Entrepreneurs Ask - VC Answers August 4, 2008

DEMO is hosting a week-long question and answer session with a leading venture capitalist. We invite you post questions on the DEMO wall about your startup ideas and what it takes to raise money, build a fundamental business, launch a business successfully and build valuation.

We are pleased to have leading venture capitalist, Jon Staenberg Managing Partner at Staenberg Venture Funds/Rustic Canyon, with us this week to answer your questions.

Jon is a 20 year industry veteran whose experience comes both the entrepreneur side of the business as well as the investment side.

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Jon Staenberg has worked with venture-backed technology companies for 20 years in several capacities: as founder, manager and venture capitalist. As an entrepreneur he has established two companies, served on the senior management team of several early-stage organizations and provided venture capital funding to more than 100 start-ups. He is one of the most experienced venture capitalists in the Pacific Northwest, having raised three funds totaling over $30 million. Pursuing his passion for helping to establish and grow great companies, he has spent the last ten years raising and deploying venture capital with a focus on Silicon Valley and Seattle-based startups. In 2003, Jon joined Rustic Canyon and currently serves on the advisory boards of New Vine Logistics, Vista Broadband, Prime Advantage, Efficient Frontier and uReach.com.

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