How to Launch and Ramp Up Your Company

Join us online on Thursday, October 22 at 5p.m. EDT as part of the Case Western Reserve University Entrepreneurship Speaker Series - in partnership with the CWRU School of Law, the Tech Transfer Office and Sears think[box].

Our Panelists for the event:

Howard Bobrow (LAW '96) - Partner, Chair of Venture Capital and Emerging Company Practice, Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP: From start-up through exit, Howard is a trusted advisor to private equity funds, private equity-backed companies, venture capital funds, and emerging growth companies. He leverages his vast experience with private equity transactions and early and growth-stage transactions to help position numerous clients for success. Howard’s practice is primarily devoted to mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and venture capital. As chair of the firm’s Venture Capital and Emerging Companies practice, Howard counsels private equity and venture capital firms, other institutional investors, and angel investors on all aspects of acquisitions, dispositions, capital formation, and private placements. He regularly represents and advises funds on their organization and formation, the fundraising process, governance matters, investments, and compliance with pertinent regulations, such as the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

Josh Borstein, Ph.D - Investment Principal, JumpStart Ventures: Josh connects early-stage technology companies with entrepreneurial resources in Northeast Ohio and performs due diligence on companies seeking capital from funds managed by JumpStart. Prior to joining JumpStart, Josh was a Senior Analyst at equity research firm Longbow Research, where he analyzed publicly traded consumer and retail companies to evaluate drivers of revenue growth and margin expansion and identify catalysts. Josh began his career as an archaeologist, studying the variables that allowed for state-level societies to flourish in what is present-day Mexico.

Richard Uria - President, orthobrain®: Richard brings over thirty years of experience developing strategies and business plans for meeting growth and revenue milestones, developing product expertise, and managing relationships cross functionally to identify opportunities for growth over time. In his almost 4 years of tenure at orthobrain®, he's working to unite artificial intelligence and human intelligence to build more revenue for practices while satisfying patients.

Dan German DDS (DEN ‘85) - Founder, orthobrain®: Thirty years ago, Dr. Dan German started an orthodontic practice that became one of the largest privately held practices in the country. He served as a Professor of Orthodontics at The Ohio State University College of Dentistry, where he trained post doctoral residents and was an attending clinical doctor. In 2016, Dr. German used his passion for transforming the delivery of dental care to found orthobrain®. Dr. German is well known throughout the dental world for educating professionals on how to correct the entire spectrum of malocclusions, all while rendering exceptional service. Dr. German is devoted to solving dental problems using new and better solutions. He helped develop systems for an easy and precise way to place braces without any lab work.

The Veale Institute for Entrepreneurship hosts discussions from highly-accomplished industry professionals to speak with current students and alumni who are interested in topics within the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Participating guests are encouraged to arrive prepared with questions and topics for discussion.

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Co-hosted with: PhD Student Nurses Association, South Asian Law Student Association, Women's Law Association, Corporate Finance & Law Alliance, International Law Society, Asian Law Students' Association, National Lawyer's Guild, Black Law Students Association, CWRU Entrepreneurship (OWNER), Entrepreneurship Club , Labor and Employment Law Society, Muslim Law Students Association, Law Events, Law School Career Development Office, Law School Experiential Education Program, First Generation Law Students