It's fun to observe the start of an angel group. As Tech Coast Angels considered expanding east I helped lay some of the first bricks that would eventually build a network in Riverside/San Bernadino, called the Inland Empire. The first big break was finding a local champion, Riverside is a little more than an hour from my home plus it has serious rush hour traffic issues; getting to a dinner meeting meant leaving Orange County at 2pm! Thoughts after the Puerto Rico Venture Forum #PRVF The challenges almost overwhelm; are there enough Investors,

It's fun to observe the start of an angel group. As Tech Coast Angels considered expanding east I helped lay some of the first bricks that would eventually build a network in Riverside/San Bernadino, called the Inland Empire. The first big break was finding a local champion, Riverside is a little more than an hour from my home plus it has serious rush hour traffic issues; getting to a dinner meeting meant leaving Orange County at 2pm! Thoughts after the Puerto Rico Venture Forum #PRVF The challenges almost overwhelm; are there enough Investors, enough

I've served on the TriTech Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Advisory Board for at least 3 years, first in Orange County then I followed them when they moved to Riverside. immediately admired TriTech and their consultants; they provided free services to entrepreneurs who hoped to build successful high tech startups. Tech Coast Angel Luis Villalobos and I put on an afternoon training session for the There's new leadership in Washington at the SBA and new sensitivities as it relates to potential conflicts of interest. Early in my career I was a consultant and