| The Catamount Newsletter | Volume 3 |
Welcome to The Catamount Newsletter. Catamount Ventures is a high value-add, early stage technology venture fund based in San Francisco. As proven entrepreneurs and investors, we understand the many needs of the early stage company, and seek to invest in and build visionary technology companies. We are actively looking for new investment opportunities, technology leaders, and entrepreneurs – please contact us with comments or for more information.
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Contents
High Value Seed Investing
If you come across an exciting opportunity or entrepreneur that fits our high value added seed investing model, please contact us.
Concept to Company
by Jed Smith
As an early stage venture capital fund, Catamount focuses on the creative process of growing a company from scratch. This report looks at the characteristics, challenges and decisions that a general manager must make to grow such a company from its conception to a national organization. Having founded three companies and been on the boards of numerous other entrepreneurial ventures I have analyzed the lessons that can be learned from previous successes and failures . . .
The Effects of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act on Private Companies
by Kate Henriksen
Since it’s enactment on July 30, 2002 the Sarbanes-Oxley Act has proven to be more widespread and influential than originally intended. After corporate accounting scandals revealed questionable financial reporting it has reined corporate behavior with the premise of restoring global confidence in the integrity of the US economic market . . .
From Consulting Company to Product Company
by Jon Goldstein
When faced with the challenge of funding and launching their startup, entrepreneurs frequently look to gain early market validation, product definition, and revenue through consulting engagements with one or more customers. This arrangement allows the entrepreneur to leverage existing relationship and expertise to launch their business prior to investing heavily in infrastructure . . .
Portfolio Highlights
Portfolio in the News
Employment Opportunities
Catamount Developments
Portfolio Highlights
Catamount has some exciting companies in the portfolio, one of which is profiled below. If you think you know of a strong business partner, client, or executive hire for this company, please contact the individual named below.
Second Life (R). Your World, Your Imagination.
Linden Lab is a privately held company established to develop an extraordinary form of 3D shared entertainment. Through its first product, Second Life, Linden Lab offers a truly collaborative, immersive and open-ended entertainment experience, where together people create and inhabit a virtual world of their own design.
Harnessing the power of user creativity, Second Life offers a truly collaborative, immersive and open-ended 3D entertainment experience where people create and inhabit a virtual world of their own design, a world as rich and complex as the real world. Residents can retain their intellectual property rights in their creations, own and control the land where they live and congregate, start businesses that pay off in real world income, and have the freedom to shape the future of their digital reality. For more information, please contact Linden Lab or visit www.secondlife.com.
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Portfolio In The News
For additional information on our portfolio companies, please visit the Companies section of our web site. Direct links to the press section of those individual companies listed on the website are also included here:
eSilicon
Bocada
Linden Lab
Liquid Engines
Sapias
SignalDemand
Siterra
Unicru
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Employment Opportunities
We currently have senior level positions open at the following company. If interested, please send your resume to the contact indicated below.
Company: SignalDemand
SignalDemand provides demand optimization solutions to manufacturers of consumer goods and commodities. Based on an unparalleled ability to model and forecast demand, their Demand-Driven Supply Network (DDSN) enterprise software enables manufacturers to maximize their business performance and deliver increased profit growth. Through influencing the demand for a portfolio of a manufacturer's products and services while simultaneously considering operational costs and constraints, SignalDemand brings the highly anticipated next evolutionary step in Supply and Demand optimization. SignalDemand is led by founder and CEO Michael Neal, who is the founder and former CEO of DemandTec.
Position: Vice President, Software Engineering
The Vice President of Engineering will manage and lead the definition and early architecture development of SignalDemand’s GA product, as well as oversee its development and release. The successful candidate will build and manage the engineering organization, serve as the top technical role model, and ensure the highest possible execution quality. This position will report to the CEO.
Position: Director of Sales
Reporting to the CEO, the Director of Sales will play a major role in the strategic growth of the company. The person will be responsible for identifying and qualifying sales leads, processing sales pipeline and achieving revenue goals, assisting with the development and execution of the company’s strategies for recruiting new customers, and communicating sales activity and progress to senior staff. The successful candidate must have the proven ability to sell enterprise software and technical business services at senior and C-levels.
Interested professionals should contact William Kobayashi at SignalDemand.
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Catamount Developments
Contacting Catamount
Catamount Ventures is located in the Jackson Square neighborhood of downtown San Francisco, neighboring the financial district. Please note our contact information:
Catamount Ventures, L.P.Please refer to our website for a map and detailed driving directions.
400 Pacific Avenue, 3rd Fl.
San Francisco, CA 94133
General: (415) 277-0300
Fax: (415) 277-0301
Web: www.catamountventures.com
Email: info@catamountventures.com
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