E8 was founded on a promise: to be a team that offers high-quality telecom services and makes a major difference in our communities. Proudly based in Fort Worth, Texas, and serving clients globally. Element 8 is known as Oxygen (Atomic Element 8) on the periodic table.Way beyond broadband.We make a difference in every community we serve, not only by bringing unparalleled connectivity to the community but by breaking barriers. We are so adamant that we founded an entirely separate 501(c)3 non-profit named Rising Tide Initiative to serve these communities without restriction.Our social initiative helps small business owners grow their businesses.It's not a photo opportunity; it's just how we do business. The business is for the betterment of everyone involved.

Technium is a deep technology venture studio connecting passionate entrepreneurs, executives, and inventors to create new ventures. We have invested or incubated in 17 companies worth a combined value of more than $100M. Using a combination of expert advisory and technology, we offer products that help our partners with the discovery, validation, and launch of a new technologies and accelerate business development efforts.First we do a portfolio analysis to prioritize your top 25%, identify the middle 50%, and highlight the bottom 25% for savings.On a patent-by-patent basis we lay out the competitive landscape so you can put together the best business development strategy.We give you access to hundreds of thousands of experts who can help provide market feedback immediately. Many times, those are the proven entrepreneurs and executives who want to help you accelerate your business development or spinout new ventures.If you have one patent, or an entire portfolio, we specialize in licensing and commercialization and connecting your technology and technologists to proven business executives and entrepreneurs to capitalize on new opportunities. We are flexible and creative at structure new opportunities and have experience doing joint ventures, spinouts, spin-ins, and work in true partnership with the board and CEO.

Invited by UT Dallas CometX Entrepreneurship program to have office hours with student entrepreneurs and UTD alumni entrepreneurs.

Focusing on Seed Funding and Special Projects.Alta Ventures Mexico (AVM) is a venture capital firm based in Monterrey, N.L. (Mexico) and Lehi, Utah. The firm was co-founded by Paul Ahlstrom (co-author of Nail it then Scale it) and Rogelio De los Santos (Serial entrepreneur) in 2010. Alta is the result of a partnership that combines U.S. best practices in venture capital investment with Mexican entrepreneurship and local business experience. In June 2012, Alta Ventures closed its first fund at $70 million fund. The Fund provides seed start-up, early and late venture and growth capital to companies that have a strong linkage to Mexico and Latin America and target high-growth markets. AVM seeks passionate and talented entrepreneurs that leverage innovation and technology to provide solutions to strong market pains and that bring value to their community.

Alta Ventures is an early-stage venture fund that provides seed, venture, and growth capital to founders targeting high-growth markets. As an EIR, I worked to develop new entrepreneurial ecosystems in developing countries, build strategic networks and partnerships for the fund, and increase Alta's global presence through branding and marketing initiatives. Feel free to contact me for inquiries, networking, partnerships, etc.Worked on internal project that has been spunoff.Introduced and led investment in Nuve.us. Recently raised $6.2M round to power US expansion. http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/techflash/2015/04/security-technology-maker-nuve-increases-latest.htmlHelped with finalizing StartupCore.co partnership w/ Startup Grind and getting launch and marketing materials created - leading to partnerships with universities across the globe.http://www.startupcore.co/www.altaventures.com

MOTIVE was created to support founders changing the way we build, use, and connect to our physical spaces. Real estate and the technology transforming it is entering an exponential inflection point. We surround founders shaping that future with the people and resources necessary to develop and grow their businesses. Cohort I:Casalova.caDwelo.comLeaseful.comSkyriseapp.com

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Business Discovery and Development at 1st Detect - the world's first commercial mini mass spectrometer.

Handling logistics and hosting responsibilities for a delegation for Amsterdam Smart City stakeholders' visit to Austin, Texas.Managing followup and deal flow for new pipeline projects in the clean tech and smart grid industry.Ended with founding the Trans-Atlantic Alliance for Smart Cities and Communities TM

Working with Entrepreneur-in-Residence Laura Kilcrease to foster the culture of entrepreneurship at UT. Mastering the art of important work, making a ruckus, and inventing the future.Help put on the 2 Herb Kelleher Center, Entrepreneur-in-Residence Speaker Series: Entrepreneurship Live & Money Talks.

Researched market and provided insights from consumer testimonials and market statistics to optimize current products and find new product opportunities.Handle internal negotiations.Currently focused on internal operations and in 2013 will refocus on product and business development.

Interact ATX is bringing together the 100 brightest young entrepreneurs and hackers in the tech world to SXSW Interactive. We have partnered with the Thiel Foundation, Y-Combinator alum, and universities across the globe to help start great conversations and build a powerful community. Interact will be hosting this community for the four days of SXSW Interactive in March and is organizing several events for accepted members to interact with VC sponsors, their portfolio companies and other key members of the startup community. Generous sponsorships have helped cut the costs of travel for our members, and SXSW is partnering to provide accepted applicants with heavily discounted badges.http://interactaustin.com/

Coordinating the Austin Lean Startup Machine workshop to further the science of entrepreneurship and innovation.Top 5 gross revenue workshopTop honors in mentor/speaker acquisitionSold out workshophttp://leanstartupmachine.com/events/austin-september-21-23/

• Dove into HTML, CSS, jQuery and Ruby on Rails – learning by doing and building real-life project applications in class, while applying that knowledge outside of class to build a homepage and blog• Gained a comprehensive understanding of the startup ecosystem through workshops and lectures including IA, Content Strategy, Interaction Design, User Research, UX, Brand Strategy, Biz Dev, mobile, managing software development, user acquisition, Growth Hacking, iOS interface design and game design• Worked with startup founders from companies including GoRecess, AppStori, Art.sy, Clothia, Fashism, Wander, Yipit, ElectNext, Perks Consulting, TheFrontLabs, CauseCart, Craft Coffee, Sawhorse Media, MAZ, Derby Jackpot and WolffOlinssummeratga.wordpress.com

Worked with CEO and provided plans to help with optimizing operations and increase market share. Also helped with sourcing new imports for distribution.