1. Agenda

• LeftHand Networks

Small Business

Entrepreneurialism

• Are you an Entrepreneur?

• Learning from others mistakes

The Business Plan

Capitalizing a Business

Resources for Entrepreneurs

Closing Comments

2. My Story

CSU-ME 1984

Worked for 3 technology companies in the storage industry over a 15 year span

The Vision

Late nights at the Holiday Inn

The Business Plan

7 guys in a basement

Garage Technology Ventures

Raised $500,000 from angel investors

Blastoff!

3. LeftHand Networks Today

Headquarters - Boulder, CO

• 176 employees

Delivering full-featured SANs via Ethernet

Market leader in IP SAN Storage segment

• • 5000+ Installations

• • 2000+ Customers

• • 2 OEM partners

Three financing rounds $75M total

SAN/iQ:patented, distributed, network storage operating system

4. Why start or work for a small company?

Small Companies (