BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Rev: Ithaca Startup Works - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.revithaca.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Rev: Ithaca Startup Works REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20170312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20171105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20180311T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20181104T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20190310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20191103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20170312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20171105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20180311T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20181104T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20190310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20191103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181112T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181112T180000 DTSTAMP:20260409T044116 CREATED:20181019T144601Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181019T144601Z UID:11719-1542042000-1542045600@www.revithaca.com SUMMARY:Hiring Employees vs. Independent Contractors: Tax and Legal Considerations DESCRIPTION:As your business starts to grow\, you might find you need to hire additional employees. Join us for an info session that covers the pros and cons of hiring paid employees versus independent contractors. Renata Dabrowska and Denise Coyle from Sciarabba Walker & Co. will discuss the tax implications\, and Nate Cook from Miller Mayer will examine the legal considerations. They will also discuss new hire documentation as well as the process of hiring interns and F1 visa students. \n\n Click here to register! URL:https://www.revithaca.com/event/hiring-employees-vs-independent-contractors-tax-and-legal-considerations/ LOCATION:NY END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181113T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181113T120000 DTSTAMP:20260409T044116 CREATED:20181106T214010Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181108T232527Z UID:11943-1542099600-1542110400@www.revithaca.com SUMMARY:Rev Members Exclusive: Office Hours with Ali Hamed DESCRIPTION:Office Hours will be held Tuesday\, 11/13 from 9:00am – 12:00pm. Pre-registration is required for a 30-minute session. Registration for this event will close the day before the event\, on Monday\, 11/12 at 9:00am. If you are interested in attending these Office Hours & miss the registration sign-up\, please contact Christy Johnson at csj46@cornell.edu. \n\n Click here to register!\n \n\n  \n \nAbout Ali Hamed: \nSince graduating from Cornell University in 2014\, Ali Hamed has served as the Co-Founder and General Partner of CoVenture\, an asset management firm headquartered in the Greater New York City Area that focuses on managing funds across Venture Capital\, Credit\, and Crypto. Under this role\, Ali’s responsibilities include sourcing deals\, managing portfolio investments\, funding new strategies\, and leading day-to-day firm management. URL:https://www.revithaca.com/event/rev-members-office-hours-with-nate-cook-esq-of-miller-mayer-2-3-3/ LOCATION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Works\, 314 E State St\, Ithaca ORGANIZER;CN="Rev%3A Ithaca Startup Works":MAILTO:rev@revithaca.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181113T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181113T170000 DTSTAMP:20260409T044116 CREATED:20171211T013110Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181024T200235Z UID:9856-1542099600-1542128400@www.revithaca.com SUMMARY:Rev Members & Sponsors Exclusive: Free Pass Day DESCRIPTION:All employees of Rev Member companies are welcome to come work without using a Day Pass. This is a great chance to catch up with mentors and other Members\, meet new people\, and connect with special guests and Rev Sponsors! Bagels provided – yum! URL:https://www.revithaca.com/event/members-sponsors-only-free-pass-day-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/ LOCATION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Works\, 314 E State St\, Ithaca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181113T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181113T150000 DTSTAMP:20260409T044116 CREATED:20180323T171124Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181024T200245Z UID:10481-1542110400-1542121200@www.revithaca.com SUMMARY:Rev Members Exclusive: EIR Office Hours with Brian Bauer DESCRIPTION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Work’s Office Hours give members the opportunity to reserve an appointment with a Rev Entrepreneur-In-Residence (EIR) or a guest expert to discuss strategy\, seek assistance with business connections\, and receive valuable feedback. Office Hours are hosted by our EIRs or selected guests on a rotating basis and are typically offered each week. \n\n Click here to register!