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	Archives: 2010 - 2011 | 2009 - 2010 | 2008 - 2009 As speakers' and panelists' materials and Podcasts of our events become available we will post these materials on the EntreTech web site. 2010 - 2011 Season September 21, 2010 Computing: Coder-Jammed? Helping non-technical Early-Stage CEOs and Founders make sense of the software development process Moderator: Andrew Fairbairn – Fairbairn Ventures Panelists: Sandro Hawke - w3.org - Technical Staff/Software & Standards Developer Scott Fitchet – Bocoup - Software Developer Daniel Von Kohorn - VKRA / Fund Investors LP / Beacon Angels / MediaTech Capital Partners Andrew Rollins - Founder and Chief Software Architect - Localytics October 19, 2010 Simple Internet-based business models that work: How online retail, services and social media are rospering today, and how they plan to evolve with the web Moderator: Andrew Fairbairn – Fairbairn Ventures – Managing Principal Panelists: Graham Brooks – Principal – .406 Ventures Jules Pieri – Founder, CEO – Daily Grommet Neal Creighton – Founder, CEO – RatePoint Jim Geisman – Software Pricing Partners November 16, 2010 Digital Gaming & Digital Worlds: Not your father’s Commodore 64 Moderator: Terrence Masson – Director of Creative Industries - Northeastern University; ACM/SIGGRAPH 2010 Conference Chair Panelists: Scott MacMillan – Founder – Macguffin Games; Co-founder – Boston Game Loop Brian Sullivan – Founder – Iron Lore Entertainment Seth Sivak – Product Manager – Zynga Ichiro Lambe - Founder & President – Dejobaan Games December 21, 2010: Energy Storage: Focus on Batteries Moderator: Brian Hult - Technical Director at GeoLabs, Inc. Panelists: Dr. K.M. Abraham - Lithium Battery Consultant, Former VP of Battery Research at EIC Brad Harkavy - CEO, Board Member at BPG Inc. and President at Harkador Partners Martin LaMonica - Senior Writer at CNET, and Editor of Green Tech Blog Kris Johanessen (Lt Col, Ret.)- Director of Business Development at Yardney Technical Products Inc. George Cintra - Director of Engineering & Technology at at Electrochem / Greatbatch, Inc. Matt Koenig – Vice President at Corvus Energy - Americas January 18, 2011 Meeting cancelled due to inclement weather February 15, 2011 Mobile Smartphones and Tablets - Tools or Toys Moderator: Richard D. Lane President – Blue Danube Labs and Entrepreneurial Ventures; Angel Investor – Walnut Venture Associates Panelists: Michael Kuperstein – Co-founder & CTO – Mobiflex, Inc. Ryder Daniels – President – Capsaicin LLC Paul Berman – Founder – Tortuga 22, Inc. Meeting Organizers: Andrew Fairbairn – Managing Principal – Fairbairn Ventures Larry Grumer – Managing Director – TAA Corp. March 15, 2011 Biomedicine: Riding and Surviving the Biotech Funding Roller-Coaster Moderator: Hemmie Chang - Partner, Foley Hoag Panelists: Dr. William Li, M.D. – President and Medical Director – The Angiogenesis Foundation Phillip Thomas – CEO – LaserHeart and Owner – Boston Business Group Eric Evans – Angel Investor with Launchpad Venture Group and Mass Medical Angels – Former CEO Targeted Cell Therapies Meeting Organizers: Andrew Fairbairn – Managing Principal – Fairbairn Ventures Larry Grumer – Managing Director – TAA Corp. April 19, 2011 Start-up Advisor Selection: How to Get Professional Assistance When You Can't Afford It Moderator: Lawrence C. Grumer - Managing Director – TAA Corp., iVEST, LLC Panelists: Christopher Mirabile – Managing Director – Launchpad Venture Group Mike Gurau – President – Clear Innovation Partners Reed Sturtevant – Managing Director – Project 11 J Singh – President & Founder – Early Stage IT Meeting Organizer: Andrew Fairbairn – Managing Principal – Fairbairn Ventures May 17, 2011 Raising Money I: Angels or VCs: Who’s Driving the Regional Start-up Capital Market? Moderator: Jim Sanger, General Partner Panelists: Brett Garrett – Associate – Bain Capital Ventures Kent Bennet – VP – Bessemer Venture Partners Rob Go – Partner & Co-Founder – NextView Capital Hambleton Lord, Managing Director - Launchpad Venture Group Meeting Organizer: Andrew Fairbairn – Managing Principal – Fairbairn Ventures June 21, 2011 Raising Money II: Government and Alternative Sources of Funding in a New Era of Fiscal Austerity Moderator: Lawrence C. Grumer, Co-founder & President – Energy Harvesters LLC Panelists: Martha C. Farmer, PhD – President and CEO, North Shore InnoVentures - Presentation Lawrence S. Nannis, C.P.A. - Levine, Katz, Nannis + Solomon, P.C. - Presentation Jason D. Harry, Ph.D. - Founder and CEO of Lucidux, LLC Robert G. Kispert - Director of Cluster Development, John Adams Innovation Insitute, division of the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (MTC) - Presentation
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