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Max founded PeopleConnect in 2000 to help early-stage co's find top talent across technology, biotech, cleantech, apps, services, medical devices, and consumer products. PeopleConnect provides traditional contingency searches. Other ongoing projects I'm involved in that also support the startup community: ● Angel Investor and member of Keiretsu Forum since 2001 ● Co-founder of Runway Innovation Hub ● Creator & Producer of PitchForce PitchForce is a weekly pitch event for early stage companies with a panel of establish angel investors and CEO's.

I recently had the opportunity to host the  Shaping Funding in MedTech: Insights from Industry Insiders webinar.  by Keiretsu Forum. I had the honor of moderating the discussion.The panelists include Paul Gianneschi, Managing Principal and Founder, CEO of Hatch Medical, Dr. Lishan Aklog - Chairman and CEO of Lucid Diagnostics, Todd Wallach - CEO of SOLUtion Medical and serial entrepreneur, and Brianna McDonald- President of Keiretsu Forum Northwest and Rockies In the first Segment 1: The Vision  · We explore the guest's inspiration behind focusing on life science/ medical device technologies. · Detail their approach to project leadership, industry expertise, and resource allocation for bringing novel products to market. Thank you for joining us for the Startup Funding Espresso where we help startups and investors connect for funding. Let's go startup something today. _______________________________________________________ For more episodes from Investor Connect, please visit the site at:   Check out our other podcasts here:   For Investors check out:   For Startups check out:   For eGuides check out:   For upcoming Events, check out    For Feedback please contact info@tencapital.group    Please , share, and leave a review. Music courtesy of .

In this episode of Investor Connect, Hall T. Martin chats with Charles Albanese, a financial expert with over 30 years of experience across major corporations and startups. Charles shares his journey from AT&T Wireless to his current role at Keiretsu Forum, highlighting key strategies for raising funding. He discusses the importance of thorough planning, understanding investor needs, and effective communication. Charles also provides insights into Keiretsu Forum, the world's largest network of angel investors. He explains how Keiretsu's rigorous vetting process and collaborative due diligence help mitigate risks and support high-quality investments. With chapters worldwide, Keiretsu offers a robust platform for investors and entrepreneurs to connect and succeed. Hall and Charles delve into the intricacies of financial management and strategic planning. Charles's diverse background enables him to offer practical advice on maximizing profitability and building strong teams. The discussion is filled with relatable anecdotes and valuable lessons for both novice and seasoned investors. Hall's engaging style and Charles's expertise make this episode a must-listen for anyone interested in the world of angel investing. Whether you're looking to raise funding or simply understand the investment landscape better, this episode provides actionable insights and strategies to help you succeed. For more insights and to connect with Charles Albanese, visit his LinkedIn profile here https://www.linkedin.com/in/cdalbanese/, check out the Keiretsu Forum Mid-Atlantic website: https://keiretsuforum-midatlantic.com/, or reach out via email at calbanese@keiretsuforum.net. ________________________ For more episodes from Investor Connect, please visit the site at: http://investorconnect.org   Check out our other podcasts here: https://investorconnect.org/   For Investors check out: https://tencapital.group/investor-landing/   For Startups check out: https://tencapital.group/company-landing/   For eGuides check out: https:/_/tencapital.group/education/   For upcoming Events, check out https://tencapital.group/events/   For Feedback please contact info@tencapital.group    Please follow, share, and leave a review. Music courtesy of Bensound.

Get ready to supercharge your growth mindset with Bonanza Growth, the ultimate podcast for innovators, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders. Hosted by Behrad Mirafshar, the founder and CEO of Bonanza Studios, each episode brings you face-to-face with world-class experts who share their insider knowledge and game-changing strategies.This week, Behrad dives deep with Javier Rincon, a product wizard with over 15 years of experience shaping digital products that millions love and use daily. Javier's impressive portfolio includes roles at Wunderlist (acquired by Microsoft), Plug.dj, Open.me (acquired by Rowl), Pluto (acquired by Viacom), and Moviepilot (acquired by Webedia). He's also been pivotal in venture building for LaSalle, Forbes, and KraftHeinz, and mentors startups at Keiretsu Forum, Founder Institute, and Techstars.In this episode, Javier reveals the secrets behind the "aha moment" and why most startups fail to deliver it. Learn how to craft a minimum viable product that truly resonates, avoid overbuilding, and discover the art of "scaling the unscalable." Whether you're a budding entrepreneur or a seasoned pro, Javier's insights on customer acquisition, product design, and market fit are invaluable.Tune in to Bonanza Growth and transform the way you think about building and scaling your business. Don't miss this chance to gain a competitive edge from the best in the industry. Subscribe now and join us on this exciting journey to growth and innovation!Learn more about Bonanza Studios.Follow us on LinkedIn.Follow Javier Rincon on LinkedIn. 

In this episode of Investor Connect, host Hall T. Martin sits down with Fred Gumbinner, President and Managing Partner of Keiretsu Forum, a global investment community. Keiretsu Forum connects accredited private equity angel investors, venture capitalists, and corporate institutional investors across 53 chapters on four continents, fostering diverse investment opportunities. Fred shares his journey from a legal background to entrepreneurship, specializing in alternative energy products. His transition to early-stage venture involvement aligned perfectly with Keiretsu Forum's interests, focusing on micro private equity, venture capital, and special situation funding. Throughout the interview, Fred emphasizes the importance of key strategies in identifying promising early-stage investment opportunities, highlighting the critical role of strong management, competitive advantage, market size, and business plan. As President of the Keiretsu Forum DC Metro chapter, Fred discusses the organization's contributions to fostering innovation in the local startup ecosystem. He emphasizes their involvement in partnering with various organizations and participating in panels to educate entrepreneurs and support the community. Fred elaborates on the types of projects Keiretsu Forum typically supports, emphasizing their focus on providing "red zone capital" to ventures nearing significant milestones. He discusses their unique approach, resembling an old-time merchant bank, which allows for creative structuring of deals that traditional institutional investors might overlook. To learn more about Keiretsu Forum or connect with Fred Gumbinner, visit http://www.keiretsuforum-midatlantic.com/, or via Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fredric-gumbinner-915a986/ or reach out via email at fgumbinner@keiretsuforum.net. _______________________________________________________ For more episodes from Investor Connect, please visit the site at: http://investorconnect.org   Check out our other podcasts here: https://investorconnect.org/   For Investors check out: https://tencapital.group/investor-landing/   For Startups check out: https://tencapital.group/company-landing/   For eGuides check out: https:/_/tencapital.group/education/   For upcoming Events, check out https://tencapital.group/events/   For Feedback please contact info@tencapital.group    Please follow, share, and leave a review. Music courtesy of Bensound.

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Kirk Otis, President of Keiretsu Forum - North Texas. Located in Plano, Texas, Keiretsu Forum is a global investment community that brings together accredited private equity investors, venture capitalists, and corporate/institutional investors.   Kirk Otis, with over 40 years of business development and investment experience, oversees the North Texas chapter of Keiretsu Forum. He has held leadership positions in startups and large corporations, closing over 50 transactions totaling $13.5 billion in enterprise value and raising $46 million in venture capital for startups.   As the Managing Director at Hawkeye Capital Partners Inc., Kirk advises on executive-led exits, acquisitions, roll-ups, and management buy-outs (MBOs), seeking private equity (PE) backing in a faster, lower-risk model than traditional investment banks provide. His strategic expertise and extensive experience in transaction-oriented strategy and corporate development make him a trusted C-level advisor and leader of cross-functional teams.   Kirk Otis emphasizes the forum's collaborative approach in fostering strategic partnerships and sharing knowledge among members to access diverse angel investment opportunities. They delve into the rigorous company vetting process employed by Keiretsu Forum, highlighting the importance of team quality and due diligence in early-stage investments. Otis also reflects on navigating cross-border deals and the emerging trends in North Texas's early-stage investment landscape. To connect with Kirk Otis and learn more about Keiretsu Forum, visit , or reach out via LinkedIn at .   _______________________________________________________ For more episodes from Investor Connect, please visit the site at:    Check out our other podcasts here:   For Investors check out:   For Startups check out:   For eGuides check out:   For upcoming Events, check out    For Feedback please contact info@tencapital.group    Please , share, and leave a review. Music courtesy of .

