Startup Grind North Bay Hosts Alex Gould (The Valley Fund)

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Alex Gould, The Valley Fund

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Alex's work includes time in venture capital (both direct investing and fund of funds), helming startup companies, several board seats and over 15 years both teaching entrepreneurship and finance at Stanford and working with the radio and music industries. He is the founder of a new undergraduate leadership program at Stanford and spent a decade building out Revolution Media, a media buying agency in SF.

He has worked at the Stanford Management Company on the venture capital/private equity portfolio, at Voyager Capital as a venture capitalist, as a serial entrepreneur, founder, and/or board member of several companies in multiple spaces including digital media, gourmet food, and internet search. Alex is a member of the Stanford Senior Executive Program and a scholar at Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research and has taught worked since 1997 in the Stanford Technology Ventures Program.

Alex is also a certified Schwinn Cycling Instructor, and loves cross-training. He's been a competitive distance runner, golfer and a Radio/Club DJ most of his life.

Agenda

6:00 Networking and Food
7:00 Fireside Chat
8:00 Networking

Hosted By John Starr, Director of Startup Grind North Bay

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Startup Grind North Bay Director John has worked in the San Francisco Bay Area entertainment and technology fields for more than 20 years. He's helped start two venture funded tech companies, managed computer networks for several large non-profits, taught computer skills to journalists and produced or acted in lots of media projects. His voice can be heard on commercials, corporate narrations and award-winning children's audio books. He lives and works in Marin County, CA and is dedicated to fostering the entrepreneurial spirit in the North Bay.
Email: Jstarr@startupgrind.com | Twitter: @ourmanstarr (http://twitter.com/ourmanstarr)

Hosted By Matthew Gaulding, Startup Grind San Rafael Co-Director

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I provide support to the Director of the Venture Greenhouse in office and facility management, web-site maintenance, event logistics, billing/payments, research and stakeholder engagement. Also makes Startup Grind possible.
Email: gauldingmm@gmail.com | Twitter: @MatthewGaulding (http://twitter.com/MatthewGaulding)

Global Partners

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Local Partners

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