (BrightScope.com) present about their Fast Growing and Funded Startup!
Mike Alfred is the CEO and Co-Founder of Brightscope (www.brightscope.com). Brightscope is an independent provider of 401k ratings and financial intelligence to plan sponsors, advisors, and participants in all 50 states. Their mission is to increase the retirement security of America's workforce by bringing transparency and efficiency to the 401k plan market. Mike Alfred is a noted 401k and financial expert and has appeared on CNBC, ABC News, Fox Business News, National Public Radio and in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, BusinessWeek, Fast Company, US News and World Report, CNN/Money Magazine, SmartMoney, theStreet.com, Pensions & Investments, Employee Benefit Adviser, and The San Diego Business Journal.
We are excited to have Mike Alfred (BrightScope.com) present about their Fast Growing and Funded Startup!
Mike Alfred is the CEO and Co-Founder of Brightscope (www.brightscope.com). Brightscope is an independent provider of 401k ratings and financial intelligence to plan sponsors, advisors, and participants in all 50 states. Their mission is to increase the retirement security of America's workforce by bringing transparency and efficiency to the 401k plan market. Mike Alfred is a noted 401k and financial expert and has appeared on CNBC, ABC News, Fox Business News, National Public Radio and in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, BusinessWeek, Fast Company, US News and World Report, CNN/Money Magazine, SmartMoney, theStreet.com, Pensions & Investments, Employee Benefit Adviser, and The San Diego Business Journal.
June 22nd, 2010StartupCircle: Being an Entrepreneur "The Real Truth about Success and Failure" & Safelist.com
Hey Entrepreneurs!
Join us to hear updates from Growth Circle Entrepreneurs and Main Speaker Robert Porter Lynch - Serial Entrepreneur and Architect of Trust building systems.
Robert Porter Lynch
CEO – The Warren Company
A Network of Alliance Professionals
Personal: Mr. Lynch is listed in Who's Who: Global Leaders. He is founding Chairman of the Association of Strategic Alliance Professionals, and has chaired the Strategic Integration and Alliance Committee of the Common Enterprise initiative of the State of the World Forum. He served as a Lieutenant in the US Navy, with combat duty in Vietnam. Robert resides in Naples, Florida.
Thought Leadership: Mr. Lynch has been recognized for his groundbreaking work in creating "the architecture of cooperation" which underpins thousands of strategic alliances in this country and around the world. He has written several books and the profession’s first benchmarking studies. He pioneered the initial research in Alliance Architectures with Best Practices research beginning in 1988, followed by a series of bench-marking studies in Alliance Formation and Management in 1993, Strategic Sourcing in 1997, and e-Commerce in 1999. Mr. Lynch continues his quest to discover and innovate in the Strategic Alliance Profession. Robert is deeply engaged in the next edge of cooperation, specifically using Alliances as Engines of Innovation, the Leadership Role of Alliance Champions, the Architecture of Trust, Synergistic Negotiations, and the New Economics of Synergistic Systems.
Economic Development: While a community revitalization specialist in the 1970's, he designed and implemented private-public partnerships for urban commercial and neighborhood revitalization programs resulting in over $20 million in new business investments and hundreds of historic restorations of low income neighborhood homes in declining inner cities. Robert also established joint labor-management committees to improve labor productivity in both the private and public sectors. 1980, at a time when interest rates were 18-20%, Robert became a Development Banker, founding a Certified Development Company, which resulted in over $20 million in small business loans in the first 18 months, as well as a state program to use $10 million in public sector pension funds to underwrite small business loans. Several years later he transformed an old factory into an innovative technology business "incubator" occupied by 65 growing companies. He developed business strategies, plans, marketing programs, debt/equity financing for numerous of these incubating businesses, assisting many of these smaller businesses in forming strategic alliances to launch their growth during a time when bank and venture capital money was extremely scarce. He also was instrumental in founding a high technology consortium. As an entrepreneur, Robert has developed, owned, and operated several commercial real estate projects including apartments, offices, marina, and retail. In one urban neighborhood, to catalyze the revitalization effort he restored a historic building, transforming it into a $1 million award-winning restaurant/inn which was cited in major travel guides and restaurant reviews for excellence and innovation. He also conducted feasibility studies for shopping centers, housing projects, hotels, and offices.
Consulting: In his consulting practice, Mr. Lynch places a strong emphasis on using best-practice architectures for successful organizational transformation and building capability inside organizations, for clients, strategic implementation is where the real value lies. He and his team have focused their efforts on building alliances for scores of companies throughout the globe in a wide variety industries ranging from aerospace (aviation & defense), automotive, energy, financial services (banking, real estate, insurance), high tech (computers, electronics, telecommunications,) and medical (biotech, heath care, instrumentation, pharmaceutical, managed health care), and petro-chemicals. His clients have included AT&T, Accenture, Astra-Merck, AT&T, Bell Canada, BellSouth, Cisco Systems, Dow Chemical, Dupont, Eli Lilly, GE, Glaxo-Smith Kline, Hewlett Packard, Honeywell, IBM, Intuit, Lockheed-Martin, Lucent, Media One, Mobil, NCR, PacBell, Price Waterhouse Coopers, Procter & Gamble, Prudential, Smith Kline Beecham, Sprint, Thomsen Financial, USAA, Warner Lambert, Wells Fargo, and Xerox as well as small businesses and governmental agencies.
Author: To fill the gap in understanding and operating cooperative ventures, Mr. Lynch enjoys writing. He wrote the award winning book, The Practical Guide to Joint Ventures and Corporate Alliances (John Wiley & Sons, 1987), which is based on his own experiences along with scores of other managers operating "in the trenches." The "architecture of cooperation" is the focus of his best selling book, Business Alliances: The Hidden Competitive Weapon, (John Wiley & Sons, 1993), which details the state-of-the-art in alliance formation, design, and operations. He wrote the popular chapter “Fostering Champions” for Peter Drucker’s Leader of the Future book (1999). He has just finished a book on Cooperative Entrepreneurship and is currently writing two books: Breakthroughs in Cooperative Negotiations and The Architecture of Trust. His books have been translated into several languages, and his numerous articles on alliances have appeared in a broad range of magazines. He is often quoted in business journals such a Nations Business, The Wall Street Journal, and The Conference Board Reports.
Education: Mr. Lynch holds a master’s degree in Organizational Development from Harvard University and a bachelor's degree in International Relations from Brown University. He is an adjunct faculty member of the Universities of Alberta, British Columbia, and San Diego; and has served as a faculty member of the American Management Association, American College of Physician Executives, the Canadian Management Centre and the Institute for International Learning.
Join us to hear updates from Growth Circle Entrepreneurs and Main Speaker Robert Porter Lynch - Serial Entrepreneur and Architect of Trust building systems.