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Brian Cain, President Keiretsu, Philadelphia Chapter. Based in Philadelphia and Jacksonville, Keiretsu Forum is a global network of angel investors, venture capitalists, and business leaders focused on fostering strategic partnerships and accessing promising investment opportunities worldwide.   Brian Cain brings a wealth of experience to his role as President of Keiretsu Forum Mid-Atlantic's Philadelphia chapter. With a background in Market Research, Business Intelligence, and Commercial Analytics at major pharmaceutical companies such as J & J, BMS, Celgene, Merck, and smaller biotechs like Ironwood, Brian possesses a comprehensive understanding of the pharmaceutical landscape and strategic decision-making processes. His involvement as a board member for various early-stage life science companies further enhances his value to Keiretsu members and portfolio companies.   Brian shares his journey from the pharmaceutical sector to the early-stage investment community, highlighting the appeal of working with small biotech startups. He discusses the evolution of Keiretsu Forum's Philadelphia chapter under his leadership, emphasizing the importance of due diligence and collaboration among members.   Brian elaborates on the rigorous company vetting process at Keiretsu Forum, emphasizing the objective assessment of opportunities and risks. He also reflects on emerging trends in the early-stage investment landscape, particularly in AI, and offers advice for both investors and entrepreneurs to leverage networks and expertise. Finally, Brian encourages listeners to get involved with Keiretsu Forum and engage in discussions to enhance their understanding and portfolio strategies.   For more information about Brian Cain and Keiretsu Forum, visit their website at . You can connect with Brian on LinkedIn at and follow Keiretsu Forum on LinkedIn at . For inquiries, reach out to Brian via email at _________________________________________________________ For more episodes from Investor Connect, please visit the site at:    Check out our other podcasts here:   For Investors check out:   For Startups check out:   For eGuides check out:   For upcoming Events, check out    For Feedback please contact info@tencapital.group    Please , share, and leave a review. Music courtesy of .

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Barry Etra, President of Keiretsu Forum, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Keiretsu Forum is a global investment community of accredited private equity angel investors, venture capitalists, and corporate institutional investors. With over 2,000 accredited angel investor members dispersed throughout 53 Chapter cities on 4 continents, Keiretsu Forum is the world's largest and most successful accredited investor–private equity community.   Since its founding in 2000, Keiretsu Forum members have invested more than $1 billion in 1400+ different companies from a myriad of industries, including software, telecommunications, health/life sciences, biotech, real estate, mobile applications, Internet, consumer products, and other high-growth areas.   Barry Etra is a seasoned professional whose career exemplifies a deep commitment to fostering growth and innovation within the early-stage landscape, particularly in the South Eastern United States. His journey began in the manufacturing sector, where he amassed experience over several years.   In 2014, Barry pivoted towards the entrepreneurial ecosystem and created the RAISE (Retention and Advanced Investment for the Southeast) Forum based in Atlanta. This move marked a significant shift in his career path toward the cultivation of a robust support system for early-stage companies in the region. In 2018, he was recruited to lead the Atlanta Chapter of the Keiretsu Forum, the world's largest and most successful accredited investor-private equity community. Under his guidance, the Atlanta Chapter has grown to become a key player in the local and regional early-stage investment community, providing a conduit for investors to access high-quality investment opportunities.   In this episode, Barry discusses his transition from the manufacturing sector to early-stage investment. He highlights the challenges faced by companies in securing funding and the emergence of Koretsu Forum as a solution. Etra emphasizes the comprehensive due diligence process conducted by Koretsu Forum, which benefits both investors and entrepreneurs. He describes the collaborative decision-making process within the Atlanta chapter and the diverse profile of investors involved. Etra also discusses emerging trends in early-stage investments in the Southeast, particularly in healthcare, and advises listeners on how to get involved with Koretsu Forum.   _______________________________________________________ For more episodes from Investor Connect, please visit the site at:    Check out our other podcasts here:   For Investors check out:   For Startups check out:   For eGuides check out:   For upcoming Events, check out    For Feedback please contact info@tencapital.group    Please , share, and leave a review. Music courtesy of .

Carla Fowler, MD PhD is the Founder and Managing Director of THAXA Executive Coaching, Inc., a boutique executive coaching firm that leverages the best ideas from performance science to help global leaders. Graduating magna cum laude from Brown University and holding both an MD and a PhD from the University of Washington, Carla's journey showcases her multidisciplinary expertise and unwavering commitment to excellence. As an angel investor with a focus on med tech and biotech, she has built a diverse portfolio of over a dozen investments. Additionally, Carla engages in social impact initiatives with organizations such as Social Venture Partners, Seattle Rotary Club, Washington Women's Foundation, Alliance of Angels, and the Keiretsu Forum. In this episode… Performance science shows us how combining different skills can lead to amazing results. Whether in sports, business, or everyday life, we can achieve incredible results when we combine skills like creativity, strategy, and communication. How can you tap into the diversity of talents around you and within you to open doors to fresh opportunities and transformative breakthroughs? Executive coach Carla Fowler believes that embracing diverse interests and skills, coupled with strategic focus and resilience, can lead to transformative career opportunities and personal growth. She emphasizes principles like brutal focus, relishing uncertainty, self-awareness, adaptability, and confidence in navigating career transitions as keys to personal power. To find what truly makes you happy in life, you must deviate sometimes from traditional career trajectories and empower yourself to pursue your passions. In this episode of the Lead Like a Woman Show, Andrea Heuston sits down with Carla Fowler, MD PhD, the Founder and Managing Director of THAXA Executive Coaching, Inc., to talk about performance science and how it can help us in our daily lives. Carla discusses repurposing your skills and capabilities, her top three performance science principles, and how to harness personal power in our lives.

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Dr. Chris Apfel, Founder, CEO, & Chairman of the Board at SageMedic Corp. Located in Palo Alto, CA, USA, SageMedic Corp. (SAGE) is a cancer diagnostic company that brings precision medicine to the next level by overcoming the limitations of genomic testing. Specifically, because only 1 out of 4 patients have genomic mutations, in most cases oncologists don't have the tools to predict which therapy, if any, is likely to work for an individual patient. Hence, SAGE has developed the SAGE Oncotest™, a proprietary patent-protected ex-vivo, high-throughput 3D assay that predicts a patient's tumor response to traditional chemotherapies and targeted therapies, independently of any potential genetic mutations, and that within just 1 week.  With only $4.0M of funding SAGE has been able to develop this assay and is now a registered California lab that has very recently become fully accredited according to the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) by the Commission on Office Laboratory Accreditation (COLA) and Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), hence at the verge of starting commercialization to generate early revenue and clinical case studies.  Dr. Chris Apfel is an impact investor, and the Chair of the Life Sciences at the Northern California chapters of the Keiretsu Forum. He has led numerous due diligence efforts and has since made over 20+ investments in life science companies including Mission Bio, CorInnova, Pathware, Raydiant Oximetry, etc.  Before that, Dr. Apfel was an Executive Director of Cadence, where his health economic research on a non-reimbursable drug showed a $500 per patient cost savings after which Cadence was acquired for $1.3 billion by Mallinckrodt. Before he moved into the industry, he was a practicing clinician and professor at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) with over 100 publications that have been cited over 20,000 times in the literature. Dr. Apfel received his MD/PhD from the University of Giessen, Germany, and his MBA from The Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania, PA.  Dr. Chris shares the need for a strong and experienced team and game-changing technology, while also acknowledging the regulatory challenges in the life science space. He shares his belief that successful FDA approval can lead to high rewards and discusses the significance of reproducibility in academic research and the importance of forming independent opinions when evaluating startup opportunities. Visit SageMedic Corp at , and on . Reach out to Dr. Chris at , and on .   _______________________________________________________ For more episodes from Investor Connect, please visit the site at:    Check out our other podcasts here:   For Investors check out:   For Startups check out:   For eGuides check out:   For upcoming Events, check out    For Feedback please contact info@tencapital.group    Please , share, and leave a review. Music courtesy of .

