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First Ever Startup Weekend Orange County Live!

Tech Zulu Event

He joined Miramar in 2006. In addition, he currently consults extensively with startup companies on matters related to strategy, financing, operations, and executive coaching. We are going to do what we do best and bring you all the awesome presentation action live tonight at 5PM PST. Managing Director of Miramar Venture Partners.

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Attorney and Startup Business Advisor – Aaron Shechet

SoCal CTO

I then went to Pepperdine University School of Law and graduated in 2006 with a Certificate from the Geoffrey H. Sometimes we draft business plans and coach the entrepreneurs on their pitch, and sometimes we even help develop a business model. I have always been entrepreneurial and business focused. and online business networking ?

Startup 150
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Interview: Venture Capitalists On Pitching

socalTECH

At GRP, we don't care about patents--they're nice to have, but not required--but we're looking for defensible IP in an area with an interesting, and big, idea. We saw a continuation of 2006 and 2007, where there were too many "me-too" players. If you're one of the ten finalists, you get intense coaching.