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Bay Area Ventures0017 Alex Lubinsky - Rentberry 20170522Even with advent of online listing services, the fundamental means of renting an apartment hadn’t changed for decades, that is, until Rentberry came along (www.rentberry.com). Alex Lubinsky, Co-Founder and CEO of Rentberry joins us on this addition of Bay Area Ventures to tell us how his new startup is radically changing the process renting or leasing a property for both the renter and the landlord.Rentberry goes beyond simply listing properties and leaving it up to each individual renter and landlord to find each other and make a match. Instead by allowing the landlord to ho...
2017-06-2037 minBay Area Ventures0016 Paul Charney and Erica Fortescue - Funworks 20170522Paul Charney, an advertising creative expert and former improv comedian, is the founder of Funworks www.howfunworks.com. Along with his Creative Architect, Erica Foretescue, Paul joins me on this episode of Bay Area Ventures. Funworks helps their clients discover their true message by hosting "fun workshops" where a group of comedians who are experts in improvisation techniques work with the clients to bring out stories, images and issues.Together they have put together a series of great advertising campaigns for companies like HP and Comcast, many of which you will likely have seen.In addition...
2017-06-0450 minBay Area Ventures0015 Special Follow-up Edition Part 2 – Plaehn and Chung 20170424This is Part 2 of our special Bay Area Ventures follow-up episode where we check in with guests from the first three seasons of the show. We start off part 2 with Martin Plaehn, CEO of Control 4, Inc. (www.control4.com). Martin made his first appearance on Bay Area Ventures in August of 2015. Back then, Control 4’s annual run rate was about $160 Million. For 2017, the company’s first quarter revenues were over $50 Million which puts them on a healthy $200 Million trajectory. Also, Control 4’s stock has more than doubled since his last appearance on our show. Control 4 manufactures automation systems and so...
2017-05-2936 min
The M&A Moment0009 May 2017 - Rick Climan and team move to Hogan LovellsIn this episode of The M&A Moment I talk with Rick Climan about moving himself and his entire world-class M&A team to the Hogan Lovells, LLP law firm. This is a major shakeup in the mergers and acquisitions world as it brings an even broader set of resources to his already formidable practice. Rick is involved in some of the largest tech mergers and acquisitions in the world and with the growing number of multi-national mega mergers Rick will be better positioned and better supported to capture this growing opportunity. Rick and I discuss...
2017-05-2515 minBay Area Ventures0014 Special Follow-up Edition Part 1 – Farm and McLean 20170424Bay Area Ventures presents this first of two special follow-up episodes where we check in with guests from the first three seasons of the show. First up, we’ll be speaking with Christopher Farm, Co-Founder and CEO of Tenjin, Inc. (www.tenjin.io) Christopher made his first appearance on Bay Area Ventures in April of 2016. Back then, Tenjin was a new startup fresh out of the Y-Combinator incubator. Chris will share with us how Tenjin has fared over the past year and talk about some of the biggest surprises and challenges he’s faced. Did his staff grow? Have sales grow...
2017-05-1238 minBay Area Ventures0013 Q1 2017 SF Bay Area Economic Update with Jim WundermanOn this special Bay Area Council Quarterly Update edition of Bay Area Ventures we speak with Jim Wunderman, CEO of The Bay Area Council about the first quarter 2017 economic state if the San Francisco Bay Area. The Bay Area economy continues to move along at a blistering pace in 2017 but the flip side of economic growth is the tremendous pressure it places on transportation, housing and prices.Jim and his organization have been working for years on policies and bills to address the key issues affecting the Bay Area and the first quarter saw several new...
2017-04-3014 minThe M&A Moment0008 April 2017 - MaxLinear acquires Exar CorporationIn this episode of The M&A Moment, I talk with Rick Climan, a partner at Weil, Gotshal and Manges, LLP, about year to date mergers and acquisition numbers, recent deals involving San Francisco Bay Area companies and the mechanics of launching an M&A deal from the seller’s perspective of a publicly traded company. On the day that this show was recorded, Rick’s company was involved with a $28 Billion takeover of CR Bard by Becton-Dickinson. Rick couldn’t discuss much about that but, he does review some of the publicly available information about another recent deal h...
