Can you tell us a little about your background? I’m the CEO of Pariveda Solutions, which I co-founded in 2003. It is the third company that I launched or have been involved with in a founder-type role. I’ve also done a lot of angel investing
Please join us in welcoming Calvin Carter, Founder and President of Bottle Rocket to the VentureSpur mentor roster! Recently named Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young, Carter has grown Bottle Rocket to over 180 Rocketeers and completed more than 150 iOS and Android
What was your favorite part of the VentureSpur Accelerator experience? Ashok: My favorite part of the Venture Accelerator was definitely the relationship-building with mentors. When you look at all of the variables for an early-stage company’s success, there’s product and finance. But ultimately, the extent
Please join us in welcoming Peggy Fernau, owner of Lanier Thinking, to the VentureSpur mentor roster! Peggy is a successful marketing and sales executive with over 30 years of experience in implementing effective marketing, management, and sales plans for educational organizations. Through her consulting services,
We are excited to announce that VentureSpur 2013 graduate, OrderMyGear, is off and running with additions to the management team and a completed investment round. Download the announcement here: Press Release – VentureSpur Startup OrderMyGear Completes Funding Round – Adds Management – Feb 17 2014 [PDF] Read the
We are pleased to announce Roy Georgia as an addition to the 2014 VentureSpur mentor roster! Roy is an entrepreneur based in the Oklahoma City area who has been active in the startup community since 2002 when he founded his first company, MEDIBIS. The company
My company is Goldfire Studios. Basically, we are creating the future of social gaming – what we call truly social gaming – with a platform and HTML5 browser games. What was your favorite part of the accelerator experience? James: I would have to say that
Mike: Twenty years ago I moved to Dallas to work for a startup Pixel Semiconductor that got purchased by Cirrus Logic. And, I subsequently went to a larger corporation, Texas Instruments, and created a billion-dollar business there called OMap; They make processors for smart phones. Since then
Why did you become a mentor for startups in the entrepreneurial community in Dallas? Mike: I moved to Dallas in 1989 and started building internet companies in late ’93 or early ’94, so it was a very long time ago. I dropped out of high
Please join us in welcoming Tricia Hosek as a new VentureSpur mentor! Tricia is the Chief Operating Officer at Netsocket, a technology company delivering software-defined networking solutions. In 2006, before joining NetSocket, Tricia founded VectorPoint, a company that specializes in solving the challenges of high