MENTORS are active coaches, meeting or talking by phone with entrepreneurs 1-2x per month, to help the entrepreneur develop their company and navigate the fundraising process. Mentors are either a) experienced executives who have raised money or have IPO’d/sold a company, b) early stage venture capitalists, or c) subject matter experts (such as in sales, finance or public relations).
EIRS are “entrepreneurs in residence”, and typically are looking for a company to join as CEO. EIRs are experienced executives with a proven track record of success.
The first Nitro working meeting designed to introduce the Mentors/EIRs to each other, and to begin matching with potential entrepreneurs, will take place on February 4, at Nixon Peabody.
NITRO’S ASSOCIATED MENTORS & EIRs
Technology & Physical Sciences
- Robert Flynn serial technology CEO. Full bio.
- David Cremin is Founder and Managing Director of DFJ Frontier. Full bio.
- Bryce Benjamin has alternated between stints as investor and CFO, COO or CEO in nearly a score of companies. Full bio.
- Suresh Nihalani has been a CEO and/or cofounder of four companies (three in Southern California, one in the Bay Area), and was most recently CEO of ClearMesh Network, an innovative wireless equipment vendor. Full bio.
- Robert Siegel is a general partner at X/Seed Capital Management and lecturer Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business. Before joining X/Seed, Robert was general manager of the Video and Software Solutions unit of GE Security. Robert was an executive vice president of the fabless semiconductor company Pixim and was the founder and CEO of Weave Innovations, which developed network services focused on delivering photos and other digital media to PCs, Internet appliances and mobile devices. Robert is the co-inventor on three patents.
- Zareh Baghdasarian is President and CEO of Tahoe Associates, a private investment entity with Investment focus in Early Stage Companies from Seed, to Series A to Series C preferred stock stages. Full bio.
- Al Eisaian is CEO of Integrien, Full bio.
- Aaron Ross is the founder of PebbleStorm/CEOFlow, was CEO of LeaseExchange, and created an inside sales organization at salesforce.com that helped add $100 million of revenue to the company; full bio.
- John Morris is the Vice-Chairman of the Board of Entretech and Managing Director of GKM Ventures. During his career in financial management investment banking and venture capital, he has been a director for a number of companies and now serves on the Board of the Tech Coast Angels, Los Angeles Venture Association and the Angel Capital Association.
- Richard Levin is an experienced operating executive, and is currently Chairman of Private Investors Forum, a consortium of Angel Investors in the Mid Atlantic Region and is also responsible for the Angel Venture Fair (www.AngelVentureFair.com). Richard is a member of Tech Coast Angels in Los Angeles, California, and is an investor in several early stage companies.
- Richard Morganstern: Board of Governors / President LA Network, Tech Coast Angels. Full bio.
- Joe Boystak founded Chopin Capital, which invests in nanotech, cleantech and healthcare.
- Susan Spencer is the founder of Spencer Communications, and is a subject matter expert in strategic marketing and public relations for technology companies. Full bio.
- Bobbie Wasserman is a Principal of Wave2 Communications,and is a subject matter expert in public relations and marketing. Full bio.
- Scott Lenet is a Managing Director of DFJ Frontier. Full bio.
Life Sciences
- Coming…
