Angel-Summit_Program_Guide - Angel Capital Summit

Angel Capital Summit 2012 

Introduction 

Driving the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Colorado 

March 21, 2012 

Dear Angel Capital Summit Attendees, 

Thank you for participating in Angel Capital Summit 2012. Our theme this year is Driving the Entrepreneurial 

Ecosystem in Colorado. 

What does this mean to us The Rockies Venture Club and Angel Capital Summit are committed to leading the way 

by connecting the various entrepreneurial forces in the ecosystem including universities, meetups, non-profits, small 

business development centers, chambers of commerce, economic development offices, angel investors, investment 

groups, venture capitalists, investment bankers, and more. We have created a 3-D map of the ecosystem that weʼre 

using to identify the gaps and overlaps between all these organizations and look for ways to align in order to further 

entrepreneurship and economic development in our state. 

The Angel Capital Summit plays its part by thinking hard about the friction points associated with entrepreneurial companies 

getting funded. Weʼve created the concept of friction free funding. This concept is realized through the Angel 

Capital Summit event through the “Learn-See-Do” model. 

Learn: Angel Investor Bootcamp and Entrepreneur Bootcamp provide the fundamentals specific to each groupʼs 

needs during investment process. 

See: Weʼve selected over forty of Coloradoʼs most promising entrepreneurs and provided pitch coaching to ensure 

informative and entertaining pitches, and weʼve provided a venue for investors to see what these businesses have 

to offer. 

Do: The Rockies Venture Club Investor Forum meets after the Angel Capital Summit in an accredited investors 

only environment to review the deals, collaborate on due diligence and negotiation, and to track their investments. 

The Investor Forum provides a mechanism to facilitate investors coming together to help support entrepreneurial 

companies. 

Weʼre really excited about the quality of the companies presenting this year and the role that investors and entrepreneurs 

alike can play in creating jobs and energizing Coloradoʼs economy. 

We encourage you to fully engage in the process. Vote with your Venture Bucks, phone and checkbook. Have fun, 

interact, invest, network and enjoy the fifth Angel Capital Summit. 

Your Hosts, 

Peter Adams 

Kirk Ryder 

Co-Chairs, Angel Capital Summit 

Rockies Venture Club


Our Sponsors 

As Coloradoʼs largest locally-owned CPA and business consulting firm, we 

are committed to relationships, excellence and integrity. Through our accounting 

and consulting services, we build and earn trust. At EKS&H, our 

clients experience a forward-thinking, creative and collaborative public accounting 

and consulting firm. Our clients and our community benefit from our 

commitment to exceptional quality, our passion for people, and our unique 

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banking, insurance, investments, mortgage, and consumer and commercial 

finance through more than 9,000 stores and 12,211 ATMs and the Internet 

(wellsfargo.com and wachovia.com) across North America & internationally. 

The Business Catapult is a new kind of social networking platform that 

works to put the right entrepreneur in front of the right investor or advisor at 

the right time for the right reasons. 

McAfee, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC), 

is the worldʼs largest dedicated security technology company. Backed by 

global-threat intelligence, our solutions empower home users and organizations 

by enabling them to safely connect to and use the Internet, prove compliance, 

protect data, prevent disruptions, identify vulnerabilities, and monitor 

and improve their security. McAfee is relentlessly focused on constantly 

finding new ways to keep our customers safe. 

YouSeeU is a simple yet powerful online tool that enables educators and students 

to securely and efficiently connect and exchange video presentations, 

assignments and discussions — all within a secure, friendly asynchronous 

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Table of Contents 

Driving the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Colorado 

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 

Our Sponsors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 

Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 

Map: DU Campus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 

Keynote Speaker Biographies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 

Investor & Entrepreneur Bootcamp Schedule / Wednesday . . . . . . . 6 

Entrepreneur Pitch Schedule / Thursday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 

Bootcamp Workshop Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 

Bootcamp Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 

Entrepreneur Pitch Descriptions (Alphabetical by Track) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 

Pitch Evaluation Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 

Audience Response Polling Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 

Venture Bucks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 

Volunteer Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 

Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 

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DU Campus Map 

PARKING is available in LOT E near the southeast 

corner of Evans and South High Street, just west of 

the glass elevated walkway. 

EVENT is held at 

University of Denver, Sturm Hall 

2000 E. Asbury Avenue, Denver, CO 80208-8921 

Sturm Hall 

S High Street 

E Evans Ave 

E Evans Ave 

Lot E 

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Keynote Speaker Biographies 

Jim Franklin is the CEO of SendGrid, Inc., an email infrastructure applications company. Prior to his tenure with SendGrid, Jim 

was the Vice President of Enterprise Performance Management and the General Manager of the Crystal Ball Global Business Unit 

of Oracle Corporation. The Crystal Ball Global Business Unit was formed in 2007 as a part of the acquisition of Hyperion Solutions. 

At Hyperion Jim served as VP and General Manager. 

Jim had held the roles of Decisioneering's CEO, CFO and VP of Sales prior to Decisioneeringʼs acquisition 

by Hyperion. Decisioneering was the maker of the Crystal Ball brand of software. Mr. Franklin was also 

the founder of webfamilies.com and the CFO of Vericept Corporation. Jim serves on the board of aWhere, 

Inc., Denver Software Club and the Rockies Venture Club. Jim has also been a mentor for Techstars and 

a facilitator for the Founder Institute. 

Jim has passed the CPA exam, is licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania and Colorado and holds a 

JD/MBA and BBA- Accounting all from the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. Jim 

currently resides in Boulder, CO. When not working with entrepreneurs, Jim likes to sail, telemark and 

run the trails above Boulder. 

jim@sendgrid.com View full profile: Linkedin.com/in/JimFranklin08 • Follow on twitter:@jimfranklin • Skype: jim.franklin61 

Blog: http://celeriter.blogspot.com/ • Reading List: http://www.shelfari.com/jimfranklin/tags/business 

Vic Ahmed is a serial entrepreneur who has built several startup companies from scratch. Vic has the gift of translating visions and 

foresight into companies designed to exploit specific and sizeable business opportunities. In addition, he has demonstrated the commitment 

and energy needed to raise angel, venture and private equity funding and assemble world-class teams to execute these visions 

into reality. 

