New Jersey Enterpreneur - Small Business, Entrepreneurs and Venture Capital

John Ason, Angel Investor

Jim Gunton, General Partner, NJTC Venture Fund

Wayne Tamarelli, Ph.D., Angel Investor

Headquarters Plaza Hotel, 3 Headquarters Plaza, Morristown, NJ 07960

11:30 Registration; 12:00 noon ? 2:00 Luncheon Meeting

Directions:  http://www.hqplazahotel.com/directions.htm

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John Ason is an angel investor specializing in early stage pre-revenue companies. He has made twelve investments in the areas of  e-commerce, 3D technology, internet publishing, smart labels, advertising and entertainment/media.   John  was at AT&T Bell Labs for over 25 years, first involved in software and technology development, then in  marketing and business management of large software projects.  He is a graduate of the Illinois Institute of Technology.  He is a guest lecturer at the Rothman Institute of Entrepreneurial Studies at Fairleigh Dickinson and at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Jim Gunton has served the technology industry for nearly 20 years, initially in Silicon Valley as a rapidly promoted manager at Oracle Corporation, then subsequently in an investment capacity. In 1994, Jim joined Edison Venture Fund and as Vice President and Principal, led its investment activity in New Jersey. Jim is the recipient of many local and national awards, including New Jersey's 2004 "Financier of the Year", njBiz "Top 40 Under 40" business person, and a Board Governor of NASBIC, the private equity's trade industry association. Jim received a BS from Stanford University and an MBA with distinction from the Fuqua School of Business.

A.Wayne Tamarelli is President of AWT Private Investments and an angel investor in early stage technology businesses in the New Jersey and San Francisco Bay areas.  He serves on a number of boards of directors and advisory boards.  His 39 years experience as a CEO, private company owner, and public company officer have encompassed entrepreneurship, general management, new ventures, mergers and acquisitions, advanced materials, environmental protection technologies, specialty chemicals, energy conservation technologies,  technology transfer, angel investing, and other business and technological areas.   He has BS, MS, and PhD degrees in engineering from Carnegie-Mellon University and an MBA in marketing and international business from New York University.  

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Please preregister; an attendance list is distributed at the meeting.  Send your check payable to VANJ (charge for members is $35 and $55 for nonmembers), along with this form to be received no later than Monday before the meeting to VANJ, Box 1982, Morristown, NJ 07962-1982.  Telephone reservations are taken only if mail would not be timely.  Call Clara Stricchiola at (973) 631-5680, or fax your reservation to (973) 984-9634 / E-Mail: clara@vanj.com.   Door Registrations/Late Registrations - $75

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