2017-04-2714 minBay Area Ventures0012 Sara Margulis - Co-Founder and CEO Honeyfund 20170327On this episode I had the pleasure of speaking with Sara Margulis, co-founder and CEO of Honeyfund and the companion site Plumfund (www.honeyfund.com and www.plumfund.com). Honeyfund began when Sara and her the fiancé Josh were looking for an alternative to a gift registry for their wedding. Instead they wanted so set up a honeymoon registry where their friends and family could gift components of their awesome honeymoon.The site worked, and then, their friends and their friends’ friends all wanted a honeymoon registry page for their weddings. Viola and startup is born. Honeyfund grew org...
2017-04-2139 min
Bay Area Ventures0011 Jeremy Dann - USC and Wenyi Cai - Polymath VenturesBay Area Ventures welcomes Jeremey Dann, Professor of Innovation at the Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies https://www.marshall.usc.edu/departments/lloyd-greif-center-entrepreneurial-studies at the USC Marshall School of Business https://www.marshall.usc.edu/ and Wenyi Cai, Managing Partner of Polymath Ventures www.polymathv.com based in Bogota, Colombia. Professor Dann is making his third appearance on Bay Area Ventures and this time he is here to talk about his new case study about Wenyi and Polymath. The case, which is used as the basis of discussion by entrepreneurs and business students at business schools throughout...
2017-04-1250 minThe M&A Moment0007 March 2017 - Intel acquires MobileyeIn this episode of The M&A Moment, I talk with Rick Climan, a partner at Weil, Gotshal and Manges, LLP, about world-wide and San Francisco Bay Area mergers and acquisitions for the first quarter of 2017. In technology M&A, we look at Intel’s acquisition of Mobileye for $15 billion and Hewlett-Packard Enterprise’s purchase of Nimble Storage for $1 billion. We also look at the volume of global M&A in terms of both overall dollar value and the number of deals taking place in the first quarter of 2017. We look at trends in the currency of mergers and...
2017-03-2914 minBay Area Ventures0010 Tim Chen - Co-Founder and CEO Nerdwallet 20170213This episode of Bay Area Ventures features Tim Chen, Co-Founder and CEO of www.nerdwallet.com. Tim is a former investment banker and private equity financer who was simply trying to help his sister find the best credit card. In doing so Tim discovered that it was not as simple as he first thought. Besides the obvious brand names such as Visa, Master Card and American Express, all cards vary in their annual fees, interest rates, sign-up promotions, cardmember services and whether they do or do not offer points or cash back. The list was long and the task was...
2017-03-0239 minBay Area Ventures0009 Jonathan Swanson - Co-Founder and President Thumbtack 20170213Jonathan Swanson, Co-Founder and President of www.thumbtack.com joins me on Bay Area Ventures to talk about his journey from White House economic aide to building a high-growth fast-pace technology startup.Founded in 2009, Thumbtack is now a Silicon Valley “unicorn”, a privately held company with a valuation over $1 billion. The company is vying to be the Amazon of the gig-economy by creating the ultimate marketplace for getting things done. To do so, Thumbtack provides a marketplace for local services allowing one to find providers for just about anything from music lessons, to construction, to janitorial services, to … you na...
2017-02-2743 minThe M&A Moment0006 February 2017 - Cisco acquires AppDynamics plus two health insurance deals craterIn this episode of the M&A Moment, Rick Climan of Weil, Gotshal and Manges, LLP, joins me to look at how the year 2017 is starting off in the Mergers and Acquisitions arena. We discuss the dollar volume for January 2017 and how that compares to the same period in 2016. We then discuss whether or not the January figures are a good indicator of how the whole year will fare. The year started off with a couple high flying tech companies being purchased for a fraction of their peak valuations and look at how that might portend for the...
