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Advising startups, Investing in projects, Meeting new people, Mentoring, Offering Expertise, Professional opportunities, Supporting my investments
Schools:
Stanford Business School, The Wharton School
WORK EXPERIENCE
Employer:
Norwest Venture Partners
Position:
General Partner
Time period:
July 2000 - Present
Description:
Jim focuses on investments in software, services and consumer/internet companies. His current investments include CollabNet, DoubleFusion, M-Factor, Sabre and StarCite. Jim was formerly a member of the board of directors of Acta Technology (acquired by Business Objects) and Escalate (acquired by GERS). He has worked closely with a number of NVP portfolio companies including Annuncio (acquired by Peoplesoft), Arbortext (acquired by PTC), and Primus Knowledge Solutions (acquired by Art Technology).
Employer:
Beyond.com Corporation
Position:
Vice President and General Manager
Description:
Prior to joining NVP, Jim was Vice President and General Manager of the direct e-commerce solutions division of Beyond.com Corporation, a leading online software and services provider to businesses, government agencies and individuals. Jim's division, which he created, provided outsourced e-business services to a variety of partners including Autodesk, Compaq, Hewlett Packard, Network Associates, Symantec, and 3Com. Earlier Jim served Beyond.com Corporation as vice president of operations, responsible for category management, transaction processing, demand fulfillment, and customer service.
Employer:
Accenture
Position:
Manager
Description:
Prior to Beyond.com Corporation, Jim managed Accenture's (formerly Andersen Consulting) electronics and high technology strategy practice for North America and was a member of the firm's e-commerce core group. While at Accenture, Jim worked with senior executives to develop and implement winning business and operations plans for emerging technology companies in areas including software, Internet and online services, computers, communications equipment, and wireless broadband services.
Employer:
Booz Allen & Hamilton and Metaphor Computer Systems
Position:
Work experience
Description:
Jim has also held executive positions at Booz Allen & Hamilton and Metaphor Computer Systems, which became a subsidiary of IBM.
EDUCATION
University:
Stanford Business School
Time period:
1983 - 1985
Degree:
Marketing, Entrepreneurship, MBA
University:
The Wharton School
Time period:
1974 - 1978
Degree:
Finance, BSc
INFORMATION
Sports:
Softball, Hiking, Scuba Diving, Body Surfing, Golf
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