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$25,000.00Max Investment:
$1,000,000.00Target Investment:
$500,000.00
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Associate Director, Strategic Initiatives for UC Davis DataLab (datalab.ucdavis.edu)
2024
Applying UC Davis’ expertise in data science, artificial intelligence and machine learning to collaboratively solve complex problems for government agencies, corporations and venture firms. We'll help you transform data into actionable insights that create new business value. Ask me about Data Science Training, and Internship opportunities for UC Davis data science students!
Family Office Director, Strategic Investments
2024
Ligo Partners is a Single Family Office based in Miami. We share deal flow with value- and mission-aligned Family Offices and HNW investors and -- without paying any fees or carried interest -- enable direct investments on the Cap Tables of leading companies backed by top venture firms.
2015
Investor, Maternal and Prenatal Health
2015
FDA Approved (February 2023), insurance-covered, Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) of pregnancies to improve birth outcomes – especially in underserved communities) – using a wearable sensor, digital signal processing and machine learning technologies Follow-on investors for our Seed and Series A rounds include Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, CAA Ventures, Kapor Capital, and Plug and Play Ventures.
2019
Venture Advisor
2019
1-Click, biometric-controlled, Account Sign-up / On-Boarding and Identity Management Backed by 1414 Ventures, Draper Associates, Franklin Templeton, Outliers Fund, Samsung NEXT Ventures, Tappan Hill Ventures, Wedbush Ventures.
2018
Venture Advisor
2018
An IBM Ventures portfolio company - and graduate of the IBM + Columbia University Blockchain Accelerator program - IPwe is The Global Marketplace for both selling and licensing high-value patents. Investors include Alpana Ventures, Out of Beta, and Red Hook Capital. AI, Machine Learning, Blockchain.
2021
Venture Advisor
2021
Try-on new careers from IBM Cybersecurity and Salesforce. Earn certificates. Be ready-for-hire.
2022
Actor
2022
Stand-in for lead actor Simu Liu in JLo's ATLAS (Netflix Original film - Cupertino Unit, as Harlan Shepherd)
Assistant Professor - Entrepreneurship & Product Innovation
2020
I have the honor and privilege of teaching Entrepreneurship and Disruptive Innovation (including Generative AI) to graduate students at my alma mater, USC. My faculty appointment is with the USC Jimmy Iovine & Andre (Dr. Dre) Young Academy for the Arts, Technology and Business of Innovation, taking startups from 0 to 1 using frameworks, techniques and tools including Exponential Thinking (Singularity U); Design Thinking (Stanford d.school); Human-Centered Design; Agile Development; Lean Startup and Lean LaunchPad (NSF i-Corps / NIH); Jobs-to-be-Done; Blue and Red Oceans; Business Model Canvas and Value Proposition Canvas; Models of Impact / Social Enterprises); Tri-Sector Innovation (combining resources from Non-Profits + Enterprises + Governments); and Big Ideas (Sustainability + Disruptive Technologies). And key considerations including venture fundraising; creating the company's culture; legal, operating and governance structures; product development and product marketing; business development; branding and marketing; social media strategy; sales and customer support; Customer Discovery; Solution / Market Fit; Product / Market Fit; Channels and Partnerships; Target Markets and Customers;; Pricing, Contracts and Terms; and Proofs of Concept, Pilots, Implementations, and deployments. Master of Science in Integrated Design, Business and Technology IDSN 525 (Business Essentials) IDSN 546 (Integrative Studio) IDSN 585 (Capstone Projects) IDSN 599 (Special Projects) Master of Science in Product Innovation PRIN 530 (Business Essentials) PRIN 531 (Product Venture Design and Foresight) PRIN 532 (Leading Product Enterprises) Bachelor of Science: Arts, Technology and the Business of Innovation ACAD 181 (Disruptive Innovation) ACAD 182 (Case Studies in Disruptive Innovation) ACAD 260 / MEDS 250 (Introduction to Healthcare Innovations / USC Keck School of Medicine) USC Marshall School of Business - Master of Business Administration (MBA) MOR 564 (Strategic Innovation)
Academic Senate
2021 - 2024
Representing part-time faculty on the University's Academic Senate.
2023 - 2024
Executive Director
2023 - 2024
Frontida is an award-winning 501(c)(3) non-profit Electronic Health Records (EHR) software company enabling data-driven decisions for frontline health and refugee aid workers caring for low-resource communities. We combine the power of Human-Centered Design and Low-Code Software to tailor Open Source solutions that meet the unique needs (culture, language, workflow, reporting, etc.) of each organization we serve.
2021 - 2022
Entrepreneur In Residence
2021 - 2022
EIR, helping a world-class Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) company's internal startup teams explore emerging products and product categories -- and commercialize them to fuel growth. Consulting on product strategy and market entry initiatives including: Target Markets and Customers; Customer Discovery; Value Propositions; Jobs to be Done; Solution / Market Fit; Product / Market Fit; Channels and Partnerships; and Competitor Analysis.