Robert Porter Lynch
CEO – The Warren Company
A Network of Alliance Professionals
Personal: Mr. Lynch is listed in Who's Who: Global Leaders. He is founding Chairman of the Association of Strategic Alliance Professionals, and has chaired the Strategic Integration and Alliance Committee of the Common Enterprise initiative of the State of the World Forum. He served as a Lieutenant in the US Navy, with combat duty in Vietnam. Robert resides in Naples, Florida.
Thought Leadership: Mr. Lynch has been recognized for his groundbreaking work in creating "the architecture of cooperation" which underpins thousands of strategic alliances in this country and around the world. He has written several books and the profession’s first benchmarking studies. He pioneered the initial research in Alliance Architectures with Best Practices research beginning in 1988, followed by a series of bench-marking studies in Alliance Formation and Management in 1993, Strategic Sourcing in 1997, and e-Commerce in 1999. Mr. Lynch continues his quest to discover and innovate in the Strategic Alliance Profession. Robert is deeply engaged in the next edge of cooperation, specifically using Alliances as Engines of Innovation, the Leadership Role of Alliance Champions, the Architecture of Trust, Synergistic Negotiations, and the New Economics of Synergistic Systems.
Economic Development: While a community revitalization specialist in the 1970's, he designed and implemented private-public partnerships for urban commercial and neighborhood revitalization programs resulting in over $20 million in new business investments and hundreds of historic restorations of low income neighborhood homes in declining inner cities. Robert also established joint labor-management committees to improve labor productivity in both the private and public sectors. 1980, at a time when interest rates were 18-20%, Robert became a Development Banker, founding a Certified Development Company, which resulted in over $20 million in small business loans in the first 18 months, as well as a state program to use $10 million in public sector pension funds to underwrite small business loans. Several years later he transformed an old factory into an innovative technology business "incubator" occupied by 65 growing companies. He developed business strategies, plans, marketing programs, debt/equity financing for numerous of these incubating businesses, assisting many of these smaller businesses in forming strategic alliances to launch their growth during a time when bank and venture capital money was extremely scarce. He also was instrumental in founding a high technology consortium. As an entrepreneur, Robert has developed, owned, and operated several commercial real estate projects including apartments, offices, marina, and retail. In one urban neighborhood, to catalyze the revitalization effort he restored a historic building, transforming it into a $1 million award-winning restaurant/inn which was cited in major travel guides and restaurant reviews for excellence and innovation. He also conducted feasibility studies for shopping centers, housing projects, hotels, and offices.
Consulting: In his consulting practice, Mr. Lynch places a strong emphasis on using best-practice architectures for successful organizational transformation and building capability inside organizations, for clients, strategic implementation is where the real value lies. He and his team have focused their efforts on building alliances for scores of companies throughout the globe in a wide variety industries ranging from aerospace (aviation & defense), automotive, energy, financial services (banking, real estate, insurance), high tech (computers, electronics, telecommunications,) and medical (biotech, heath care, instrumentation, pharmaceutical, managed health care), and petro-chemicals. His clients have included AT&T, Accenture, Astra-Merck, AT&T, Bell Canada, BellSouth, Cisco Systems, Dow Chemical, Dupont, Eli Lilly, GE, Glaxo-Smith Kline, Hewlett Packard, Honeywell, IBM, Intuit, Lockheed-Martin, Lucent, Media One, Mobil, NCR, PacBell, Price Waterhouse Coopers, Procter & Gamble, Prudential, Smith Kline Beecham, Sprint, Thomsen Financial, USAA, Warner Lambert, Wells Fargo, and Xerox as well as small businesses and governmental agencies.
Author: To fill the gap in understanding and operating cooperative ventures, Mr. Lynch enjoys writing. He wrote the award winning book, The Practical Guide to Joint Ventures and Corporate Alliances (John Wiley & Sons, 1987), which is based on his own experiences along with scores of other managers operating "in the trenches." The "architecture of cooperation" is the focus of his best selling book, Business Alliances: The Hidden Competitive Weapon, (John Wiley & Sons, 1993), which details the state-of-the-art in alliance formation, design, and operations. He wrote the popular chapter “Fostering Champions” for Peter Drucker’s Leader of the Future book (1999). He has just finished a book on Cooperative Entrepreneurship and is currently writing two books: Breakthroughs in Cooperative Negotiations and The Architecture of Trust. His books have been translated into several languages, and his numerous articles on alliances have appeared in a broad range of magazines. He is often quoted in business journals such a Nations Business, The Wall Street Journal, and The Conference Board Reports.
Education: Mr. Lynch holds a master’s degree in Organizational Development from Harvard University and a bachelor's degree in International Relations from Brown University. He is an adjunct faculty member of the Universities of Alberta, British Columbia, and San Diego; and has served as a faculty member of the American Management Association, American College of Physician Executives, the Canadian Management Centre and the Institute for International Learning.
May 11th, 2010 StartupCircle: TakeLessons.com & Leardon Solutions
Hey Entrepreneurs!
Join us to hear updates from Steven Cox Founder of TakeLessons.com & Joseph Donoghue Founder of Leardon Solutions
Seteven Cox since his StartupCircle presentation last year he has been featured on outlets such as CNN Money, NBC, FOX 5 and Inc. Magazine.
Steven is the founder of TakeLessons, America's largest site for finding and booking private lessons.
Prior to founding TakeLessons and Click For, Inc. Steven was founder of Mobile Asset Group, a mobile messaging platform delivering exclusive content to cell phones. He was also Managing Partner of Reddito LLC, an ecommerce and strategic consulting firm with clients including Cisco, Club Med, Wells Fargo, and Intel.
Prior to this, Steven served as VP of Business Development for CollegeClub.com and was a founding employee of an internet B2B ecommerce firm that grew to an IPO in 1999.
He is also songwriter, vocalist, guitarist, and bassist. He and his band mate Enrique Platas released their second CD on Convertible Fly Records in 2005 with one song making it to radio (go 94.9 San Diego) and another featured in an indie film.
www.Leardon.com
Joseph Donoghue - Founder
Leardon Solutions originated in 2003 to help start-ups, entrepreneurs, and small companies bring their products to market. We realized individuals and companies with good ideas were falling trap to common problems solved by larger corporations. Successful product development is an orchestration of often competing requirements -- quality, schedule, cost, and functionality. We optimize design and manufacturing processes used by Fortune 20 companies to the needs of small companies. A balanced on-shore and off-shore design and manufacturing team provides you with efficient, cost effective development without sacrificing quality.
Join us to hear updates from Steven Cox Founder of TakeLessons.com & Joseph Donoghue Founder of Leardon Solutions
Seteven Cox since his StartupCircle presentation last year he has been featured on outlets such as CNN Money, NBC, FOX 5 and Inc. Magazine.
Steven is the founder of TakeLessons, America's largest site for finding and booking private lessons.
Prior to founding TakeLessons and Click For, Inc. Steven was founder of Mobile Asset Group, a mobile messaging platform delivering exclusive content to cell phones. He was also Managing Partner of Reddito LLC, an ecommerce and strategic consulting firm with clients including Cisco, Club Med, Wells Fargo, and Intel.
