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Slide 1 Agenda LeftHand Networks Small Business • Entrepreneurialism Are you an Entrepreneur? Learning from other’s mistakes The Business Plan Capitalizing a Business Resources for Entrepreneurs Closing Comments

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  • 1. Agenda
    • LeftHand Networks
  • Small Business
  • Entrepreneurialism
    • Are you an Entrepreneur?
    • Learning from others mistakes
  • The Business Plan
  • Capitalizing a Business
  • Resources for Entrepreneurs
  • Closing Comments

2. My Story

  • CSU-ME 1984
  • Worked for 3 technology companies in the storage industry over a 15 year span
  • The Vision
  • Late nights at the Holiday Inn
  • The Business Plan
  • 7 guys in a basement
  • Garage Technology Ventures
  • Raised $500,000 from angel investors
  • Blastoff!

3. LeftHand Networks Today

  • Headquarters - Boulder, CO
    • 176 employees
  • Delivering full-featured SANs via Ethernet
  • Market leader in IP SAN Storage segment
      • 5000+ Installations
      • 2000+ Customers
      • 2 OEM partners
  • Three financing rounds $75M total
  • SAN/iQ:patented, distributed, network storage operating system

4. Why start or work for a small company?

  • Small Companies (