Chris McCann
I am a Relationship Manager for PlugandPlay Tech Center focusing on VC backed companies
| Headline: | Investor |
| Work status: | Employed Full-Time |
| Website: | http://www.entrepreneurialactivism.com/ |
| Industries: | Cleantech, Computing, Education, Entertainment, Gaming, Information Technology, Internet, Media, Mobile, Retail |
| Skills: | Business, Copy Writing, Editing, Entrepreneurship, Event planning, Guerrilla marketing, Investment, Leadership, Management, Marketing, Negotiation, Public speaking, Recruitment, Sales, Viral marketing, Writing |
| Location: | Palo Alto |
| Groups: | BASES, Cal Poly Venture Challenge, Ray Scherr Cal Poly Business Plan Competition, ST@B: Startup @ Berkeley |
| Visas: | We work with startups Worldwide |
| Interested in: | Advising startups, Brainstorming, Consulting opportunities, Employment opportunities, Finding business partners, Finding engineers, Finding experts, Finding mentors, Finding team mates, Growing my group, Helping friends, Helping members of my groups, Investing in projects, Learning about entrepreneurship, Meeting new people, Mentoring, Participating in a competition, Partnering with other groups, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Providing services to startups, Raising money, Recruiting, Recruiting for my startup, Sharing my projects, Starting a company, Supporting my investments |
| Tags: | business development, Entrepreneurship, internet technology, silicon valley, startups, Venture Capital |
| Schools: | California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo |
FULL BIO
I work with PlugandPlay Tech Center. We are a high tech accelerator/incubator in Silicon Valley and we help startups with funding, find office space, meet other CEO's, grow their data center, and other needs funded and pre-funded startups need.
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | H2O-2-GO, San Luis Obispo, Ca |
| Position: | Co-Founder/Business Development |
| Time period: | November 2007 - Present |
| Description: | H2O-2-GO is creating a more efficient water treatment solution for post-disaster relief efforts
- Won 1st place in the Innovation Quest Challenge, received $15,000 - Won 1st place in the Cal Poly Business Plan Competition, received $4,000 - Presented at the annual $250,000 Draper Fisher Jurvetson Venture Capital Competition - Received $14,500 from the Clinton Foundation and Wal-Mart Foundation - Built relationships with PUR (Division of P&G), the Red Cross, UNICEF, Reliance, African World Development Bank, and CDC |
| Employer: | Ray Scherr Business Plan Competition, San Luis Obispo, CA |
| Position: | Program Director |
| Time period: | September 2007 - Present |
| Description: | - Responsible for guiding all aspects of the competition from marketing to strategic planning
- Raised student participation 60%, developed a competition advisory board, and improved competition operations. - Successfully raised $10,000 for the project through the dean of the business school and ASI a subsidiary of the Cal Poly Corporation - Partnered with Draper Fisher Jurvetson, the Venture Capital ~ Private Equity Roundtable, Central Coast Investors Roundtable, StudentBusinesses.com, C3RP, Orfela College of Business, YouNoodle.com, Cal Poly Alumni Association, SLO Economic Vitality Corporation, Mission Community Services, Society of Retired Executives (SCORE), and various angel and institutional investors - Through the competition 3 of the 10 finalists in 2008’s competition, have received funding for there idea, and five are still in operation. |
| Employer: | Innovation Quest (innovationq.org), San Luis Obispo, CA |
| Position: | Marketing Director |
| Time period: | September 2007 - Present |
| Description: | - Responsible for all marketing operations in this Alumni led organization
- Successfully raise awareness of our program 75%, increased participation by 50% and spread the message of university-innovation. - Worked closely with Rich Boberg founder of Network Appliances, Carson Chen a retired Cisco Executive, Paul Bonderson Founder and head of engineering for Brocade, and Russell Bik a venture consultant for Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers - We are currently developing an incubator program for the graduates of Innovation Quest |
| Employer: | Beanstockd.com, New York, NY – Philadelphia, PA – Boston, MA |
| Position: | Co-Founder/Consultant |
| Time period: | September 2007 - Present |
| Description: | Beanstockd.com is a green pop-culture news site, with an average readership of over 10,000 unique users per day. Beanstockd.com is also creating the “first competitive social network” focused on reducing individual community impact on their geographic area through competition.
