A mobile and consumer marketing veteran with more than 20 years
operating experience, Bob Borchers comes to Opus Capital from Apple,
Inc where he served as Sr. Director of Worldwide Product Marketing for
the iPhone.
At Opus Borchers is focused on investments in mobile applications and
services as well as adjacent opportunities in both hardware and
software.
As part of the original iPhone team, Bob was instrumental in the
development, launch and global expansion of the revolutionary iPhone,
iPhone OS, App Store. While at Apple he also led the Nike+iPod
partnership, expanded the iPod accessory ecosystem, and forged
relationships with every major auto company to provide iPod
integration.
Prior to Apple, Bob was Vice President of Marketing at FusionOne, a
pioneer in creating and marketing mobility solutions. Bob also spent
six years at Nokia where he co-founded and served as Vice President of
Sales and Marketing for the Vertu business unit. Before his career in
the mobile industry, Bob worked for Nike, Inc. in Beaverton, Oregon,
where he led efforts in product and service personalization. He began
his career doing research and development in prosthetics.
Bob holds a Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford
University and a Masters Degree from a joint program between the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Harvard Medical School in
Health Sciences and Technology. He has more than 30 patents granted or
pending.
Bin Hu: Sr. Director, Huawei Technologies
Bin Hu is the Senior Director of Americas Software and Application
Division of Huawei Technologies (USA). His responsibility includes
technology scouting and business incubation of innovative software,
application and service.
Before joining Huawei, he was Distinguished Member of Technical Staff
in Motorola, focusing on technology innovation and business initiatives
of mobile software solutions, including SCREEN3 / Dynamic Content
Delivery, Mobile Advertising, Mobile Instant Messaging and Presence
etc.
Prior to Motorola, he was the Senior Manager of Technology in Walt
Disney Internet Group, pioneering Disney?s mobile content and
solutions.
Carl Showalter is investing in Internet and data communications
startups and brings more than 12 years of operating experience to Opus.
Previously, Carl was a General Partner with Lightspeed Venture
Partners.
Prior to this Carl served as Vice President of Marketing at Juniper
Networks, where he built and led a global marketing and product
management organization. Before Juniper, Carl was Vice President of
Dial and Broadband Services for UUNET, overseeing the 300-person, $1B
revenue division.
He also held various sales and management positions at ANS, an AOL
company, where he helped build AOL?s modem access network and then
helped launch hardware-based firewalls and IP VPNs in the mid 1990?s.
Carl began his career at Bellcore, focusing on network security and
data service delivery. At Bellcore, Carl performed logical and physical
attacks on phone company infrastructure, helping them fix these
vulnerabilities.
Carl holds a BS degree in Systems Engineering from the University of
Virginia and an MS degree in Engineering-Economic Systems from Stanford
University.
Laura Merling: SVP of Platform/Apps Strategy, Alcatel Lucent
I have been in the tech industry for over 20 years watching
technologies come and go, and sometimes even get reincarnated. Do you
remember when 4GL was all the rage? Or maybe PRM before it became part
of CRM? And then of course the world of ASP that has come back bigger
and better as Saas, Paas, and Cloud Computing. My how things change
but stay the same.
Throughout my career I have worn many hats ? from coder to product
manager, marketing person to sales and business development, and yes
even CEO of a high tech no-profit for developers! Having done all of
these roles helps put things in perspective which I hope to share with
you on this blog.
The world of API?s is where I am at today. Helping companies figure
out how to transform their business with the help of a three letter
5/19 Mobile Apps and 4G Technologies Announcement
We are pleased to announce Mobile Applications and 4G Technologies on
May 19 2011. Because there is a limited capacity for this event, we
recommend advanced registration. Click on the link below to register
online and reserve your seat.
Register
Mobile Applications and 4G Technologies
The event details are as follows
Organization: Silicon Valley-China Wireless Technology association
Event Name: Mobile Applications and 4G Technologies
Date(s): May 19 2011, 06:30 PM to 09:00 PM
Location: Room Beacon Rock, Google West Campus 5 2375
Garcia Dr, Mountain View, CA 94043 Mountain View, CA
Click Here For Detail: Event Information
Mobile Applications and 4G Technologies
Venue
Room Beacon Rock, Google West Campus 5
2375 Garcia Dr, Mountain View, CA 94043 Mountain View, CA
Directions
At Google I/O last week, 5000+ lucky developers witnessed tons of
momentum in Android and more broadly mobile apps and technologies. The
Android platform has grown exponentially with the following stats:
100 million activated Android devices
400,000 new Android devices activated every day
200,000 free and paid applications available in Android Market
4.5 billion applications installed from Android Market
Similarly iOS platform has also grown in leaps and bounds. The two
combined presents developers tremendous opportunities in Mobile Apps.
Panel of Speakers
Bob Borchers (moderator): General Partner, Opus Capital
Bin Hu: Sr. Director, Huawei Technologies
Carl Showalter: General Partner, Opus Capital
Laura Merling: SVP of Platform/Apps Strategy, Alcatel-Lucent
John Beckmann: Sr. Director, Qualcomm/iSkoot
James Smith: CTO, Heyzap
Agenda
6:30pm - 7:00pm: Registration
7:00pm - 7:20pm: Opening remarks
7:20pm - 8:10pm: Panel discussion
8:10pm - 8:30pm: Q&A
8:30pm - 9:00pm: Networking
Bios of Speakers
Bob Borchers (moderator): General Partner, Opus Capital
We are pleased to announce Mobile Applications and 4G Technologies on
May 19 2011. Because there is a limited capacity for this event, we
recommend advanced registration. Click on the link below to register
online and reserve your seat.