\n \n\nEIR Office Hours with Brian Bauer will be held 12:00pm – 3:00pm & pre-registration is required for a 30-minute session. Registration for this event will close the day before the event\, on Monday\, November 12th at 9:00am. If you are interested in attending these Office Hours & miss the registration sign-up\, please contact Christy Johnson at csj46@cornell.edu. \n  \n \nAbout Brian Bauer: \nBrian Bauer is the Program Director for clean energy programs with Cornell’s Center for Regional Economic Advancement. Brian runs 76West\, NYSERDA’s clean energy business competition\, and he is an Entrepreneur-in-Residence for the Southern Tier Startup Alliance\, a member organization of incubators across the Southern Tier which is a collaboration between Cornell\, Binghamton University\, and Corning Enterprises. \nBrian is a seasoned international energy industry executive with extensive experience in Oil\, Natural Gas\, Chemicals\, and renewables in the United States\, Asia\, and Europe. Brian ran several international businesses during a 30-year career in the energy industry and has expertise in operations\, strategy\, business development\, mergers and acquisitions\, major project management\, corporate governance and organizational change. \nBrian has a B.S. In Chemical Engineering from Cornell and an MBA in Operations and Finance from the University of Chicago. In addition to his entrepreneurial work\, Brian lectures at Cornell and serves on the Board of the Paleontological Research Institute\, which includes the Museum of the Earth and the Cayuga Nature Center\, both near Ithaca. URL:https://www.revithaca.com/event/rev-members-only-eir-office-hours-with-brian-bauer-6/ LOCATION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Works\, 314 E State St\, Ithaca ORGANIZER;CN="Rev%3A Ithaca Startup Works":MAILTO:rev@revithaca.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181113T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181113T200000 DTSTAMP:20260409T044116 CREATED:20181018T150959Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181019T162700Z UID:11668-1542128400-1542139200@www.revithaca.com SUMMARY:Ithaca College Startup Idea Demo Day DESCRIPTION:Students eager to launch their business ideas will have the opportunity to pitch to seasoned entrepreneurs. Twelve student teams from Ithaca College will present to a panel of judges who will award shares of $5\,000 in business support to help the students develop their ideas into reality. Who will win big? Be a part of the audience to find out and cast your vote for the Audience Choice award! Food and drinks will be provided. \n\n Click here to register! URL:https://www.revithaca.com/event/ithaca-college-startup-idea-demo-day-2/ LOCATION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Works\, 314 E State St\, Ithaca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181114T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181114T120000 DTSTAMP:20260409T044116 CREATED:20181026T174755Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181026T174755Z UID:11814-1542186000-1542196800@www.revithaca.com SUMMARY:Rev Member Exclusive: EIR Office Hours with Brandon Wright DESCRIPTION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Work’s Office Hours give members the opportunity to reserve an appointment with a Rev Entrepreneur-In-Residence (EIR) or a guest expert to discuss strategy\, seek assistance with business connections\, and receive valuable feedback. Office Hours are hosted by our EIRs or selected guests on a rotating basis and are typically offered each week. \n\n Click here to register!\n \n\nOffice Hours will be held 9:00am-12:00pm & registration is required for a 30-minute session. \n \nAbout Brandon: \nBrandon is a serial entrepreneur\, most recently co-founder and CEO at Zibby. Zibby is a mission-driven finance company helping retailers sell life’s necessities to 100M nonprime consumers seamlessly through every channel\, from online to in-store. Zibby customers that demonstrate creditworthy behaviors graduate to more attractive financing terms over time. \nBrandon’s landed his first job with a top-10 asset management team at Smith Barney\, but quickly transitioned from analyzing companies to building them. He co-founded and successfully exited companies in residential mortgage\, multi-family real estate\, and retail coffee\, all in the Pacific Northwest. \nWright has co-founded business associations and served on mayoral advisory committees for economic development. He graduated from Whitman College with an undergraduate degree in Economics and received his MBA from Cornell University in 2012. URL:https://www.revithaca.com/event/rev-member-exclusive-eir-office-hours-with-brandon-wright-2/ LOCATION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Works\, 314 E State St\, Ithaca ORGANIZER;CN="Rev%3A Ithaca Startup Works":MAILTO:rev@revithaca.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181114T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181114T130000 DTSTAMP:20260409T044116 CREATED:20180207T210829Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191010T170942Z UID:10118-1542189600-1542200400@www.revithaca.com SUMMARY:Rev Members Exclusive: Office Hours with Paul Lee\, Esq. of Miller Mayer DESCRIPTION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Work’s Office Hours give members the opportunity to reserve an appointment with a Rev Entrepreneur-In-Residence (EIR) or a guest expert to discuss strategy\, seek assistance with business connections\, and receive valuable feedback. Office Hours are hosted by our EIRs or selected guests on a rotating basis and are typically offered each week. \n\n Click here to register!