Throughout his career, both in large corporations as well as startups, Vic has developed the reputation of a 

visionary, able to articulate concepts and plans to investors, employees, partners, and customers alike. A 

hands-on, results-oriented leader with technical skills and experience, Vic is at home in a high-growth, hightech 

business environment. His career clearly demonstrates his ability to quickly adjust to market changes 

and create a balance between strategic planning and focused execution. Having raised tens of millions of 

dollars and managed hundreds of employees Vic is well versed in the challenges of growth organizations. 

Vic is currently the CEO of BusinessGenetics, which has the worldʼs first scientific methodology and tool 

for describing business, to gain an exact, complete understanding of all aspects of your organization. He 

is also the CEO of Plug and Play Colorado which is an extension of the most successful incubator that has 

helped over 600 companies and raised over $750M in the last five years. 

Vic represents a top management executive with outstanding technical, business, and professional credentials, who combines vision 

with execution. Vic is Board member of Colorado Governorʼs Innovation Commission, Board member of Secretary of Technology of 

Coloradoʼs IT Commission, past Chairman of the Colorado Technology Association (CTA) and the current Chairman and President of 

TIE-Rockies. He also serves on the Board of ICAST, a non-profit focused on sustainable development in underserved communities. 

Vic is also on the Board of ACE, the joint venture between CAMT, NASA and NREL. 

Vic earned BSC degrees in Computer Science and Systems Engineering from Washington University in St. Louis, MO, and has participated 

in numerous management programs including Stanford Universityʼs Executive Leadership program. 

Amar Singh is President & CEO of Bombay Bowl, Inc. Amar founded Bombay Bowl in 2009 with the 

philosophy that Indian food served fast doesn't have to be a “fast-food” experience. Indian food can be easily 

accessible, fast, fresh, and healthy. Amar is a 15-year veteran in finance, strategy, and business development, 

but more importantly, he is a connoisseur of fusion ethnic food. In the past, Amar worked as Director 

of Finance with First Data Corporation supporting Product Innovation Strategy. 

Amar has worked extensively in strategy, finance, and marketing areas ranging from e-commerce startups 

to a large multi-national retail organization. Some other key organizations where Amar has successfully 

worked in the past include KB Kids, US Bank, Singer, MyPotential (Deepak Chopraʼs startup venture) and 

Cendant. Amar has an MBA and an MS in Finance from the University of Colorado. 

Amar currently serves on TiE Rockies Board of Directors. 

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Investor & Entrepreneur Bootcamp Schedule 

Wednesday March 21, 2012 

INVESTOR Bootcamp: Sturm Hall #251 

ENTREPRENEUR Bootcamp: Sturm Hall #281 

7:00-8:00 Registration & Continental Breakfast Sturm Hall Foyer 

8:00-8:45 Opening Remarks and Keynote: Davis Auditorium (Sturm Hall) 

Jim Franklin, CEO, SendGrid 

8:45-9:15 Break 

9:15-10:00 Investor Bootcamp Session 1: Due Diligence for Angel Investments: 

Your Defensive Line and Your Offensive Weapon – Ryan Goral 

Entrepreneur Bootcamp Session 1: Making the Pitch to Angel / Venture Investors 

– Erin Lewis 

10:15-11:15 Investor 2: Understanding Risk to Increase Investment Success 

– Joanne Baginski 

Entrepreneur 2: How to Think Like an Investor: Exploring Risk – Adam Rentschler 

11:30-12:30 Investor 3: Social Impact Investing – Making a Difference in Realizing a Return 

– Elizabeth Kraus and Steve Schueth 

Entrepreneur 3: Building a Team for Funding Success – Panel 

12:30-1:30 LUNCH: Boxed lunches catered to Sturm Hall (Lunch seating in the following rooms: 

234, 233, 254; overflow seating in 251 & 281) 

1:30-2:15 Investor 4: Using the Business Catapult Investment Group Collaboration Tool 

– Kevin Johansen 

Entrepreneur 4: Navigating Term Sheets for Entrepreneurs – Ryan Howell 

2:30-3:15 Investor 5: The Changing Nature of Angel Investing in the Bay Area 

(and the Syndication Opportunities it Provides) – Ralph Patterson 

Entrepreneur 5: Five Paths to Funding – Brian Tsuchiya 

3:30-4:15 Investor 6: Valuing Early Stage Companies – Keith Peterka 

Entrepreneur 6: How to Partner with Great Investors While Keeping Your Sanity 

and the Ability to Win – John A. Eckstein 

Closing Remarks and Cocktail Reception, Tuscan Ballroom (located within the Joy 

Burns Center, Fritz Knoebel School of Hospitality Management, next door to Sturm Hall) 

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Entrepreneurial Pitch Schedule 

Thursday March 22, 2012 

7:00-8:00 Registration & Networking 

Room #151 Room #451 Room #281 Room #251 

Urban Medical/ Technology Eco/Social 

Solutions Biotech Sustainability 

8:00-8:30 Pitch 1 U Grok It ST Cardio Cipher Point Flow Pay 

Technologies Software, Inc. Corp. Inc. 

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8:40-9:10 Pitch 2 BlogMutt Presm Medical JetJaw Sonopro 

9:20-9:50 Pitch 3 Distinctive Grant Dental Referzo CO2Nexus, Inc. 

Brands Technology Corp. 

10:00-10:30 Pitch 4 Viktorian dBMEDx Rockit Media GreenRx Corp. 

Guitars 

10:40-11:10 Pitch 5 Evicam MenoGeniX, Inc. nuMVC HOMER Energy 

International 

11:20-11:50 Pitch 6 Fashion For- Osmosis, LLC FrontDoor Vim Funding 

ward Maternity 

Software Corp. 

12:00 - 1:30 Optional Catered Lunch at Joy Burns Center with Keynote Amar Singh, CEO, 

Bombay Bowl and Vic Ahmed, CEO, Business Genetics, Plug and Play Colorado 

and President TiE Rockies 

1:50-2:20 Pitch 7 A3 Media Siva Therapeutics SiC Systems Waste Farmers 

Network Inc. Inc. 

