Advisor board members include Kristo Ovaska from Startup Sauna, Andris Berzins from TechHub Riga, Rokas Tamošiūnas from StartupHighway Lithuaniaia, Chris Kowalczyk, Gamma Rebels – Poland, Raido Pikkor, Tehnopol – Estonia.
Brett Bullington, long-time Silicon Valley advisor, board member, and angel investor, suffered severe brain trauma in a bicycle accident outside of Bartlesville, Okla.
Another direct way to link research to action is when a person involved in policy or practice is involved as one of the investigators (e.g. technical advisor, board member) [ 70].
Additionally, Scripted.com has brought two new advisors on board: former LinkedIn chief scientist DJ Patil and 99designs co-founder Matt Mickiewicz.
Good advisors and board members help entrepreneurs avoid mistakes they might not see because they're heads down focused on trying to build their business.
The $30m funding round came from Hong Kong investor Li Ka Shing and venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, whose partner (and technology maven) Mary Meeker will be joining as a strategic advisor and board observer as part of the funding.
In 2009, he joined financial company Avans.bg in Bulgaria, where he still serves as advisor and board member.
YL Ventures, headed by Yoav Andrew Leitersdorf, participated in the transaction as an investor, strategic advisor, and board member of AcceloWeb.
In addition, Kleiner Perkins partner Mary Meeker has also joined the team as a strategic advisor and board observer alongside Josh Silverman, President of American Express US Consumer division and former CEO of Skype.
In addition, Mary Meeker, partner at KPCB, has joined the team as a strategic advisor and board observer alongside Josh Silverman, President of American Express US Consumer division and former CEO of Skype.