Register
Mobile Applications and 4G Technologies
The event details are as follows
Organization: Silicon Valley-China Wireless Technology association
Event Name: Mobile Applications and 4G Technologies
Date(s): May 19 2011, 06:30 PM to 09:00 PM
Location: Room Beacon Rock, Google West Campus 5 2375
Garcia Dr, Mountain View, CA 94043 Mountain View, CA
Click Here For Detail: Event Information
Mobile Applications and 4G Technologies
Venue
Room Beacon Rock, Google West Campus 5
2375 Garcia Dr, Mountain View, CA 94043 Mountain View, CA
Directions
At Google I/O last week, 5000+ lucky developers witnessed tons of
momentum in Android and more broadly mobile apps and technologies. The
Android platform has grown exponentially with the following stats:
100 million activated Android devices
400,000 new Android devices activated every day
200,000 free and paid applications available in Android Market
4.5 billion applications installed from Android Market
Similarly iOS platform has also grown in leaps and bounds. The two
combined presents developers tremendous opportunities in Mobile Apps.
Panel of Speakers
Bob Borchers (moderator): General Partner, Opus Capital
Bin Hu: Sr. Director, Huawei Technologies
Carl Showalter: General Partner, Opus Capital
Laura Merling: SVP of Platform/Apps Strategy, Alcatel-Lucent
John Beckmann: Sr. Director, Qualcomm/iSkoot
James Smith: CTO, Heyzap
Agenda
6:30pm - 7:00pm: Registration
7:00pm - 7:20pm: Opening remarks
7:20pm - 8:10pm: Panel discussion
8:10pm - 8:30pm: Q&A
8:30pm - 9:00pm: Networking
Bios of Speakers
Bob Borchers (moderator): General Partner, Opus Capital
A mobile and consumer marketing veteran with more than 20 years
operating experience, Bob Borchers comes to Opus Capital from Apple,
Inc where he served as Sr. Director of Worldwide Product Marketing for
the iPhone.
At Opus Borchers is focused on investments in mobile applications and
services as well as adjacent opportunities in both hardware and
software.
As part of the original iPhone team, Bob was instrumental in the
development, launch and global expansion of the revolutionary iPhone,
iPhone OS, App Store. While at Apple he also led the Nike+iPod
partnership, expanded the iPod accessory ecosystem, and forged
relationships with every major auto company to provide iPod
integration.
Prior to Apple, Bob was Vice President of Marketing at FusionOne, a
pioneer in creating and marketing mobility solutions. Bob also spent
six years at Nokia where he co-founded and served as Vice President of
Sales and Marketing for the Vertu business unit. Before his career in
the mobile industry, Bob worked for Nike, Inc. in Beaverton, Oregon,
where he led efforts in product and service personalization. He began
his career doing research and development in prosthetics.
Bob holds a Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford
University and a Masters Degree from a joint program between the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Harvard Medical School in
Health Sciences and Technology. He has more than 30 patents granted or
pending.
Bin Hu: Sr. Director, Huawei Technologies
Bin Hu is the Senior Director of Americas Software and Application
Division of Huawei Technologies (USA). His responsibility includes
technology scouting and business incubation of innovative software,
application and service.
Before joining Huawei, he was Distinguished Member of Technical Staff
in Motorola, focusing on technology innovation and business initiatives
of mobile software solutions, including SCREEN3 / Dynamic Content
Delivery, Mobile Advertising, Mobile Instant Messaging and Presence
etc.
Prior to Motorola, he was the Senior Manager of Technology in Walt
Disney Internet Group, pioneering Disney?s mobile content and
solutions.
Carl Showalter: General Partner, Opus Capital
Carl Showalter is investing in Internet and data communications
startups and brings more than 12 years of operating experience to Opus.
Previously, Carl was a General Partner with Lightspeed Venture
Partners.
Prior to this Carl served as Vice President of Marketing at Juniper
Networks, where he built and led a global marketing and product
management organization. Before Juniper, Carl was Vice President of
Dial and Broadband Services for UUNET, overseeing the 300-person, $1B
revenue division.
He also held various sales and management positions at ANS, an AOL
company, where he helped build AOL?s modem access network and then
helped launch hardware-based firewalls and IP VPNs in the mid 1990?s.
Carl began his career at Bellcore, focusing on network security and
data service delivery. At Bellcore, Carl performed logical and physical
attacks on phone company infrastructure, helping them fix these
vulnerabilities.
Carl holds a BS degree in Systems Engineering from the University of
Virginia and an MS degree in Engineering-Economic Systems from Stanford
University.
Laura Merling: SVP of Platform/Apps Strategy, Alcatel Lucent
I have been in the tech industry for over 20 years watching
technologies come and go, and sometimes even get reincarnated. Do you
remember when 4GL was all the rage? Or maybe PRM before it became part
of CRM? And then of course the world of ASP that has come back bigger
and better as Saas, Paas, and Cloud Computing. My how things change
but stay the same.
Throughout my career I have worn many hats ? from coder to product
manager, marketing person to sales and business development, and yes
even CEO of a high tech no-profit for developers! Having done all of
these roles helps put things in perspective which I hope to share with
you on this blog.
The world of API?s is where I am at today. Helping companies figure
out how to transform their business with the help of a three letter
acronym.
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