A rich career repository – with unique exponential ideas, courage, passion and authenticity, nurtured on the fertile bed of wisdom that has evolved over 39 years of professional experience to rock-solid mettle. A non-conformist, disruptor, industry leader, and well-entrenched successful serial start-up visionary, Ramachandran Gopalakrishnan or GR as he is fondly called, is a name that is synonymous with Midas or the man with the golden touch who has illuminated the startup firmament. GR is a much sought-after and reputed speaker, networker and influencer. He is an acclaimed thought leader who is passionate about establishing and scaling up companies that eventually carve a niche for themselves and culminate into win- win partnerships. He exemplifies strong business development and relationship-building skills, and has an exemplary innate ability to build high-performance teams. About Ramachandran Gopalakrishnan Ramachandran Gopalakrishnan is a serial entrepreneur and author. He has supported startups like Gold's Gym, Tower Capital, Image Ads, I global technologies, Safe house, Serena Spa and many more. He's also a director of the Keiretsu Forum. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tbcy/support

My guest today is Hunter McDaniel, the founder and CEO of UbiQD, a startup exploiting quantum dots to improve agricultural yield in greenhouses and generating electricity by embedding them into windows. In this episode of Lab to startup, we talk about how non-toxic quantum dots were developed at Los Alamos; the evolution of the use cases; fundraising trials and tribulations; the complications of convincing multiple stakeholders in the solar space; and how Hunter's grit and persistence helped in building this startup. Show Notes: - UbiQD: https://ubiqd.com - Using quantum dots to modify sunlight to enhance photosynthetic efficiency and boost fruit and flower production - Help plants get more from the sun in a greenhouse and boost crop yields and quality without the cost or energy impact of lighting - UbiQD solar windows are made from glass laminated with a quantum dot doped interlayer to generate electricity - Translated research during his postdoc at Los Alamos national labs to products at his startup - Licensed some technology from MIT and the rest from Los Alamos - Technology evolved from trying to solve the problem of toxicity from cadmium and lead in quantum dots - Swapped Cadmium with Indium and Copper - Once the toxicity problem was solved, the hope was that companies would line up for the new solution - Initially funded by NSF SBIR grant (10th attempt) - While generating electricity from windows was funded, NSF I-Corp program helped find the greenhouse market - Increases crop yield by 10-30%; 6 Watts/sq.foot while maintaining transparency of windows (half of traditional solar cells) - https://ubigro.com - Understand all the people that had to be convinced to adopt the products - Ask for advice and you get money - Investors: Breakout labs, Scout Ventures, Keiretsu Forum, Sun Mountain Capital, Epic Ventures, Plug and Play Ventures, Arcview Collective Fund, Nanosys. - Relations with Nanosys, NASA, SpaceX, US Air Force - Contact: https://ubiqd.com/contact/

In this episode, Giovanni and Juan discuss how they came up with the name, Keiretsu Forum, how the group was founded, the size of their group, the number of deals they do a year, the various skills that you should develop as a Medtech Startup CEO, how much they typically invest and when they can expect the money to hit the bank account, why selling is so important as an entrepreneur and so much more. Juan Arango LinkedIn Keiretsu Forum Website Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn Project Medtech LinkedIn Project Medtech Website

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Craig Martin, Founder, and President at The Family Wealth Consulting Group.The Family Wealth Consulting Group is a family-owned and operated fee-only financial planning firm that has been a fiduciary with clients in Silicon Valley, California, for over 35 years. This family-centric team focuses on helping families maximize financial resources for today, as well as for generations to come. FWCG's unique expertise is building portfolios including alternative investments that give clients more money during their retirement years, as well as helping families manage the tax and estate planning issues that are top of mind for many clients who have a net worth. Craig has been coordinating estate and income tax planning with investments and cash flow for high-net-worth clients of Silicon Valley since 1976.  He was an early adopter in 1990 when he converted his firm to fee-only because of his conviction to being a fiduciary so he could remain agnostic to which product or ideas he was advising, only with a dedication to helping clients make informed decisions.  Because Craig is dedicated to continuous education in an evolving financial industry, he is convinced of the importance of building risk-managed portfolios using dissimilar price movement asset classes. He considers alternatives as some of the most efficient risk-management tools, so he offers alternative investments to his clients now using two different funds, where he is now co-investing with clients as an angel investor in start-up businesses. He has extensive experience in performing due diligence on start-up businesses because he has participated in dozens of due diligence teams along with other members of Keiretsu Forum, the largest angel investment group in the world. He teaches due diligence to entrepreneurs and other angel investors in the Keiretsu Academy as well as leading focused academies on this topic for the angel investment community of both angels and entrepreneurs.  Craig earned the Master of Science in Financial Services (MSFS) in 1989 from The American College out of Bryn Mawr, PA, the largest and oldest institution exclusively dedicated to the financial industry. He also has qualified for several undergraduate level designations from that same college, including the Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) and Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU), and then earned the mark of Certified Financial Planner (CFP) from the CFP Board of Standards.  He has taught financial planning classes at the University of California at Berkeley.  Craig speaks about the state of angel investing and the biggest change he thinks we will see in the next year or two. He also discusses some of the challenges startups and investors face.  You can visit The Family Wealth Consulting Group at and , and via LinkedIn at .  Craig can be contacted via email at , and via LinkedIn at .   _________________________________________________________________________ For more episodes from Investor Connect, please visit the site at:    Check out our other podcasts here:   For Investors check out:   For Startups check out:   For eGuides check out:   For upcoming Events, check out    For Feedback please contact info@tencapital.group    Please , share, and leave a review. Music courtesy of .

In this episode, Giovanni and Juan discuss how they came up with the name, Keiretsu Forum, how the group was founded, the size of their group, the number of deals they do a year, the various skills that you should develop as a Medtech Startup CEO, how much they typically invest and when they can expect the money to hit the bank account, why selling is so important as an entrepreneur and so much more. Juan Arango LinkedIn Keiretsu Forum Website Giovanni Lauricella LinkedIn Project Medtech LinkedIn Project Medtech Website

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Brianna McDonald is the President of Keiretsu Forum Northwest, an angel investment community and the world's largest angel investor network. This episode discusses her journey from a novice to a leading angel investor, how she got to see at the table as a woman in angel investing, and why she sees investing as a passion in her life.With Brianna as the president, Keiretsu Forum Northwest has grown into the organization's largest regional chapter across Washington, Oregon, Boise, and Colorado.Keiretsu Forum has also been ranked #1 by Pitchbook as the most active investment community in early and late-stage rounds. They've invested over 950 million in more than 1100 companies. Tune in to learn Brianna's view of the COVID pandemic's impact on angel investing and why she thinks now is the best time to start investing. Key points discussed- Brianna's background (01:59)- Advice for women who are entering this space (04:58)- Angel investing as a way to shape the future (11:29)- The benefits of joining a community of angel investors (14:08)- How COVID changed the game and opened new opportunities (17:01)- Ways to get involved with Keiretsu as an investor or an entrepreneur (20:15)- How Brianna sees the due diligence process for B2C companies (24:56)- The questions you should be asking founders (28:36)- Why is now the best time to start investing (32:02)- What does it mean to be a confident investor (34:48) Additional resourcesLearn more about Keiretsu Forum Northwest and their work here:https://www.keiretsuforum.com/To keep in the loop for the latest developments in crowdfund investing, make sure to follow this podcast and listen in every week. Leave a rating and a review, and let's bring profit back to the people together.Ready to start investing in your future? Then head over to www.republic.co and find a startup you're passionate about.Legal Disclaimer: The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has qualified the offering statement that we have filed with the SEC. The information in that offering statement is more complete than the information we are providing now and could differ in important ways. You must read the documents filed with the SEC before investing. The offering is being made only by means of its offering statement. This document shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. An indication of interest involves no obligation or commitment of any kind. Any person interested in investing in any offering of Props Tokens should review our disclosures and the publicly filed offering statement and the final offering circular that is part of that offering statement at http://offeringcircular.propsproject.com. YouNow is not registered, licensed or supervised as a broker-dealer or investment adviser by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), or any other financial regulatory authority or licensed to provide any financial advice or services.