Prior to this, Steven served as VP of Business Development for CollegeClub.com and was a founding employee of an internet B2B ecommerce firm that grew to an IPO in 1999.
He is also songwriter, vocalist, guitarist, and bassist. He and his band mate Enrique Platas released their second CD on Convertible Fly Records in 2005 with one song making it to radio (go 94.9 San Diego) and another featured in an indie film.
www.Leardon.com
Joseph Donoghue - Founder
Leardon Solutions originated in 2003 to help start-ups, entrepreneurs, and small companies bring their products to market. We realized individuals and companies with good ideas were falling trap to common problems solved by larger corporations. Successful product development is an orchestration of often competing requirements -- quality, schedule, cost, and functionality. We optimize design and manufacturing processes used by Fortune 20 companies to the needs of small companies. A balanced on-shore and off-shore design and manufacturing team provides you with efficient, cost effective development without sacrificing quality.
April 13, 2010 StartupCircle: Worlds #1 Small Biz Guru and Growth Circle Entrepreneur changes Music Biz
Hey Entrepreneurs!
Mark your calendars as our April meeting is set to be a great one!
We are honored to have another serial Entrepreneur come speak to us. Michael E. Gerber is the founder of E-Myth Worldwide, the coaching, training and education firm he created in 1977 to transform the development of small businesses worldwide.
Michael E. Gerber's extraordinary work has achieved stunning results by transforming more than 65,000 businesses in over 145 countries, translated in 29 languages, and used in 118 universities in the world. Gerber is the author of 13 business books, including the mega-bestseller The E-Myth Revisited. His revolutionary perspective has become the gold standard for small business development throughout the world, becoming what INC Magazine calls him: "The World's #1 Small Business Guru," and one of Business Week's bestselling authors of past decades. http://www.michaelegerber.com/
We are very excited to have the co founder of WebCeleb.com share with us the news of their recent public launch and exciting developments with their fast growing business! www.webceleb.com
WebCeleb.com is a community based social music store where you can get paid to download music. They've focused on improving the way people discover and buy music online by making the experience more social and personally rewarding. Webceleb is as much about the fans as it is musicians, and they believe that by working together they can build a community that helps them both earn money each time a song is downloaded. By rewarding those who purchase music with a slice of future sales, they're encouraged to market the musicians they discover and legally download music. Musicians are now able to earn a living, form partnerships with their fans, retain 100% ownership of their IP, and build a vested marketing team. Their mantra is to help musicians earn a living and receive the recognition they deserve, while never undervaluing the role of the fan.
Mark your calendars as our April meeting is set to be a great one!
We are honored to have another serial Entrepreneur come speak to us. Michael E. Gerber is the founder of E-Myth Worldwide, the coaching, training and education firm he created in 1977 to transform the development of small businesses worldwide.
Michael E. Gerber's extraordinary work has achieved stunning results by transforming more than 65,000 businesses in over 145 countries, translated in 29 languages, and used in 118 universities in the world. Gerber is the author of 13 business books, including the mega-bestseller The E-Myth Revisited. His revolutionary perspective has become the gold standard for small business development throughout the world, becoming what INC Magazine calls him: "The World's #1 Small Business Guru," and one of Business Week's bestselling authors of past decades. http://www.michaelegerber.com/
We are very excited to have the co founder of WebCeleb.com share with us the news of their recent public launch and exciting developments with their fast growing business! www.webceleb.com
WebCeleb.com is a community based social music store where you can get paid to download music. They've focused on improving the way people discover and buy music online by making the experience more social and personally rewarding. Webceleb is as much about the fans as it is musicians, and they believe that by working together they can build a community that helps them both earn money each time a song is downloaded. By rewarding those who purchase music with a slice of future sales, they're encouraged to market the musicians they discover and legally download music. Musicians are now able to earn a living, form partnerships with their fans, retain 100% ownership of their IP, and build a vested marketing team. Their mantra is to help musicians earn a living and receive the recognition they deserve, while never undervaluing the role of the fan.
March 17th, 2010 StartupCircle Presents: EcoHub Mixer
Come out to our Mixer and see our new office space, EcoHub!
Join the excitement as the EcoHub workspace prepares for it's launch!
Wednesday, March 17th for an Eco Hub and Green Business Mixer as the Swedish American Chamber of Commerce, Eco Hub, Inc. and StartupCircle have come together to kick-off our goal to turn San Diego into the Clean Tech capitol of the US.
This "collaboration" mixer will feature displays of Green Businesses, speakers from the hosting organizations, and a great opportunity to meet and match with like-minded business representatives, owners, and entrepreneurs. This event will be an amazing start of something new, so make sure to mark your calendars and come enjoy this evening!
Drinks and lighter snacks/tapas will be served. Free Parking.
Join the excitement as the EcoHub workspace prepares for it's launch!
Wednesday, March 17th for an Eco Hub and Green Business Mixer as the Swedish American Chamber of Commerce, Eco Hub, Inc. and StartupCircle have come together to kick-off our goal to turn San Diego into the Clean Tech capitol of the US.
This "collaboration" mixer will feature displays of Green Businesses, speakers from the hosting organizations, and a great opportunity to meet and match with like-minded business representatives, owners, and entrepreneurs. This event will be an amazing start of something new, so make sure to mark your calendars and come enjoy this evening!
Drinks and lighter snacks/tapas will be served. Free Parking.
March 16th 2010 StartupCircle Presents: ReRip.com and EcoHub
Mar 16, 2010 StartupCircle Presents: Rerip.com co-founder Lisa Randall and EcoHub founder Yeves Perez
We are excited to have two founders present this month!
Lisa Randall, Rerip.com
Lisa is co-founder of Rerip.com the online community dedicated to recycling and reusing all action sport equipment.
Our next entrepreneur, Yeves Perez, will discuss the recently launched Ecohub.
Growth Entrepreneur:
In addition Growth Circle Entrepreneurs will be sharing a quick status on their venture's and pressing needs: www.econinvestmentgroup.com, www.safelist.com, www.earthlist.com, www.hometownfarms.com, www.webceleb.com, www.Leardon.com , www.rerip.com, www.myaquabag.com, www.tazzani.com, www.internsover40.com, www.MassPublisher.com, and www.characterbear.com
We are excited to have two founders present this month!
Lisa Randall, Rerip.com
Lisa is co-founder of Rerip.com the online community dedicated to recycling and reusing all action sport equipment.
Our next entrepreneur, Yeves Perez, will discuss the recently launched Ecohub.
