Eli is a humble Midwestern-raised entrepreneur who after graduating from Clinton High School, WI, went further to get a computer science degree at the University of Wisconsin, Whitewater. After University, Eli took on several operational roles with large companies like Woodmans and the State of WI - CPS, which led him down the path to pursuing his entrepreneurial passion. Eli has been active on many angel groups for quite some time and he found some commonalities and shortcomings; 1. Deals were too large for the average angel.2. Too much money went to the platforms.3. There wasn’t enough diversity in stage, industry, and investment type. Because of this, Eli took it upon himself to create the (usinvestmentnetwork.com), which aims to be the premier angel investing platform, which is also free of membership fees. Away from work, Eli enjoys reading about current events, trading stocks, hiking, and yes, discovering a new craft brewery.