Angel Investors - An Interview with Brianna McDonald, Keiretsu Forum (Inspiring Women, Episode 38) It’s time for more women to become angel investors. That’s the message from Brianna McDonald of the Keiretsu Forum, one she offers in this interview with Betty Collins. Brianna discusses why the time is right for women to make angel investments, […]

Angel Investors - An Interview with Brianna McDonald, Keiretsu Forum (Inspiring Women, Episode 38) It’s time for more women to become angel investors. That’s the message from Brianna McDonald of the Keiretsu Forum, one she offers in this interview with Betty Collins. Brianna discusses why the time is right for women to make angel investments, […] The post Angel Investors - An Interview with Brianna McDonald, Keiretsu Forum appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

In this episode, Host Tom Loarie talks with Guest Mentor Mary Jo Potter, a preeminent leader in strategic corporate guidance. Mary Jo is an entrepreneur, venture investor and a highly regarded board director with a successful career that spans several decades. Having sold a software-as-service company to McGraw Hill, she became active in Angel investing by joining Keiretsu Forum, where she has been a member for 20 years. Mary Jo currently serves as the Founder, CEO and Managing Director of Healthcare Angels, an investment and advisory firm focused on promoting innovation in healthcare; a GP in Keiretsu Capital, where she has been on the investment committee for five years; and a member of Keiretsu Forum's Investment Committee, which screens healthcare investment opportunities. In addition she is an LP in Purple Arch Ventures (Northwestern University's venture fund), an LP in Portfolia, and a member of Band of Angels and Skydeck. Mary Jo is on several boards, and she has helped six companies to IPO or acquisition. She is a member of Women Corporate Directors and treasurer of the International Women's Forum. Mary Jo Potter was also a transformative Chairperson at Dignity Health and a board member for Catholic Healthcare Initiatives. The two entities later combined to become one of the largest Catholic healthcare systems in the world. The topics on today's episode will span healthcare and the pillars of success for a start-up. Listen to the episode with Mary Jo Potter below... Find Show Notes here ... Listen to this and other episodes of THE MENTORS RADIO for FREE on any mobile device or platform -- Apple, Google, iTunes, Spotify and all else -- subscribe (free) here.

Bharat Sethi - A serial entrepreneur who built 2 successful businesses in the past  started his first online business when he was 16 in 2006. At school ,he played football for the state, debated, collected 25+ medals in athletic events and was awarded Top 0.1% merit certificate from CBSE. He pursued Economics (H) degree in Delhi University and graduated in 2011.Started PosterGully in 2012, which was an online consumer brand for millennials to shop clothing, wall decor & affordable art. He bootstrapped the company with cost efficient metrics and profitability, building a well known brand within its target market reaching 15 Mn unique visitors in 2015. He exited the company in 2016 to the promoters of the ABEC group - which is India's largest exhibition group. Later that year, he started an online B2B e-commerce marketplace - iDecorama connecting interior designers & architects with brands where industry professionals could discover and shop for unique products. In total, throughout the journey from PosterGully to iDecorama, raised over 5 Cr INR in investments clocking ~7x revenue and remained profitable for the largest part.In 2018, he started Swmabhan Commerce Private Limited that would focus on creating digitally native vertical brands in large untapped markets in FMCG sector with a vision to create a Rs. 500 Cr ARR company by 2025. The company closed its last round of funding in March 2021 led by Refex Capital, a VC firm, 9 Unicorns Venture Capital Fund with participation from Keiretsu Forum, and a clutch of other prominent strategic investors.His core skills include brand building, e-commerce, digital marketing, supply chain management, retail & distribution, online community building, integration of ops & tech & team building.For a Free copy of Holistic Wellbeing Quotient workbook, download from http://www.hasovan.comFor more details join our Telegram Growth Hubhttps://t.me/joinchat/CSEJQxlsGbnRG7AbWBLsbg

Bharat is a serial entrepreneur who has already built two successful businesses, PosterGully and iDecorama in the past. Both of these were digitally native brands. With this experience, He started Swmabhan Commerce Private Limited to focus on creating digitally native vertical brands in large untapped markets in the FMCG sector in India. In their latest round of funding Swmabhan was led by Reflex Capital, a VC firm, 9 Unicorns Venture Capital Fund with participation from Keiretsu Forum, and a clutch of other prominent strategic investors. Currently, He is building Rage Coffee, a digitally native FMCG company that manufactures, markets & distributes innovative coffee products. --------------------- Know more about us: https://www.thebuildersclub.me/ We hold Watercooler Chats every Saturday - This is an interactive voice chat we have as a community about a topic with an industry expert. Join the discussion here: https://discord.gg/rvMNmVHb7k Get notifications of all TBC events right on Whatsapp : https://bit.ly/3vkIVDt

In this episode, we speak with Barry Etra, Enabler at RAISE Forum and President of Atlanta Keiretsu. Barry Etra talks about growing the SE entrepreneurial ecosystem from inside and the mission of the RAISE Forum and the Keiretsu Forum, two different efforts to help fund more companies with money that keeps the companies local.

Physical security and smart buildings software, Spintly raises Rs 4.6 crore in an extended seed round of funding led by Silicon Valley-based Riso Capital, along with SucSEED Indovation Fund from Hyderabad, Chicago-based Nikhan Investments and Keiretsu Forum angel network . Spintly provides SaaS-based physical security solutions which enable smartphone-based door access eliminating the need for key cards and elaborate wiring for access control. They will utilise these funds to boost sales, marketing and research activities in order to enhance their position.C2i, a genomics SaaS product to detect traces of cancer, raises $100M Series B. Using C2i's technology, doctors can order a liquid biopsy, which is essentially a blood draw that looks for DNA. This round of funding will be used to accelerate clinical development and commercialization of the company's C2-Intelligence Platform. Investors that participated in the round include NFX, Duquesne Family Office, Section 32 (Singapore), iGlobe Partners and Driehaus Capital.IBM is acquiring myInvenio, a business automation software provider that specializes in process mining as part of the hyperautomation trend. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisition aligns with IBM CEO Arvind Krishna's effort to pivot the business toward multi-cloud software that drives business automation. The efforts span process mining, RPA, document processing, workflow automation and more. Those various software components integrate with IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation, and run atop Red Hat OpenShift. The OpenShift software allows IBM's automation packages to run on any public, private cloud or hybrid cloud.

