The Tech Entrepreneur Podcast

Sanjay Manandhar, Mark Thirman and David Powsner discuss an upcoming program, to be hosted by the MIT Enterprise Forum Software Circle, on February 28, 2013, on the topic "Businesses that Push the Boundaries of the Law."

In this session, we are pleased to present excerpts of a recent panel discussion BIG DATA offered by the MIT Enterprise Forum Software Entrepreneurship Special Interest Group in connection with the Tufts University.  The panel discussion was held on October 25, 2012,  on the Tufts  campus in Medford, Massachusetts Our panelists were David Dietrich and Jeanne Hopkins.   David is advisory technical education consultant on big data and data science for  EMC Corporation, where he recently co-developed that company's first course in those areass. David has been involved with data analytics for nearly 20 years. Prior to taking on his current role at EMC, he managed a line of analytical software products for regulating the US banking industry, and developed Software-as-a-Service and Business-Intelligence-as-a-Service offerings. He’s worked with many Fortune 500 companies, and collaborated with the U.S. Federal Reserve to develop predictive models for monitoring mortgage portfolios. Jeanne  Hopkins is chief marketing

Excerpts of a recent panel discussion offered by the MIT Enterprise Forum in a Get Smart program  entitled "Angel Investing. It's Right for Many Startups.  Is it Right for Yours?" The program was hosted by Nutter, McClennen and Fish, LLP, a Boston-based  law firm with corporate, litigation and IP practice, and  was held on October 30, 2012,  at the law firm's Louis Brandeis conference center, in downtown Boston. Panelists were from Boston Harbor Angels,  a Boston-based angel investing group made up of business leaders who invest in high-growth, early-stage companies. Since 2004 the group has made investments in companies in medical devices, IT, consumer products, business products, specialty materials, Internet, aviation, etc.    In the session, you'll hear from Mic Williams, the founder and president of Boston Harbor Angels.  He has been an investor for over 34 years, with investments ranging from commercial real estate to manufacturing, mining, movies, lumber products, ships and a television enterprises.

A panel discussion on using social media for marketing the start up business, excerpted from a program offered by the MIT Enterprise Forum Software Entrepreneurship Special Interest Group in connection with the Babson College Olin Graduate School of Management.  The panel discussion was held on September 27, 2012,  at Babson's downtown Boston campus.  Panelists were Todd Van Hoosear, principle of Fresh Ground, a Boston-based Public Relations and Social Media Firm, and Matthew Growney, founder and CEO of Isabella Products, a mobile Internet device and services company focusing on consumer-products.  There is more information on the program and panelists at http://www.mitforumcambridge.org/events/software-sig-event-%E2%80%A8state-of-the-art-social-media-and-business-four-years-on/ The moderator for the program was Shirish Ranjit, a recovered entrepreneur and now software developer with the MIT Lincoln labs. Organizers for the program, in addition to Shirish, were Mark Thirman, former founder and CEO of Air P

In this session, we focus on turning a passion into a business.  Our guests are Randall Levere owner and founder of Erba Cycles, Nadeem Mazen co-founder and co-owner of danger!awesome and the CEO of NimbleBot.com, and Arthur Ganson, a sculptor. Joining in the discussion were  Shirish Ranjit, a former entrepreneur and now software developer with MIT Lincoln labs, Mark Thirman, director of partnerships with Vodafone and former cofounder of AirPring Networks, Sanjay Manandhar, CEO of Aerva Inc, and Dave Powsner, a patent lawyer and partner with the Boston law firm Nutter, McClennen & Fish LLP Nadeem Mazen, Co-Founder/Co-Owner, danger!awesome, CEO, NimbleBot.com Nadeem has had the good fortune to work professionally along many of his passions: he has led education teams in innovative research, directed award-winning viral music videos, created commercial animations, programmed software, and generated digital and interactive media for Discovery, Showtime, and CNN. His next venture brings a low-cost, disruptive

A conversation with Jeffrey Solomon and Sanjay Manandhar about working with accountants.   Jeff is managing shareholder at Katz, Nannis and Solomon, based in Needham Massachusetts.  A certified public accountant and a certified valuation analyst, Jeff heads up his firm's technology and emerging companies practice group.  His expertise includes advising computer software and high technology companies.  Sanjay Manandhar is the Founder & CEO of Aerva, a Boston-based start-up that develops platforms and applications for delivery of content on networked digital displays. Also in the conversation:  Mark Thirman, a director of partnerships with Vodafone and former CEO of the high-tech startup  AirPrint Networks, and David Powsner a patent lawyer and partner with the Boston law firm Nutter McClennen and Fish, LLP.  Disclaimer:  This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered professional advice either on matters of law or on matters of accounting. If you have questions in those areas,

