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Comment by Craig Cooke on December 16, 2009 at 10:58am

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Comment by Jeffrey Swartz on October 13, 2009 at 2:53pm

IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 13, 2009 -- TechBiz Connection (www.techbizconnection.org) will present a panel of Orange County-based business and corporate leaders who will share their experiences in avoiding common entrepreneurial mistakes on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 from 6:00 to 9:00 PM at the law offices of Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear in Irvine.

The four distinguished panelists will explain what they or their clients might have done differently had they known then what they know now, noted Jack Bicer, TechBiz Connection president.

Moderator Don Hicks is the director of business development for Quantum Leaders and has been a part of the Orange County technology community since 1980. He currently provides strategic business development expertise to emerging technology companies. Until recently, Mr. Hicks served as executive director of TechAmerica (formerly AeA) Orange County Council, the largest association representing technology in the country. He serves on the board of directors for TechBiz Connection as well as the board of advisors for TriTech SBDC and Chapman University Department of Math and Computer Science.

The TechBiz Connection panelists are:
• Kirsten Mangers, Co-Founder & CEO, Webvisible
Ms. Mangers co-founded Webvisible, a software company, in 2001 transforming the way local businesses buy and benefit from advertising on the Web. Prior to WebVisible, she accumulated 20 years of experience in the local interactive, wireless, and yellow pages industries with GTE, Pacific Bell, SBC, Go2 Systems, and Engage Technologies (a CMGi Company). Ms. Mangers has held executive positions in sales, strategic planning, marketing, and business development and is a featured speaker for local media conferences as a self-proclaimed "small business advocate."

• Stuart MacFarlane, Managing Director, Momentum Venture Management
Mr. MacFarlane brings more than 10 years of consumer internet and new media experience to Momentum Venture Management, with a strong track record of launching popular online destinations. He joined Momentum in 2007 after serving as CEO of Insider Pages, a search engine backed by Sequoia Capital, Softbank Capital and Idealab. Mr. MacFarlane quickly built Insider Pages into a leading user generated content site before it was sold to Citysearch in 2007. Previously he was vice president of new ventures at Idealab, where he advised portfolio companies in business development, fundraising and new product development. Prior to joining Idealab, Mr. MacFarlane was managing director of digital media services at Loudeye Technologies, co-founder and chief operating officer at MXG Media, and was a consultant at Bain & Company. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a bachelor's degree from Cornell University.

• Sid Mohasseb, CEO, WiseWindow
Mr. Mohasseb is the CEO of WiseWindow, Inc., a sentiment extraction platform technology company. He is also serving as a managing director of Venture Farm LLC; an early stage funding and execution firm. He is the past president of the Tech Coast Angels in Orange County; the largest angel network in US with in excess of $100 million dollars of direct investments in over 150 companies with follow-up investments of over $1.0 billion from the venture capital community. He also serves or has served on a number of corporate and advisory boards: WiseWindow, Inc. (Chairman), Anabasis, Clupedia.com, AccuScore (Orion Data Corp.), Trend Point Systems, Vator.TV, Cerius Consulting and XS Capacity (Chairman). He is also on the advisory board of a number of non-for profit and educational organizations, including Paul Mirage School of Business: University of California at Irvine, The Southern California Technology Council, and TiE.

• Bart Greenberg, Partner, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips
Mr. Greenberg is a partner is the Orange County office of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, where he practices general corporate law with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financings and the cost-effective representation of entrepreneurs, start-ups and emerging technology companies. He serves as co-chair of the firm's venture capital & technology practice group. Mr. Greenberg is also a strong contributor to the community by his tireless support and active involvement in many local technology organizations, including, among others, Tech Coast Venture Network, where he currently serves as its chairman, TechBiz Connection, where he currently serves on its board, the Office of Technology Transfer & Commercialization, California State University, San Bernardino, where he currently serves as a reviewer and evaluator of grant applications, and the Digital Media Center in Santa Ana, California, where he currently serves on its advisory board.

The TBC Forum discussion and subsequent question-and-answer session is sponsored by Daly-Swartz Public Relations, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, InteleNet, Septium Corp., Smith Micro; BuzzGap; and Knobbe Martens, Olson & Bear.

Admission to the TechBiz Connection event is $30 prepaid and $40 at the door. For further information and RSVP, visit www.techbizconnection.org or e-mail president@techbizconnection.org.

TechBiz Connection was created to support Southern California business and technology professionals, companies and entrepreneurs by providing timely education and networking opportunities. The organization focuses on where technology and business intersect; everything a successful high-tech company would want to do.
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Contact:
Daly-Swartz PR for TechBiz Connection
Jeffrey Swartz, 949-470-0075
jeffreyswartz@dsprel.com

Comment by Mike Glezos on August 24, 2009 at 1:13pm

Love the TechBiz Connection, although I don't attend as much as I should. BTW, how do you pick topics for discussion? Any chance of a member idea submission and vote? Curious because the upcoming topics I'm only mildly interested in.

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