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Roger King Roger King founded BayAngels which is dedicated to promoting the entrepreneurial spirit by assisting early-stage technology companies with capital, connections, and board-level advice. Examples of our portfolio companies include Pree Media, CashBet, Trpz, Sea of Change Trading Co., CEO of Chiefpeople 20 years' experience in recruiting at both the executive level and the individual contributor level. Interested in companies with hiring needs. Offering extremely cost-effective solutions. Clients include SoftBank Robotics, Jiff, Gracenote, OpenTable, Manage, Grid Dynamics, and Navera.   Max Shapiro Max Shapiro Founded PeopleConnect in 2000 to help early-stage high-tech companies find the talent they need to succeed. Their clients are in technology, biotech, cleantech, apps, services, medical devices, and consumer products. He is also involved in areas that also support the startup community: ● Angel Investor and member of Keiretsu Forum since 2001 ● Co-founder of Runway Innovation Hub ● Creator & Producer of PitchForce PitchForce is a weekly pitch event for early stage companies with a panel of establish angel investors and CEO's   Steve Hoffman Steve Hoffman, or Captain Hoff as he's called in Silicon Valley. Steve is the CEO of Founders Space, one of the world's leading incubators and accelerators. He's also an angel investor, limited partner at August Capital, serial entrepreneur, and author of Make Elephants Fly, the award-winning book on radical innovation. Always innovating on his life, Captain Hoff has tried more professions than cats have lives, including serial entrepreneur, venture capitalist, angel investor, studio head, computer engineer, filmmaker, Hollywood TV exec, published author, coder, game designer, manga rewriter, animator and voice actor. Steve was the Founder and Chairman of the Producers Guild Silicon Valley Chapter, Board of Governors of the New Media Council, and founding member of the Academy of Television's Interactive Media Group.     CONNECT WITH SHAWN https://linktr.ee/ShawnflynnSV Shawn Flynn's LinkedInAccount Silicon Valley LinkedInGroup Account Shawn Flynn's FacebookAccount Email Shawn@thesiliconvalleypodcast.com    

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Max Shapiro Founded PeopleConnect in 2000 to help early-stage high-tech companies find the talent they need to succeed. Their clients are in technology, biotech, cleantech, apps, services, medical devices, and consumer products. He is also involved in areas that also support the startup community: ● Angel Investor and member of Keiretsu Forum since 2001 ● Co-founder of Runway Innovation Hub ● Creator & Producer of PitchForce PitchForce is a weekly pitch event for early stage companies with a panel of establish angel investors and CEO's   On today Show we Talk about How should a startup prepare themselves for a pitch event? How should an investor or a startup follow-up any contacts that they made at a pitch event? How much equity should be given to a new hire at a startup?     Connect with Max Email max@peopleconnectstaffing.com Company peopleconnectstaffing.com  Linkedin linkedin.com/in/maxshapiro Twitter PeopleConnectS   CONNECT WITH SHAWN https://linktr.ee/ShawnflynnSV Shawn Flynn's LinkedInAccount Silicon Valley LinkedInGroup Account Shawn Flynn's FacebookAccount Email Shawn@thesiliconvalleypodcast.com

In this episode of the Millionaire Mindcast, we have an impressive guest Nathan McDonald who shares his knowledge and insights about Angel investing, Due Diligence Process in real estate, collaboration based-investing, good returns, and positive cash flow during this economic crisis! Nathan McDonald is an entrepreneur, investor, CEO of Keiretsu Capital, and Chairman of Keiretsu Forum in Northwest Region. Keiretsu Capital is the exclusive worldwide fund partner of Keiretsu Forum and manages angel co-investment, blockchain, and real estate funds for its investors and supporting startup companies. They are ranked as the most active venture investors in the USA and growing to be 55 chapters globally.  Under Nathan’s leadership, Keiretsu Capital has launched four co-investment funds and now manages over $30 million from over 180 Keiretsu investors and over 160 portfolio company investments. With his skills, he quickly builds the Keiretsu Forum in the Northwest region into the fastest growing angel investment group in the nation, adding over 850 investor members and facilitating over $300 million in funding for over 400 companies. Nathan believes that companies who have not embraced technologies during this financial crisis will be left behind as the market accelerates quickly. Likewise, the best thing investors can do is invest. Anyone can do as long as you believe in the business you’d liked to get into and be willing to take the time out there. Get your money moving, get into the economy and the community by supporting businesses that are able to generate returns. For Nathan, during these uncertain times, recession, and downturn, is where the best companies in the world are created. It is just finding opportunities in the middle of chaos. Particularly in real estate businesses where there’s plenty of opportunity on the liquidity side. Some Questions I Ask: Tell us a little bit more about the Keiretsu Forum and the context of your community and platform? (00:37) What do you guys see out there and why do you feel through Keiretsu that it is such a great and promising time to be exploring, diversifying, and looking at some different investments out there? (03:59) What kind of product that you guys are coming across in syndicating, funding, investing and that is coming through the platform in the Form? (06:24) What is the Due Diligence process? (08:27) What are some of the things that you guys do when you’re digging in the Due Diligence process that gets you excited or disappointing? (13:27) What are some of the industries, sectors, products that you guys are very bullish on or embarrass on? (14:57) What do you guys look for in an investment, syndication, and real estate? What the market landscape looks like right now as well as a kind of head into the future? 16:45) What do nice returns in the context of what you guys from a fund perspective are looking for to provide for your investors as well as for your fund? (19:43) How to distinguish what is the right approach to finding and getting returns and opportunities? (20:55) Who is the ideal investor in your funds and in your community? (24:02) In terms of minimum investment or accredited or non-accredited investors, what is the kind of avatar made up of that investor who might be coming to you guys? (25:41) In This Episode, You Will Learn: What Keiretsu means (01:25) How to find businesses that will give you good return during this crisis (05:06) The reasons why companies don’t raise capital (13:57)  Quotes: “Through technology, you can reach the marketplace around the world.” “Real estate is just an entrepreneurial market as technology.” “Everyone can contribute to the fact that you believe in them.” Connect with on: Keiretsu Forum Keiretsu Capital LinkedIn

Interview begins: 8:37Debrief: 58:58Nathan McDonald is the CEO and Managing Partner of Keiretsu Capital as well as the Chairman of the Keiretsu Forum Northwest.Keiretsu Forum is a global investment community of accredited private equity angel investors, venture capitalists, and corporate/institutional investors. Keiretsu Forum is a worldwide network of capital, resources, and deal flow with 53 chapters on 4 continents. Keiretsu Forum members invest in high-quality, diverse investment opportunities. Keiretsu Forum and Keiretsu Capital (the exclusive worldwide fund partner of Keiretsu Forum) are ranked as the most active venture investors in the USA. The Keiretsu community is also strengthened through its involvement in social and charitable activities.Keiretsu Forum was founded in the San Francisco East Bay in California in 2000 by Randy Williams.Key points:  Keiretsu Forum's beginning 12:34 There are no shortcuts to investing 14:26 Angel investors on Keiretsu 15:37 Due Diligence teams 19:04 Timeline for entrepreneurs 21:35 Competition for deal flow 23:36 How chapters work? 29:03 Downsides of an unengaged network 34:47 Misconceptions of angel investing 38:28 Angel groups in the time of COVID 47:43 Learn more about Keiretsu Forum:  https://www.keiretsuforum.com/Follow Nathan McDonald:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathanmcdonald1/ Follow upside on Twitter: https://twitter.com/upsidefm–This episode is sponsored by Enterprise Rising Conference.This year, Enterprise Rising is October 20-21 and totally online. If you're an enterprise SaaS startup then this will be the best online event you could attend all year.Get your tickets here and use promo code upside to save an additional 20%.–This episode is sponsored by Taft, Stettinius & Hollister, a full-service law firm known for assisting entrepreneurs across the Heartland.Click here to learn more about Taft–This episode of upside is also sponsored by Ethos Wealth Management. Managing wealth with an eye toward the future demands vigilance and skill in today's global economy. Over the years, Ethos Wealth Management has worked with clients and their other professional advisors – including attorneys and accountants – to create comprehensive wealth management plans designed to make the best use of their wealth today and help ensure its endurance for future generations.They can do the same for you. Visit upside.fm/ethos to learn more.–Want to share information about your company, or an opportunity with the upside audience?Book a classified advertisement and your advertisement will be read in an upcoming episode of the show.Classified ads are priced at $100, and are: read by Jay and/or Eric on upside linked from the show notes linked from this website, upside.fm