Growth Entrepreneur:
In addition Growth Circle Entrepreneurs will be sharing a quick status on their venture's and pressing needs: www.econinvestmentgroup.com, www.safelist.com, www.earthlist.com, www.hometownfarms.com, www.webceleb.com, www.Leardon.com , www.rerip.com, www.myaquabag.com, www.tazzani.com, www.internsover40.com, www.MassPublisher.com, and www.characterbear.com
February 9th 2010 StartupCircle Presents: Terramoto and Simpli Hosting/Erica.biz
Feb. 9, 2010 StartupCircle Presents: Terramoto and Simpli Hosting/Erica.biz
This event will mark a StartupCircle milestone to join forces with Entrepreneur programs at our local Universities. We will be holding our meeting at Cal State San Marcos in conjunction with the San Marcos Entrepreneur Club! Looking forward to bringing the students and entrepreneurs together.
We are excited to have two founders present this month!
Quentin Sponselee founded Terramoto, the premier eco-friendly transportation service in San Diego. Terramoto has successfully continued to gain marketshare in the very competitive transportation industry! Quentin has built a business that actually has a carbon negative footprint, essentially giving back to the environment! Quentin will inspire us with his journey on seizing opportunity while maintaining his vision to build a sustainable business.
Our next entrepreneur, Erica Douglass, built a web hosting company, Simpli Hosting. Erica sold it for over a million-and all this before the age of 26! She will also share with us her latest venture and plans for Erica.biz. Erica's story is truly inspirational!
For the meeting at Cal State San Marcos, you will need parking and room information. Please see the below;
The meeting will be held in the Arts Building Room 240. You will be parking in Lot T and Lot K. Please click the below for maps of the campus, http://www.csusm.edu/parking/images/map.pdf
This event will mark a StartupCircle milestone to join forces with Entrepreneur programs at our local Universities. We will be holding our meeting at Cal State San Marcos in conjunction with the San Marcos Entrepreneur Club! Looking forward to bringing the students and entrepreneurs together.
We are excited to have two founders present this month!
Quentin Sponselee founded Terramoto, the premier eco-friendly transportation service in San Diego. Terramoto has successfully continued to gain marketshare in the very competitive transportation industry! Quentin has built a business that actually has a carbon negative footprint, essentially giving back to the environment! Quentin will inspire us with his journey on seizing opportunity while maintaining his vision to build a sustainable business.
Our next entrepreneur, Erica Douglass, built a web hosting company, Simpli Hosting. Erica sold it for over a million-and all this before the age of 26! She will also share with us her latest venture and plans for Erica.biz. Erica's story is truly inspirational!
For the meeting at Cal State San Marcos, you will need parking and room information. Please see the below;
The meeting will be held in the Arts Building Room 240. You will be parking in Lot T and Lot K. Please click the below for maps of the campus, http://www.csusm.edu/parking/images/map.pdf
January 14th, 2010 StartupCircle Presents: Jeff Ditoro, Founder of ArmorGrafix
StartupCircle Presents:
ArmorGrafix-Jeff Ditoro
Jeff will speak about ArmorGrafix, a company with a proprietary anti-graffiti product that is also Green!
DiToro has over 20 years in the printing industry! He has experience in launching and building new startups, whether companies, divisions, or product launches.
It was a synergy of goals and ideas between the founders of ArmorGrafix that gave the company its vision to innovate a superior print technology with a beneficial impact to better the environment and beautify the urban landscape.
Built on a corporate philosophy anchored by commitment, creativity, innovation, and execution; ArmorGrafix set out to develop a revolutionary and proprietary Anti-Graffiti printing technology to address the $50 Billion dollar global epidemic of Graffiti Vandalism.
ArmorGrafix-Jeff Ditoro
Jeff will speak about ArmorGrafix, a company with a proprietary anti-graffiti product that is also Green!
DiToro has over 20 years in the printing industry! He has experience in launching and building new startups, whether companies, divisions, or product launches.
It was a synergy of goals and ideas between the founders of ArmorGrafix that gave the company its vision to innovate a superior print technology with a beneficial impact to better the environment and beautify the urban landscape.
Built on a corporate philosophy anchored by commitment, creativity, innovation, and execution; ArmorGrafix set out to develop a revolutionary and proprietary Anti-Graffiti printing technology to address the $50 Billion dollar global epidemic of Graffiti Vandalism.
December 8th, 2009 StartupCircle Presents: Dmitry Shapiro, Founder of Veoh Networks and Weekend University
StartupCircle Presents:
Veoh Networxs and Week U - Dmitry Shapiro
We are excited to have another serial entrepreneur join us!
Dmitry will speak about his entrepreneurial journey and we'll hear about what he is working on next.
StartupCircle Presents:
Serial Entrepreneur: Dmitry Shapiro
Dmitry (http://www.dmitryshapiro.com ) was born in Russia and moved to the States when he was 10 years old. He struggled through high school and did poorly in college, graduating with a 2.1 GPA "with a big curve and a roundup". After college Dmitry held 4 jobs in 3 years, 2 of which he was fired from. In 1995, at the age of 25, Dmitry discovered the Internet and started to learn all that he could about how to use it to gain a competitive advantage in the business world. The knowledge that he has amassed over the years has dramatically changed his life.
Today, Dmitry is a prominent figure in New Media, a sought after speaker, and considered one of the most knowledgeable and visionary people in his space. He is the founder and CEO of Veoh Networks, one of the largest online video services, with over 25 million monthly viewers. Dmitry was recently named as one of "Top 50 innovators leading Hollywood's march online" by Hollywood Reporter.
Prior to Veoh, in April 2000, Dmitry founded Akonix Systems, a venture-capital backed computer security company that helps corporations secure P2P networks. Akonix's security software protects over 1 million corporate users. Akonix was purchased in 2008 by Quest Software.
Dmitry’s companies have raised over $100 million in capital from backers that include Time Warner, Intel, Adobe, Goldman Sachs, and Michael Eisner (former head of Disney). While Dmitry is busy running Veoh, he is extremely passionate about teaching others the skills that he uses every day to get ahead in the business world.
Spending a day with Dmitry will dramatically change your life by giving you the digital skills you need to compete and thrive in todays highly competitive digital world.
Growth Entrepreneur:
In addition Growth Circle Entrepreneurs will be sharing a quick status on their venture's and pressing needs: www.econinvestmentgroup.com, www.safelist.com, www.earthlist.com, www.hometownfarms.comwww.webceleb.com , www.Leardon.com , www.rerip.com, www.myaquabag.com, www.internsover40.com, www.MassPublisher.com, and Character Bear.
Veoh Networxs and Week U - Dmitry Shapiro
We are excited to have another serial entrepreneur join us!
Dmitry will speak about his entrepreneurial journey and we'll hear about what he is working on next.
StartupCircle Presents:
Serial Entrepreneur: Dmitry Shapiro
Dmitry (http://www.dmitryshapiro.com ) was born in Russia and moved to the States when he was 10 years old. He struggled through high school and did poorly in college, graduating with a 2.1 GPA "with a big curve and a roundup". After college Dmitry held 4 jobs in 3 years, 2 of which he was fired from. In 1995, at the age of 25, Dmitry discovered the Internet and started to learn all that he could about how to use it to gain a competitive advantage in the business world. The knowledge that he has amassed over the years has dramatically changed his life.
