The DreamIt team consists of five groups working together to provide a platform for starting exciting, new companies. The groups include our founders, business partners, speakers, Gurus (mentors), and funding partners.
The founders of DreamIt are three entrepreneurs. We each founded, built and successfully sold one or more business. We have backgrounds in technology, finance, sales and marketing, and law. We all are currently angel investors and have invested in software/SaaS, chip, pharmaceutical, medical device, and many other startup companies.
Our partners include many prominent law firms and accounting firms with professionals who concentrate on providing service to startups. Each of them has agreed to donate their time to help DreamIt Companies properly structure their businesses, and to provide counsel throughout DreamIt `08.
Our speakers, Gurus and mentors include leading visionaries, entrepreneurs and business strategists. They will speak during DreamIt '08 and/or provide regular coaching, mentoring and guidance to DreamIt companies.
Our funding and economic development partners include early stage venture firms, angel groups, private investors, and public economic development agencies who are providing support for DreamIt and/or will be attending Funding Day.
The growing list of participants includes:
Speakers and Gurus:
Josh Kopelman - Managing Partner, First Round Capital (Speaker)
John Loftus - Executive Vice President and Managing Director, Safeguard (Speaker)
Doug Alexander - Managing Director, Operations, Internet Capital Group (Speaker)
Lucinda Holt - CEO, Commerce360 (Speaker)
Mark Hughes - Buzz Marketing (Speaker)
Rich Milgram - Founder and CEO, Beyond.com (Speaker)
Ben Millrood - Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Epitome Systems (Speaker)
Scott Snyder - President and CEO, Decision Strategies International (Speaker)
Scott Yetter - President and CEO, Voxware (Speaker)
Ned Moore - CEO, Co-Founder, Director, Portico Systems (Speaker)
Rick Bunker - CIO, ICG Commerce (Speaker)
Lou Bucelli - Bucelli & Company LLC (Speaker)
Anthony Ibarguen - President and CEO , Alliance Consulting (Speaker)
C.H. Low - Founder and CEO, Orbius, Inc (Speaker)
David Lipson - Founder and CEO, MODA Technology Partners (Speaker)
John Capobianco - President and COO, MEDecision, Inc.
Mel Baiada - Principal, Basecamp Ventures
Jim Stogdill - CTO, Gestalt Software
Michael Kopelman - Principal, Edison Venture Fund
David Brussin - Serial Entrepreneur, Co-Founder, Turntide
Nat Turner - Co-Founder, CEO, InviteMedia
Rob Adams - Co-Founder and Managing Partner, NextStage Capital
Nick Baughan - Managing Member, Marks Baughan & Co.
Rick Mosenkis - President and CEO, WorkZone
Howard Treatman - Founding Principal, Harvest Equities
Steve Harris - Founder and VP of Private Equity Management, MidCoast Capital
David Oppenheimer - Serial Entrepreneur, RobinHood Ventures
Mark McDowell - Founder and Managing Director, Ingenium Group
Tom Olenzak - Founding Partner and Managing Director, Fountainhead Venture Group
Anthony Gold - VP and GM, Unisys
R Linda Resnick - Founder, CEO Resources
Jane Hoffer - President and CEO, Prescient
Herb Cohen - Serial Entrepreneur
John Moran - Serial Entrepeneur, RobinHood Ventures
Brad Aronson - Founder, i-Frontier
Marc Slovak - VP, Product Technology, LexisNexis
David Noteware - CEO, Sinewave Energy
Steve Barsh - Serial Entrepreneur
Mike Dever - Serial Entrepreneur, CEO, YouChoose.net
Dan Tiernan - COO, GL Trade Capital Solutions / FNX Solutions
Paul Graziani -CEO, Analytic Graphics
Bertrand Navarrete - VP of Acquisitions, Internet Capital Group
Michael M. Carter - Managing Director, The Musser Group
John Carrow - CIO, Unisys
Economic Development, Universities & Funding Sources
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania
University City Science Center
Temple University
Penn State University
Safeguard
Internet Capital Group
MidCoast Capital
NextStage Capital
RobinHood Ventures
LORE Associates
Law Firms:
Morgan Lewis — Steve Goodman, Esq.
Duane Morris — Kate Shay, Esq.
Cozen & O'Connor — Michael Heller, Esq.
Wolf Block — David Gitlin, Esq.
Saul Ewing — Ray Agran, Esq.
Drinker Biddle— Neil Haimm, Esq.
Reed Smith — Vince Capone, Esq.
Hangley Aronchick — Jack Kenney, Esq.
Blank Rome — Alan Zeiger, Esq.
Eckert Seamans — Steve Foxman, Esq.
Pepper Hamilton — Chirs Miller, Esq.
Ballard Spahr – Richard Jaffe, Esq.
Fox Rothschild -- Michael Harrington, Esq.
Accounting Firms:
Ernst & Young — Chris Bruner
KPMG – Brian Hughes
Deloitte & Touche -- Michael Purcell
Goldenberg Rosenthal — Jay Weinstein
Fesnak & Associates – Bob Fesnak
Parente Randolph -- Bob Ciaruffoli
Isdaner & Company — Scott Isdaner
Reinsel Kuntz Lesher — George Reinoehl
Founders:
David Bookspan
Michael Levinson
Steve Welch