Decision Vision Episode 81: Should I Pay to Pitch? – An Interview with Nathan McDonald, Keiretsu Capital Keiretsu Capital’s Nathan McDonald joins host Mike Blake to discuss pay to pitch and how Keiretsu’s model is structured for better outcomes not only for investors but for the company receiving investment. “Decision Vision” is presented by Brady […] The post Decision Vision Episode 81: Should I Pay to Pitch? – An Interview with Nathan McDonald, Keiretsu Capital appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Brianna McDonald is the currently the President of Keiretsu Forum Northwest. Keiretsu Forum is the largest, most active investment group in the world and the Northwest leader in the organization facilitating over 100 million in investment in 160 companies in the last two years. She joined the organization in 2005 when her now Husband started it. He invited her to the table and it took her over a year to build up the confidence to speak in a room filled with so many men. She finally did raised her hand one day and asked a question. She has seen hundreds if not thousands of pitches. She coachs entrepreneurs through the investing process and support excellent entrepreneurs to get out of their own way and go achieve their dreams. In addition to supporting entrepreneurs, She have a deep passion for helping to create more female investors and supporting them through the process

In this episode, Georgia Athanasiou the on-demand CFO and an angel investor at Keiretsu Forum explains what CFO's do, who really needs a CFO and what CFO really does in the company. We also talk about early stage founders and how should they make their financial projections. Article on making financial projections for your startup by Guy Kawasaki: https://guykawasaki.com/how-to-create-an-enchanting-financial-forecast-officeandguyk/ Georgia's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgia-athanasiou-508316/

In this episode of Fundraising Radio, Saeed Zeinali co-founder of Tranqool acquired by HumanaCare and a private investor at Keiretsu Forum explains how Canada is different from the US, how he invests in the US-based startups and how cross-border investing works. Saeed's current company - EdgeCollab: https://www.edgecollab.com/

In an era of social isolation and financial uncertainty, are angel investors still investing? How are they sourcing deals and reviewing new opportunities? Are angel investors holding back like they did in 2009?  Is the optimism in the market? Have the angel networks shifted their opportunity areas or changed the stage of opportunity they are seeking? Listen to learn the answers to these questions and so much more.  This episode of the The Compassionate Capitalist Podcast will explore the creative ways that angel investor networks are staying in the game to make investments in innovation, grow small business and job creation.   Karen Rands is joined by Barry Etra, who runs two Entrepreneur / Angel Investor forums in Atlanta. The first is the RAISE Forum, which focuses on local early-stage companies in an effort to fund more local companies at higher levels and to keep them in the SE. The second is the Atlanta chapter of the Keiretsu Forum, that sources emerging growth companies on the East Coast providing them access to investment capital from the the largest and most active Angel Investment network in the world, with 52 chapters on 3 continents. To get more information keiretsuforum.comraiseforum.com Karen Rands is nationally recognized for her expertise in entrepreneurs' access to capital and the best selling author of the financial primers for angel investors:  Inside Secrets to Angel Investing.   She ran one of the most active angel investor group in the Southeast and pioneered the Entrepreneur/Investor conferences in Atlanta before the 2009 recession spooked investors who took their money out of the market.   Karen launched the Compassionate Capitalist Movement then. Learn More KarenRands.co

In an era of social isolation and financial uncertainty, are angel investors still investing? How are they sourcing deals and reviewing new opportunities? Are angel investors holding back like they did in 2009?  Is the optimism in the market? Have the angel networks shifted their opportunity areas or changed the stage of opportunity they are seeking? Listen to learn the answers to these questions and so much more.  This episode of the The Compassionate Capitalist Podcast will explore the creative ways that angel investor networks are staying in the game to make investments in innovation, grow small business and job creation.   Karen Rands is joined by Barry Etra, who runs two Entrepreneur / Angel Investor forums in Atlanta. The first is the RAISE Forum, which focuses on local early-stage companies in an effort to fund more local companies at higher levels and to keep them in the SE. The second is the Atlanta chapter of the Keiretsu Forum, that sources emerging growth companies on the East Coast providing them access to investment capital from the the largest and most active Angel Investment network in the world, with 52 chapters on 3 continents. To get more information keiretsuforum.comraiseforum.com Karen Rands is nationally recognized for her expertise in entrepreneurs' access to capital and the best selling author of the financial primers for angel investors:  Inside Secrets to Angel Investing.   She ran one of the most active angel investor group in the Southeast and pioneered the Entrepreneur/Investor conferences in Atlanta before the 2009 recession spooked investors who took their money out of the market.   Karen launched the Compassionate Capitalist Movement then. Learn More KarenRands.co

Brianna is President of the Northwest Region of the Keiretsu Forum angel investment community, the largest and most active venture investor globally, comprising over 50 chapters with over 2,500 active members investing over $75 million annually into over 180 companies. This podcast series is hosted by Patricia Kathleen and Wilde Agency Media. This series is a platform for women (including female-identified & non-binary individuals) to share their professional stories and personal narrative as it relates to their story. This podcast is designed to hold a space for all individuals to learn from their counterparts regardless of age, status, or industry.  

How do you handle the stress that can build up during extremely demanding seasons? In this week's episode, Harmony opens up and shares some of her best go-to tools for keeping stress at bay while building a legal tech company AND finalizing funding at the same time. This start-up game isn't for the faint of heart but that doesn't mean we need to let stress reign supreme during these seasons. PLUS, we have the honor of interviewing a Silicon Valley icon, Fred Stein of the Keiretsu Forum in Palo Alto and VLAB. Both he and Harmony have their fingers on the pulse of how legal and AI are connecting to bring some incredible improvements to the industry (for both lawyers and their clients!) so join us to hear more about these great changes. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS PODCAST: Legalucy: https://legalucy.com  Think Outside the Firm: https://thinkoutsidethefirm.com  Keiretsu Forum, Palo Alto: http://www.keiretsuforum.com/global-chapters/silicon-valley  VLAB: https://vlab.org 

Brian Burke is president and CEO of Praxis Capital, Inc., a vertically integrated real estate private equity investment firm, which he founded in 2001. Brian is also a member of the Praxis Investment Committee. Praxis operates on multiple platforms, currently managing active syndications for the acquisition of single, multifamily and opportunistic residential assets in the U.S. growth markets. As a recognized real estate expert, Brian has been a frequent speaker at real estate forums and conferences, including the Opal Family Office & Private Wealth Management forum, the Keiretsu Forum, and the Institute for Private Investors. He has also served as co-host and real estate expert on the Fox News radio show, “The Best of Investing”. Brian is married and has lived in northern California for over 30 years. An avid aviation enthusiast, he’s a licensed instrument-rated airplane and helicopter pilot.

Vad innebär det att vara affärsängel? Keiretsu Forum är ett globalt nätverk för affärsänglar där Eva Lunderquist är delägare i Norden. Eva berättar om hur Keiretsu arbetar och om deras syn på en affärsängels roll och ansvar. Vi pratar också om vilka förutsättningar en entreprenör behöver för att kunna ”pitcha” sin affärsidé. Sverige är efter Silicon Valley det land som har flest startups och hur odlar vi företagandet i framtiden? Kontakt: pod@thinkdoandgrow.com

Sherry Zin Calvert  is a U.S. Army veteran, a married mother of four and the co-founder and president of Keiretsu Forum Northwest. Keiretsu is based in Seattle, WA and is part of the largest global private equity investment network. Keiretsu Forum Northwest respresents seven of the thirty-nine international chapters, with over three hundred fifty out of fifteen hundred members. As an accomplished engineer and sales person, Sherry's professional experience began at the age of seventeen when she enlisted int he U.S. Army and served as a communication specialist in the Army where she held a top secret clearance position. She continued her career in engineering after her military service with positions at SpaceLabs Medical, Zetron, Honeywell, Boeing, Solectron, and Qualitel. She is currently involved in several charitable organizations where she serves in various community membership positions.  Sherry likes helping enrepreneurs succeed and helping investors make good investment decisions. Sherry speaks on the importance of being prepared, having a mission, and being coachable. She says, "We know what will be successful, not necessarily what's going to make it, but we know the roadblocks that will stop them from making it."