2:30-3:00 Pitch 8 Ubooly Inc. DailyEndorphin JobSiteVisitor.com Mosaic 

3:10-3:40 Pitch 9 9-1-1 Labs TeraBAT, Inc. Flex-Film Kinetics AYZH, Inc. 

Inc. 

3:50-4:20 Pitch 10 FasTab VetDC, Inc. Twooloogy.com Sundolier, Inc. 

4:45-6:00 Closing Remarks, Awards, and Cocktail Reception – JOY BURNS CENTER, 

Fritz Knoebel School of Hospitality Management 

Friday March 23, 2012 

7:00-9:30 Investors Forum – Joy Burns Center, Room 231 

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Bootcamp Workshop Descriptions 

9:15-10:00 

Investor Bootcamp Session 1 

Due Diligence for Angel Investments: 

Your Defensive Line and Your 

Offensive Weapon 

– Ryan Goral 

• What are the key questions you should ask 

before making an investment 

• How can you work with others to share in due 

diligence tasks 

• What is the “right” amount of due diligence 

Entrepreneur Bootcamp Session 1 

Making the Pitch to Angel/Venture 

Investors – Erin Lewis 

• You often only get one chance to get investors 

interested in your business – this could be over 

coffee or in front of a hundred investors. 

• What are the key points to cover 

• How timing can make or break your pitch. 

• Learn what investors want to hear so you can 

craft your pitch for maximum impact! 

10:15–11-15 

Investor 2 

Understanding Risk to 

Increase Investment Success 

– Joanne Baginski 

• Learn the tricks to identify risks in an investment. 

• Understand the relationship between risk and 

value. 

• Identify how to quantify risks in order to understand 

their potential impact, or lack of impact. 

Entrepreneur 2 

How to Think like an Investor: 

Exploring Risk – Adam Rentschler 

• Learn to identify the risks investors will see 

when considering your business for a deal. 

• Identify how to quantify risks and create plans 

to reassure investors. 

• Understand the relationship between risk and 

your valuation. 

11:30–12:30 

Investor 3 

Social Impact Investing – Making 

a difference and realizing a return 

– Elizabeth Kraus & Steve Schueth 

• Aligning your personal passions with your 

investment decisions as an Angel can yield 

excellent financial results – and personal 

fulfillment. Hereʼs how. 


Building a Team for Funding 

Success – Panel 

• Learn the top three things investors are looking 

for in a business team. 

• Discover techniques to build a team without 

breaking the bank. 

• Understand who you need to have and when 

you need to have them on board in order to 

get your company going. 

12:30-1:30 

Lunch: Sturm Hall 

Boxed lunches catered to Sturm Hall – 

Lunch seating in the following rooms: 

234, 233, 254; overflow seating in 251 & 281 

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Bootcamp Workshop Descriptions 

1:30–2:15 

Investor 4 

Using the Business Catapult 

Investment Group Collaboration 

Tool –Kevin Johansen 

The RVC Investor Forum and Angel Capital 

Summit use the Business Catapult to collaborate, 

evaluate opportunities, identify challenges 

and communicate results back to the entrepreneur. 

Learn how to use this valuable tool to find 

great deals and to collaborate with other angels 

on investment opportunities. 


Navigating Term Sheets for 

Entrepreneurs – Ryan Howell 

Congratulations, you have one or more angel 

or venture investors interested in your company! 

How do you craft a term sheet that protects your 

founders, will be acceptable to new investors, 

maintains founding control of your company, 

and protect your interests in future rounds – 

all without killing the deal in the process 

2:30–3:15 

Investor 5 

The Changing Nature of Angel 

Investing in the Bay Area (and 

the Syndication Opportunities 

it Provides) – Ralph Patterson 

The world in investing has changed, but the 

Bay Area still has an important role to play on 

the National stage when it comes to taking lead 

investments and in finding the hot new trends. 

How to partner with the Bay Area firms within 

your portfolio. 


Five Paths to Funding – 

Know your Options! 

– Brian Tsuchiya 

Angel capital is just one of many sources of 

capital for businesses. Learn what your legal 

and financial options are for raising capital in a 

tight economy. Discover how to position yourself 

differently to each source of funding in order 

to achieve business success. 

3:30–4:15 

Investor 6 

Valuation Strategies for 

Early Stage Companies 

– Keith Peterka 

Valuation is the single hardest and most confusing 

aspect of early stage investing, and perhaps 

the most emotional aspect of any deal. 

What's fair given the risk you are taking on as an 

investor vs. the founderʼs achievements and milestones 

What should impact valuation and what 

doesn't How to give entrepreneurs a fair value 

while protecting your long term interests and 

avoiding potential cram down in future rounds 


How to Partner with Great 

Investors While Keeping Your 

Sanity and the Ability to Win 

– John Eckstein 

Now that youʼre funded, how do you manage 

the relationship with your investors long term 

What are some of the pitfalls to avoid and what 

are some best practices. 

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Bootcamp Speakers 

Ryan Goral, Founder, Strategic 

Equity Partners, a Denver-based 

company specializing in building 

emerging businesses. 

“Due Diligence for Angel Investments: 

Your Defensive Line and 

Your Offensive Weapon” 

Erin Lewis, Founder and President, 

Fashion Forward Maternity 

“Making the Pitch to Investors” 

Entrepreneur Session 1: 9:15-10:00 

Investor Session 1: 9:15-10:00 

Adam Rentschler, Co-Founder 

and CEO of Valid Evaluation, Inc. 

“How to Think Like an Investor: 

Exploring Risk” 


Joanne Baginski, CPA, Consulting 

Partner, EKS&H with over 19 years 

of public accounting and consulting 

experience. 

“Understanding Risk from an 

Investorʼs Perspective to Increase 

Investment Success” 


Elizabeth Kraus, Entrepreneur and 

Angel Investor 

“Social Impact Investing – Making a 

difference and realizing a return” 


Steve Reaser, Co-Founder and 

CEO, Vim Funding, Inc. 