2017-02-2113 minBay Area Ventures0008 Abe Sher - Managing Partner Energetico 20170123On this episode of Bay Area Ventures we speak with Abe Sher, Managing Partner at Energetico Ventures of Bal Harbor, Florida (www.energetico.com). Abe is a serial entrepreneur, attorney, inventor and venture capitalist. He’s creating products and services that are making a profound impact on humanity. From creating water out of thin air to bringing “neural reality” to human-machine interactions, he’s creating large scale solutions to big problems and saving lives around the planet. Abe is an “accidental entrepreneur”. He started out as an attorney but wound up as an executive in the companies he...
2017-02-1739 minBay Area Ventures0007 - 2016 Bay Area Economy Year in Review with Jim WundermanOn this episode of Bay Area Ventures we speak with Jim Wunderman, CEO of www.bayareacouncil.org and take a look back at the San Francisco Bay Area’s economy for 2016, as well as, taking a look forward to what might lie ahead for the region in 2017. The Bay Area economy, to put it simply, has been booming. It has been undergoing a sustained period of growth and economic development. Was 2016 the “best of times”? What were some of the factors that contributed to the current state of the economy? What were some of the biggest challenges the region...
2017-02-0123 minThe M&A Moment0005 Special 2016 Year in Review and 2017 ForecastIn this special extended addition of the M&A Moment we take a look back at the highlights and final numbers for the year 2016. We will also take a look ahead at what 2017 might hold in store. Rick Climan of www.weil.com joins me to talk about how 2016 compared to 2015 and discusses some of the biggest deals announced, as well as some of the biggest deals to crater in 2016. Not only does Rick tell us the numbers but he gives us tremendous insights into what’s behind all the strategy, negotiation and legal decisions that led to the results.
2017-01-3126 minBay Area Ventures0006 Paul Judge - CEO Luma 20161219On this episode of Bay Area Ventures we speak with Paul Judge, Co-Founder and CEO of www.lumahome.com. Paul, is an inventor, investor and serial entrepreneur. He is a cybersecurity expert and has had extensive experience in the field through many of his roles. In addition to Luma, Paul was a co-founder of Pindrop Security, Looklive, Tech Square Labs and PureWire, a web security service acquired by Barracuda Networks where he stayed on to be their Chief Research Officer and VP for over five years and through to their $2B IPO.Before all that, Paul was the...
2017-01-1241 minBay Area Ventures0005 Sheryl O'Loughlin - CEO of REBBL 20161219On this episode of Bay Area Ventures we speak with Sheryl O’Loughlin, Co-Founder and CEO of www.REBBL.CO, and author of the new book “Killing It: An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Keeping Your Head Without Losing Your Heart”. Sheryl is a serial entrepreneur, professor, mentor and author. She was CEO of Clif-Bar for 10 years where she launched the successful Luna Bar line and doubled the company’s revenue under her tenure. She then founded and built Plum Organics to $100M in sales and successfully sold the company to Campbells Soup Company. Sheryl was the Director of the Center for Innova...
2017-01-0340 minBay Area Ventures0004 Parry Bedi - CEO of GlimpzIt 20161114On this episode of Bay Area Ventures we speak with Parry Bedi, Co-Founder and CEO of www.glimpzit.com, a SaaS artificial intelligence service that helps companies open conversations with their customers and other audiences that will lead to deep insights on their thoughts, behaviors and preferences. GlimpzIt uses machine learning to analyze these conversations enabling companies to build personalized offerings that resonate with customers on a deep emotional levelParry is a serial entrepreneur and former Senior Software Engineering Manager at Microsoft. Parry and I met when I was a TA and he was a student in...
2016-12-3050 minThe M&A Moment0004 M and A update for December 2016In this, the final M&A Moment for 2016 Rick Climan of www.weil.com joins me to talk about the recent Golden Gate Capital acquisition of Neustar Inc. (NYSE: NSR) signaling a continued resurgence of private equity firms making financial acquisitions in 2016. This deal is interesting because of some of the foreign capital involved in the deal, as well, which will mandate careful review by US’ Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). CFIUS also comes into play as Rick discusses President Obama’s veto of a proposed merger of the German semiconductor company Aixtron by a Chinese comp...