A conversation with Matthew Field, managing partner at EBS Capstone, an insurance provider based in Newton Massachusetts. Matt, a former tech entrepreneur himself, has built a career working with emerging and middle market companies on all aspects of insurance from property insurance to directors and officers insurance. Matt is interviewed by Mark Thirman, a director of parterships with Vodafone and former CEO of the high-tech startup AirPrint Networks, and Dave Powsner a patent lawyer and partner with the Boston law firm Nutter McClennen and Fish, LLP. Download a rough transcript at Transcript A disclaimer ... The comments in this podcast are for informational purposes only. They are not professional advice on matters of law or insurance. If you have questions in those areas, consult your lawyer or insurance agent to discuss specific facts or circumstances. Finally, according to the rules of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, the material here may be considered advertising.

A seventh in our series of discussions on "StartUp Algebra," that is, on the mathematics of start up high tech businesses.  This session focusses on boards of directors and advisors. For this, we are again pleased to present excerpts of a recent panel discussion offered by the MIT Enterprise Forum Software Entrepreneurship Special Interest Group, on April 19, 2012 .   The program was organized by Shirish Ranjit, Sanjay Manandhar, Chris Deschenes and David Powsner.  Chris also served as the moderator.  You can read more about the program, the Software Entrepreneurship special interest group and the forum itself at www.MITforumCambridge.org.  The excerpts in this podcast are remarks made by panelists Carm Huntress (Co-Founder of Cardvio, a web start up for greeting cards, and a chief Technology Officer of web companies Reef Partners and Audiogon), Mark Thirman (founder and CEO of Airprint Networks), and Brad Rosen (Founder of Mobile device app companies Drync and Colorstripe LLC) in respon to questions posed by

A sixth in our series of discussions on "StartUp Algebra," that is, on the mathematics of start up high tech businesses and, particularly, on compensation for outside CEOs. For this, we are again pleased to present excerpts of a recent panel discussion offered by the MIT Enterprise Forum Software Entrepreneurship Special Interest Group, on April 19, 2012 .   The program was organized by Shirish Ranjit, Sanjay Manandhar, Chris Deschenes and me.  Chris also served as the moderator.  You can read more about the program, the Software Entrepreneurship special interest group and the forum itself at www.MITforumCambridge.org.  The excerpts in this podcast are remarks made by panelists Carm Huntress (Co-Founder of Cardvio, a web start up for greeting cards, and a chief Technology Officer of web companies Reef Partners and Audiogon), Mark Thirman (founder and CEO of Airprint Networks), and Brad Rosen (Founder of Mobile device app companies Drync and Colorstripe LLC) in respon to questions posed by the audience and by

A fifth in our series of discussions on "StartUp Algebra," that is, on the mathematics of start up high tech businesses and, particularly, on compensation for early team members. For this, we are again pleased to present excerpts of a recent panel discussion offered by the MIT Enterprise Forum Software Entrepreneurship Special Interest Group, on April 19, 2012 .   The program was organized by Shirish Ranjit, Sanjay Manandhar, Chris Deschenes and me.  Chris also served as the moderator.  You can read more about the program, the Software Entrepreneurship special interest group and the forum itself at www.MITforumCambridge.org.  The excerpts in this podcast are remarks made by panelists Brad Rosen (Founder of Mobile device app companies Drync and Colorstripe LLC), Carm Huntress (Co-Founder of Cardvio, a web start up for greeting cards, and a chief Technology Officer of web companies Reef Partners and Audiogon) and Mark Thirman (founder and CEO of Airprint Networks) to questions on compensation posed by the audie

A fourth in our series of discussions on "StartUp Algebra," that is, on the mathematics of start up high tech businesses and, particularly, on dividing equity among founders and key employees. For this, we are again pleased to present excerpts of a recent panel discussion offered by the MIT Enterprise Forum Software Entrepreneurship Special Interest Group, on April 19, 2012 .   The program was organized by Shirish Ranjit, Sanjay Manandhar, Chris Deschenes and me.  Chris also served as the moderator.  You can read more about the program, the Software Entrepreneurship special interest group and the forum itself at www.MITforumCambridge.org.  The excerpts in this podcast are remarks made by panelists Brad Rosen (Founder of Mobile device app companies Drync and Colorstripe LLC), Carm Huntress (Co-Founder of Cardvio, a web start up for greeting cards, and a chief Technology Officer of web companies Reef Partners and Audiogon) and Mark Thirman (founder and CEO of Airprint Networks) to questions on salaries for earl

