ADVISORY/Katalyst CEO Offers Insight to the Future of B2B Start-ups in the Current Volatile Market.Business Editors ADVISORY --(BUSINESS WIRE) WHAT: The slide in the NASDAQ composite index Nasdaq Composite Index An index that indicates price movements of securities in the over-the-counter market. It includes all domestic common stocks in the Nasdaq System (approximately 5,000 stocks) and is weighted according to the market value of each listed has raised investors' doubts about the sustainability of dot-coms. Having a great business plan or a dot-com in the name are no longer enough to attract venture capital and investors. Smart execution and implementation of the business plan for sustainable growth are what investors are banking on. Both entrepreneurs and investors are looking for risk mitigation in these volatile market conditions. WHO: Jonathan Kalman, founder and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Katalyst and an expert in the building of e-businesses, is available to comment on the NASDAQ's ripple effect on B2B (Business to Business) Refers to one business communicating with or selling to another. See B2B e-commerce, B2C and B2G. B2B - business to business companies seeking venture capital, what companies can do to maintain their popularity with VCs and what industries will survive and prosper in the B2B market. WHY: Kalman is a former Physicist turned Venture Capitalist. He has provided business strategy and M&A advice to Internet start-ups and venture capital firms Name Location Founding date Managing Partners/Directors Specialty Capital managed 5AM Ventures Menlo Park, CA; Waltham, MA 2002 John Diekman, PhD (managing partner), Scott Rocklage, PhD (managing partner), Andrew Schwab (managing partner) life sciences $200M [1] , working with IBM, Breakaway Solutions (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :BWAY), and many others. Kalman is a proven entrepreneur himself, having co-founded Naviant Technology Solutions, a leader in building customer relationship management solutions on the Web, and iVenture Capital Group, a management consulting firm for e-businesses and venture capital firms. He holds an MBA from Northwestern University's J.L. Kellogg School of Management
BS in applied physics from Cornell University. Katalyst provides strategic venture capital and management services to B2B Internet businesses. An Internet accelerator, Katalyst drives rapid growth and value creation for B2B Internet businesses through a unique combination of operational expertise and strategic venture capital. Katalyst's 40 industry professionals leverage its proprietary Net Acceleration(TM)methodology to accelerate their portfolio companies from early stage funding through IPO (Initial Public Offering) The first time a company offers shares of stock to the public. While not a computer term per se, many founders, employees and insiders of computer companies have found this acronym more exciting than any tech term they ever heard. . WHEN: Kalman'availability for interviews on the B2B technology market is ongoing. CONTACT: Katalyst Kathy Knaub, 610-613-1832 OR PR 21 for Katalyst Janet Harris, 312-396-4394 Visit http://www.katalyst.com for more information. |
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