2016-12-3013 minBay Area Ventures0003 Jim Fowler - Founder and CEO of Owler.com 20161124On this episode of Bay Area Ventures we speak with Jim Fowler, Founder and CEO of www.owler.com, a crowdsourcing service that helps you gain and maintain insights on your competitors or customer. Jim is a serial entrepreneur, former naval officer, frequent guest speaker and historian. Jim’s career as an entrepreneur began with the acquisition of Lookout Pass, a ski resort in Idaho. Then, after a few roles as a Director or VP of sales at several tech companies, Jim founded Jigsaw.com in 2003, an early crowdsourcing site that helps business people find contact information for pr...
2016-12-0253 minBay Area Ventures0002 Interview with Erik Jones, Founder of Jacobian Engineering - 20161024This week on Bay Area Ventures I speak with my long-time colleague and good friend Erik Jones, Founder and CEO of Jacobian Engineering of Oakland California. Jacobian Engineering is an IT infrastructure and software development consultancy specializing in cybersecurity, HiTrust compliance, enterprise cloud hosting, 24/7 network monitoring and custom software development for SMB, enterprise, healthcare, e-commerce and nonprofit organizationsErik is a tech genius having developed sophisticated airborne and shipborne electronics for the US Department of Defense, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories and numerous aerospace clients. He was an early employee of mine at my first startup DML Associates of...
2016-11-2238 minThe M&A Moment0003 M and A update for October 2016Donald and Rick Climan of Weil, Gotshall and Manges, LLP discuss M&A activity for the first three quarters of 2016 and drill down on one specific deal, Micro Focus International PLC's purchase of the software business of Hewlett-Packard Enterprise for $8.8Billion. 2016 is a strong year but also one where some of the big deals of 2015 have fallen through. Rick talks about how revisions to the overall deal volume and value for 2015 no longer make it the strongest year on record. M&A deal flow from Asia is on the rise in 2016 and the tech sector remains one of the strongest...
2016-11-1013 minBay Area Ventures0001 Modio Health 201607250001 Modio Health – Recorded July 25, 2016Dr. Kirk Heath, Co-Founder and CEO along with Dr. Tom Clifford, Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer discuss www.modiohealth.com. Modio Health is a startup with offices in San Francisco, California and Virginia Beach, Virginia focused on solving the inefficiencies of credentialing and career management for healthcare providers and the healthcare systems they work for.Hear Kirk and Tom discuss how their backgrounds as surgeons and the hindrance to doing the work they love caused by burdensome paperwork, led them to create a high-tech solution to managing physician credentials. Learn how they teamed up...
2016-09-1740 min
The M&A Moment0002 M and A Update for August 2016Donald Landwirth, host of Bay Area Ventures on SiriusXM channel 111 Business Radio Powered by the Wharton School and Rick Climan, Partner at Weil, Gotshal and Manges, LLP discuss Walmart's acquisition of Jet.com and Analog Device's acquisition of the Bay Area's Linear Technology Corporation for $14.6B. Also, get an update of how 2016 M&A activity in the technology sector is shaping up compared to 2015.
2016-09-0413 minThe M&A Moment0001 M and A Update for July 2016Rick Climan of the Weil law firm joins host Donald Landwirth for a recap of M&A activity for the first half of 2016 and a look at what to expect for the rest of the year.
2016-08-1711 min
The Free COO#0039 – Ron Murayama – Amden Corp.Dr. Ronald Murayama is founder of Amden Corporation and Natural White, Inc. A highly successful entrepreneur and pioneer in infomercial marketing, Ron will share his exciting story with you. Amden is the maker of the Cybersonic Toothbrush, Dr. Murayama’s patented invention.Live from Spreaker.com in San Francisco on The Free COO.
