CVF Past Events: 2004
Here is a brief description of our 2004 events. When possible, we will make available the speaker's power point presentation. Please click on the date and topic of interest, and you will be directed to that information on this page.
November 18, 2004
Developing Entrepreneurial Culture in Start-ups
September 16, 2004
Compensation Structures and Market Norms for New Mexico
July 15, 2004
Executive Recruiting in an Emerging Market
May 20, 2004
Mentoring Start-Ups & Entrepreneurs as an Angel Investor
March 18, 2004
The Graceful Exit: The Art of Winding Down an Investment That Didn't Work
NOVEMBER 18, 2004 Featured Presentation:
Developing Entrepreneurial Culture in Start-ups
William Bice
Verge - New Mexico Seed Capital
Description:
One of New Mexico's most successful technology entrepreneurs, Mr. Bice founded ProLaw Software shortly after graduating high school. He served as CEO of ProLaw from the founding until its sale to West Group, the pre-eminent provider of information resources to the legal industry.
Download Bill Bice's Presentation (PPT; 133 KB)
Listen to Bill and Tom's interview on KKOB AM 770 (On the Buzz page.)
The VC Forum
VC Forum: Trevor Loy,
Flywheel Ventures
Download Trevor's presentation on Flywheel Ventures (PPT; 2.9 MB)
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SEPTEMBER 17, 2004 Featured Presentation:
Compensation Structures and Market Norms for New Mexico
Clint Bybee
ARCH Venture Partners
Description:
Clinton Bybee is a Managing Director of ARCH Venture Partners. He established ARCH's Albuquerque, NM office in 1996 and the Austin, TX office in 1999. Mr. Bybee has helped organize a number of companies including MicroOptical Devices (acquired by EMCORE), ePolicy Solutions, InnovaLight, Intelligent Reasoning Systems (acquired by Photon Dynamics), and Xtera Communications. He is currently a board member of Nanosys and InnovaLight. Previously, Mr. Bybee managed a venture investment fund for the State of Illinois and was a production engineer with Amoco Corporation. He holds an M.B.A. from The University of Chicago and a B.S. in Engineering from Texas A&M University.
Download Clint Bybee's Presentation (PPT; 1.5 MB)
The VC Forum
VC Forum: Tom Stephenson
General Partner, Verge - New Mexico Seed Fund
Download Tom's presentation on Verge Fund (PDF; 152 KB)
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JULY 15, 2004 Featured Presentation:
Executive Recruiting in an Emerging Market
Dennis Wood, Director of Human Capital
vSpring Capital
Description:
Dennis Wood leads vSpring's human capital practice with a focus on building world class management teams inside the vSpring portolio. Dennis also works with the portfolio to leverage his understanding of which human resource practices offer the greatest return on shareholder value. Prior to joining vSpring, Dennis built an executive search practice in technology and finance at The Diestel Group, a boutique executive search firm. He worked nationally and was instrumental in helping organizations expand their operations and succeed by attracting and retaining world-class talent.
Download Dennis Wood's Presentation (PPT; 1.3 MB)
The VC Forum
VC Forum: Mike Connolly
Principal, vSpring Capital
Download Mike Connolly's Presentation (PPT; 1.1 MB
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MAY 20, 2004 Featured Presentation:
Mentoring Start-Ups & Entrepreneurs as an Angel Investor
Audrey MacLean, Angel Investor, Entrepreneur, Consulting Associate Professor,
Stanford University
This month's event co-sponsored by the Stanford Alumni Club of New Mexico.
Description:
Prof. MacLean has a unique track record for entrepreneurial success as a founder, CEO, seed investor and board member. She has been listed by BusinessWeek as one of the 50 most influential business women in America and was featured by Forbes in a cover article on Angel Investing under the headline, "The One to Know In Silicon Valley." MacLean has nearly three decades of combined experience in the computer and communications industries. She was a founder of Network Equipment Technologies which went public in 1987 and later co-founded and was CEO of Adaptive which merged with NET in 1993. Building on her own entrepreneurial success, MacLean has been instrumental in helping to launch and grow successful companies through her work as a mentor capitalist and as a professor of entrepreneurship. The companies she has seed funded which have gone public include: Pure Software, Pete's Brewing Company, AdForce, dsl.net, and Selectica.
Venture Capital Forum:
Richard Harding, Santa Fe Venture Partners, International Venture Fund
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MARCH 18, 2004 Featured Presentation:
The Graceful Exit: The Art of Winding Down an Investment That Didn't Work
Craig Tighe, Partner GrayCary
Description:
Craig is a partner in the Silicon Valley office of Gray Cary Ware & Friedenrich LLP, a 400 plus attorney firm focused on early stage and mature technology companies. Craig works extensively with angel and venture capital investors and lenders involved with technology companies, and represents companies in all phases of their development. In addition, he co-chair's the firm's debt finance group, and is active in workouts and restructurings of troubled companies, representing both investors and management. Craig speaks often on topics relating to start up companies and has published a number of articles over the years on a variety of legal topics. He is a graduate of Stanford Law School and Wesleyan University.
Download Main Handout. (PDF; 125K)
Download Additional Handout. (PDF; 86K)
Venture Capital Forum:
Dwain Williams, Red River Ventures
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