Don’t miss the first fireside chat for Fremont’s Startup Grind chapter in 2016! On Tuesday, January 19th Startup Grind’s Fremont chapter kicks off the New Year with Preetish Nijhawan, Managing Director of Cervin Ventures. Cervin Ventures focuses on early-stage investments for B2B businesses. Nijhawan has many years of experience advising senior executives in hardware, software and telecom industries for McKinsey and Company. In addition to his consulting experience, Nijhawan co-founded Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ: AKAM) in 1998. Most recently, Nijawan was the Chief Financial Officer for Neon Enterprise Software.
Come listen to Nijhawan expand on his experience as an entrepreneur, consultant, and venture capitalist focused on funding early-stage companies.
Get your tickets here.
Shilpi Sharma, Fremont Startup Grind Director and Dr. Micah Yairi, Co-Founder and CTO of Tactus Technology
At the last Startup Grind event on December 17th, guest entrepreneur Dr. Micah Yairi, Co-Founder and CTO of Tactus Technology, Inc talked about his professional experiences with an intimate group of attendees. Yairi shared his experience at Tactus creating the next generation user interface for electronic consumer devices and displays – dynamic touch surfaces that enable buttons to rise up on demand out of the screen. Citing a statistic that 20 percent of iPhone screens eventually crack, he highlighted how Tactus’ technology can come to the rescue with their next-gen keyboards.
Additionally, Yairi provided valuable insights about his experience working in early stage hardware startups and some important lessons, such as maintaining a primary focus on the user experience and balancing customer outreach with protecting intellectual property. Finally, he stressed the message that any entrepreneur must first convince his or herself about the potential for success before convincing others.
Derek Anderson, Founder of Startup Grind (3rd from the left) with the Fremont Startup Grind Chapter.
Can’t make to the next event with Preetish Nijhawan? No worries. Join us on February 18th to talk about renewable energy, the Clean Tech Open, and startups with Andrew Ponec, Co-founder Dragonfly Systems.
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