“I met JD during my time at Open Door Legal, where I was charged with spearheading a capital-raising program for the Bayview/Hunters Point neighborhood in San Francisco. Our goals were to provide affordable and high quality legal services to local businesses and provide them with a low-fee SEC and FINRA registered funding portal to raise capital. JD has extensive experience raising capital for big businesses, but his heart also lies in helping small businesses succeed. He is generous with his time and knowledge and quickly became one of my most-trusted advisors. Over the years, JD guided me through deal structures and deal flow, ensuring that both the interests of businesses and investors align. He also gave me strategic business advice. As a nonprofit, one of our challenges was structuring our compensation strategies to make it affordable for our clients, while ensuring that we were adequately compensated for our work. JD and I discussed creative compensation strategies, which ensured that Open Door Legal would get an upfront fee, while sharing in the Company's potential upside. We also discussed strategies for pricing and scaling our work to meet our revenue goals. JD helped me develop new approaches to tackle challenging problems and gave me concrete ideas on how to execute on them. Not only does JD give excellent strategic advice, he is also extremely approachable and very willing to help. I feel very fortunate and grateful to have worked with JD. ”
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Fraud Isn’t Just Fraud Anymore — It’s an Industry. A new Telegram channel I monitor just shifted focus, moving from big banks to targeting credit…
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Cooley is pleased to announce that Kevin Pitcher has joined the firm as chief of business strategy and practice management. He will be based in our…
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Open Door Legal
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Economic Empowerment
Assist the organization's Community Development program in implementing its novel approach to creating local wealth in Bayview/Hunters Point and other marginalized neighborhoods in San Francisco.
The program is designed to help businesses raise capital to grow and reinvest in their local communities. It is also leveraging the JOBS Act to develop a transaction portal, structure offerings and connect businesses the investment community. These offerings will then be offered to both…Assist the organization's Community Development program in implementing its novel approach to creating local wealth in Bayview/Hunters Point and other marginalized neighborhoods in San Francisco.
The program is designed to help businesses raise capital to grow and reinvest in their local communities. It is also leveraging the JOBS Act to develop a transaction portal, structure offerings and connect businesses the investment community. These offerings will then be offered to both accredited investors and the community.
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Method for determining preferred conditions for wireless programming of mobile devices
Issued US 7,006,820
The invention provides a method and system capable of automatically selecting conditions and parameters (such as scheduled times) for wireless programming of selected mobile devices, and automatically performing wireless programming of those mobile devices using the selected conditions and parameters. A server device examines a history of a selected target mobile device, and in response to that history, predicts a "good" set of conditions and parameters for programming the mobile device. The…
The invention provides a method and system capable of automatically selecting conditions and parameters (such as scheduled times) for wireless programming of selected mobile devices, and automatically performing wireless programming of those mobile devices using the selected conditions and parameters. A server device examines a history of a selected target mobile device, and in response to that history, predicts a "good" set of conditions and parameters for programming the mobile device. The server device confirms that the mobile device is ready for wireless programming using the selected conditions and parameters (such as the scheduled time), buffers the programming download at the mobile device, and directs the mobile device to inject the programming download into its program memory. The server device is capable of optionally informing a customer associated with the mobile device before or after performing automated wireless programming (or both).
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Voice interaction to instruct a user to effect a transaction while avoiding repeated transmission of a previously transmitted voice message
Issued US 6,965,665
A system and method for voice interaction for location-relevant mobile resource management are disclosed. In one embodiment, a network server transmits a voice message to a voice device at a mobile unit upon detection that the mobile unit is within a predetermined distance of a certain location. Pursuant to another embodiment, the network server receives a voice request for location-relevant information from a user at a mobile unit and transmits responsive location-relevant information to the…
A system and method for voice interaction for location-relevant mobile resource management are disclosed. In one embodiment, a network server transmits a voice message to a voice device at a mobile unit upon detection that the mobile unit is within a predetermined distance of a certain location. Pursuant to another embodiment, the network server receives a voice request for location-relevant information from a user at a mobile unit and transmits responsive location-relevant information to the user as a voice message. The network server may also conduct certain actions responsive to voice requests received from users at mobile units. Users may receive information from the server via voice devices even when not located at a mobile unit.
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Using location data to determine traffic and route information
Issued US 6,862,524
System and methods for determining and disseminating current traffic information and/or route information are presented. For example, in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, traffic condition information is collected from mobile units that provide their location or position information. The traffic condition may be determined, for example, based on the difference between the velocity of each mobile unit and the speed limit corresponding to their location. Furthermore, the…
System and methods for determining and disseminating current traffic information and/or route information are presented. For example, in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, traffic condition information is collected from mobile units that provide their location or position information. The traffic condition may be determined, for example, based on the difference between the velocity of each mobile unit and the speed limit corresponding to their location. Furthermore, the fastest routes between two locations may be determined and provided based on historical and/or current conditions and provided to a mobile unit. In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, route information may be utilized to determine whether a mobile unit (e.g., associated with a vehicle) is allowed or prohibited from traveling along a certain route.
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Using location data to determine traffic information
Issued US 6,594,576
A system and a method for determining and disseminating current traffic information is presented. A traffic data compilation computer linked to a data network collects location data from mobile units, each of which is associated with an identification number. The computer compiles the location data, calculates the velocity of each mobile unit, compares the velocity of each mobile unit against speed limit data stored in a memory, and stores the difference. The traffic data compilation computer…
A system and a method for determining and disseminating current traffic information is presented. A traffic data compilation computer linked to a data network collects location data from mobile units, each of which is associated with an identification number. The computer compiles the location data, calculates the velocity of each mobile unit, compares the velocity of each mobile unit against speed limit data stored in a memory, and stores the difference. The traffic data compilation computer determines the traffic condition based on the difference between the velocity of each mobile unit and the speed limit. In addition, traffic data compilation computer may determine the fastest route between point A and point B under the current traffic conditions. Traffic data compilation computer determines the possible routes between point A and point B, retrieves the velocity data from a database, and derives the estimated travel time for each of the possible routes.
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2017 CFO Award
CFO Monthly Magazine
Every year Finance Monthly CFO Awards celebrate the success, innovation and vision of CFOs across a wide range of different sectors across the globe. Mark Palmer (Editor-in-Chief) said : “...All the CFOs listed are proven corporate leaders who help deliver tangible results for their respective organisations and have achieved considerable success in their own right.”
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CFO of the Year, Venture Backed Companies
Silicon Valley Business Journal
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"40 under 40" Executives in Silicon Valley
East Bay Business Times
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