Dave Berkus, Uber angel
Show #108 Listen (53:12) Download
Want to be a better board member without micro-managing? Meet Dave Berkus. He's invested in 66 startups, he's led 10 deals through Tech Coast Angels, he's Chairman of 6 boards and he sits on 4 more. Ask him anything and I do. Deja vu? Yes, he appeared in podcast #66.
What's he done recently? LiesureLink, Teresis Media Management and My Shape. Check out his latest book, Extending the Runway; author proceeds benefit the Boy Scouts.
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Tech Coast Angels hosts the next Fast Pitch on Monday May 14th.
Wednesday May 16th I'm on a panel "Connecting Engineering Research to the Market" at UC Riverside. Come out and join me.
Comments
We met during the Toshiba Green Innovation Award competition. Since that time, I received your emails and as a result I did listen to several pod casts. These are terrific! I liked your interview with Henry Samueli the most. Any way, I just wanted to let you know how nice these interviews come across.
Regards,
-Unni
R. Unnikrishnan
Raman Menon Unnikrishnan, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Engineering and Computer Science
CSU Fullerton
Posted by: Unni | May 1, 2007 04:35 PM
I would like to thank you for doing your podcasts. I thought that I should write you a letter since you are always asking for feedback on your show. I sometimes have to feel bad for you. I can just imagine you spending all of this time creating these podcasts and then having no one let you know if they love them or hate them. I wanted to let you know that I have enjoyed all of your shows. I have not listened to all of them yet, but am really learning more about what I should and should not do if I want to start my own company. I hope to say hi to you in person sometime in the next few months.
Just to give you some background about me as a listener. I am a software developer who just moved into Orange County two years ago. I have sometimes thought about starting my own company, which is why I listen to your podcasts. I don't have a product to pitch, but your show has shown me a side about running a company I have not really thought about. As a tech guy, I just think about the product. After listening to some of your shows, I see that I need to spend more time learning how to run a company.
Oh, and here is my feedback about your show. The guest I have liked the best so far has been Dave Berkus. I think I have only listened to about 20 of your pod casts so far, but today after listening to show 108, I skipped down on my iPod to show #66 to hear his other show. I like a podcast length from 35-45 minutes. It was interesting to
listen to show number 3. You were so excited that you talked quite fast. It was a change from your slower talking pace you currently have. Since I am new to the area, any history you give about guests is helpful to me. Even recent news may be something I don't know about. I really like your "Tell me about the man?" question and giving guests the final word.
Thanks,
Russell Hunter
Posted by: Russell Hunter | May 2, 2007 12:28 PM