Today, Dmitry is a prominent figure in New Media, a sought after speaker, and considered one of the most knowledgeable and visionary people in his space. He is the founder and CEO of Veoh Networks, one of the largest online video services, with over 25 million monthly viewers. Dmitry was recently named as one of "Top 50 innovators leading Hollywood's march online" by Hollywood Reporter.
Prior to Veoh, in April 2000, Dmitry founded Akonix Systems, a venture-capital backed computer security company that helps corporations secure P2P networks. Akonix's security software protects over 1 million corporate users. Akonix was purchased in 2008 by Quest Software.
Dmitry’s companies have raised over $100 million in capital from backers that include Time Warner, Intel, Adobe, Goldman Sachs, and Michael Eisner (former head of Disney). While Dmitry is busy running Veoh, he is extremely passionate about teaching others the skills that he uses every day to get ahead in the business world.
Spending a day with Dmitry will dramatically change your life by giving you the digital skills you need to compete and thrive in todays highly competitive digital world.
Growth Entrepreneur:
In addition Growth Circle Entrepreneurs will be sharing a quick status on their venture's and pressing needs: www.econinvestmentgroup.com, www.safelist.com, www.earthlist.com, www.hometownfarms.comwww.webceleb.com , www.Leardon.com , www.rerip.com, www.myaquabag.com, www.internsover40.com, www.MassPublisher.com, and Character Bear.
November 10th, 2009 StartupCircle Presents: Mitch Thrower, Active.com
StartupCircle
Active.com Mitch Thrower
Join us for our next meeting where you will get to hear Mitch's story on success and leading Active.com to become one of the fastest growing businesses in the U.S. Mitch is truly a trailblazer and an inspiring Entrepreneur!
StartupCircle Presents:
Serial Entrepreneur: Mitch Thrower
The co-founder of one of the fastest growing companies in the US -- The Active Network, Inc - Active.com - a software, marketing and registration powerhouse. He also co-founded and was the CEO for 7 years of The Active Europe Network, Ltd. which operates Active's business model in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
His initiative and efforts to rapidly consolidate participatory sports registration software companies worldwide, has without any doubt, created the "Ticketmaster " of participatory sports -- with his entrepreneurial ideas and initiative forever changing the global landscape of sports.
Thrower also serves as the New Media Officer, Strategist & Senior Correspondent for Competitor Group, Inc., (CGI), based in San Diego, California -- a platform media and race event company specializing in the endurance sports sector which primarily includes marathons, cycling, and triathlons. The Company is comprised of several companies, Elite Racing, Triathlete Magazine, Inside Triathlon, Velo News and Competitor Publishing (16 national branded sports events, over 300,000 professional and amateur participants, 8 fitness expositions, publishes 8 magazine titles with a combined circulation of more than 1,000,000 per month).
Thrower was founder and CEO of The College Connection, Inc., and The Rail Connection, and has consulted for American Express, AT&T, and Eurail.
Thrower also serves as Chairman of The La Jolla Foundation, a foundation whose first initiative is Project Active, a non-profit program that provides money, mentoring, encouragement and education to areas of world tension, most recently providing soccer balls and jerseys to the children of Iraq, Haiti and Afghanistan. Thrower is a 17 time Ironman triathlete, and the only photo journalist to ever photograph and video the Ironman Triathlon World Championships while doing the event.
Author of "Give Me Ten Seconds and I'll Change Your Life" formally published as "The Attention Deficit Workplace," Mitch Thrower is also a columnist for Triathlete Magazine and BizSanDiego Magazine.
Thrower holds a BA from Saint Lawrence University and an MBA from the University of San Diego, where he has served as Entrepreneur in Residence, and where he lectures on Entrepreneurship and Strategic Management.
Growth Entrepreneur:
In addition Growth Circle Entrepreneurs will be sharing a quick status on their venture's and pressing needs: www.webceleb.com , www.Leardon.com , www.rerip.com, www.myaquabag.com, www.internsover40.com, www.MassPublisher.com, Hometown Farms, Character Bear, and EcoInvestment Grp.
Active.com Mitch Thrower
Join us for our next meeting where you will get to hear Mitch's story on success and leading Active.com to become one of the fastest growing businesses in the U.S. Mitch is truly a trailblazer and an inspiring Entrepreneur!
StartupCircle Presents:
Serial Entrepreneur: Mitch Thrower
The co-founder of one of the fastest growing companies in the US -- The Active Network, Inc - Active.com - a software, marketing and registration powerhouse. He also co-founded and was the CEO for 7 years of The Active Europe Network, Ltd. which operates Active's business model in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
His initiative and efforts to rapidly consolidate participatory sports registration software companies worldwide, has without any doubt, created the "Ticketmaster " of participatory sports -- with his entrepreneurial ideas and initiative forever changing the global landscape of sports.
Thrower also serves as the New Media Officer, Strategist & Senior Correspondent for Competitor Group, Inc., (CGI), based in San Diego, California -- a platform media and race event company specializing in the endurance sports sector which primarily includes marathons, cycling, and triathlons. The Company is comprised of several companies, Elite Racing, Triathlete Magazine, Inside Triathlon, Velo News and Competitor Publishing (16 national branded sports events, over 300,000 professional and amateur participants, 8 fitness expositions, publishes 8 magazine titles with a combined circulation of more than 1,000,000 per month).
Thrower was founder and CEO of The College Connection, Inc., and The Rail Connection, and has consulted for American Express, AT&T, and Eurail.
Thrower also serves as Chairman of The La Jolla Foundation, a foundation whose first initiative is Project Active, a non-profit program that provides money, mentoring, encouragement and education to areas of world tension, most recently providing soccer balls and jerseys to the children of Iraq, Haiti and Afghanistan. Thrower is a 17 time Ironman triathlete, and the only photo journalist to ever photograph and video the Ironman Triathlon World Championships while doing the event.
Author of "Give Me Ten Seconds and I'll Change Your Life" formally published as "The Attention Deficit Workplace," Mitch Thrower is also a columnist for Triathlete Magazine and BizSanDiego Magazine.
Thrower holds a BA from Saint Lawrence University and an MBA from the University of San Diego, where he has served as Entrepreneur in Residence, and where he lectures on Entrepreneurship and Strategic Management.
Growth Entrepreneur:
In addition Growth Circle Entrepreneurs will be sharing a quick status on their venture's and pressing needs: www.webceleb.com , www.Leardon.com , www.rerip.com, www.myaquabag.com, www.internsover40.com, www.MassPublisher.com, Hometown Farms, Character Bear, and EcoInvestment Grp.
