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With Ryan Armbrust (Dir., ff Venture Capital) & Jason Klein (Founder/CEO, On Grid Ventures).
Tue, Jun 02, 2015 @ 06:00 PM   $15   Harlem Garage, 318 W 118th St
 
     
 
 
              

      
 
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<P>Come enjoy a beer and watch 5 bold startups step up and pitch on the Startupmound.</P>
<P>Each chosen startup will have the opportunity to give a 3min pitch of their startup to our esteemed guest speaker Jason E. Klein of OnGrid Ventures.</P>
<P>Application deadline to pitch is May 5th at noon!</P>
<P>Click the link below for more info regarding pitching this event.</P>
<P><STRONG STYLE="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.799999237060547px;">Apply<A HREF="http://thedraft.startupmound.com" REL="nofollow">HERE</A>to pitch at this event</STRONG></P>
<P>There will also be plenty of time for networking.</P>
<P><SPAN STYLE="font-size: large;"><STRONG>Investors:</STRONG></SPAN></P>
<P STYLE="text-align: center;"><STRONG>Jason E. Klein (<A HREF="http://www.ongridventures.com" REL="nofollow">OnGidVentures</A>)</STRONG></P>
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<P STYLE="border: 0px; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #373737; line-height: 24px;">Jason E. Klein is an experienced media CEO and builder of digital and traditional businesses who has led two successful turnarounds. He is founder and CEO of<A STYLE="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #1487e0; text-decoration: none;" HREF="http://www.ongridventures.com/" REL="nofollow">On Grid Ventures LLC</A>,an advisory and investment firm in digital media, marketing, and marketplaces; Chairman of<A STYLE="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #1487e0; text-decoration: none;" HREF="http://hbsnyangels.com/" TARGET="_blank" REL="nofollow">Harvard Business School Alumni Angels of Greater New York</A>; a Managing Director at<A STYLE="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #1487e0; text-decoration: none;" HREF="http://empiricalmedia.com/" TARGET="_blank" REL="nofollow">Empirical Media</A>;a member of<A STYLE="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #1487e0; text-decoration: none;" HREF="http://newyorkangels.com/" REL="nofollow">New York Angels</A>; and a mentor at several NYC-area<A STYLE="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #1487e0; text-decoration: none;" HREF="http://www.ongridventures.com/2013/04/28/entrepreneurs/" TARGET="_blank" REL="nofollow">incubators</A>. Mr. Klein is on the advisory board for<A STYLE="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #1487e0; text-decoration: none;" HREF="http://www.72lux.com/" TARGET="_blank" REL="nofollow">Shoppable (formerly 72Lux)</A>, the leading e-commerce solution for publishers, and<A STYLE="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #1487e0; text-decoration: none;" HREF="http://www.pagescience.com/advisors.html" TARGET="_blank" REL="nofollow">PageScience</A>. Mr. Klein was President and CEO of<A STYLE="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #1487e0; text-decoration: none;" HREF="http://www.nnnlp.com/" REL="nofollow">NNN</A>, the leading national network for local media, and Mr. Klein led its expansion from a focus on daily print newspapers to a full line provider of scalable, integrated marketing solutions encompassing web, mobile, and tablet formats; targeted hyperlocal and suburban properties; and Hispanic and other ethnic segments. NNN is a limited partnership of 25 of the largest U.S. local media companies including Tribune, Gannett, Hearst, Advance Newhouse, New York Times, and the Washington Post; and serves blue chip clients such as Procter & Gamble and IBM. Under Mr. Klein's leadership, NNN delivered record results and<A STYLE="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #1487e0; text-decoration: none;" HREF="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/15/business/media/15adco.html" TARGET="_blank" REL="nofollow">led in the use of media effectiveness metrics</A>.</P>
