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Over the past year I have become active on the Steering Committee of AIPAC’s new Technology Division in New York.  On February 27^th we are holding our Launch Event at Bloomberg Tower with Dan Senor, co-author of “Start-Up Nation”, as the keynote … [Read More]

TAAAPS, the Alliance of Alternative Asset Professionals, is holding a boot camp in New York for investment managers focused on the capital-raising process.  If you’re a manager and interested in taking part, contact mkosara@ taaaps.org.

The event will start with … [Read More]

On November 7^th evening at our fitness office in midtown, Michael Petrucelli and I will present to members of the NY Tech International Meetup regarding US visa regulations for startups and international venture capital.

Michael Petrucelli, the founder and … [Read More]

I’m participating this Thursday, Oct. 25, in the Enterprise Tech Meetup, where we’ll discuss best practices in B2B startup hiring.  We’ll also cover how can a candidate make themselves more attractive for a quickly growing enterprise company.  You can see some … [Read More]

Both my Partner John Frankel and I are presenting at the first NY Business Expo, November 14-15.  I think Andrew Wong has done an exceptional job growing a small Meetup group into a real conference business, riding the boom in … [Read More]

 Worldwide Investor Network (WIN) is holding a 2-day conference on “Funding The Best In Global Innovation” November 13-14 in NYC, showcasing 10 tech startups from around the world.

Among our speakers are Habib Kairouz (Managing Partner, Rho Capital), Ed … [Read More]

On Friday November 9, I’ll be participating at as one of 20 VCs at Capital On Stage in NY, an unconventional startup conference about funding in which investors present themselves to a curated group of startups – instead of the reverse.… [Read More]

The NYC chapter of AlmaLinks will be hosting me for one of its monthly AlmaSessions dinners on September 6th in midtown NYC.  AlmaLinks is a private, invitation-only group for “young Jewish professionals who have demonstrated exceptional professional achievements.  Apply … [Read More]

Next week I’ll be traveling up to Toronto to speak at the country’s best trade show and conference Discovery 12 (“best” according to some awards the program has received).  I’ve been asked to talk about best practices in deal origination, … [Read More]

I’m delivering a webinar next Tuesday for Harvard Business School Career Services on “How to Work with Private Equity and Venture Capital Portfolio Companies”.  Among the topics I’m covering:

– Raise capital from a venture capital fund to found a … [Read More]