Venture Capitalist Leo Spiegel to Address Annual Central Coast Venture Forum On June 14, 2002.Business Editors SANTA BARBARA Santa Barbara (săn'tə bär`brə, –bərə), city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 23, 2002 Entrepreneurs To Hear: "Straight Talk: What It Takes To Get Funded and Build a Successful Enterprise" The Central Coast Venture Forum (CCVF) today announced that Leo Leo, in astronomy Leo [Lat.,=the lion], northern constellation lying S of Ursa Major and on the ecliptic (apparent path of the sun through the heavens) between Cancer and Virgo; it is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Spiegel, Mission Ventures' General Partner will speak on "What It Takes To Get Funded and Build a Successful Enterprise" at this year's Forum to be held in Santa Barbara at Fess Parker's Doubletree Resort on Friday, June 14, at 8:00 a.m. This year's Forum promises to be a stimulating event, with an impressive list of speakers -- including Mr. Spiegel and Former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan -- as well as 10 carefully selected entrepreneurs who will present their business plans to investors and another 12 entrepreneurs who will participate as exhibitors. More than 250 attendees including entrepreneurs, investors and corporate sponsors are expected at the 2002 Forum. Mr. Spiegel has been building successful enterprises in Southern California and creating superior returns on investment -- first as an entrepreneur and chief executive and now as a venture capitalist Venture Capitalist An investor who provides capital to either start-up ventures or support small companies who wish to expand but do not have access to public funding. Notes: Venture capitalists usually expect higher returns for the additional risks taken. -- since 1983. With $288 million in assets under management Assets Under Management (AUM) is a term used by financial services companies in the mutual fund and money management or investment management business to gauge how much money they are managing. , San Diego-based Mission Ventures brings value-added capital, management talent, experience and guidance to the most innovative ideas and outstanding entrepreneurs in the region. This one-day Forum event brings together more than one billion dollars in potential investment capital, seasoned management experts such as Mr. Spiegel, and innovative business plans representing start-ups as well as publicly traded companies publicly traded company A company whose shares of common stock are held by the public and are available for purchase by investors. The shares of publicly traded firms are bought and sold on the organized exchanges or in the over-the-counter market. in industries ranging from technology to consumer products. For a description of the companies presenting and displaying at the booths in this year's Forum, please visit the CCVF web site at: www.ccvf.org. Accredited investors and venture capitalists are invited to attend this event by registering online at www.ccvf.org/rsvp. About Leo Spiegel Prior to joining Mission Ventures, Leo Spiegel was President of Digital Island, Inc., a leading provider of e-business network and content delivery services See CDN. . He also served as Chief Executive of Sandpiper sandpiper, common name for some members of the large family Scolopacidae, small shore birds, including the snipe and the curlew. Sandpipers are wading birds with relatively long legs and long, slender bills for probing in the sand or mud for their prey—all Networks, the Internet's first content delivery service provider. Leo was the Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of LANSystems, a network utilities software developer. He also served as Chief Technology Officer of Donnelly Enterprise Solutions development when LANSystems was sold to Donnelly and Intel. Leo serves on the Board of AppVentures, and is actively involved as a Board Observer for Entropic Communications and Myrica Networks. Spiegel received his B.A. from the University of California, San Diego UCSD is consistently ranked among the top ten public universities for undergraduate education in the United States by U.S. News & World Report.[3] It is a Public Ivy. [1] For graduate studies, most of UCSD's Ph.D. . About CCVF The Central Coast Venture Forum was founded in 1996 by a group of 100 Central Coast business executives who wanted to encourage and support the formation and rapid growth of new, fast-track companies in Santa Barbara, Ventura, San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo (săn l  `ĭs ōbĭs`pō), city (1990 pop. 41,958), seat of San Luis Obispo co., S Calif., near San Luis Obispo Bay; inc. 1856. , and Northern Los Angeles counties. To date, the Forum has reviewed the business plans of more than 500 private companies, and helped a number of these new ventures raise more than $100 million in new capital from professional investors.
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