October 13th, 2009 Eco-preneurship: "Let's Get Started"
Eco Investment Club (Green Investors)
Brian Freer (Green House) and Glenn Croston (Starting Green)
Eco Investment Club (Green Investors)
Brian Freer (Green House) and Glenn Croston (Starting Green)
Join us for a provocative night dedicated to Eco-preneurship and Starting a Business in this new economy.
Green ventures are launching almost every other day in San Diego County, and existing businesses are exploring the ramifications of sustainability as a business model. All share a focus on leveraging market opportunity while effectively managing costs and ecological footprint.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
06:30 PM - 09:00 PM
StartupCircle and Eco Investment Club Presents:
Serial Entrepreneur:
Green House - http://greenhouseintl.com/
Brian Freer (Chief Sustainability Officer)
About Green House:
GreenHouse is answering the call for the creation of green jobs, green energy and green business solutions by offering a wide range of products that support the growing focus on an environmentally sustainable future. Its three primary business segments—GreenHouse Builders, GreenHouse Energy and GreenHouse Community—address broad markets from homeowners and the building industry to corporations, governments, and Third World countries.
GreenHouse is coming off their own success of being invested in by Shaquille O'Neil (see “Waste not, want not”, From Economist.com).
Serial Entrepreneur:
Starting Green (Author)
Glenn Croston
About Glenn Croston (Entrepreneur and Author)
Glenn will be launching his latest book at the event! Glenn Croston is one voice amongst a strong supporting cast of influential's who explore rationales for launching a green start-up and the extraordinary risks to not just "be green for a living" but to also show proof of concept, profitability, as well as debate the long-term viability.
This is Glenn's second book with Entrepreneur Press called, "Starting Green: An Ecopreneur's Toolkit for Starting a Green Business from Business Plan to Profits" (Paperback) and he will be signing copies.
"Starting Green" (Entrepreneur Press, September 2009) gives entrepreneurs the tools they need to start and grow a successful green business, including the unique challenges and opportunities in planning, marketing, raising money, and the role of government.
Growth Entrepreneurs:
In addition Growth Circle Entrepreneurs will be sharing a quick status on their venture's and pressing needs: www.webceleb.com , www.Leardon.com , www.rerip.com, www.aquabag.com, www.internsover40.com, www.MassPublisher.com & www.barrellymadeit.com among others.
Green ventures are launching almost every other day in San Diego County, and existing businesses are exploring the ramifications of sustainability as a business model. All share a focus on leveraging market opportunity while effectively managing costs and ecological footprint.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
06:30 PM - 09:00 PM
StartupCircle and Eco Investment Club Presents:
Serial Entrepreneur:
Green House - http://greenhouseintl.com/
Brian Freer (Chief Sustainability Officer)
About Green House:
GreenHouse is answering the call for the creation of green jobs, green energy and green business solutions by offering a wide range of products that support the growing focus on an environmentally sustainable future. Its three primary business segments—GreenHouse Builders, GreenHouse Energy and GreenHouse Community—address broad markets from homeowners and the building industry to corporations, governments, and Third World countries.
GreenHouse is coming off their own success of being invested in by Shaquille O'Neil (see “Waste not, want not”, From Economist.com).
Serial Entrepreneur:
Starting Green (Author)
Glenn Croston
About Glenn Croston (Entrepreneur and Author)
Glenn will be launching his latest book at the event! Glenn Croston is one voice amongst a strong supporting cast of influential's who explore rationales for launching a green start-up and the extraordinary risks to not just "be green for a living" but to also show proof of concept, profitability, as well as debate the long-term viability.
This is Glenn's second book with Entrepreneur Press called, "Starting Green: An Ecopreneur's Toolkit for Starting a Green Business from Business Plan to Profits" (Paperback) and he will be signing copies.
"Starting Green" (Entrepreneur Press, September 2009) gives entrepreneurs the tools they need to start and grow a successful green business, including the unique challenges and opportunities in planning, marketing, raising money, and the role of government.
Growth Entrepreneurs:
In addition Growth Circle Entrepreneurs will be sharing a quick status on their venture's and pressing needs: www.webceleb.com , www.Leardon.com , www.rerip.com, www.aquabag.com, www.internsover40.com, www.MassPublisher.com & www.barrellymadeit.com among others.
September 15th, 2009 Event Featuring Entrepreneur:
Shawn Butler (MassPublisher)
Shawn Butler (MassPublisher)
Growth Entrepreneurs:
Shawn Butler with more than 12 years of management experience in public, private and technology companies, Shawn Butler is the Founder and CEO of MassPublisher.
Prior to founding MassPublisher, he built and launched NurseConnect, the leading professional network for nurses, for AMN Healthcare Inc. Before that, he was the Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing for OneTouch Systems, Inc. -- the premier interactive distance learning company serving the Fortune 500. At OneTouch, Mr. Butler held executive Business Development and Product Strategy positions.
Mr. Butler's additional experience includes legislative work in the California State Senate and financial consulting for the US Attorney.
In addition Growth Circle Entrepreneurs will give us an update www.webceleb.com, www.myaquabag.com, www.characterbear.com, www.rerip.com, www.internsover40.com among others
Shawn Butler with more than 12 years of management experience in public, private and technology companies, Shawn Butler is the Founder and CEO of MassPublisher.
Prior to founding MassPublisher, he built and launched NurseConnect, the leading professional network for nurses, for AMN Healthcare Inc. Before that, he was the Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing for OneTouch Systems, Inc. -- the premier interactive distance learning company serving the Fortune 500. At OneTouch, Mr. Butler held executive Business Development and Product Strategy positions.
Mr. Butler's additional experience includes legislative work in the California State Senate and financial consulting for the US Attorney.
In addition Growth Circle Entrepreneurs will give us an update www.webceleb.com, www.myaquabag.com, www.characterbear.com, www.rerip.com, www.internsover40.com among others
July 14th, 2009 Event Featuring Entrepreneurs: Barbara Bry (Proflowers.com) and Melanie Bivens (SoulShine)
Serial Entrepreneur:
Barbara Bry is currently the Executive Editor of the SDNN. She has been on the founding team of two companies and three nonprofit organizations. She has worked as a journalist, administrator, entrepreneur, marketing executive and angel investor. Bry co-founded Atcom, which pioneered Internet kiosks, with husband Neil Senturia in 1995 and sold the company four years later in a deal valued at $80 million. She also helped found ProFlowers.com, the online florist that became Provide Commerce. It was acquired last year by Liberty Media for $477 million.
Growth Entrepreneur:
Melanie Bivens, Soul Shine Co-Founder & President
Soul Shine provides hands on resources and local educational events where pre screened practitioners specializing in the personal growth and alternative healing modalities can highlight their services, promote themselves and attract new clients.
Barbara Bry is currently the Executive Editor of the SDNN. She has been on the founding team of two companies and three nonprofit organizations. She has worked as a journalist, administrator, entrepreneur, marketing executive and angel investor. Bry co-founded Atcom, which pioneered Internet kiosks, with husband Neil Senturia in 1995 and sold the company four years later in a deal valued at $80 million. She also helped found ProFlowers.com, the online florist that became Provide Commerce. It was acquired last year by Liberty Media for $477 million.