Moderator for “Building a Team 

for Funding Success” 


Steve Schueth, President, 

First Affirmative Financial Network 

“Social Impact Investing – Making 

a difference and realizing a return”: 

presenting with Elizabeth Kraus 


Steve Schueth, President, 

First Affirmative Financial Network: 

“Social Impact Investing - Making 

a difference and realizing a return” 

presenting with Elizabeth Kraus 


Scott Yates, Founder and CEO, 

BlogMutt 

Panelist on “Building a Team 



Sharif Youssef is the founder and 

CEO, of iGivefirst, a charitable 

fundraising platform that raises 

awareness of global needs through 

mainstream media exposure. 

Panelist on “Building a Team 



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Bootcamp Speakers 

David Bacon, Principal - BWBacon 

Group 

“Building A Team For Funding 

Success” 

Entrepreneur Session 3:11:30-12:30 

David Bacon, Principal – BWBacon 

Group 

“Building a Team for Funding 

Success” 

Entrepreneur Session 3:11:30-12:30 

Kevin Johansen, CEO & Founder 

of Business Catapult, which builds 

investor and entrepreneur ecosystems 

for groups and events 

“Grow Your Network, Screen 

Deals & Make Better Investments: 

Using Business Catapult for 

Investor Groups and Investors” 

Ryan Howell, Attorney at Rubicon 

Law 

“Navigating Term Sheets for 

Entrepreneurs” 



Ralph Patterson, Chief Executive 

Officer of Bay Area Entrepreneurs 

Workshop 

“The Changing Nature of Angel 

Investing in the Bay Area 

(and the Syndication Opportunities 

it Provides)” 


Brian Tsuchiya, Visionary Founder 

Vim, Inc. and an authority on crowd 

funding 

“Five Successful Paths to Funding: 

Venture Capital, Angel, Bank Loan, 

Crowdfunding, and Government 

Grants” 


Keith Peterka is a shareholder at 

Mayer Hoffman McCann in PA., and 

an expert in business valuation. 

“Valuation Strategies for Early 

Stage Companies” 

Investor Session 6: 3:30 – 4:15 

John A. Eckstein is a corporate 

lawyer with Fairfield and Woods, 

P.C., a mid-sized Denver-based 

law firm with an established Rocky 

Mountain reputation for quality 

and service. 

“How to Partner with Great Investors 

While Keeping Your Sanity and the 

Ability to Win” 

Entrepreneur Session 6: 3:30 - 4:15 

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Entrepreneur Pitch Descriptions (Alphabetical by Track) 

––– URBAN SOLUTIONS TRACK ––– 

COMPANY NAME CONTACT PERSON VENTURE BUCKS ID 

A3 Media Network Clint Fayling VB02 

A3 Media licenses, develops, and distributes digital entertainment. We license and represent 120 clients covering 

movies/TV, music, sports, comedy, education, and lifestyle. On their behalf, A3 develops mobile, tablet, and TV 

products including apps, WAP portals, streaming video, VOD, video/voice/SMS chat, MMS, live wallpapers, 

themes, wallpapers, and games. In turn, we distribute the products via 130 carriers, device app stores, and web 

portals throughout North America, Europe, and LATAM. 

BlogMutt Scott Yates VB04 

“SOLVE A COMMON PROBLEM IN A UNIQUE WAY”. Thatʼs what we do at BlogMutt. The problem is simple: 

There are something like 10 million business websites, and nearly all of them are starved for fresh, original 

content. What makes us unique is that we sell a crowd-sourced subscription service that businesses come to 

rely on for original blog posts every single week. Also unique is our crowd of writers: all blog posts come from 

freelance writers, every one of them writing on spec. 

Distinctive Brands, Inc. James Davis VB30 

Distinctive Brands, Inc. marketers of Wildride Beef Jerky, utilizing a patented tenderization process is in distribution 

throughout the continental US and AK, seeks $1.5M to grow itʼs business into a Top-10 Nielson company 

($8.1M in CO sales; $13M reported Nielson all category sales). As a top 10 unique brand type we would be an 

attractive acquisition target. Currently with our developed brand and in National distribution, with funding we are 

positioned to rapidly grow toward an attractive exit 

Evicam International, Inc. Larry McClymonds VB07 

Evicam has a comprehensive intellectual property portfolio of patents, trademarks, proprietary software, hardware, 

designs, specifications, licenses and technical expertise which are designed to provide security measures for the 

commercial trucking industry through on-board video and audio recording, GPS and vehicle operational parameters, 

with ability to view live streaming video remotely on-demand. Long-term storage are securely archived. 

Fashion Forward Maternity Erin Lewis VB24 

Fashion Forward Maternity is a woman-owned, socially responsible online boutique and community where savvy 

women can borrow high quality and designer maternity fashions, giving them a wardrobe that changes with their 

evolving shape, size, and needs, right through nursing. We then “pass it forward” donating all retired clothing to 

womenʼs organizations. We are bootstrapped to date and are in early revenue (20K in 2011) with aggressive 

growth plans in market that never goes obsolete. 

U Grok It Carrie Requist VB19 

U Grok It is a consumer oriented passive RFID system that consists of a portable RFID scanner that attaches to 

smartphones via the audio port, iOS and Android applications, cloud-based back end, development platform and 

lightweight tags. Our initial application is for consumers to find their misplaced stuff and is aimed at families with 

children ages 3-12. From there, we can rapidly develop vertical applications to take U Grok It into multiple markets 

including SMB and other personal uses. 

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Ubooly Isaac Squires VB20 

Ubooly is a cuddly plush creature powered by your iPhone or iPod touch. It uses sophisticated voice recognition 

software to interact with kids (play games, go on adventures, and tells jokes). The content is educational but fun 

and centered around active play and adventure. We deliver monthly content updates and an interactive online experience 

to keep parents and kids coming back for more. 

Viktorian Guitars Josh Jacobson VB22 

Viktorian manufactures and is first to market 100% composite electric guitars that are ultra-light weight, nearly 

indestructible and virtually maintenance free. We are high tech manufacturers paired with a world class guitar 

luthier. We can use composites to enhance virtually any consumer product and we are targeting the tremendous 

opportunity in enhancing musical instruments with our proprietary technology. Viktorian Guitars has orders needing 

to be fulfilled and we are ready to ramp up. 

