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EIR's, or entrepreneurs in residence were once found mostly at venture capital firms, but the role has expanded and you can now find them at a variety of companies - including tech companies. At a law firm, the entrepreneur in residence provides professional services to the firm's clients. Law firms may offer the advisory service to ...
He was invited to speak at the Web 2.0 Expo by Tim O'Reilly, and was offered a position as entrepreneur-in-residence at Harvard Business School. [5] Ries began to devote all of his time to the lean startup movement, and held conferences, gave talks, wrote blog entries, and served as an advisor to companies. [10] [14]
Mark Anthony Montgomery (born June 16, 1967) is an American entrepreneur best known for co-founding echomusic, which was sold to Ticketmaster/IAC in March 2007 for $25MM. After selling echomusic, Montgomery went on to serve as Entrepreneur in Residence at Claritas Capital, sat on the Founding Board of the Nashville Entrepreneur Center, founded ...
Ingrid Vanderveldt (born November 7, 1970) is an American businesswoman, media personality, [citation needed] and investor. She was the first Entrepreneur-in-Residence for Dell and is the founder and current CEO of the Empowering a Billion Women by 2020 movement.
In April 2013, Lawrence Tomlinson became Serial Entrepreneur in Residence at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. Tomlinson was selected from over 100 candidates. [9] Tomlinson was awarded a £10,000 honorarium and expenses in return for one day a week in the Department.
The firm is a founding member of the venture capital associations in the U.S. and China, and offers a global entrepreneur in residence program to help start up new businesses. [ 24 ] In October 2014, Reuters reported that Warburg Pincus had raised $4 billion for its first energy-focused private equity fund. [ 25 ]
When Roeding returned, he spent a year at Kleiner Perkins as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence to identify next-generation cross-platform mobile and online venture concepts. [10] In 2009, he founded shopkick, a company that rewards consumers just for being physically present in retail stores or for engaging with products with their smartphones. [6]
Tetro spent four years as an Entrepreneur in residence at The Walt Disney Company building technology businesses from research and development projects and launching those products into theme parks and ESPN properties.