John Harbison
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John's a member of the Tech Coast Angels. In just 3 years he's invested in 17 startups, led 5 deals and got 4 of them funded. He's a role model for many within the organization; he knows how to groom a deal and sell it to the membership. How did he learn to package deals? He spent many years in strategy consulting at Booz Allen then several years leading deals at defense contractor Raytheon. The strategy? To use other people's money to commercialize Raytheon's technology.
For the past 2 years John has organized Fast Pitch in Orange County. Last year 2 out of 3 Fast Pitch finalists got funded, so the process works.
In the ecosystem
TriTech Consulting presents "How to Ask for Money... and Get It!" on July 19 at the new Digital Media Center in Santa Ana, details.
Register for the Venture Farm Institute 2-day workshop July 20-21 in Los Angeles: registration details.
Mentions
I ramble on about my dance photography book, Dreams of Grace; everyone attending the TCVN event last week took home a free copy.
The podcast has been linked from the UMASS Entrepreneurship Initiative; my alma mater!
Comments
Hello Mr. Peters,
by chance when I was searching for ways of funding my startup. And now I am hooked up on your show, listening it in car and on ipod. I live in Croatia and just recently our economy have been introduced to VC funds.
Keep up this good work and keep inviting these interesting guests with great knowledge to share.
Regards,
Albin Jurkovic
Posted by: Albin Jurkovic | July 6, 2007 06:14 PM
Who?
(Eric is the founder of Make It Work, a Tech Coast Angels portfolio company; a deal lead by John.)
Posted by: Eric David Greenspan | July 6, 2007 06:27 PM
As per your request on a recent show... I am a new listener from the other side of the world and thought I should let you know.
I have invested and worked for a couple of Australian early stage technology companies, one that I took to the US back in 2000 and subsequently lived in Denver for two lovely years. I am now back in Aus working for a mammoth size company. I will inevitably get back into the environment I am passionate about: very early stage companies.
I enjoy the style you have created for your show, it is low key, informative and has that underlying excitement as you set the stage for each interview. Your show keeps reminding me to get back to where I belong. Well done!
All the Best,
Rob
Posted by: Robert Zagarella | July 10, 2007 01:06 PM