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Insynctive | Gary Goldstein
Transcript, Insynctive | Gary Goldstein Alan Welcome back. I’m visiting here today with Gary Goldstein. And Gary is the founder of instinctive. Gary, welcome to today’s show, Gary Hey thanks Alan! I appreciate you having me here today. Alan So Gary, for the listeners, can you give me your background and how you got to…
Read MoreHow I Got Into Philanthropy | Jay Brasher
About Jay Brasher Back in the 1970’s Jay and his wife made the decision to be be involved the Indian Placement Program by taking an 8 year old Navajo girl into their home during the school year so she could attend school where the Brasher’s lived- it was a big deal at the time…
Read MoreThe Fundamental Purpose of Technology | Peter Adams
About Peter Adams Peter Adams is Founder & CEO of Lighthouse, having launched the firm 33 years ago while working as a deployment specialist in the health care information systems arena. In a moment of epiphany, he realized that the primary goals of his complex projects were not to make some new IT technology…
Read MoreAnthony Thompson – United Business Bank
About Anthony Thompson Anthony is a Senior Vice President, Commercial Loan Officer at United Business Bank. Prior to his career in Banking Anthony was Vice President, Director of Marketing at Proudfoot Consulting/Phillip Crosby Associates. Anthony also worked as special assistant to US Senator David D. Karnes, and the first woman elected to the US Senate,…
Read MoreModuleQ | David Brunner
About David Brunner In 2011 David Brunner founded ModuleQ, a SAS based company to prevent knowledge workers from being overloaded with information. Before founding ModuleQ, David received a PhD from Harvard University in Information, Technology & Management, a joint program integrating business and computer science. Upon Graduating from Harvard, he worked with the CIO…
Read MoreSocial Investing | Richard Swart
About Richard Swart Richard Swart is the Chief Strategy Officer of NextGen Crowdfunding. With more than 20 years of experience in the industry, he also serves as a member of the University of Cambridge’s Alternative Financing Industry Board. Richard is also a founding board member of the Crowdfunding Professional Association (CfPA) and the Crowdfunding…
Read MoreWhy Structure Is the Enemy of Innovation | Richard Dasher
About Richard Dasher Richard Dasher has been Director of the US-Asia Technology Management Center since 1994 and served concurrently as Executive Director of the Center for Integrated Systems since 1998. He holds Consulting Professor appointments in Electrical Engineering (technology management), Asian Languages (Japanese business), and at the GSB (with the Stanford Program on Regions…
Read MoreInspiring a Sustainable Future Through Storytelling | Rita Whitney
About Rita Whitney Rita joined the Board in June 2010 and serves on the Mission Fulfillment Committee. She is CEO of Ravivant LLC, a Board member of United States Fencing Association (Central California Division) and Executive Director of the Stanford Fencing Association. Having grown up in New York City, Rita observed many situations where…
Read MoreWhat Venture Capitalists Want | Wally Hawley
About Wally Hawley Wally Hawley is a co-founder of InterWest Partners (1979), one of the larger venture capital partnerships in the United States, formed to make equity investments in diversified U.S. growth companies. His prior experience includes seven years as President of SHV North America Holding Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of a Netherlands…
Read MoreVenture Capital’s Role in Nuclear Science | Ray Rothrock
About Ray Rothrock As a venture capitalist for more than two decades, Ray has assisted entrepreneurs in achieving their dreams and produced outstanding financial returns for his limited partners. He has personally discovered, created and guided more than 50 companies in the Venrock portfolio through their early stages of formation and emerging growth. Beginning…
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