Growth Entrepreneur:
Melanie Bivens, Soul Shine Co-Founder & President
Soul Shine provides hands on resources and local educational events where pre screened practitioners specializing in the personal growth and alternative healing modalities can highlight their services, promote themselves and attract new clients.
June 9th 2009, StartupCircle Presents Matthew Reichardt- Founder of "Bumbleride"
You spoke and we listened: You want your 30 second pitches back! So here's the deal!
The first 20 Entrepreneurs that RSVP will given the opportunity to give your 30 second pitch and current needs to the audience. If you have not been to our events before, this is a great way to target other Entrepreneurs and use their experience and extended networks to assist you in your venture. However, because of time restraints we can only do 20.
Featured Entrepreneur speaking that night:
Matthew Reichardt - founder of
Bumbleride:
Five years ago, Bumbleride caught the attention of the juvenile industry for its introduction of clean, streamlined, intuitively - designed strollers complimented by a fashion-forward palette of fabrics and interactive patterns.
Since that time, Bumbleride has gone on to earn a reputation for safety and value, having successfully transfromed a much needed - parenting tool into a must-have accessory that merges seamlessly into the active parent's lifestyle.
Bumbleride was founded in 2004 by Matthew and Emily Reichardt. New Parents at the time, they were met with dissapointment while shopping for a stoller for their daughter. The stroller market was flooded with options and yet Matt and Emily had trouble finding a product that achieved a strong sense of balance between form, function, and value. This noticable gap in the stoller market led the Reichardts to do what most would not: They set out to design and manufacture their own line of high-quality, modern strollers with eye catching colors and innovative features.
Matthew has a background in international business and is a graduate of SDSU
Emily has a background in fashion and model management
The first 20 Entrepreneurs that RSVP will given the opportunity to give your 30 second pitch and current needs to the audience. If you have not been to our events before, this is a great way to target other Entrepreneurs and use their experience and extended networks to assist you in your venture. However, because of time restraints we can only do 20.
Featured Entrepreneur speaking that night:
Matthew Reichardt - founder of
Bumbleride:
Five years ago, Bumbleride caught the attention of the juvenile industry for its introduction of clean, streamlined, intuitively - designed strollers complimented by a fashion-forward palette of fabrics and interactive patterns.
Since that time, Bumbleride has gone on to earn a reputation for safety and value, having successfully transfromed a much needed - parenting tool into a must-have accessory that merges seamlessly into the active parent's lifestyle.
Bumbleride was founded in 2004 by Matthew and Emily Reichardt. New Parents at the time, they were met with dissapointment while shopping for a stoller for their daughter. The stroller market was flooded with options and yet Matt and Emily had trouble finding a product that achieved a strong sense of balance between form, function, and value. This noticable gap in the stoller market led the Reichardts to do what most would not: They set out to design and manufacture their own line of high-quality, modern strollers with eye catching colors and innovative features.
Matthew has a background in international business and is a graduate of SDSU
Emily has a background in fashion and model management
May 12th 2009, Come hear Steven Cox (TakeLessons.com) and Joan Colvin (Character Bear) talk about their adventures as Entrepreneurs
Hello Entrepreneurs!
Here comes another exciting event on May 12th at the DLA Piper Law Firm downtown.
For May we are featuring two awesome local Entrepreneurs and their ventures:
TakeLessons.com
Steven Cox is the CEO and Founder of TakeLessons.com, America’s leading source for private music and voice lessons. Based in San Diego, CA, TakeLessons is a privately held company with instructors teaching in over 400 cities across the USA. In addition to private lessons, TakeLessons also offers turnkey music lessons to private schools, after-school programs, and corporate wellness facilities.
Character Bear
You may have seen founder Joan Colvin on the hit ABC television series "American Inventor" not too long ago.
See Video Here
Mrs. Colvin has continued her journey with Character Bear and has an inspiring story to share with our Entrepreneurs.
Please take a moment to visit her site at www.characterbear.com
The event in May will take place at DLA Piper at 401 B Street Suite 1700 in downtown San Diego. Please park under the building and your parking will be validated by the venue sponsors.
Event Starts at 6:30pm Approx. 2 hours.
There is a $10.00 payment required at time of RSVP (Required due to limited space)
Here comes another exciting event on May 12th at the DLA Piper Law Firm downtown.
For May we are featuring two awesome local Entrepreneurs and their ventures:
TakeLessons.com
Steven Cox is the CEO and Founder of TakeLessons.com, America’s leading source for private music and voice lessons. Based in San Diego, CA, TakeLessons is a privately held company with instructors teaching in over 400 cities across the USA. In addition to private lessons, TakeLessons also offers turnkey music lessons to private schools, after-school programs, and corporate wellness facilities.
Character Bear
You may have seen founder Joan Colvin on the hit ABC television series "American Inventor" not too long ago.
See Video Here
Mrs. Colvin has continued her journey with Character Bear and has an inspiring story to share with our Entrepreneurs.
Please take a moment to visit her site at www.characterbear.com
The event in May will take place at DLA Piper at 401 B Street Suite 1700 in downtown San Diego. Please park under the building and your parking will be validated by the venue sponsors.
Event Starts at 6:30pm Approx. 2 hours.
There is a $10.00 payment required at time of RSVP (Required due to limited space)
You will be taken the the San Diego Young Entrepreneurs Meetup.com site where you can register and pay for the event.
April 14th, 2009 - Monthly event - NOTIFY.ME and Matuse
Here comes another beautiful Spring in San Diego and with it - a lot of opportunity.
Join us at the April SDYE/StartupCircle monthly meeting where we will be featuring two very unique startups.
Come out and learn how these teams are using the current economic environment to their advantage - you may be surprised!
We have asked the founders of the following companies to highlight topics such as:
1) How did they get traction?
2) How did they get people involved (Team, Customers, Ect.)
3) Most important lesson as a team so far?
Notify.me delivers notifications that interest you in real time. It eliminates the need for you to constantly check on classified listings, blogs or social networking sites. Notifications are delivered to your destinations of choice such as instant messenger, mobile phone, email, desktop or web application.
Matuse Wetsuits - Art + Function, see them here at www.matuse.com
In the highly competitive world of Action Sports, Matuse has picked up a following an began distribution. As a team they have overcome major hurdles where others have failed. Come and hear their story.
Join us at the April SDYE/StartupCircle monthly meeting where we will be featuring two very unique startups.
Come out and learn how these teams are using the current economic environment to their advantage - you may be surprised!
We have asked the founders of the following companies to highlight topics such as:
1) How did they get traction?
2) How did they get people involved (Team, Customers, Ect.)
3) Most important lesson as a team so far?