<P STYLE="border: 0px; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #373737; line-height: 24px;">Prior to NNN, Mr. Klein was CEO of Times Mirror Magazines, a leading magazine publisher with $300 million in revenue and 25 titles including<EM STYLE="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Golf Magazine, Popular Science, Transworld Skateboarding,</EM>and<EM STYLE="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Skiing</EM>; and leading vertical digital properties including<A STYLE="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #1487e0; text-decoration: none;" HREF="http://www.popsci.com/" REL="nofollow">popsci.com</A>, and<A STYLE="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #1487e0; text-decoration: none;" HREF="http://www.golf.com/" REL="nofollow">golfmagazine.com</A>. Mr. Klein joined the company as President and Group Publisher of Field & Stream and Outdoor Life magazines, and oversaw their turnaround from losses to the most profitable magazines in the company. Mr. Klein ran Times Mirror Magazines when its<A STYLE="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #1487e0; text-decoration: none;" HREF="http://www.nytimes.com/2000/03/14/business/multimedia-deal-the-deal-tribune-company-agrees-to-buy-times-mirror.html?scp=1&sq=tribune%20buys%20times%20mirror&st=Search" TARGET="_blank" REL="nofollow">parent company was sold to Tribune in 2000</A>, oversaw the<A STYLE="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #1487e0; text-decoration: none;" HREF="http://www.thestreet.com/story/1135353/1/time-warner-paying-475-million-for-times-mirror-magazines.html" TARGET="_blank" REL="nofollow">divestiture of Times Mirror Magazines to Time Inc. for $475 million</A>, and ran the integration into Time Inc. and rebranding asTime4 Media.</P>
<P STYLE="border: 0px; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #373737; line-height: 24px;">He is a founder of<A STYLE="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #1487e0; text-decoration: none;" HREF="http://www.mdconsult.com/" REL="nofollow">MDconsult.com</A>, an aggregator of medical information for professionals, now owned by Elsevier. He also founded<A STYLE="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #1487e0; text-decoration: none;" HREF="http://www.nypost.com/p/supermarket_tabs_get_some_muscle_QyyFexujqWC7CnVWTcgxKI" TARGET="_blank" REL="nofollow">Healthy Living Media</A>, a private-equity backed venture, with<A STYLE="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #1487e0; text-decoration: none;" HREF="http://www.northcastlepartners.com/" TARGET="_blank" REL="nofollow">North Castle Partners</A>. Mr. Klein ran strategic development for Times Mirror's medical and professional division where he completed the acquisition of 15 companies in two years, including building a consumer health information sector. Mr. Klein is a former management consultant with McKinsey where he developed growth and turnaround strategies for media and consumer goods companies. Mr. Klein's clients included television networks, consumer packaged goods companies, magazine publishers, and department stores. Mr. Klein began his career at Bain & Company in Menlo Park, CA, as an associate consultant focused on consumer goods, technology, and health care.</P>
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<P><SPAN STYLE="font-size: large;"><STRONG>Startups:</STRONG></SPAN></P>
<P><STRONG>TBA</STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG>Apply <A HREF="http://thedraft.startupmound.com" REL="nofollow">HERE</A> to pitch at this event</STRONG></P>
<P><SPAN STYLE="font-size: large;"><STRONG>Format:</STRONG></SPAN></P>
<P><STRONG>6:00 - 7:00</STRONG></P>
<P>Check-in and Networking</P>
<P><STRONG>7:00 - <STRONG>7:20</STRONG></STRONG></P>
<P>Panelist Introductions</P>
<P><STRONG>7:20 - 8<STRONG>:00</STRONG></STRONG></P>
<P>3 min Pitches and Feedback/Q&A</P>
<P><STRONG>8:00 -8:30</STRONG></P>
<P>Networking</P>
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<P><STRONG>Host</STRONG></P>
<P><A STYLE="line-height: 1.6em;" HREF="http://startupmound.com" REL="nofollow"><IMG SRC="http://ebmedia.eventbrite.com/s3-build/images/7027169/104781811059/1/logo.png" ALT="" WIDTH="220" HEIGHT="91"></A><SPAN STYLE="line-height: 1.6em;"> </SPAN></P>
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