\n \n\nOffice Hours will Paul Lee\, Attorney Of Counsel at Miller Mayer\, be held 10:00am-1:00pm & registration is required for a 30-minute session. Registration for this event will close on Tuesday\, November 13th at 9:00am. If you are interested in attending these Office Hours & miss the registration sign-up\, please contact Christy Johnson at csj46@cornell.edu. \nAbout Paul Lee: \nPaul Lee is an Attorney Of Counsel in Miller Mayer’s Business Service Group. \nMr. Lee engages in corporate law and regulatory compliance advising seed and early stage companies to Global 500 companies in formation\, corporate governance\, corporate finance\, acquisitions\, and regulatory compliance.   Mr. Lee represents a wide range of companies in emerging industries including ag-tech\, life sciences\, clean energy\, international trade and financial services\, among others. \nMany of Mr. Lee’s clients include university spinout companies commercializing technologies who have received STTR/SBIR Phase I and II funding as well as private companies undergoing Phase 0.  He represents companies who are residents of the many incubators and accelerator programs including ESD Centers of Excellence\, REV Ithaca Startup Works\, Cornell’s McGovern Center\, NextCorps\, CUNY’s iHub with many of his companies having won competitions including those sponsored by FuzeHub and New York’s 76West Clean Energy Competition. URL:https://www.revithaca.com/event/rev-members-office-hours-with-paul-lee-esq-of-miller-mayer-5/ LOCATION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Works\, 314 E State St\, Ithaca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181114T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181114T143000 DTSTAMP:20260409T044116 CREATED:20180919T194913Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181024T200255Z UID:11548-1542200400-1542205800@www.revithaca.com SUMMARY:Rev Members Exclusive: EIR Office Hours with Elisa Miller-Out DESCRIPTION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Work’s Office Hours give members the opportunity to reserve an appointment with a Rev Entrepreneur-In-Residence (EIR) or a guest expert to discuss strategy\, seek assistance with business connections\, and receive valuable feedback. Office Hours are hosted by our EIRs or selected guests on a rotating basis and are typically offered each week. \n\n Click here to register!\n \n\nEIR Office Hours with Elisa Miller-Out will be held 1:00pm-2:30pm & registration is required for a 30-minute session. \n \nAbout Elisa Miller-Out:  \nCurrently\, Miller-Out serves as the managing partner at Chloe Capital\, a seed stage venture capital investment fund focused on women-led technology companies. She’s also co-founder of PollQ\, a chatbot polling tool for higher education\, and a board member at Women 2.0\, the leading media brand for women in tech. \nIn 2016\, Elisa oversaw a successful acquisition deal with a division of Singlebrook\, a custom software services firm that she co-founded and led as CEO for over 10 years. She is the company’s CFO as well as chair of the board. Singlebrook has Fortune 500\, higher education\, and nonprofit clients from around the world including: Cornell\, Yale\, Henry Schein\, Hitachi\, the Sierra Club\, the Environmental Defense Fund\, and more. \nPrior to starting Singlebrook\, Elisa founded two other companies and worked in a variety of industries in New York City. She has also launched several networking groups and regularly serves as a mentor and judge for startup accelerators and competitions. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Barnard College of Columbia University. Learn more at www.elisamillerout.com. URL:https://www.revithaca.com/event/rev-members-only-eir-office-hours-with-elisa-miller-out-15/ LOCATION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Works\, 314 E State St\, Ithaca ORGANIZER;CN="Rev%3A Ithaca Startup Works":MAILTO:rev@revithaca.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181115T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181115T203000 DTSTAMP:20260409T044116 CREATED:20180904T151724Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191010T170110Z UID:11504-1542304800-1542313800@www.revithaca.com SUMMARY:TO BE RESCHEDULED- Networking@Rev: Demystifying Deep Tech DESCRIPTION:THIS EVENT WILL BE RESCHEDULED FOR A FUTURE DATE DUE TO WINTER WEATHER. \nHow is deep tech transforming our world? What deep tech innovations are on the horizon? Startups from deep tech companies will showcase their technologies and share the challenges and opportunities they face as they launch their companies. Join us for a panel discussion and an evening of networking where we focus demystifying deep tech. \nThe event is free for everyone and all are encouraged to attend. The event opens at 6:00 PM and will run until 8:30 PM\, with local food & drink. \n\n Click here to register!\n \n\n  URL:https://www.revithaca.com/event/networkingrev-deep-tech/ LOCATION:Ithaca Startup Works\, 314 E State St\, Ithaca CATEGORIES:Featured END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181128T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181128T170000 DTSTAMP:20260409T044116 CREATED:20181029T155233Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181029T155233Z UID:11832-1543392000-1543424400@www.revithaca.com SUMMARY:Rev Member Exclusive: EIR Office Hours with Max Henry DESCRIPTION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Work’s Office Hours give members the opportunity to reserve an appointment with a Rev Entrepreneur-In-Residence (EIR) or a guest expert to discuss strategy\, seek assistance with business connections\, and receive valuable feedback. Office Hours are hosted by our EIRs or selected guests on a rotating basis and are typically offered each week. \n\n Click here to register!