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Every VisionStart business
model and plan is designed to highlight each client's unique strengths and
differentiators. Our plans include estimates and projections of market
depth and breadth, current and potential competitors, the client's specific
competitive advantages, accurate and realistic cost analysis, profit and
loss projections, and cash flow for a full five years. Most importantly,
VisionStart plans are based on timely and relevant market research from the
best industry sources. Our research is always current, and lends
significantly increased credibility to our clients' plans and efforts.
The founders of
VisionStart are seasoned industry professionals with extensive experience
in business planning, development and launching of high technology ventures
as well as managing companies. The team's capabilities are extended though
our long-standing relationships and an Affiliate Network of key industry
professionals covering every need of New Economy startups and entrants. We
are subject matter experts in the following areas: Telecom, VoIP, the
Internet, high-performance network infrastructure, e-commerce, the music
industry, the health and wellness industry, hardware and software
development and manufacturing, business development, finance, sales and
marketing. It is difficult, if not impossible, to find the depth of
resources delivered by the VisionStart team in a single organization.
VisionStart has also
assembled an impressive Advisory Board of high-tech industry pioneers that
not only help guide the Company, but are also a valuable source of new
business.
David
Tarnowski – COO. David brings over 25 years of
comprehensive, practical experience covering all aspects of product
design and development, operations, technical and executive management
to VisionStart. David has a consistent record of setting and achieving
aggressive strategic goals and design objectives and has designed,
manufactured and marketed over 235 products domestically and offshore,
winning awards for achievement, innovation, and quality. David
served from 1985-1998 as CEO and Director of Engineering of ADA
Signal Processors, Inc. a leading-edge professional audio company
that was the first to develop microprocessor controlled vacuum
tube amplification and other MIDI-controlled signal processors.
He founded E-Systems Berkeley, a hardware-based data format conversion
company, and was recruited to manage Plex Technologies, Inc. a
computer data switching company, which was acquired by Support
Systems International in 1986. He has worked for a Paul Allen/Vulcan
Ventures startup spun-off from Interval Research. He has created
business models and plans for private placement funding of Internet
startups and companies moving into the New Economy. He served
as CEO for Object Channels Corporation, an XML B2B infrastructure
company in 2000, and remains a board member.
He has designed
wireless gestural input devices for the gaming and computer industries for
Vuppet Corp. He was responsible for securing a grant from the California
Energy Commission for Energyn to study peak energy usage via internet
monitoring in homes. David served as CTO for Seismic Warning System, Inc.,
an early earthquake warning service. David studied at the University of California
Berkeley in the fields of Engineering
Mathematics, Music, and Economics and has a degree in Philosophy. Mr.
Tarnowski is a member of IEEE, SPIE, Acoustic Society, American Management
Association, and MIDI Manufacturers Association and holds board and
advisory positions in three companies.
Scott
Jamar - Founder / Advisor. is a 20-year Silicon
Valley veteran working with companies such as, Novell,
CSC Infonet and AT&T Labs. Jamar has developed business strategies
and plans for over two-dozen companies worldwide, including the
original business plan for a global network joint venture between
Novell and AT&T in 1993 (now operating as AT&T WorldNet).
Jamar has written business plans for: Internet Music Distribution,
Content Syndication, Management and Licensing, Interactive Television,
broadband content delivery, syndication and licensing, automated
content management and distribution, On-line radio syndication,
Webcasting, On-line Project Management, Voice over IP (VoIP),
Competitive Local Exchanges (CLECs), Enterprise Application Integration,
Web Personalization, Clicks and Mortar, 3D User Interfaces and
On-line gaming.
In 1997, Jamar launched
VisionStart, Inc., focused on business development and planning for high
technology related startups with particular emphasis on New Media software,
content management, delivery and e-commerce, as well as carrier grade
network infrastructure. The VisionStart team lead by Jamar provides a broad
variety of consulting services such as authoring of business plans, full
financial analysis and projections, in-depth technology and market
research, business development, Venture Capital presentations, marketing
collateral, Marketing Requirements Documents, internal business practice
technology and process reviews, M&A due diligence and product launch
plans.
Shawn
Nunley – VP, New Media Technologies has
over 17 years of experience in data communications, security and
network operations, and technology due diligence, having recently
left Exodus Communications as Director of Research (reporting
to the office of the CEO) to join VisionStart. Nunley has been
directly responsible for some of the largest network design and
deployment initiatives in the past ten years, starting with Exelan/Novell
in the late 80’s; Nunley was instrumental in prototyping
and demonstrating the network infrastructure for AT&T WorldNet
in 1993. After leaving Novell in 1995, Nunley developed a series
of award winning network security products for Secure Computing.
Nunley’s latest responsibilities at Exodus were investigating
new technologies and companies for strategic investment or acquisition,
with a focus on streaming media applications. Nunley was directly
involved with Exodus’s recent investments in Global Crossing
and Mirror Image.
VisionStart
Advisory Board Members:
Chris Rigatuso - holds an MBA from U.C. Berkeley's
Haas School of Business, and a BS in Mathematics and Computer
Science from the University
of Minnesota.
Rigatuso currently with Oracle Corporation has held positions
with Sun Microsystems and venture-funded startups: Objectivity
Databases and Synergy Computer Graphics as well as SoundView Financial
Group. Rigatuso's experience covers software engineering, investment
analysis, corporate finance, product management, sales and consulting
management.
Peggy Miles – CEO, Intervox, Inc. is
an internationally respected author and expert on the Internet
and streaming media, as well as being a regularly requested speaker
for major broadcast organizations, including: the National Association
of Broadcasters, Canadian Association of Broadcasters, Radio Advertising
Bureau, Silicon Graphics, the Sprint sponsored Advertising on
the Internet@NAB96, Interactive Multimedia for Arts and Technology
Conference, New Media North, Radio & Records, PROMAX, Montreux
Interactive/Digimedia and other organizations.
She has worked on programs for EZ Communications, KZOK, the Radio Data
Group, CBS Radio Network, USA Weekend KCBS-FM Los Angeles, Liberty
Broadcasting, WHFS, WXTR, The Internet News with Charles Bowen, Cupid's Net
Broadcast, Home Team Sports Interactive Auction and many other on-line
programs for leading broadcasting companies. She has worked with ABC, CBS
affiliate TV stations, various Radio Broadcast groups including, AmCom
General Corporation, Albimar Communications, Great Empire
Broadcasting and others. Miles has over 18 years management and ownership
experience in the broadcasting, advertising and direct marketing
industries. She owned a Database Marketing Consulting business, started-up
and managed a Database Marketing Division for a direct
marketing/advertising agency, and owned a video production facility.
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