Mary Jo is a Board Director of the National Association of Corporate Directors and a Senior Advisor at BDC and CEO of Healthcare Angels. She is based in the San Francisco Bay Area and is an active angel investor with the San Francisco Chapter of Keiretsu Forum. She has been actively involved in the healthcare sector... The post How the Healthcare Crisis Could Turn the US into a 3rd World Country Mary Jo Potter of Healthcare Angels appeared first on The Syndicate.

Terri talks to Amy Chang about how at the age of 35 she had checked all life’s boxes but wasn’t completely fulfilled. She found religion to fill the void and was able to redefine success for herself.  Amy talks about how this changed the way she operates in the world and how she wants to see more women angel investing.   Who is Amy Chang? Amy C. Chang is the CEO of Delta Nutrassentials, a consumer health supplement company. Previously, she was VP of Strategy & Investor Relations for AMN Healthcare and prior to joining AMN, she held various leadership roles with other companies in operations, customer service and finance after beginning her career with KPMG.  Amy is an advisor, board member, and investor of various start-ups in San Diego, as well as a board member of Hera Angels and member of the Keiretsu Forum, Wharton Angel Network, and SheEO. She served as a board member of the National Investor Relations Institute - San Diego Chapter and has been a member of the San Diego YMCA Overnight Camps Board of Advisors.  She is Chair-Elect of the San Diego YMCA Board of Governors and has been involved in homeless ministries and has served as a foster youth mentor and foster parent.   Show Highlights Amy talks about being the driver’s seat of your life (similar to Terri talking about being the pilot in your own life) and not just letting life happen. Amy talks about being driven and the importance of checking the boxes to achieve ‘success’ in her life and still being unfulfilled.  She realized that she might have had the wrong measure of success in her life. Despite checking all of the boxes, she realized she wasn’t happy enough.  She became a born-again Christian at the age of 35 which has made the biggest difference in her life and has changed the way she looks at her life and the rewards she wants to get out of life. Her definition of success has changed, and she worries about far fewer things as a result. She thinks that people are happier when they are living something beyond themselves. Amy talks about what she looks for as an angel investor and some of the startups she’s invested in.  Three years ago, Amy didn’t know that angel investing was an option but has since invested in quite a few companies directly.  She joined the Keiretsu Forum, the Wharton Angel Network and she is now on the board of Hera Ventures.  Amy likes to invest directly into a startup to help them fuel their growth which helps to create innovation and helps the local economy.   She does caution that angel investing is not for everyone. Amy talks about the importance of diversifying your portfolio and how networking has contributed to her deal flow.  She has learned the most from other angel investors.  Terri talks about her experience in Sand Hill Angels being a great training ground.  Amy and Terri would like to see more female angel investors, and both shared the importance of being supported by other female angel investors. Based on what she wishes she knew when she started investing, Amy recommends that women start with small checks and get to know the founders as much as you can.  If Amy could wave a magic wand, she would encourage people to get to know each other on an individual basis.    Terri’s Key Takeaway Founder integrity is critical when investing in a startup.   References in the Podcast Venture Deals:  https://www.feld.com/archives/2016/10/venture-deals-third-edition.html JDoe: https://jdoe.io/ Delta Nutrassentials: https://www.deltanutra.com/ Keiretsu Forum: http://www.keiretsuforum.com/ Wharton Angel Network: http://www.whartonangelnetwork.co/ Hera Angels:  https://www.heraangels.com/ Tech Coast Angels:  https://www.techcoastangels.com/     Contact Amy can be reached via LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/amychang8/ or her company’s website, www.deltanutra.com.   You can follow Terri on Twitter at @terrihansonmead or go to her website at www.terrihansonmead.com or on Medium:  https://medium.com/@terrihansonmead.  Feel free to email Terri at PilotingYourLife@gmail.com. To continue the conversation, go to Twitter at @PilotingLife and use hashtag #PilotingYourLife.  

Hülya Koç Kimdir? Hülya Koç, uluslararası olarak tanınmış bir yatırımcı, seri girişimci ve 40 yıldan fazla sektör tecrübesi ile amerikan ve uluslarası girişimcilerin danışmanıdır. Kariyerine finans sektöründe ve Wells Fargo gibi uluslarası bankalarda başlamış, Silikon Vadisi, Kaliforniya eyaletinde girişimci olmuştur. Başarılı bir şekilde kurup, büyütüp, sattığı start-up'lara ek olarak iki adet de dernek kurmuştur. Son şirketi Child Care, Amerika çapında 30 ofise sahip bir endüstri liderini olduktan sonra, Amerika merkezli bir girişim sermayesine satılmıştır. Hülya Koç, Keiretsu Forum Melek Yatırımcılık Bay Area ofisine katıldıktan 10 sene sonra, uluslarası start-up'lara şimdiye kadar 6 milyon dolardan fazla yatırım yapan Keiretsu Forum İstanbul ofisinin kurucu ortaklarından olmuştur. Ayrıca türünün ilk örneklerinden Keiretsu Forumun Kadın Yatırımcı Kolu olan ‘'KAYAK'' ında kurucu ortaklarındandır. Hülya Koç, aynı zamanda 2009'dan beri Amerikan “Small Business Administration” bünyesinde yeni iş kurmak isteyen girişimcilere danışmanlık ve rehberlik yapmaktadır. 2015 yılından itibaren de, Silikon Vadisi'nin ilk on inkübatöründen olan Founders 'Space'de ve UC Berkeley'de teknoloji girişimciliği dersi kapsamında mentorluk yapmaktadır. LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/hulyakocsanfranciscobayarea/

For starters, “investing” on the West Coast is different than on the East Coast. Angles look for different things; startups have different numbers to prove. But all go through the due diligence process. In this episode of #BYBB, Berry Etra, President of Keiretsu Forum in Atlanta explains this process and provides tips for entrepreneurs seeking to standout and make it to the next round! 

In this episode, Hall T. Martin conducts an interview with Erica Lill of the Keiretsu Forum. Erica has been an angel investor and entrepreneur of almost 30 years. She talks about her start with the Keiretsu forum, and the ins and outs of starting a new fund.

öncelikle dinleyicimiz furkan çıngı'ya ve motivate lab ekibine bize göndermiş oldukları girişimci muhabbeti t-shirtü için çok teşekkür ediyoruz. samican crowdup sırasında t-shirt eline erişmediğinden giyemedi ama bu hediyeniz çok içimizi ısıttı çok teşekkür ediyoruz!20 mayıs'ta garaj ekibinin bir diğer etkinliği olan carnival boğaziçi merkez kampuste gerçekleşecek. etkinlik ile alakalı daha fazla bilgi içinhttps://www.facebook.com/events/1397506963665552/?fref=tsbu sene y-combinator ön görüşmelerine türkiyeden 2 girişim gitmeyi başardı: rakam.io ve teleporter VR. umarız iki ekipte başarıyla türkiye'ye döner.https://rakam.io/http://www.teleporter.tv/ekibimizin kurumsal adamı tuna melek yatırımcı networkü keiretsu forumun bir etkinliğine davet edildi, bize içeriden gizli bilgiler paylaştı. barış ve samican'dan günce'ye not: teşekkürler bizi çağırmadığın için!http://keiretsuforum.com.tr/suçlu kişinin profili: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gunceonur/?ppe=1son konumuz barış'ın slack kanalımızdan furkan ile giriştiği yeni projesi. slack ekibimizde yaşadığımız problemlere odaklanarak geliştirmiş olduğu community inviter'dan bahsediyoruz.https://communityinviter.com/https://www.betabound.com/community-inviter-public-beta/