\n \n\nOffice Hours will be held 8:00am-5:00pm & registration is required for a 30-minute session. \n \nAbout Max Henry: \nMax Henry is the latest mentor to become an Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EIR) serving startup members of Rev: Ithaca Startup Works. Based out of Cornell AgriTech’s Center of Excellence in Food and Agriculture in Geneva\, NY\, Henry will host office hours at Rev and the Center of Excellence in Geneva regularly and be available for consultation.\nIn addition to connecting food and agriculture startups with resources in New York state\, Henry will leverage his 25 years of experience leading Silicon Valley internet\, consumer\, and business-to-business technology companies to offer mentorship and advice to startup members.\nHenry is passionate about helping companies across all industries and is excited about the continued energy and growth in New York’s startup ecosystem. His biggest piece of advice for startups is: “It’s all about people. Don’t spend all your time on tech or research\, but build a solid team in order to build the company. If you do that well\, you will be successful.”\nHenry is currently the founder and president of Humming Bird Leadership\, a leadership development firm that helps people\, teams\, and organizations win. Henry also serves as an Entrepreneur in Residence for NextCorps in Rochester\, NY. His former experience includes serving as president and CEO of multiple companies including Topica (internet marketing)\, PrivateExpress (digital courier delivery company)\, Fabrik Communications (business messaging company\, sold to Critical Path)\, and JSB Corporation (global software company\, sold as SurfControl to Websense).\nIn other roles\, he served as vice president and general manager of Information Access Company (sold to Thomson)\, executive vice president and general manager of U.S. Telestar\, and vice president and general manager of NeXT Computer (sold to Apple)\, where he was a direct report to Steve Jobs and was part of the executive policy team. Henry has served on numerous boards of directors and advisory boards and is currently board chairman at InfoStreet\, an Inc 500 SaaS company.\nHenry holds an MBA degree in Finance and Marketing from the University of Oregon and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Hobart College. Henry and his spouse Merry live in Geneva and have three grown children: Kaitlin\, Robert\, and Peter; and three grandchildren: Finn\, Elle\, and Lila.\nContact Max Henry at maxhbl@gmail.com. URL:https://www.revithaca.com/event/rev-member-exclusive-eir-office-hours-with-max-henry-3/ LOCATION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Works\, 314 E State St\, Ithaca ORGANIZER;CN="Rev%3A Ithaca Startup Works":MAILTO:rev@revithaca.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181129T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181129T130000 DTSTAMP:20260409T044116 CREATED:20181116T193932Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181127T131934Z UID:11980-1543492800-1543496400@www.revithaca.com SUMMARY:Hardware Accelerator Info Session DESCRIPTION:Come learn about the Hardware Accelerator on November 29th from 12-1pm! \n  URL:https://www.revithaca.com/event/hardware-accelerator-info-session-3/ LOCATION:eHub Collegetown\, 409 College Avenue\, Ithaca\, NY\, 14850\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="Rev%3A Ithaca Startup Works":MAILTO:rev@revithaca.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181130T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181130T093000 DTSTAMP:20260409T044116 CREATED:20171209T143741Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181024T200313Z UID:9835-1543564800-1543570200@www.revithaca.com SUMMARY:Rev Members Exclusive: CEO & Sponsor Morning Coffee DESCRIPTION:All CEOs of Rev Member Companies and Rev Sponsors are invited to sit down over a cup of locally-roasted coffee and connect during this casual meetup. Registration is by invitation-only. URL:https://www.revithaca.com/event/members-only-ceo-morning-coffee-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/ LOCATION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Works\, 314 E State St\, Ithaca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181130T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181130T123000 DTSTAMP:20260409T044116 CREATED:20180330T172145Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181024T200322Z UID:10546-1543570200-1543581000@www.revithaca.com SUMMARY:Rev Members Exclusive: EIR Office Hours with Ken Rother DESCRIPTION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Work’s Office Hours give members the opportunity to reserve an appointment with a Rev Entrepreneur-In-Residence (EIR) or a guest expert to discuss strategy\, seek assistance with business connections\, and receive valuable feedback. Office Hours are hosted by our EIRs or selected guests on a rotating basis and are typically offered each week. \n\n Click here to register!