Three of Boston’s most active early-stage investors will discuss the current investment climate, recent trends, and what they look for in potential investments. James Geshwiler, Co-Managing Director of CommonAngels.  James joined CommonAngels in 1999 and manages its investments in Apperian, Insight Squared, Skyhook Wireless and Vela Systems, among others.  He sits on the Board of Trustees of... [read more]

Three of Boston’s most active early-stage investors will discuss the current investment climate, recent trends, and what they look for in potential investments. James Geshwiler, Co-Managing Director of CommonAngels.  James joined CommonAngels in 1999 and manages its investments in Apperian, Insight Squared, Skyhook Wireless and Vela Systems, among others.  He sits on the Board of Trustees of the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council and helped found the Angel Capital Association and Angel Capital Education Foundation.  James holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at Austin, a master's degree in political science from UCLA, and an MBA from MIT's Sloan School of Management. Ben Littauer, Angel Investor, Mentor.  Ben is an active angel investor and mentor with a strong pragmatic business focus and a deep understanding of a wide variety of Internet technologies and their application.  Ben has over 25 years’ experience in Internet technologies as an engineer, manager, entrepreneur, analyst, and management consultant.  He was the Founder, President, and CTO of Baranof Software, which was sold to Tally Systems, and has also worked for Cisco Systems, Sun Microsystems, Symantec, Lotus Development, and BBN. Heather Onstott, Director at LaunchCapital.  Heather heads LaunchCapital’s Small Business division.  She looks for startups with smooth growth expectations and established small businesses seeking traditional financing relationships.  Prior to joining LaunchCapital, Heather had over 15 years of credit and small business experience, most recently at Fidelity Investments.  Heather earned her B.A. at Wofford College and her MBA at Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business.     When:   Wednesday, November 16, 2011, at 10:00 AM Where:  Cambridge Innovation Center               One Broadway               5th Floor - Havana Training Room               Cambridge, MA 02142   This program is part of McCarter & English’s ongoing series at CIC on legal and business topics for entrepreneurs and emerging companies.  Programs are held once or twice each month and are open to members of the CIC and their guests, as well as to the greater Boston entrepreneurial community.   Contact: Rick Lucash, 617-449-6568, rlucash@mccarter.com, @ricklucashBenjamin Hron, 617-449-6584, bhron@mccarter.com, @HronEsq   Next:  December 7 - Marketing & PR Basics for Emerging Companies   About the McCarter & English Emerging Companies Group McCarter’s Emerging Companies Group is dedicated to helping entrepreneurs build and finance their businesses. The group is composed of tech-savvy lawyers who have helped build, grow, sell and take public companies across the full spectrum of businesses, including Internet, software, medical devices, new media, life sciences, cleantech, healthcare, consumer products, biotechnology, retail, e-commerce, entertainment, financial services, insurance and telecom.