Going Global: Challenges and Opportunities February 8, 2011

February 8, 2011, 5:30-8:30pm

Should early stage companies spend time and money developing global markets?

Keynote speaker Ryan Moore will answer this question and more as he discusses how and why early stage companies should take advantage of global markets, both for labor and customers. Moore will use his fifteen years of experience advising and financing growing technology companies to explore best practices related to global labor sourcing and customer acquisition.

Mr. Moore is a General Partner at GrandBanks Capital and also co-founded GrandBanks Capital in 2000. He focuses on investments in Internet, software, and mobile technology companies, was the lead investor in the Series A funding and serves on the Board of Directors of First Coverage, Nexage, Where (formerly uLocate Communications), Vela Systems, and Vivox. In addition, he serves on the Board of Directors of GlassHouse Technologies, SendMe Mobile, and I Love Rewards. Moore managed and served on the board of GrandBanks' investment Enpocket which was sold to Nokia Corporation in October 2007.

The case presentation this month is WhizRx. Co-founder and CEO Sriram Subramanian will present the WhizRx proprietary mobile application that provides a platform for interaction between pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or medical device companies with their customers, combining communication and analytics. The company was formed in 2009 and is based in Cambridge. Mr. Subramaniam is a graduate of the India Institute of Technology and holds dual masters degrees from Northwestern in Economics and Engineering, awarded in 2005. He previously was a management consultant at ZS Associates, which focuses on sales and marketing strategy and implementation.

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