{"id":8008,"date":"2014-12-30T09:20:59","date_gmt":"2014-12-30T17:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/?p=8008"},"modified":"2018-08-10T11:17:29","modified_gmt":"2018-08-10T18:17:29","slug":"introducing-january-15-cohort-tech-startup-founders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/introducing-january-15-cohort-tech-startup-founders\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing the January &#8217;15 Cohort of Tech Startup Founders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We are proud to introduce our January &#8217;15 cohort of tech startup founders! Our newest members join Founders Network with expertise in various fields&#8211;from international business development and software engineering, to microelectronics and product development. Among the 9 new members, we welcome a former angel investor in\u00a0Instaply, as well as\u00a0founders who have previously worked for The United Nations and Ericsson. These founders join with decades of tech startup experience, representing tech hubs in Tel Aviv, Bratislava, NYC, SF, LA and Texas. \u00a0We welcome this first cohort of 2015 and can&#8217;t wait to see their growth and impact in FN!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pub\/emmanuel-guisset\/3\/222\/37b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-8011 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/emmanuel-guisset-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Emmanuel Guisset, Jan. 15' cohort of tech startup founders\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/emmanuel-guisset-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/emmanuel-guisset-32x32.jpg 32w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/emmanuel-guisset-64x64.jpg 64w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/emmanuel-guisset-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/emmanuel-guisset-128x128.jpg 128w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/emmanuel-guisset.jpg 155w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pub\/emmanuel-guisset\/3\/222\/37b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Emmanuel Guisset<\/a>, Co-Founder of The Surf Office. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thesurfoffice.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Surf Office<\/a> is the only beach villa with co-working space in the San Francisco Bay Area. Emmanuel is based in San Francisco, CA.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-8069 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/about-mike-harrosh2.jpg\" alt=\"Michael Harrosh, Jan. 15' cohort of tech startup founders\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/about-mike-harrosh2.jpg 150w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/about-mike-harrosh2-32x32.jpg 32w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/about-mike-harrosh2-64x64.jpg 64w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/about-mike-harrosh2-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/about-mike-harrosh2-128x128.jpg 128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Michael Harrosh, Founder and CEO of Brand Retailers. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brandretailers.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brand Retailers<\/a> is the one eCommerce platform that\u00a0designs, implements and hosts websites on their SaaS\u00a0eCommerce platform. Mike is based in San Francisco, CA.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pub\/rastislav-hlavac\/15\/381\/303\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-8013 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/rastislav-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Rastislav Hlavac, Jan. 15' cohort of tech startup founders\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/rastislav-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/rastislav-32x32.jpg 32w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/rastislav-64x64.jpg 64w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/rastislav-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/rastislav-128x128.jpg 128w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/rastislav.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pub\/rastislav-hlavac\/15\/381\/303\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rastislav Hlavac<\/a>, Founder of GScan Online. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gscanonline.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GScan Online<\/a> provides flexible document capture and process automation. Rastislav is based in Bratislava, Slovakia.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/robimrie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-8014 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/robimrie-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Rob Imrie, Jan. 15' cohort of tech startup founders\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/robimrie-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/robimrie-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/robimrie-32x32.jpg 32w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/robimrie-64x64.jpg 64w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/robimrie-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/robimrie-128x128.jpg 128w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/robimrie.jpg 578w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/robimrie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rob Imrie<\/a>, Founder and CEO of AccessFuel Inc. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.accessfuel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AccessFuel<\/a>\u00a0unlocks event insights resulting in attendees making meaningful connections, and organizers gaining measurable\u00a0data to make more profitable events. Rob is based in Los Angeles, CA.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/arniekatz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-8105 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/upload-1025.-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Arnon Katz, Jan. 15' cohort of tech startup founders\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/upload-1025.-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/upload-1025.-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/upload-1025.-32x32.jpg 32w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/upload-1025.-64x64.jpg 64w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/upload-1025.-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/upload-1025.-128x128.jpg 128w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/upload-1025..jpg 552w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/arniekatz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arnie Katz<\/a>, Co-Founder of Relay Foods. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.relayfoods.com\/welcome\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Relay Foods<\/a> is an online natural food grocer in the Mid-Atlantic. Arnon is based in San Francisco, CA.