Jason Townsend is a Founder, Managing Director at Townsend Mertz. He possess expertise in start ups, entrepreneurship, venture capital, business development, new business development and 22 more skills. Colleagues describe him as "After experiencing the growth of the Resonant Fund from its early stages first hand, I can confidently attest to Jason's magnetism to success. His trip to the top, however, was from an accident. Like any other lean start-up, success is grown from work, and Jason has made the 80-hour work week look laughable compared to the time he has put in to see Resonant succeed. Regarding his business acumen, Jason's understanding of early stage investing is impressive, especially in the tech industry. Moving forward I expect nothing but success from whatever Jason lays his hands on." and "Jason was part of a "financing research commercialization" class, which teamed up business and engineering students to craft a business plan and investor pitch for a local startup company. My role in the class was to assist the team as an outside mentor. Jason immediately took charge and owned the project, as if it was his own company. The passion he demonstrated for what could be considered a "class project" was extremely effective at motivating his team to perform well. The semester ended with presentations to a panel of investors. Hands down, Jason gave one of the most compelling pitches I have seen while mentoring this class. His leadership skills and presentation abilities will be a welcome asset to any organization"