{"id":1330,"date":"2012-03-30T11:01:15","date_gmt":"2012-03-30T18:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/?p=1330"},"modified":"2018-11-25T18:07:52","modified_gmt":"2018-11-26T02:07:52","slug":"fnoffice-hours-dan-rosen-highland-capital-partners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/fnoffice-hours-dan-rosen-highland-capital-partners\/","title":{"rendered":"fnMentoring: Venture Capital with Dan Rosen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>fnMentoring\u00a0helps you accelerate your startup and expand your high tech network through private advising sessions with featured guest experts. Sessions are free to members but require your\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/members.foundersnetwork.com\/events\/fnoffice-hours-with-mohler-nixon-williams-1\">RSVP<\/a>. If you are not a member you can\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/apply.shtml\">apply here<\/a>. \u00a0Next week&#8217;s featured guest(s) will be:\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Company:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a title=\"Highland Capital Partners\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hcp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Highland Capital Partners<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nHighland Capital Partners (HCP)\u00a0helps great people build great companies. Since inception, HCP has invested in over 225 seed, early and growth stage companies \u2013 over 100 of which have gone public or been acquired to date.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/2713668526\/9849922291b16eb5a899e310bc5f73f0_400x400.png\" alt=\"Dan Rosen, Highland Capital Partners\" width=\"215\" height=\"215\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dan Rosen, Highland Capital Partners<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a title=\"Dan Rosen\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hcp.com\/dan_rosen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dan Rosen<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Position:<\/strong><br \/>\nPrincipal<\/p>\n<p><strong>Education:<\/strong><br \/>\nUniversity of Pennsylvania, B.S., Finance and Information Systems<br \/>\nHarvard Business School, M.B.A., with Distinction<\/p>\n<p><strong>Background:<\/strong><br \/>\nPrior to joining Highland, Dan worked at HarbourVest Partners, LLC, where he invested in and worked closely with several growth-stage technology and communications businesses, including Axerra Networks, eHelp (acquired by Macromedia), MobileAccess Networks (Acquired by Corning), Nuera Communications (acquired by AudioCodes), and Quallaby (acquired by Micromuse).<\/p>\n<p>Dan has also worked in corporate development at RSA Security (RSAS, acquired by EMC), as a software consultant for American Management Systems (AMSY, acquired by CGI Group), and independently consulted to several communications start-ups.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Position Description:<\/strong><br \/>\nAs a Principal at Highland, Dan focuses on the mobile and financial services sectors. Dan represents Highland on the boards of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hcp.com\/perkstreet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PerkStreet Financial<\/a>, Triad 700 and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hcp.com\/tristar_investors\" target=\"new\">TriStar<\/a>. He also is currently or has been actively involved with Highland&#8217;s investments in\u00a0<a title=\"campuslive\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hcp.com\/campuslive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CampusLIVE<\/a>, Optasite (acquired by SBA Communications), Picochip (acquired by Mindspeed Technologies), Quattro Wireless (acquired by Apple),\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hcp.com\/wepay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WePay<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a title=\"\/zoove\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hcp.com\/zoove\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zoove<\/a>. In addition, Dan was a Founding Executive Committee Member in\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.firstgrowthvn.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">First Growth Venture Network<\/a>\u00a0and is Chief Learning Officer for the HBS Angels Alumni Association.<\/p>\n<p>fnMentoring is on Wednesday, 4\/04\/12 beginning at 10.30am.\u00a0RSVP\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/members.foundersnetwork.com\/events\/office-hours-w-dan-rosen-highland-capital-partners\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>\u00a0for one of three available 20 minute slots to meet with our featured guest(s).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>fnMentoring\u00a0helps you accelerate your startup and expand your high tech network through private advising sessions with featured guest experts. Sessions are free to members but require your\u00a0RSVP. 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