––– MEDICAL/BIOTECH TRACK ––– 

DailyEndorphin Steve Clark VB23 

DailyEndorphin offers the most effective and affordable comprehensive wellness solution on the market for small 

to mid-sized organizations. By engaging users through a team challenge approach, the Company makes smaller 

waistlines and bigger bottom lines, with high employee participation. 

dBMEDx David Shine VB06 

dBMEDx is developing a novel, compact, low-cost, 3D ultrasound scan engine for use in both application specific 

and general purpose medical imaging applications. The initial product, an automated bladder volume measurement 

device, is a product that can prevent catheter associated UTIʼs and belongs in every hospital, outpatient 

surgery center and rehab center worldwide. Similar devices exist today but cost and ease of use are preventing 

broader market penetration. 

Grant Dental Technology Corp. Duncan Stewart VB27 

Grant Dental Technology Corporation (GDTC) has developed the patented Proximerge implant system for 

replacing lost molar teeth. This private, early-stage company located in Colorado Springs is implementing 

an aggressive high-growth strategy. 

MenoGeniX, Inc. Debra Duke VB12 

MenoGeniX is repurposing an FDA-approved biologic drug, referred to as MNGX-100, as a novel, non-hormonal 

therapy for hot flashes and related symptoms of menopause. The Company is seeking $250,000 in angel funding 

to obtain additional confirmatory data in a placebo-controlled clinical trial to support the approval of MNGX-100 

for this new indication. Once these data are obtained, MenoGeniX will license the rights to market and sell 

MNGX-100 to an established biotech or pharmaceutical company. 

Presm Medical Solutions, Inc. Kevin Fredrick VB35 

Think of Presm as a cloud-based social layer for healthcare that enables secure, timely and relevant information 

to be shared between medical patients, providers, and the general public in order to achieve improved patient 

outcomes, cost savings and operational excellence. The product has been built and deployed into a beta environment 

with a clinic at the University of Colorado. We are raising $1 million through a convertible debt offering 

that will be used to fund a proper product launch. 

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Siva Therapeutics, Inc Len Pagliaro VB14 

Siva Therapeutics has a safe, effective approach to cancer treatment using nanotechnology to deliver photothermal 

therapy to solid tumors. Sivaʼs approach uses localized hyperthermic treatment of tumors with targeted 

gold nanorods – SivaRods. Sivas therapy has few side effects and will be more selective than chemotherapy, less 

destructive than radiation, and without the risks of surgery. Total financing of $5.5 million, in two tranches, will place 

Siva in a strong position for acquisition. 

ST Cardio Technologies Bill Abboud VB16 

ST Cardio Technologies is a medical device manufacturer which develops products for use by CardiacElectrophysiology 

Physicians in Electrophysiology Studies and Ablations to diagnose and treat Cardiac Arrhythmias. 

The market is rapidly growing, established thus not requiring clinical verification, and viewed as a profit center 

by hospitals. ST Cardio has brought to market an Advanced Cardiac Stimulator and is currently developing an 

ECG Recording System. 

VetDC, Inc. Steven Roy VB21 

VetDC is a revolutionary veterinary biotechnology company that licenses innovative, underutilized humanbiomedical 

technologies for use in companion animals. By focusing on programs that have already completed 

preclinical testing, VetDC selects products with only the most desired product profiles – resulting in 

high probability of success, fast time to market and capital preservation. Our lead program has the potential 

to launch in two years, achieving $50M in peak annual revenue. 

––– TECHNOLOGY TRACK ––– 

Referzo Adam Swiecki VB28 

As a Denver-based online retailer, we wanted a simple way to pay customers for referrals. Unsatisfied with what 

we found, we built our own software solution. The result is Referzo, a web-based marketing tool that gives millions 

of individual online consumers the opportunity to monetize their social networks seamlessly across all forms of 

electronic communications including Facebook, Twitter and email. It has been revenue-positive for four months 

and is about to release version 1.5. 

Rockit Media LLC Roger Toennis VB36 

Rockit Media LLC is a Colorado-based startup that has built a groundbreaking, customer engagement automation 

solution (www.Rockit.Me) for small, medium and large businesses. The Rockit.Me solution allows the loyal customers 

of “Rockit-certified” local businesses to earn exclusive merchant rewards fromtheir favorite Rockit businesses 

by earning status at their favorites. Businesses benefit by automation of the communication to and 2-way 

relationships with their best customers. 

Twoology.com Jeffrey Ullman VB38 

The creator of the modern singles industry is creating the first online relationship service for couples, after spending 

his own money in years of R&D. He proved that itʼs far easier for singles to meet, than it is for them to stay happily 

together as couples. He realized that the real growth is in the much larger and in-pain Couples Market. Thus, 

he assembled a team of industry experts to create the worldʼs first relationship brand for couples, and exit within 

two years. 

Vim Funding Steve Reaser VB39 

Vim Funding helps startups and small businesses successfully navigate the confusing world of fundraising via our 

expert educational tools, a directory of vetted funding resources, and our own world-class Investment Crowdfunding 

platform. We will be the first company in the U.S. to allow entrepreneurs and small business owners to legally 

raise up to $1,000,000 from the general public, including unaccredited investors, and with legal general solicitation, 

via our FundingLaunchpad platform. 

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Orderstorm Dan Sallis VB41 IT 

OrderStorm is the first company to offer an enterprise level SaaS e-commerce solution for the millions of 

businesses using WordPress – an open source Content Management System (CMS) with 55% share of the 

CMS market. OrderStorm enables the 30 million WordPress.org sites to sell online with a simple-to-install, 

SaaS e-commerce plugin that provides robust e-commerce functionality that is not currently available to 

WordPress sites. 

––– ECO/SOCIAL TRACK ––– 

AYZH Inc Zubaida Bai VB03 

AYZH (pronounced "eyes") is a social venture taking a for-profit approach to developing, commercializing, and 

scaling low-cost, high quality products that rural women want and need to help improve their standard of living. 

In 2010, we launched our first product, JANMA, a “green and clean birth kit” to help rural and semiurban women 

deliver in a clean women deliver in a clean atmosphere. We distribute JANMA through an established network of 

pharmacies, clinics, and health centers. 

