The Secrets of Raising Venture Capital

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Richard Harris is the CEO and Co-Founder of Intent Media, based in New York and London. The company helps large-scale commerce properties turn into search engines, providing a more relevant UX and ability to monetize all of their visitors, not just those who transact. Like Google does. The company operates in 40 countries, has a 5-yr CAGR of over 90%, and is profitable. Intent Media has three institutional investors (Matrix, Redpoint and Insight) as well as a few individual investors, including Reid Hoffman (founder, LinkedIn), Kevin Ryan (founder, AlleyCorp) and Brian O'Kelley (founder, AppNexus).

Prior to co-founding Intent, Richard was SVP, Strategy and Distribution at Travelocity. Richard led the Travelocity Partner Network, which grew to over $2B in revenue during his tenure. Richard was a co-founder of Site59.com, an innovator in online travel technology and merchandising. He served as Site59’s CFO through the company’s acquisition by Travelocity. Earlier in his career, Richard worked at the Boston Consulting Group. Richard grew up in exotic Ontario, Canada. He graduated from Harvard and INSEAD, and lives in New York City. In addition to his entrepreneurial life, he's become a pretty good sculptor, grows corn on his Manhattan fire escape, and lived in a Buddhist monastery.

Agenda:

6:30-7:00 Pizza/ Networking

7:00-7:04 Richard Harris Intro

7:05-7:45 (ish) Richard Harris Talk

7:45 (ish) - 8:00 Q/A

8:00- TBD Wrap up and networking