- Secured a $75,000 grant from MTV and the Knight Foundation - Selected as one of 10 out of 10,000 teams to participate in the DreamIT Ventures Incubator in Philadelphia, PA - Built out and managed the publishing infrastructure with 24 writers, and utilized deep metrics for traffic optimization. |
| Employer: | SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise), San Luis Obispo |
| Position: | VP Fundraising, Project Manager |
| Time period: | November 2006 - Present |
| Description: | - In partnership with Seeds of Hope, successfully sent a drill rig, water filtration systems, water pumps, and other greatly needed supplies to Zambia, Africa to improve their quality of life
- Worked in partnership with Goldman Sachs to teach high achieving high school students about capital markets - Hosted the 4th annual Marketing Career Conference at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo |
| Employer: | PlugandPlay Tech Center |
| Position: | Business Relationship Manager |
| Employer: | California Central Coast Research Partnership (C3RP), San Luis Obispo, Ca |
| Position: | Business Development/Portfolio Marketer |
| Time period: | June 2008 - September 2008 |
| Description: | C3RP is Cal Poly’s Tech Transfer Office representing all of the Universities Intellectual Property including over 30 Patents. I was responsible for developing and marketing a subsection of the Portfolio for license opportunities.
- Created sales presentations for four of Cal Poly’s Licensee’s - Aided in acquiring $30,000 from the Clinton Foundation for H2O-2-GO, a post-disaster water relief system - Facilitated the business development relationship between Octet an educational dominos game, and game manufacture Education Innovations. |
| Employer: | Secured Capital/Eastdil Capital, Santa Monica, CA |
| Position: | Due Diligence Consultant |
| Time period: | June 2008 - September 2008 |
| Description: | - Preformed due diligence on packaged commercial mortgages for direct sale
- Analyzed payment history of commercial loans, and calculated effective interest rates |
| Employer: | Donati Family Vineyards, Templeton, CA |
| Position: | Financial Consultant |
| Time period: | February 2008 - March 2008 |
| Description: | - Merged Peachtree accounting data with Microsoft Point of Sale data for the winery.
- Lead to the creating of Vinetrack.com |
| Employer: | Ysn.com, Marina Del Rey, CA |
| Position: | Operations Intern |
| Time period: | June 2007 - August 2007 |
| Description: | - Responsible for assisting the COO in day to day operations in the office
- Effectively raised the conversion rate of new members by 20% and increased weekly engagement ratios for the social network by 70% - Worked with CMO to maintain marketing budgets and lead effective online marketing campaigns. |
| Employer: | Banana Republic, Torrance, CA |
| Position: | Sales Representative |
| Time period: | July 2006 - September 2006 |
| Description: | - Personally generated over $27,000 from sales
- Actively participated on Product Awareness Team |
| Employer: | John Tracy Clinic Nonprofit Organization, Los Angeles, CA |
| Position: | Grant Writing Assistant |
| Time period: | June 2006 - August 2006 |
| Description: | - Responsible for adding 200 more charitable foundations to John Tracy’s foundation database
- Effectively assisted the completion of a $1 million dollar grant proposal to Lockheed Corporation through Lawrence O. Kitchen (Retired CEO and Chairman) - Actively pursued many new opportunities for John Tracy and worked cross-functionally across a wide variety of departments |
| Employer: | Ebay PowerSeller, San Luis Obispo, CA |
| Position: | Entrepreneur |
| Time period: | September 2005 - August 2006 |
| Description: | - Obtained the rank of Power Seller by completing over $4,000 in monthly sales for three consecutive months
- Personally recorded all daily transactions and balanced all books - Maintained a high feedback rating over 98% |
EDUCATION
| University: | California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo |
| Time period: | 2005 - 2009 |
| Degree: | Entreprenuership, BA |
INFORMATION
| Memberships: | - Active team member in SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise) which completes various projects to promote market economics, entrepreneurship, personal finance skills, and business ethics
- Raised sales of Cal Poly Plant Shop 22% though a Cal Poly marketing class - Increased member count of Cal Poly’s Brew Crew 70%, and increased revenue 125% though a Cal Poly marketing class - Joined the National Society of Collegiate Scholars (Only the top 20% of class are invited to join) |
| Awards: | - Dean’s Honor Roll for 5 quarters at Cal Poly |
Chris' Startups (1)
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Redwood City Startups
We are a group of entrepreneurs located in Redwood City looking to get connected with each other through events, speakers, and lunches.
Chris is Following (3)
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Start-Up Office Space
Sublease month-month office space ideal for preserving capital, saving money, and to remain flexible. Plug and Play is an International center dedicated to start-ups and is perfect for Silicon Valley, fast paced, and rapidly changing companies!
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Agrion.org
Agrion.org is a business network for companies concerned with Energy, Sustainable Development, and Clean Technology.
Chris' Contacts (4)
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Ricky Yean
Taiwanese-American, 21, STS major at Stanford, President of BASES
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Ashley Harris
I'm interested in companies concerned with energy, sustainable development, and clean technology. If you would like to attend technical seminars, read clean technology articles, and network with our members check out our website: www.agrion.org
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Anton Bernstein
Economics graduate from The Wharton School, currently working as an Analyst at Insight Venture Partners, NY.