Notify.me delivers notifications that interest you in real time. It eliminates the need for you to constantly check on classified listings, blogs or social networking sites. Notifications are delivered to your destinations of choice such as instant messenger, mobile phone, email, desktop or web application.
Matuse Wetsuits - Art + Function, see them here at www.matuse.com
In the highly competitive world of Action Sports, Matuse has picked up a following an began distribution. As a team they have overcome major hurdles where others have failed. Come and hear their story.
March 10th, 2009 Carmel Mountain Road
Hi Everyone!
I have exciting news for the group. The March event looks to be packed full of fun.
Monty Dickinson, President, SCORE - San Diego Chapter will be introducing you to their organization if you do not already know about it. SCORE is an awesome resource and I suggest you check them out! www.score.org.
Also presenting, The Mintz - Levin Law Group! It's all about the I.P.! Jim Cleary, an IP attorney will help educate us on Intellectual property, patents, tradesecrets and provisional patents. Is your idea patent worthy? Come and find out!
And last but not least, is our featured Entrepreneur of the month Scott Fetters presenting his startup www.WebCeleb.com
"WebCeleb, Inc. is an online social platform that uses competitive crowd-sourcing technology to engage its users and facilitate the exposure of undiscovered creative talent. Those voted most popular become proven talent, that will be given the resources to advance their careers to the next level. WebCeleb addresses the main dilemma that plagues networking sites, how to monetize social media, by enabling corporate sponsors to directly brand the site’s top-rated individuals. WebCeleb provides additional options for brands looking strictly to advertise by making them interactive participants in the community, rather than intruders plastering banner ads everywhere."
I have exciting news for the group. The March event looks to be packed full of fun.
Monty Dickinson, President, SCORE - San Diego Chapter will be introducing you to their organization if you do not already know about it. SCORE is an awesome resource and I suggest you check them out! www.score.org.
Also presenting, The Mintz - Levin Law Group! It's all about the I.P.! Jim Cleary, an IP attorney will help educate us on Intellectual property, patents, tradesecrets and provisional patents. Is your idea patent worthy? Come and find out!
And last but not least, is our featured Entrepreneur of the month Scott Fetters presenting his startup www.WebCeleb.com
"WebCeleb, Inc. is an online social platform that uses competitive crowd-sourcing technology to engage its users and facilitate the exposure of undiscovered creative talent. Those voted most popular become proven talent, that will be given the resources to advance their careers to the next level. WebCeleb addresses the main dilemma that plagues networking sites, how to monetize social media, by enabling corporate sponsors to directly brand the site’s top-rated individuals. WebCeleb provides additional options for brands looking strictly to advertise by making them interactive participants in the community, rather than intruders plastering banner ads everywhere."
February 10th, 2009 - La Jolla/UTC
Feb. is going to be a great event for SDYE, don't miss it!
We are our pleased to announce that Marco Thompson, Partner at Express Ventures will be speaking to the group. Please bring your questions regarding raising capital especially if you are seeking venture capital. Marco has unique insight into the current stage of funding in San Diego and how it can affect your business.
Also presenting that night Meghan Dambacher, Co-Founder of Rerip.com. Check them out here: (Right hand side video player -- Thumbnail of a broken board)
Andy Pelletie from Silicon Valley Bank will be speaking briefly to introduce their services. SVB specializes in working with Entrepreneurs. They are on hand to help you get to the next level, so if you're looking for a banking solution for your business, come and make a connection!
We are our pleased to announce that Marco Thompson, Partner at Express Ventures will be speaking to the group. Please bring your questions regarding raising capital especially if you are seeking venture capital. Marco has unique insight into the current stage of funding in San Diego and how it can affect your business.
Also presenting that night Meghan Dambacher, Co-Founder of Rerip.com. Check them out here: (Right hand side video player -- Thumbnail of a broken board)
Andy Pelletie from Silicon Valley Bank will be speaking briefly to introduce their services. SVB specializes in working with Entrepreneurs. They are on hand to help you get to the next level, so if you're looking for a banking solution for your business, come and make a connection!
January 9th, 2009 - La Jolla/UTC
Hi Entrepreneurs,
We have a great guest speaker for this Tuesday's event in La Jolla at the Citi-Smith/Barney venue!
Jimmy Hendricks, founder of Collarfree.com and Artistichub.com will be speaking about his journey as an Entrepreneur in San Diego. (want to learn more- Click Here)
So check out the two sites listed above and come with questions in mind!
We're very excited to have him present and we hope you can make it.
We have a great guest speaker for this Tuesday's event in La Jolla at the Citi-Smith/Barney venue!
Jimmy Hendricks, founder of Collarfree.com and Artistichub.com will be speaking about his journey as an Entrepreneur in San Diego. (want to learn more- Click Here)
So check out the two sites listed above and come with questions in mind!
We're very excited to have him present and we hope you can make it.
December 9th, 2009 - La Jolla/UTC
BRING YOUR QUESTIONS AND BRAIN POWER BECAUSE:
I'm excited to announce that this month's guest speaker at SDYE is Bill Attinger.
Bill has founded three companies, advised many more, grown venture-funded companies from conceptual to operational within nine months, secured investment capital from multiple investor sources and structured more than $1 billion of publicly-offered securities as an investment banker for Morgan Stanley
Bill has been a leader and innovator in growing, financing and grooming young companies for almost twenty years. His specialty is helping young companies install a sound strategy critical and the necessary corporate governance, processes and culture on which to grow and succeed.
While most of Bill's experience is in bringing new technologies and young companies to market, he is becoming increasingly involved in helping stalled or struggling companies turn their operations back around.
Bill's industry and domain expertise is focused on wireless services and technology companies, with an emphasis on “SaaS” (Software as a Service) business models. His breadth of experience, however, includes other industries, including retail and manufacturing.
Learn More About Bill HERE
Take a moment to consider how mobile can work for your venture and feel free to ask Bill relevant questions during the open discussion period at the meeting. He is excited to meet all of you!
I'm excited to announce that this month's guest speaker at SDYE is Bill Attinger.
Bill has founded three companies, advised many more, grown venture-funded companies from conceptual to operational within nine months, secured investment capital from multiple investor sources and structured more than $1 billion of publicly-offered securities as an investment banker for Morgan Stanley
Bill has been a leader and innovator in growing, financing and grooming young companies for almost twenty years. His specialty is helping young companies install a sound strategy critical and the necessary corporate governance, processes and culture on which to grow and succeed.
While most of Bill's experience is in bringing new technologies and young companies to market, he is becoming increasingly involved in helping stalled or struggling companies turn their operations back around.
Bill's industry and domain expertise is focused on wireless services and technology companies, with an emphasis on “SaaS” (Software as a Service) business models. His breadth of experience, however, includes other industries, including retail and manufacturing.
Learn More About Bill HERE
Take a moment to consider how mobile can work for your venture and feel free to ask Bill relevant questions during the open discussion period at the meeting. He is excited to meet all of you!