CO2Nexus, Inc. Richard Kinsman VB29 

dioxide to clean and sterilize fabrics and garments. CO2 is an environmentally benign solvent that leaves no secondary 

waste and does not pollute soil or groundwater. We replace water (in select institutional markets), and toxic 

chemical solvents. CO2 is already an established and accepted solvent that is heavily 

favored in select jurisdictions. 

Flex~Film Kinetics Angela Young VB31 

Flex~Film Kinetics is a spin-off from the EndoQuest Group of Quest Corp. The EndoQuest Group has been working 

on a motion system for the active control of imaging during endoscopic procedures. During this time, technologies 

for low-cost flexible substrate electronics were developed. These have potential beyond endoscopic markets. 

Flex~Film Kinetics intends to advance the flex-film technologies into industries such as transparent conductive 

films, immunoassay systems, and solar applications. 

Flow Pay Corporation, Inc R. WayneSteiger 

VB08 

FlowPay‚ has developed the first Cloud Payment system called the Giving Management Payment System‚ 

designed for Non-Profit organizations. It enables donors to use their bankcards or even their cell phones at a physical 

location, via our website from any mobile location. Our GMPS‚ processes these payments and includes a comprehensive, 

integrated back-office management and reporting system supporting the requirements of both the 

receiving organization and individual donors. 

GreenRx Corporation Anand Shukla VB09 

The GreenRx cloud-based pharmaceutical product exchange, the only service of its kind in the marketplace, 

affords American retailers unprecedented supply chain efficiency and drives end-to-end sustainability throughout 

the product lifecycle. The result: lower healthcare costs, stronger business operations, healthier communities 

and a greener planet. 

HOMER Energy MarilynWalker VB10 

Sustainable, cost-effective lower power solutions. With 70,000 users worldwide, HOMER is a world standard. 

Originally developed at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, in 2009 the creator of HOMER formed 

HOMER Energy to commercialize and improve the software in preparation for the anticipated explosion of the 

global microgrid market, which is now occurring. 

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Mosaic Quayle Hodek VB13 

Mosaic operates a cloud-based software-as-a-service platform that enables businesses to collect, analyze 

and reduce energy use and carbon emissions, improving profitability and reducing exposure to fossil fuel risk. 

Companies nationwide waste 10% to 30% of their energy spend each year. Incomplete data is a majorfactor 

in addressing this challenge. Mosaic allows organizations to seamlessly integrate energy intelligence into 

their operations helping them to identify and implement cost savings. 

SiC Systems, Inc. Brian R.Murphy, PhD VB37 

Silicon Carbide (SiC) is a superior semiconductor material for the high frequency, high power and high efficiency 

electronics found in electric vehicles, solar inverters, cellular communications, radar, and high efficiency LEDs. 

SiC Systems projects to own 25% of the 2020 projected market of $1B+. Historically, wafer diameter, defect 

densities and costs have limited SiC adoption. SiC Systemsʼ transformational patent pending technology solves 

all of these problems and has the potential to create market opportunity. The Company is seeking $3M to complete 

a $4M venture led financing round for the product approval phase of our go to market strategy. 

Sonopro Power & Light Doug Vilsack VB15 

Sonopro is the maker of the Divi Light, a high-quality, portable LED solar lamp offered to customers in the developing 

world via a simple pay-as-you-go plan. With a small deposit, a customer can take home a Divi Light and 

use it immediately. The light is then paid off by purchasing enablement periods from local shops and neighbors 

via a short-range wireless system integrated into each lamp. Divi Light makes clean energy available to all by 

divvying payments and enabling viral distribution 

Sundolier, Inc. Peter Novak VB17 

Active Core Daylighting: All humans crave daylight and all architects strive for daylight buildings. Architects and 

Lighting Designers say “Sundolier delivers on the promise of daylight”. Sundolierʼs solar platform delivers 100,000 

lumens deep into a building at lower cost than atriums & light monitors while increasing usable space. Daylighting 

is the only 80+% efficient renewable solar technology. 

TeraBAT, Inc. Eyal Gerecht VB18 

TeraBAT, Inc. has a disruptive platform that detects breath biomarkers to rapidly determine various diseases. 

Analysis of exhaled breath can be used to detect acute changes in bodily functions such as trauma, disease, and 

infection. TeraBAT, Inc.ʼs proprietary platform, termed Electronic Resonance Spectroscopic – Diagnostics (ERS- 

Dx) based on terawaves technologies, will place todayʼs laboratory-based diagnostics beside the patient, resulting 

in positive health and economic outcomes. 

Waste Farmers John-Paul Maxfield VB40 

Macro: Waste Farmers is a sustainable agriculture company creating products that help the world meet current 

and future food demands, while decreasing agricultureʼs environmental footprint. Micro: We are trying to raise 

$150k–$350k to scale our “Microbe Brewery” (soil microbes, living soils) production capacity to further establish 

our market position as a craft manufacturer and marketer of organic soil mixes and plant foods to support organic 

urban rural farmers, gardening enthusiasts. 

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Pitch Evaluation Guidelines 

The Angel Capital Summit is not technically a competition. The atmosphere is win-win; entrepreneurs and investors 

alike enjoy both opportunities and exposure. There may be many winners in this event who ultimately receive funding 

for their companies, though this will typically occur months later when due diligence and negotiations are complete. 

The guidelines for this event are no different than the guidelines for real-world investment/investor relations. 

There are five evaluation moments associated with the Angel Capital Summit: 

1) initial application review, 2) audience evaluation of pitches, 3) Venture Bucks investment contest, 4) Angel Investor 

due diligence and negotiations, and ultimately 5) Angel Investments. 

Nearly 150 companies submitted applications. Company applications were screened using a diligence process exacted 

by a pool of over 50 highly experienced reviewers. Each application was scored by a minimum of 6 reviewers. 

Executive Reviewers, 9 handpicked professionals, finally determined which companies were ready to pitch in the 

Angel Capital Summit. We are showcasing the top 41 companies, most of which are local to the Front Range. 

We will pose Audience Response Questions after each pitch. 