A third in our series of discussions on "StartUp Algebra," that is, on the mathematics of start up high tech businesses and, particularly, on dividing equity among founders and key employees. For this, we are again pleased to present excerpts of a recent panel discussion offered by the MIT Enterprise Forum Software Entrepreneurship Special Interest Group, on April 19, 2012 .   The program was organized by Shirish Ranjit, Sanjay Manandhar, Chris Deschenes and me.  Chris also served as the moderator.  You can read more about the program, the Software Entrepreneurship special interest group and the forum itself at www.MITforumCambridge.org.  The excerpts in this podcast are remarks made by Mark Thirman, founder and CEO of Airprint Networks.   Mark offered his remarks at the opening of a panel discussion that also included Brad Rosen, Founder of Mobile device app companies Drync and Colorstripe LLC, and Carm Huntress, Co-Founder of Cardvio, a web start up for greeting cards, and a chief Technology Officer of web

A second in our series of discussions on "StartUp Algebra," that is, on the mathematics of start up high tech businesses and, particularly, on dividing equity among founders and key employees. For this, we are pleased to present excerpts of a recent panel discussion offered by the MIT Enterprise Forum Software Entrepreneurship Special Interest Group, on April 19, 2012 .   The program was organized by Shirish Ranjit, Sanjay Manandhar, Chris Deschenes and me.  Chris also served as the moderator.  You can read more about the program, the Software Entrepreneurship special interest group and the forum itself at www.MITforumCambridge.org.  The excerpts in this podcast are remarks made by Brad Rosen, Brad Rosen, Founder of Mobile device app companies Drync and Colorstripe LLC.  Brad offered his remarks at the opening of a panel discussion that also included Mark Thirman, founder and CEO of Airprint Networks and Carm Huntress, Co-Founder of Cardvio, a web start up for greeting cards, and a chief Technology Officer of

Carm Huntress, cofounder of Cardvio, a web start up for greeting cards, and a chief technology officer of web companies Reef Partners and Audiogon, offers comments on dividing equity among founders and key employees.  These are excerpts of a  panel discussion offered by the MIT Enterprise Forum Software Entrepreneurship Special Interest Group, on April 19, 2012, organized by Shirish Ranjit, Sanjay Manandhar, Chris Deschenes and David Powsner. Panelists included (in addition to Carm Huntress) Mark Thirman, former CEO and Founder of Airprint Networks and Brad Rosen, Founder of Drync LLC and Colorstripe LLC. You can read more about the program, the Software Entrepreneurship special interest group and the forum itself at www.MITforumCambridge.org.

Serial entrepreneur Hiram Samel discusses partnering and funding for the startup.

Discussion by Sanjay Manandhar, Chris Deschenes and Dave Powsner at a Panera, in Waltham, Massachusetts, on hiring in high tech.  Sanjay is founder and CEO of Aerva, a digital signage company; Chris, a software developer and principal of Entrasoft, a software consulting firm; and, Dave is a patent lawyer and partner with Nutter, McClennen & Fish, in Boston.

Discussion by Sanjay Manandhar, Chris Deschenes and Dave Powsner at a Panera, in Waltham, Massachusetts, on opportunities for the high tech employee.  Sanjay is founder and CEO of Aerva, a digital signage company; Chris, a software developer and principal of Entrasoft, a software consulting firm; and, Dave is a patent lawyer and partner with Nutter, McClennen & Fish, in Boston.

Discussion by Sanjay Manandhar, Chris Deschenes and Dave Powsner at a Panera, in Waltham, Massachusetts, on opportunities for the high tech employee.  Sanjay is founder and CEO of Aerva, a digital signage company; Chris, a software developer and principal of Entrasoft, a software consulting firm; and, Dave is a patent lawyer and partner with Nutter, McClennen & Fish, in Boston.

Discussion by Sanjay Manandhar, Chris Deschenes and Dave Powsner at a Panera, in Waltham, Massachusetts, on the topic of venture capital funding.  Sanjay is founder and CEO of Aerva, a digital signage company; Chris, a software developer and principal of Entrasoft, a software consulting firm; and, Dave is a patent lawyer and partner with Nutter, McClennen & Fish, in Boston.

Interview with Randall Wright, Senior Liasion Officer at MIT, on innovation and market positioning.  Interviewers are Shirsh Ranjit and David Powsner.