Sentences with phrase «former entrepreneur»

As former entrepreneurs with experience in Europe and Asia, they both bring a lot of knowledge into our company.

Mr. Costolo, a wealthy former entrepreneur who has led Twitter for the last five years, had grown tired of second - guessing by Wall Street, with its focus on the social network's sluggish user growth and its repeated failures to make its products more appealing.

Feld's forthrightness on the subject seems to have inspired other high - profile members of the start - up community to weigh in, including fellow VC and former entrepreneur Mark Suster.

Painter, printmaker and former entrepreneur Elizabeth Ayerle of Fresh Ayer & Kat Bradley Accessories (Wayne, PA) is coordinating the show.

Some of them, such as Marc Andreessen or Josh Kopelman, come from an operating background as former entrepreneurs themselves.

The former entrepreneur enticed legendary Canadian business leaders to MaRS» board, including former RBC CEO Gord Nixon and Richard Ivey.

Strapped for cash after buying out a partner, Paley called in an old friend, Les Gray, a former entrepreneur and managing director for the consulting firm Morgan Group LLC.

Then there's Jason Calacanis, a former entrepreneur in residence at Sequoia Capital and the founder of Weblogs, a company that he sold in late 2005.

Gore, the former entrepreneur - in - residence at Dell, is a fixture at women - entrepreneur focused events and conferences.

A former entrepreneur, improv comedian and venture capitalist shares how to make your pitch stand out.

Lakshmi Balachandra is a former entrepreneur, improv comedian and venture capitalist.

«What we're seeing is a lot more gender and ethnic diversity in our newer businesses than we had in our older businesses,» Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker, herself a former entrepreneur, said in an interview.

Andreessen Horowitz has seven general partners, all of them former entrepreneurs; the goal was to create a venture capital firm that the founders would have sought out during their own startup days some 20 years ago.

A former entrepreneur, Jeremy concentrates on connecting with and supporting the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in New England.

Our team consists of both former entrepreneurs and experienced investors.

«I have known a generous abundance in my adult life,» said a former entrepreneur who had grown up in poverty and was now, at sixty, trying to master a pair of courses in quantum physics, «and that has allowed me the freedom to take the risks of creating a new reality for myself.»

This week, Hans Peter Plotseneder, the CEO of the former Entrepreneur High School, a Charlotte - area charter focusing on vocational - and business - oriented schooling, criticized the state's «drawn - out process» for new applicants.

By utilizing her knowledge, experience and expertise as a former entrepreneur, business owner, and negotiator of multi-million dollar contracts Ms. Griggs established RPAL's Low - Cost Pet Food Bank in 2009.

As a former entrepreneur, I know that it can make all the sense in the world to put money into a war chest while you can.

A former entrepreneur, can work independently or as part of a team.

World traveling, motorcycle riding, fast car loving West coast dude - former entrepreneur, current oil & gas professional, working hard and playing just a little harder.