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When:   June 22, 2010 6:30pm-9:30pm
Where:   Pulse Restaurant
45 Rockefeller Plaza
3rd Floor
Price:   FREE
Type:   Reception

Yale Entrepreneurs & Investors in NYC presents a unique panel discussion co-hosted by the new Innovative Marketplaces Meetup, to be followed by a networking reception. Join your fellow Yalies as well as others in the NYC startup and innovation community for interesting conversation and sociable libations. (Plus, it's completely free.)

What: Innovative Marketplaces: Panel + Reception
Where: Pulse Restaurant, 45 Rockefeller Plaza, 3rd Floor
When: 6:30 - 9:30 pm, Tuesday, June 22
RSVP HERE: http://www.meetup.com/yalenyc/calendar/13670531

This month's event will feature a panel discussion with an exciting set of innovators:

Beth Ferreira, VP Finance and Operations, Etsy
Beth Ferreira is currently leading the seller marketing efforts at Etsy, Inc. the leading online marketplace for all things handmade. Etsy has become a worldwide destination for independent artists and consumers who value the uniqueness and craftsmanship of handmade goods. Prior to joining Etsy, Beth held positions at Flatiron Partners investing in early stage technology companies, The Boston Consulting Group and Union Bank of Switzerland. She holds a BA from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from the Wharton School.

Rick Heitzmann, Founder and Managing Director, FirstMark Capital
Rick Heitzmann joined FirstMark, formerly Pequot Ventures, in 1999, where he focuses on investments in emerging media and advertising and data and information services. Mr. Heitzmann graduated from Georgetown University with a B.S. in Business Administration and earned his M.B.A. from The Harvard Business School. Rick sits on the Board of Directors of Clickable, Live Gamer, Riot Games and weplay. Rick is also on the Board of Directors of the New York Venture Capital Association.

Tim Ogilvie '97, Founder, AdBuyer
Tim Ogilvie founded AdBuyer.com in 2007. AdBuyer.com provides buying and optimization tools for the display ad exchanges, secondary marketplaces for banner inventory that goes unsold by direct sales teams. Before AdBuyer.com, Tim spent 10 years helping build two startups from pre-launch/pre-revenue to profitabilty & exit. Most recently he was responsible for traffic generation at Pronto, IAC/InterActiveCorp's comparison shopping engine, which grew from nothing to one of the most trafficked sites in 2007. Before that, Tim joined iWon.com in 1999 as an employee #6 and served in a variety of business development and marketing roles through their 2004 acquisition by Ask.com (and Ask's subsequent acquisition by IAC in 2005). Tim has a B.S. in Computer Science from Yale (JE '97).

This event is free of charge. Feel free to invite friends and colleagues. Hosted by Matthew O. Brimer, Brad Hargreaves & Leah Belsky.

 

RSVP HERE: http://www.meetup.com/yalenyc/calendar/13670531

 



Additional Info/Contact:
Matthew O. Brimer // This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript / 314.920.5052