Article posted on Feb 20
I have been asked to let everyone know that Josh Coates, founder of Mozy, will be doing a lecture series next week. Before I post the details, let me throw my two cents in here… Obviously Josh is a successful Entrepreneur. But what really strikes me about Josh and my interactions with him has been something else, or more appropriately, something in addition to his Entrepreneurialism and success.
Josh is from outside of Utah. Now, that may sound like no big deal, but spend ten minutes wit Josh and you’ll know what I mean… He definitely brings a Non-Utah perspective (which is not to say he doesn’t “get” Utah, just that he has a broader view.) That, combined with a sometimes shocking frank, and candid style is sure to jolt you, awaken you, and make you think a bit during this series.
So, enough of my insights 
On to the details:
Starting Tuesday, February 24th, Josh Coates will present a weekly lecture series on how to build a successful Technology Startup. Coates is a veteran Silicon Valley entrepreneur who has experienced both spectacular success and dismal failure in the arena of the technology startups (but mostly success!) This six-part lecture series will provide candid advice about how to navigate the well-worn path of venture startups:
– Technology and Fundamental Business Concepts (Feb. 24)
– Raising Capital: The Simple, Well Understood Path (Mar. 3)
– Pro-active Product Development for the Enterprise Market (Mar. 10)
– Hiring the A-Team: Rocks and Clowns (Mar. 17)
– Practical Internet Marketing (Mar. 24)
– Personal Liquidity and Financial Exits (Mar. 31)
Please submit your attendance intentions at this link to ensure we have seats available for everyone
This lecture series will be hosted at the Novell Cafeteria (Bldg G.) “We are thrilled to be able to host the Coates’ lecture series again this year.” said Shauna Theobald, Program Director for the Technology Center at Novell. “Attendees from last year’s series raved about the positive impact Josh’s advice had on their businesses. Josh has firsthand knowledge of how to lead a tech-based venture to success. ”
This free lecture series is open to the public every Tuesday from 12-1:30p.m., starting Tuesday, February 24th. Sponsors include the Utah Valley Entrepreneurial Forum, the Provo Technology Xelerator, the Technology Center at Novell, and SiliconSlopes/Omniture.
About Josh Coates: Josh began his career doing research in parallel computing at UC Berkeley and went on to found two venture backed startups related to large scale data storage technology. His extensive experience ranges from high performance computing and data center operations to venture funding, financial modeling, marketing and mergers and acquisitions. Coates has been honored for his innovation by MIT and Ernst and Young and featured in Forbes and the Wall Street Journal. He currently volunteers as an adjunct instructor in the Computer Science department at BYU.
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