“How would you evaluate the quality of the pitch” and “How would you evaluate the quality of the business opportunity 

presented” The audience will key into their cell phones a response from the following choices: Excellent, Very 

Good, Good, Fair, Poor. There are no formal criteria that the audience is required to use other than their immediate 

impressions. These results are shared immediately with the audience and presenter for feedback on the pitch. 

Every attendee at the event receives 10 Venture Bucks bills to invest in the companies that they find most promising. 

Every investor has their own criteria in investment, so there are no rules for how these decisions are to be made. 

Companies with the largest Venture Bucks investments are given real prizes. 

Investment-ready companies will be discussed at the Investor-Only Forum on Friday. Companies with outstanding 

investment opportunities will be examined in a round table session allowing Angel Investors to move ahead with due 

diligence and negotiations. 

The fifth evaluation moment occurs over a period of time after the event. The ultimate “winners” in the Angel Capital 

Summit are those who receive the investments they need to grow. For this evaluation, there are no formal criteria 

required by the Angel Capital Summit, but rather investors will evaluate companies on whether they match the investorsʼ 

investment profile and on the likelihood of the companiesʼ success. 

What Factors Should Investors Consider in the Likelihood of a Companyʼs Success 

While no two investors evaluate a deal in exactly the same fashion, there are twelve common factors that many 

investors will consider when making their decisions. These are the factors that presenting companies should 

focus on and which Venture Bucks “investors” may wish to consider in making their selections. These 12 factors 

are listed on the following page in the presentation content section of our evaluation form. 

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Pitch Evaluation Guidelines 

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Audience Response Polling Instructions 

The Angel Capital Summit is committed to measuring success. To help with measuring the success 

of our pitches, we ask two questions at the end of every pitch. “What is the quality of the 

pitch” and “What is the quality of the business opportunity” The audience can vote from their 

cell phone using any one of three modes: Web interface (pollev.com/RVC), Twitter @poll, and Text 

22333. Please participate and give feedback to the entrepreneurs! 

How to Vote via Pollev.com / RVC 

• Click a choice to submit it as your vote for a Multiple Choice Poll 

• Type in your response and click “submit” for a Free Text Poll 

CODE is 22333 

Browser is PollEv.com/RVC 

How to vote via Twitter 

• Send a tweet to the Twitter handle listed on the poll (@poll pictured). 

• Submit the CODE that corresponds with your choice for a Multiple Choice Poll 

• Submit the CODE followed by a space and your message 

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Venture Bucks 

The Venture Bucks Program is a fun way for the audience to vote for their favorite companies, to provide feedback 

on the best opportunities, and to add an element of competition among the presenters for valuable prizes. 

HOW IT WORKS: 

Each attendee at the event receives ten $10,000 Venture Bucks Bills. After viewing the entrepreneur pitches on 

Thursday, invest your venture bucks in your favorite companies. Pretend this is real money and you are hoping for 

a valuable return on investment. Venture Bucks investments may be made all in one company or singly as desired. 

Write the VB Code (VB##) in the box on the Venture Buck Bill and place in the secure ballot box. 

Find the VB Code for your favorite companies next to the company descriptions in the program. 

The team with the largest collective investment is the winner of the Venture Bucks contest; the award announcements 

will be made at the closing cocktail event reception. The companies receiving the greatest Venture Bucks investment 

will receive real-life goods and services from our Venture Bucks Sponsors. 

VENTURE BUCKS GUIDELINES 

• Use your Venture Bucks to invest as you would real money. 

• Mark your favorite companiesʼ VB codes (VB##) on the back of the Venture Bucks Bill and post it in the ballot box. 

• You may invest all of your Venture Bucks in one company or divide as desired. 

• Presenting companies may invest in themselves. (We hope theyʼre doing this in real life too.) 

• At the end of the event your Venture Bucks investment will be tallied and the companies with the most 

investments will receive valuable prizes from participating sponsors. 

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Volunteer Recognition 

2012 Team Leadership 

Peter Adams, MBA 

Event Co-Chair 

Peter Adams is Executive Director of 

Rockies Venture Club and Co-chair of the 

Angel Capital Summit. He also serves as 

Executive Director at BizGirls.org, and as 

CEO at Omniportraits and Principal at 

Strategic Scenarios Consulting. 

Kirk Ryder 

Event Co-Chair 

Kirk Ryder is Executive Director of 

Rockies Venture Club and Co-chair of 

the Angel Capital Summit. 

Steve Johnsen, MBA 

COO, Angel Capital Summit 

Founder, Cumulus Consulting 

www.cumulus-consulting.com 

http://number1employee.com 

Steve Johnsen is a business growth 

strategist and a leading authority on Internet 

marketing. Well-known for his 

business/ technology seminars and boot camps, he is also 

very successful founder of Cumulus Consulting, a firm dedicated 

to helping businesses use their websites to make them 

money. He has 30 years of experience in technology, and 

more than 20 successfully building and turning around businesses. 

Through his firm and seminars, he is empowering 

businesses to grow by bringing together the best practices in 

both technology and business. Steveʼs unique approach to 

business and technology has earned him the title “The Website 

Income Strategist.” 

David Van Duzer 

Technology Chair & COO, Angel Capital Summit 

David Van Duzer is a seasoned UNIX professional with experience 

working in a wide variety of production 

environments. He is well versed 

in communicating complex technical 

analysis to senior management. David 

has a proven ability to translate business 

process needs into successful automation 

tools, and a passion for 

gathering, analyzing, and presenting the 

best data to solve problems of all kinds. 

David Talon, MBA 

Head Pitch Coach, ACS 

Founder, iGrowth Strategies 

http://iGrowthStrategies.com 

David Talon is a senior executive and 

management consultant with more than 

25 yearsʼ experience deploying business 

growth and expansion projects in 

42 countries. He is a Vistage Trusted Advisor and expert in International 

Business Expansion. He has been a member of 

the Institute of Management Consultants and the Professional 

Coaches and Mentors Association. His MBA in International 

Business Strategy and Cultural Studies helped him developed 

a quick-study methodology to rapidly understand foreign markets 

around the world. His corporate experience in international 

business development, operations, global sales, and 

deep negotiation as head of a $50 million operation have positioned 

him well to understand the challenges faced by client 

companies and their teams in their global growth initiatives. 