2013-04-051h 00The Free COO#0038 – Paul Wilde – CXO InsightPaul Wilde is a consulting executive with over 25 years’ experience as a financial and operational executive in technology companies. Mr Wilde specializes in effecting change through financial and operational leadership, business modeling, reengineering and M&A management for enterprises ranging from emerging growth through medium-sized public companies.Live from Spreaker.com in San Francisco on The Free COO
2013-02-151h 01The Free COO#0037 – Rebecca Costa – The Costa ReportRebecca Costa is a sociobiologist whose unique expertise is to spot and explain emerging trends as they relate to human evolution, global markets, and new technologies. Author of The Watchman’s Rattle: A Radical New Theory of Collapse and host of The Costa Report, Ms. Costa is an entrepreneur, author, radio host and highly sought after speaker. She has amazing insights into our abilities and limits as a species, and offers some radical recommendations for extending the venture model to solving some of our most vexing problems. She also challenges the notion of only looking for innovations that have a cl...
2013-01-181h 01The Free COO#0036 – Jaime Cummins – Pico ComputingJaime Cummins is the President and CEO of www.picocomputing.com. He is also the CEO and founder of www.edisonlabs.net. Jaime is an expert on supercomputing and reconfigurable logic CPUs. We’ll talk about Jaime’s career as a serial entrepreneur, get some insights on the future of supercomputing and find out about Jaime’s latest venture.Live from Spreaker.com in San Francisco on The Free COO.
2013-01-041h 01The Free COO#0035 – John Heltzel – Los Altos AdvisorJohn Heltzel is the managing partner and VP of Business Development of www.losaltosadvisors.com. The veteran of several successful startups and an expert at business development for new ventures, John will discuss the differences between business development, sales and marketing. He’ll also talk about the importance of strategic partnerships and other business development related initiatives for a startup company. Live from Spreaker.com in San Francisco on The Free COO.
2012-12-211h 00The Free COO#0034 – David Anderson – DavidEmpowementDavid Anderson is an award winning media personality, author and host of The David Anderson Radio Movement www.davidempowerment.com. David is an inspirational speaker and talks about his path to success through entrepreneurship, hard work and being a good and thoughtful person. Join us for this hour of empowerment. Live from Spreaker.com in San Francisco on The Free COO.
2012-12-141h 02The Free COO#0033 – Frank-Robert Kline – AdeptCloudFrank-Robert Kline is the Founder and CEO of http://adeptcloud.com, a Palo Alto startup working on private collaboration systems for businesses and individuals. Frank-Robert tells us about his background in highly adaptive systems and about what led to his decision to found his first startup company.Live from Spreaker.com in San Francisco on The Free COO.
2012-11-3059 minThe Free COO#0032 – James Martell – jamesmartell.comJames Martell is an affiliate marketing guru and owner of www.jamesmartell.com. James has been an internet affiliate for over a decade and has taught affiliate marketing to others through his Affiliate Marketing Bootcamp. James discusses why affiliate marketing should be a part of every startup companies go-to market strategy.Live from Spreaker.com in San Francisco on The Free COO.
2012-11-091h 07The Free COO#0031 – Anthony Lopez – eHealthInsuranceAnthony Lopez is a Small Business Specialist at www.eHealthInsurance.com. Anthony will be discussing health plan and benefit strategies for attracting and retaining top talent for your startup venture. We’ll discuss options for startups, Obama care and more.Live from Spreaker.com in San Francisco on The Free COO.
2012-11-021h 01The Free COO#0030 – Ken Levy – 4-TellKen Levy is the CEO of www.4-Tell.com a cloud based provider of real-time product recommendations for online or brick and mortar retailers. Ken, is a serial entrepreneur and will be discussing how he came up with the idea for 4-Tell as well as how he’s gotten the company launched and to market.Live from Spreaker.com in San Francisco on The Free COO.
2012-10-261h 03The Free COO#0029 – Alan Gassman – Erica PlessAlan Gassman and Erica Pless, are both tax attorneys based in Clearwater, Florida and co-authors of the recent book, “The Annihilation of Wealth 2013”. Alan and Erica will be discussing tax law issues for startups from the formation decision, to tax issues concerning personnel, to the preservation of wealth for successful entrepreneurs. Find out what successful entrepreneurs should know about strategic tax planning for the dynamic startup.Live from Spreaker.com in San Francisco on The Free COO.
