Anurag Jain's Blog on Bangalore Events, Travel, IIM Bangalore, IIM, IIMB, Management

Sunday, May 22, 2005

Posted 10:50 PM by Anurag

23rd May: TiE Networking Meeting with Promod Haque & Jerry Rudisin

"Dear Mr. Jain,

Please mark your calendar and register for an exciting TiE Networking Event With Promod Haque Managing Partner - Norwest Venture Partners, US & Jerry Rudisin CEO - Agitar Software, US.

Promod Haque has more than 15 years of experience in the venture capital industry and currently serves as managing partner at Norwest Venture Partners. He joined Norwest Venture Partners in 1990. Forbes named him as the # 1 venture capitalist based on performance over the last decade. He has been ranked as a top 10 dealmaker on the annual Forbes Midas List for the past three years. In 2004.

Promod focuses on investments in semiconductor and components, systems, software and services. Promod was an early investor and a board member in a number of companies.

Prior to Norwest Venture Partners, Promod spent 18 years in various operational roles ranging from product development, marketing, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Executive Officer at various public and private companies - Siemens International, Thorn EMI, Emergent Technologies and Dimensional Medicine, Inc. He received a bachelor of science in electrical engineering from the University of Delhi, India. He holds a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Northwestern University and an MBA from Northwestern's Kellogg Graduate School of Management, where he serves on the advisory board.

Promod Haque will deliver the Keynote Address.

Jerry Rudisin joined Agitar Software, as CEO in July 2003. Agitar Software a start up company was funded by Sequoia Capital and New Enterprise Associates. Agitar is a leader in enterprise developer testing and based in Mountain View, California. Previously he was CEO of NightFire Software, a startup offering service management software to telecom carriers, from April 1999 to July 2003. Jerry led NightFire to profitability before selling the company in July 2003. Prior to NightFire, Jerry led marketing for almost eight years at Rational Software Corporation (now IBM Rational), joining when it was a private company with $28 million in revenue and leaving when it was a public company with $412 million in revenue and a $3 billion market capitalization. He was responsible for product and corporate marketing and sales support. Jerry earned a master's degree in computer science from the University of California at Los Angeles and a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering/computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Jerry Rudisin will talk on “Developer Testing: Bringing Manufacturing Maturity to Software Development".
Date : Monday 23rd May 2005
Time : 6.30 P.M
Place : Vijay Nagar Hall, Taj Residency, Bangalore
Event Sponsor : Agitar Software, US & Norwest Venture Partners, US
Co - Sponsors : Open-Silicon, Sonoa and veveo.tv
Non Member Fee : Rs. 400/-
Participation through registration: Contact Alfio Aquien at alfio AT tiebangalore.org or call 22120009 Xtn-185."

0 comments

Comments: Post a Comment