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Robert works with start-up companies, helping them in their fund raising efforts.
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Robert Ochtel is a hands-on business executive with more than 25 years of experience in all aspects of high-technology and international business development in both the semiconductor and telecommunication industries. Early in his career, the author worked for various Fortune 500 companies including Harris Semiconductor and Intel Corporation. For the last 17 years, the author has been involved with the venture funding of various wireless start-up companies in San Diego, including PCSI, CommQuest Technologies, 4D Connect, and others. The author has also raised more than $50M in venture capital, corporate funding, and private equity from such firms as Sequoia Capital, Brentwood Associates, Oak Investment Partners, AT&T Ventures, and Intel Corporation. In fact, one start-up company that the author was instrumental in founding and securing initial venture funding for, CommQuest Technologies, was sold three years later to IBM for $180M in 1998.
In 2002, the author founded The Carlsbad Technology Group (www.carlsbad-tg.com), a consultancy that specializes in facilitating high-technology start-up companies in their business strategy planning and associated efforts to secure angel, venture, and/or other private equity capital.
In 2007, the author founded the VentureBlue™ Angel Network, a proposed network of more than 100 angel groups to be developed across North America.
The author has written many articles that have been published in various local and national publications.
The author holds both M.S. and B.S. degrees in electrical engineering from Purdue University and an MBA from the University of Michigan. The author also has Series 7 and Series 63 securities licenses.
Why I Wrote this Book:
When I originally decided to write a business plan to raise venture capital, I really had no idea on how to accomplish this task. So, like many entrepreneurs, I purchased several “business plan” focused books that tell you what should go into a “text book” business plan. None of these same books provide the entrepreneur any insights as to the theory, processes and methodologies for developing an investor focused business plan. Hence, after reading these existing “business plan” focused books, the entrepreneur is still very much in the dark as to what business planning is, how to take the results of your business planning activities and roll them into a complete business plan, and then use the proper process and methodologies to then approach venture capitalists and other third party funding sources. This book addresses all of these issues and provides the entrepreneur with all of the processes and methodologies on how to engage in business planning, focus on the development of an investor focused business plan and then complete the funding process.
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The author has written many articles that have been published in various local and national publications.
The author holds both M.S. and B.S. degrees in electrical engineering from Purdue University and an MBA from the University of Michigan. The author also has Series 7 and Series 63 securities licenses.
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The Carlsbad Technology Gropu
7386 Melodia Terrace
Carlsbad CA 92011
USA
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Contact Author: Robert Thomas Ochtel
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Busiiness Planning, Business Plans and Venture Funding
Business Planning, Business Plans and Venture Funding (232 pages) is the first book of its kind to take a “planning to funding” approach to fund raising, with the ultimate goal of securing angel, venture or other third party equity funding. Targeting entrepreneurs, this book provides real world examples on how to:
• Execute Business Planning,
• Develop a Complete Business Plan, and
• Secure Venture Funding.
The processes and methodologies provided in this book have been used to raise over $50M in early stage funding from such venture capitalists as Sequoia Capital, Brentwood Associates, Oak Investment Partners, AT&T Ventures, and Intel Corporation.
Through the adoption of the proven processes and methodologies, outlined in the book, entrepreneurs can substantially increase their probability of success in their fund raising efforts and ultimately introducing their company’s product, service or technology into the market place.
The Carlsbad Technology Group
Brobert's Entrepreneur Blog
Robert Ochtel’s Entrepreneur Blog addresses venture capital and angel investor funding issues facing entrepreneurs. Robert’s blog focuses on providing proven and practical expertise on business planning, business plans, marketing, sales, venture capital and angel investor funding issues. Much of the information provided by Robert in his blog is taken from his new book: “Business Planning, Business Plans, and Venture Funding - A Definitive Reference Guide for Start-up Companies”. To learm more about the book, purchase the book or review reference materials go to http://www.carlsbadpublishing.com.
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