2012-10-191h 27The Free COO#0028 – Ian Lopuch – PPC IanIan Lopuch, author of PPC Ian and Vice President of Search Marketing at eHealthInsurance is an expert on Search Engine Marketing, PPC and all things related to internet marketing. Learn from an expert and help your business attract customers and grow.Live from Spreaker.com in San Francisco on The Free COO.
2012-10-121h 24The Free COO#0027 - Stacey Dell - Mohler, NixonStacey Dell is a CPA with Mohler, Nixon + Williams of Cambell, California specializing in accounting for software, semiconductor and biotech startup organizations. Stacey talks about accounting, tax and strategic financial issues relevant to startups, entrepreneurs and investors. Live from Spreaker.com in San Francisco on The Free COO.
2012-09-281h 23The Free COO#0026 – David Rodnitzky – 3Q DigitalDavid Rodnitzky is the CEO and founder of 3Q Digital (formerly PPC Associates) an internet marketing consulting firm specializing in PPC, SEO and SEM for web and mobile clients. We’ll talk about PPC, what it is, why it’s an important part of a startup’s marketing and advertising budget, how to get it right, and what 3Q Digital can do to help. Live from Spreaker.com in San Francisco on The Free COO.
2012-09-211h 31The Free COO#0025 – Srikumar Rao – The Rao InstituteSrikumar Rao, Ph. D., is a noted professor, lecturer and creator of the world renowned course “Creativity and Personal Mastery”. The only business school course that has its own alumni association.Dr. Rao is the author of two outstanding books, “Are You Ready to Succeed” and “Happiness at Work”, both books are inspirational and foundational works for helping you to not only achieve all your career goals but, more importantly, to be fundamentally happy at all times along the journey of life. This profound but achievable state is the gift that Dr. Rao has given to thousands of students in...
2012-09-171h 17The Free COO#0024 – Lisa Kolenda – Omidyar NetworkLisa Kolenda, in charge of Executive Search at Omidyar Network and host of the successful webcast IntoWine, is an extraordinarily talented recruiter and team builder. Learn about why it’s so important to hire the best possible people for any position at your company and how to attract and retain the people who can make or break your business. Live from Spreaker.com in San Francisco on The Free COO.
2012-09-071h 28The Free COO#0023 – Bjoern Herrmann – Startup GenomeThis week, Bjoern Lasse Herrmann, founder and CEO of The Startup Genome www.startupcompass.co, a developer of customer analytics software for startups and small and medium sized businesses. Live from Spreaker.com in San Francisco on The Free COO.
2012-08-101h 23The Free COO#0022 – Matt Frary - SmarterChaosThis week, Matt Frary, founder and CEO of www.smarterchaos.com, an outsource online affiliate marketing management company. Live from Spreaker.com in San Francisco on The Free COO.
2012-08-031h 01The Free COO#0021 – Marshal Kushniruk - AvalaraThis week, Marshal Kushniruk, Executive VP, Business Development at www.Avalara.com, a provider of sales tax automation service for online or brick and mortor retailers. Live from Spreaker.com in San Francisco on The Free COO.
2012-07-201h 31The Free COO#0020 – Robert Weis – CFOs2GoLive from Spreaker.com in San Francisco, The Free COO. This week, Robert Weis, CEO of CFOs2Go and an outsource financial talent provider.With Francesco Baschieri and RC Williams
2012-07-131h 33The Free COO#0019 – Noam Wasserman – HarvardLive from Spreaker.com in San Francisco, The Free COO. This week, Noam Wasserman, Associate Professor, Harvard Business School and author of “The Founder's Dilemmas: Anticipating and Avoiding the Pitfalls That Can Sink a Startup”.