[English episode] Randy Williams is the founder of Keiretsu Forum. Today Keiretsu has chapters all over the world and in this episode Randy shares what he thinks makes a good investor and why Keiretsu was founded. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

[English episode] Randy Williams is the founder of Keiretsu Forum. Today Keiretsu has chapters all over the world and in this episode Randy shares what he thinks makes a good investor and why Keiretsu was founded. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jesper Wikström Förne är VD och medgrundare för Keiretsu Forum Nordics. I det här avsnittet lär vi känna Jesper och pratar om varför ängelnätverk behövs och ger tips till entreprenörer som vill söka investerare. Är du framtida investerare, låt dig inspireras av hur Jesper hittade investvärlden och blev investerare själv. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

How to Find Funding  for Entrepreneurial Ventures  Critical Mass Radio Speaker Series with Brandman University Tuesday, June 23rd, 2015 from 5:30pm-7:30pm Meet the Panel hosted by Richard Franzi Michael Sawitz, FastStart.studio Founder Michael Sawitz is a serial entrepreneur; keynote speaker; adjunct professor at Cal State Fullerton; and founder of FastStart.studio, a mixed use business incubator in Irvine. He has held founder of C-level positions for over forty years in the apparel industry, equipment distribution, and retail arenas. Michael's work has been published nationally, and he's appeared on several print and radio talk shows. His charity work includes: President of the National Alliance of Ship Centers, Board of Directors for the Tech Coast Venture Network, The Center of Entrepreneurship for Cal State Fullerton, Professional Mentors Advisors & Coaches, and Charter Member of TiE, the World's Largest Entrepreneurial Education Organization. Monica Shukla, Brandman University Associate Dean for Curriculum, Assurance of Learning & Tutorial Faculty Affairs Monica Shukla is a full time faculty member in Brandman's School of Business and Professional Studies. Previously, she worked with Chapman University's Student Affairs Department and University Advancement as the Alumni Networks & Outreach Manager. In addition to her experience in higher education, Monica has also worked in the fields of human resources, special events management, and business operations with companies including Capital Group Companies; M S International, Inc.; and the Disneyland Resort. She has been published in the Journal of Business Case Studies and received a Best Paper Award Certificate at the Association for Global Business Conference. On top of everything, Monica is also a Brandman U alum, on the founding Board of Directors for the Brandman University Alumni Association. Dr. Shan Steinmark, Chapman University Director of Chapman University's Leatherby Center; Angel Investor Dr. Shan Steinmark is an Angel investor, board advisor, the Director of Chapman University's Leatherby Center for Entrepreneurship & Business Ethics; and Clinical Assistant Professor for the Argyros (Ar-jew-us) School of Business & Economics. With experience as a clinician, researcher, serial entrepreneur & Tech Coast Angel, he has a rich and diverse history dating back 40 years.  This panelist co-founded several companies including Strategic Transitions Research; Team One-Ten-One Hundred LLC; and Eye on Business Institute.   Chapman University appointed Dr. Steinmark as the director for the Leatherby Center in 2015.  Before that, he served as a lead mentor with the center of Entrepreneurship and Business Ethics for two years. In addition to leading Leatherby, he works closely with Gene Alexander, the director of Chapman's LaunchLab Incubator.  Launch Labs house approximately 30 student entrepreneur teams who develop start-up businesses. Dr. Steinmark continues his role as host of a regular cable television segment called Eye on Business Innovation, dedicated to educating the Southern California community, often including leaders and entrepreneurs from Chapman. Bill Waldo, Tech Coast Angels Investor, Membership Chairman, Board Representative, & Co-screening Director Bill Waldo has been asked to serve on several national industry advisory boards and spent several years as president of MarketTech, a national industry share group. In 2006, he completed the sale of his company, Supreme Foodservice Sales, and went on to become more involved in his local community. That year, he also became an investor, membership chairman, board representative, and co-screening director for Tech Coast Angels. In addition, Bill is an investor and membership chairman for Keiretsu Forum. This panelist currently serves as a consultant for the SBA (Small Business Administration) and offers his expertise to start-up ventures through the TriTech Small Business Development Center in Irvine. Bill owns Vantages, a consulting firm specializing in emerging growth companies. Through Vantages, he enjoys a rewarding and worthwhile relationship with small companies that show promise.

Excerpts of a recent panel discussion offered by the MIT Enterprise Forum in a Get Smart program  entitled "Angel Investing. It's Right for Many Startups.  Is it Right for Yours?" The program was hosted by Nutter, McClennen and Fish, LLP, a Boston-based  law firm with corporate, litigation and IP practice, and  was held on October 30, 2012,  at the law firm's Louis Brandeis conference center, in downtown Boston. Panelists were from Boston Harbor Angels,  a Boston-based angel investing group made up of business leaders who invest in high-growth, early-stage companies. Since 2004 the group has made investments in companies in medical devices, IT, consumer products, business products, specialty materials, Internet, aviation, etc.    In the session, you'll hear from Mic Williams, the founder and president of Boston Harbor Angels.  He has been an investor for over 34 years, with investments ranging from commercial real estate to manufacturing, mining, movies, lumber products, ships and a television enterprises. Since he founded the Boston chapter of Keiretsu Forum in 2004 and then Boston Harbor Angels in 2006, he has personally invested in more than a dozen "portfolio” companies.  You will also hear from Jeff Arnold, a member of Boston Harbor Angels and the CEO of Arnold Strategies, LLC, which assists early stage and growth companies in strategy, marketing, financing, organizational development and strategic partnerships. He was formerly a CEO of multiple technology and life science companies who raised over $140 million in venture capital and public financings and achieved four exits through acquisition and IPO. Jeff is a mentor to early stage companies at the MIT Venture Mentoring Society, on the grant review board at the MIT Deshpande Center and an investor with Boston Harbor Angels and Mass. Med. Angels. He was formerly Chairman of the Greater Boston Chapter of the American Heart Association. He received a BSEE from MIT in 1972. And, finally, you will hear from Bill McPhee, also a member of Boston Harbor Angels who currently serves as the director of outsourced business development services for Health Advances LLC, a life science strategy consulting boutique.  Bill has 25 years experience in transactions, strategy and operations consulting and venture capital. He has served as founder and managing general partner of Mi3 Venture Partners, an early stage life science fund; founder and managing director of Lucas, McPhee & Co., an international strategy firm; and, a consultant at Bain & Co.  You can read more about the panelists and the MIT enterprise form of Cambridge get smart program at http://www.mitforumcambridge.org/events/get-smart-on-angel-funding Here's a little background . . .  Angel investment in startups totaled over $22 billion in 2011 and funded some 66,000 companies, according to UNH’s Center for Venture Research. With average funding-round sizes well over $500k, angel groups are increasingly joining forces with other investors to bring that average closer to $1.5 Million. So says the Halo Report, which also notes that Internet, healthcare and mobile/telecom companies are the largest beneficiaries of those monies. So who are angel investors? Many are former successful entrepreneurs, who provide advice, in addition to money, to target companies. Angels, however, can also be individuals of lower wealth and/or with non-entrepreneurial background who are drawn to startups for a higher rate of return than might be expected in the stock market, notes the Kauffman Foundation. The popular press suggests that venture funding is the key to every startup’s success. But that sort of funding comes at a high price in terms of equity and performance expectations. Angels expect equity and performance, too—yet at levels better geared to the realistic trajectories of many startups. Angels, according to the Wall Street Journal, are a “good funding source to consider after you’ve tapped your friends and relatives.”