Nicole Gravagna, Ph.D. 

Deal Screening Chair, ACS 

Nicole Gravagna is professional grant writer and development 

consultant with Mainstreet Forward. Her specialty is fundraising 

for start-up and emerging life-science companies. She 

holds a Ph.D. in Neuroscience and a Masterʼs 

Degree in Molecular Biology. Nicole is 

passionate about health and education. 

She is a Rotarian in the Aurora Fitzsimons 

Rotary Club and a member of the Board of 

Trustees for RAFT (Resource Area For 

Teaching), a non-profit dedicated to repurposing 

materials to benefit K-12 educators 

and students. 

Ryan Goral, MBA 

Investor Forum Chair, ACS 

Ryan launched Strategic Equity Partners 

in 2010, a Denver-based company 

specializing in building emerging businesses. 

Prior to Strategic Equity Partners, 

he spent four years as a 

commercial banker deploying debt capital 

and providing cash management 

solutions to small businesses in the 

Denver Metro area. Ryan has extensive 

experience working with high growth firms in a number of capacities 

where he has conducted feasibility analysis, prepared 

and executed business plans, managed operations at the 

COO level, performed various CFO functions including conducting 

financial analysis, budgeting, projections and managing 

P&Ls. He also has extensive experience performing 

business development activities, designing and executing marketing 

campaigns, securing strategic partnerships and other 

general management and consulting activities. 

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Carolyn J. Miller 

Facilities & Logistics Chair, ACS 

A proven professional in relationship 

management with outstanding organization 

and communication skills, Carolyn 

Miller brings more than 20 years of real 

estate, construction, and operations 

experience to this yearʼs Angel Capital 

Summit. With a knack for creating, implementing and streamlining 

existing processes and procedures, Carolyn has served 

as a development consultant for numerous companies, both 

start-up as well as existing. From lease audits to contract negotiations 

to focusing on cost-controls and overall operations, 

Carolyn brings a conscious business approach to building solid 

teams and maintaining lasting business relationships. 

David Milliken, MBA 

Speakers/Workshops Chair, ACS 

Dave Milliken is the Co-Founder of Vim 

Funding, which is dedicated to helping 

startups and small businesses successfully 

navigate the world of fundraising. 

Dave has extensive experience in marketing, 

business strategy, and sales. Prior to 

co-founding Vim Funding, Dave was Vice 

President of Marketing for Smashburger, 

#99 in the 2011, Inc. 500. Previously he 

held positions with Coors Brewing Company, Louis Vuitton Moet 

Hennessey, The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, Zagat Survey, 

and IBM. Dave holds an MBA from NYU and a BBA from Emory 

University. 

Kelly OʼNeill Dwight 

Pitch Coaching Chair, ACS 

Business Strategist | Entrepreneur | 

Launch Champion | Mentor 

Kelly OʼNeill Dwight has over 15 years 

serving in a variety of executive and 

leadership roles within start-up and 

Fortune level global firms, driving successful initiatives in multiple 

industries; Cable, High-Tech, Internet, NFP, Oil & Gas, 

Retail, and Software. As a savvy business strategist, Kelly 

specializes in go-to-market orchestration, productizing and 

solution realization, collaborating and consulting with clients 

and companies to increase performance, launch new offerings 

and upstart. She has been an Adjunct Professor for ten 

years and actively engages in the community as an advisor, 

member, mentor, and volunteer within several organizations, 

including: Coolest Women We Know, Clean-Tech Open, Colorado 

Innovation Network, The Innovation Pavilion, Rockies 

Venture Club, and Tie Rockies. Kelly holds a Masterʼs degree 

in Technology Management from the University of Denver and 

a Bachelorʼs degree from the University of Colorado. Contact 

Kelly at: Kelly.Dwight@nextgenmktg.com or by phone at 

720.838.5477 

Tyler Murphy, MBA 

Sponsorship Chair, ACS 

Channel Development Manager, SaaS/ 

Cloud Computing Division at McAfee 

Tyler is a highly experienced and wellrounded 

sales executive and entrepreneur 

and a strong believer in the power 

of positive energy and developing meaningful relationships 

with people in both business and personal life. Tyler has a 

certificate in International Trade from the World Trade Institute, 

a MBA from the University of Colorado, and a certificate 

in Entrepreneurship from the Bard Center for 

Entrepreneurship. 

Erin Lewis, MBA 

Speakers/Workshops Coordinator, Angel Capital Summit 

Founder and President, 

Fashion Forward Maternity 

www.fashionforwardmaternity.com 

Erin brings a unique but powerful background 

to her current role as Founder 

and President of Fashion Forward Maternity, 

a web-based rental site solving 

the relatively short term but essential 

need that 4.2 million women every year 

have for an affordable, comfortable, 

high-quality maternity and nursing 

wardrobe that changes with a womanʼs 

changing body. Erin earned a Masters degree in Industrial Engineering 

from Georgia Tech and an Executive MBA from the 

University of Michigan, has almost 15 years in Manufacturing, 

Supply Chain and Business Development for companies large 

and small, was a consultant to the U.S. Air Force, and has the 

honor of being the first woman to ever run a diesel-electric locomotive 

repair depot for a major Railroad in the US. No matter 

the size or scale of the challenge, Erin Lewis is known as 

someone you can count on to “get stuff done” with focused 

tactical execution and a vision to the future. 

Linda Hughes 

Social Media Chair, ACS 

Webmaster, ACS 

CEO, Entrepreneur Community Online 

Other Volunteers 

Unfortunately, we donʼt have room to list everyone by name, 

but we would like to thank the many, many other volunteers 

that made this event possible, including: 

• Our Deal Reviewers and Screeners 

• Our 40+ Pitch Coaches 

• Our many Event Volunteers including registration, 

wayfinding, technology angels, facilitators, workshop 

presenters and keynote speakers. 

• Finally, we want to also thank the forty presenting 

companies for taking a risk and making something 

happen! 

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Notes 

This 2012 ACS Program Guide was designed and produced by 

Michael Hamers • www.lightspeedca.net 

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