2012-06-291h 18The Free COO#0018 – Kris Markman – Univ. of MemphisLive from Spreaker.com in San Francisco, The Free COO. This week, Kris Markman, Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Memphis.With Francesco Baschieri and RC Williams
2012-06-151h 33The Free COO#0017 – Douglas Crawford – QB3.orgLive from Spreaker.com in San Francisco, The Free COO. This week, Douglas Crawford Associate Director of QB3 www.qb3.org, a quantitative biosciences incubator; and Managing Director of Mission Bay Capital www.missionbaycapital.comWith Francesco Baschieri and RC Williams
2012-06-081h 26The Free COO#0016 – The Free COOLive from Spreaker.com in San Francisco, The Free COO. With Francesco Baschieri and RC Williams
2012-06-011h 16The Free COO#0015 – Massimo Arrigoni – MailUp.comLive from Spreaker.com in San Francisco, The Free COO. Today Don interviews Massimo Arrigoni, CEO of MailUp, Inc. www.mailup.com. With Francesco Baschieri and RC Williams
2012-05-251h 29The Free COO#0014 – Gady Costeff – HotTopicMediaLive from Spreaker.com in San Francisco, The Free COO. Today Don interviews Gady Costeff, CEO of Hot Topic Media www.hottopicmedia.com. With Francesco Baschieri and RC Williams
2012-05-111h 37The Free COO#0013 – Len Lodish – WhartonLive from Spreaker.com in San Francisco, The Free COO. Today Don interviews Len Lodish, Professor of Marketing and Vice Dean, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania www.wharton.upenn.edu. With Francesco Baschieri and RC Williams
2012-05-041h 13The Free COO#0012 – Vish Misha – TiE SV/ClearstoneLive from Spreaker.com in San Francisco, The Free COO. Today Don interviews Vish Mishra – President TiE Silicon Valley and Venture Director, Clearstone Venture Partners, www.tiesv.org and www.clearstone.com. With Francesco Baschieri and RC Williams
2012-04-271h 32The Free COO#0011 – Chad Lynch – Orrick, LLPLive from Spreaker.com in San Francisco, The Free COO. Today Don interviews Chad Lynch, Director of Corporate Business Development, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP www.orrick.com. With Francesco Baschieri and RC Williams
2012-04-131h 27The Free COO#0010 – Nataliya Anon – Svitla, Inc.Live from Spreaker.com in San Francisco, The Free COO. Today Don interviews Nataliya Anon, CEO, Svitla Systems www.svitla.com. With Francesco Baschieri and RC Williams
2012-04-061h 32The Free COO#0009 – RC Williams – SpreakerLive from Spreaker.com in San Francisco, The Free COO. Today Don interviews RC Williams. With Francesco Baschieri and RC Williams
2012-03-301h 31
2012-03-231h 29The Free COO#0007 – Sam Allen – ScanCafeLive from Spreaker.com in San Francisco, The Free COO. Today Don interviews Sam Allen, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of ScanCafe.com. With Francesco Baschieri and RC Williams
2012-03-161h 51The Free COO#0006 – Bill Shepard – COO ForumLive from Spreaker.com in San Francisco, The Free COO. Today Don interviews Bill Shepard, Founder and CEO of the COO Forum www.cooforum.org. With Francesco Baschieri and RC Williams
2012-03-091h 31The Free COO#0005 – Verdi Ergun – Own Point of SaleLive from Spreaker.com in San Francisco, The Free COO. Today Don will interview Verdi Ergun, Founder and Chairman of Own Point of Sale, Inc. With Francesco Baschieri and RC Williams
2012-02-241h 19The Free COO#0004 – Ian LopuchLive from Spreaker.com in San Francisco, The Free COO. Today Don will interview Ian Lopuch, Director of Search Engine Marketing and author of PPCIan.com. With Francesco Baschieri and RC Williams
2012-02-171h 30The Free COO#0003 – MindTheBridge.org BPC WinnersLive from Spreaker.com in San Francisco, The Free COO. Today Don will interview his winners of the 2011 MindTheBridge.org Business Plan Competition. With Francesco Baschieri and RC Williams
2012-02-101h 25The Free COO#0002 - Stewart SonnenfeldtLive from Spreaker.com in San Francisco, The Free COO. Today Don's guest is Stewart Sonnenfeldt, Managing Partner of On-Demand Ventures. With Francesco Baschieri and RC Williams
2012-02-031h 32The Free COO#0001 - Premier EpisodeLive from Spreaker.com in San Francisco, the premier edition of The Free COO. Today Don will interview his guest Francesco Baschieri, CEO of Spreaker.
2012-01-2758 min