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jakerisman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-8012 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/jakerisman-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Jake Risman, Jan. 15' cohort of tech startup founders\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/jakerisman-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/jakerisman-32x32.jpg 32w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/jakerisman-64x64.jpg 64w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/jakerisman-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/jakerisman-128x128.jpg 128w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/jakerisman.jpg 156w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jakerisman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jake Risman<\/a>, Founder of ModDeals. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.moddeals.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ModDeals<\/a>\u00a0provides modern fashion deals on clothing, shoes, and accessories at the absolute lowest prices available online. Jake is based in San Diego, CA.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/chaitanyavaidya\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-8018 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Screen-Shot-2014-12-27-at-11.28.03-PM-150x150.png\" alt=\"Chaitanya Vaidya, Jan. 15' cohort of tech startup founders\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Screen-Shot-2014-12-27-at-11.28.03-PM-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Screen-Shot-2014-12-27-at-11.28.03-PM-300x297.png 300w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Screen-Shot-2014-12-27-at-11.28.03-PM-32x32.png 32w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Screen-Shot-2014-12-27-at-11.28.03-PM-64x64.png 64w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Screen-Shot-2014-12-27-at-11.28.03-PM-96x96.png 96w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Screen-Shot-2014-12-27-at-11.28.03-PM-128x128.png 128w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Screen-Shot-2014-12-27-at-11.28.03-PM.png 343w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/chaitanyavaidya\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chaitanya Vaidya<\/a>, Founder of PlayKnow. PlayKnow is in stealth mode. Chaitanya is based in Richardson, Texas.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pub\/sol-weinreich\/21\/aab\/486\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-8016 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/solweinriech-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Sol Weinriech, Jan. 15' cohort of tech startup founders\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/solweinriech-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/solweinriech-32x32.jpg 32w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/solweinriech-64x64.jpg 64w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/solweinriech-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/solweinriech-128x128.jpg 128w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/solweinriech.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pub\/sol-weinreich\/21\/aab\/486\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sol Weinreich<\/a>, Founder and CEO of MINR. <a href=\"http:\/\/minr.me\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MINR<\/a>\u00a0is a smart news aggregator that\u00a0uses refining tools to get users the news they want instantly. Sol is based in New York, NY.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pub\/mark-zand\/1\/a92\/3b5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-6604 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/fnIcon-150x150.png\" alt=\"Mark Zand, Jan. 15' cohort of tech startup founders\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/fnIcon-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/fnIcon-32x32.png 32w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/fnIcon-64x64.png 64w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/fnIcon-96x96.png 96w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/fnIcon-128x128.png 128w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/fnIcon.png 233w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pub\/mark-zand\/1\/a92\/3b5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mark Zand<\/a>, Founder and CTO of MAAP Technology. <a href=\"http:\/\/maaptechnology.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MAAP Technology<\/a> is\u00a0an Electronic Manufacturing Service company specialized in high end products with mixed technology, multi chip module, chip on flex, chip packaging, three dimensional (3D) assembly, and more. Mark is based in Los Angeles, CA.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><i>With the addition of the January &#8217;15\u00a0Cohort,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.foundersnetwork.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Founders Network<\/a>\u00a0is now more than 500 members strong! We are excited about the deep and diverse experience sets and perspectives each new member brings to our peer mentorship community of tech startup founders. Together we are taking management and personal risk off the table and ensuring mutual success. Stay tuned to\u00a0<a title=\"Founders Edge\" href=\"http:\/\/fndrs.net\/mTO7kO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Founders Edge<\/a>\u00a0for startup updates, tips and lessons learned from each of our new members. To learn more about Founders Network click\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.foundersnetwork.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; We are proud to introduce our January &#8217;15 cohort of tech startup founders! Our newest members join Founders Network with expertise in various fields&#8211;from international business development and software &#8230; <\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/introducing-january-15-cohort-tech-startup-founders\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":8107,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7170],"tags":[98,90],"table_tags":[],"class_list":["post-8008","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-startup-mentorship-programs","tag-startups","tag-tech-founders"],"acf":[],"featured_image_data":{"src":"https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/jan3.jpg","alt":"jan","caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8008","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/31"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8008"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8008\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8107"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8008"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8008"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8008"},{"taxonomy":"table_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/table_tags?post=8008"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}