Creating Your Management Team
Thursday, November 29, 2007
6 to 8 pm
Reception to follow
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University Club
University of Rhode Island
95 Upper College Road
Kingston, Rhode Island
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The success of your start-up doesn't just depend on a solid business plan. Ventures with good management teams and boards are not only more likely to flourish; they're more likely to be funded. So what do investors look for in a management team, and how do these teams morph from stage to stage? And what salaries, equity and benefits will attract (and keep) the best talend? In this Forum, you'll get answers to these questions and more when a venture capitalist, a local start-up-turned-multi-million-dollar company and two corporate attorneys provide insights into why management makes the difference.
Hosted by: Mark Higgins, Dean, College of Business Administration, URI
Moderated by: Deborah RoseN, Associate Dean for Curricular Affairs & Assessment, URI
Presenters
David Martirano, General Partner, Point Judith Capital
Point Judith Capital, an early stage venture capital firm based in Providence that is focused on early and growth stage companies, is committed to providing capital, management talent and expert guidance to assist portfolio companies as they deal with the challenges and opportunities of growth. David Martirano leads the firm's information technology investing with special emphasis on software and communications.
Lisa Nelson, Director of Product Management, Cardiology, Agfa Healthcare
Heartlab was founded in 1994 as a leading designer and supplier of digital image and information networks for Cardiology. Named repeaatedly as one of America's fastest-growing private companies by Inc. Magazine, they were aquired in 2005 by Belgium-based Agfa Healthcare, to form the standard for Cardiology image and information management. Lisa Nelson has played a critical role in the fast-paced growth of this Rhode Island entrepreneurial success story.
Art Meyers, Partner, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Practice, Seyfarth Shaw, LLP
Seyfarth Shaw is a full-service law firm specializing in Business Services, Employee Benefits, Labor & Employment, and Litigation. With over 725 attorneys in 10 offices throughout the country and in Europe, Seyfarth serves clients throughout the globe. Art Meyers advises senior executives and boards on all matters relating to executive compensation, including incentive compensation, severance, equity compensation and benefits.
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Margaret D. Farrell, Partner, Hinckley, Allen & Snyder, LLP
Hinckley, Allen & Snyder, LLP is a full-service law firm with over 125 attorneys in offices throughout New England. The firm employs a multidisciplinary approach to providing legal services to individuals and companies, including many of the region's publicly-held corporations and emerging businesses. Peggy Farrell has extensive experience in securities offerings, mergers, acquisitions, recapitalizations and other reorganizations of both publicly and privately-held companies and regularly advises boards and executive management of corporate governance matters.