\n \n\nEIR Office Hours with Ken Rother will be held 9:30am-12:30pm & pre-registration is required for a 30-minute session. Registration for this event will close the day before the event\, on November 29th at 9:00am. If you are interested in attending these Office Hours & miss the registration sign-up\, please contact Cara Harbinger at cmh379@cornell.edu. \n \nAbout Ken Rother: \nKen Rother is the Director of Rev as well as its Hardware Entrepreneurship program. He is the Managing Director of Cornell’s eLab student accelerator program\, teaches entrepreneurship at the Johnson School\, instructs and coaches in several technology commercialization programs including NSF I-Corps\, and is a Venture Partner at Cayuga Venture Fund. \nKen has held multiple senior business and technical positions for organizations such as Discovery Communications\, Reuters\, Matrox\, and the Toronto Stock Exchange. He has direct startup experience having co-founded a software business in Toronto and joining an early stage online media business in New York\, both of these startups concluded with successful exits. \nMost recently Ken was the Senior Vice President of Digital Media at Discovery. URL:https://www.revithaca.com/event/rev-members-only-eir-office-hours-with-ken-rother-8/ LOCATION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Works\, 314 E State St\, Ithaca ORGANIZER;CN="Rev%3A Ithaca Startup Works":MAILTO:rev@revithaca.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181130T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181130T180000 DTSTAMP:20260409T044116 CREATED:20181125T220421Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181128T024429Z UID:12025-1543586400-1543600800@www.revithaca.com SUMMARY:Rev Members Exclusive: EIR Office Hours with Gregory Thomson DESCRIPTION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Work’s Office Hours give members the opportunity to reserve an appointment with a Rev Entrepreneur-In-Residence (EIR) or a guest expert to discuss strategy\, seek assistance with business connections\, and receive valuable feedback. Office Hours are hosted by our EIRs or selected guests on a rotating basis and are typically offered each week. \n\n Click here to register!\n \n\nEIR Office Hours with Gregory Thomson will be held 2:00pm-6:00pm & pre-registration is required for a 30-minute session. Registration for this event will close the day before the event\, on November 29th at 9:00am. If you are interested in attending these Office Hours & miss the registration sign-up\, please contact Cara Harbinger at cmh379@cornell.edu. \n \nAbout Gregory Thomson: \nGreg Thomson is an attorney and strategic advisor based in Ithaca and New York City\, with over 20 years of experience in digital media\, entertainment and technology. He also serves as Strategic Advisor to Cornell’s Center for Technology Licensing. \nGreg has headed business development for venture-financed startup companies including the S.R. Guggenheim Foundation’s digital media company and Sports Museums of America\, and also held a senior business development position at NBCi in San Francisco. He began his post-MBA career as a communications /media/technology strategy consultant with PwC’s Strategy& in New York. \nAs a media industry lawyer and executive\, Greg headed business affairs for LA-based Quincy Jones Productions\, served as VP of Partnerships for Discovery Communications\, and has represented clients including Dr. Dre\, Youssou N’Dour\, and the Estate of Gil Scott-Heron. He has also served as an entertainment economics expert witness in major entertainment industry litigation\, including on behalf of the City of Los Angeles in the federal wrongful death lawsuit filed by heirs of slain rapper Notorious B.I.G. \nGreg’s ongoing private law practice work includes intellectual property and software licensing\, venture financing\, private placements\, film financing transactions\, media mergers and acquisitions\, corporate sponsorships and endorsements\, literary rights acquisitions\, distribution agreements\, and a wide variety of digital media\, technology\, and music\, television and film industry transactions. \nGreg received an MBA from Columbia Business School\, a JD from Yale Law School\, and a BA from Yale College. \n  \n  URL:https://www.revithaca.com/event/rev-members-exclusive-eir-office-hours-with-gregory-thomson/ LOCATION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Works\, 314 E State St\, Ithaca ORGANIZER;CN="Rev%3A Ithaca Startup Works":MAILTO:rev@revithaca.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181204T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181204T170000 DTSTAMP:20260409T044116 CREATED:20181029T155352Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181029T155352Z UID:11834-1543910400-1543942800@www.revithaca.com SUMMARY:Rev Member Exclusive: EIR Office Hours with Max Henry DESCRIPTION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Work’s Office Hours give members the opportunity to reserve an appointment with a Rev Entrepreneur-In-Residence (EIR) or a guest expert to discuss strategy\, seek assistance with business connections\, and receive valuable feedback. Office Hours are hosted by our EIRs or selected guests on a rotating basis and are typically offered each week. \n\n Click here to register!\n \n\nOffice Hours will be held 8:00am-5:00pm & registration is required for a 30-minute session. \n \nAbout Max Henry: \nMax Henry is the latest mentor to become an Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EIR) serving startup members of Rev: Ithaca Startup Works. Based out of Cornell AgriTech’s Center of Excellence in Food and Agriculture in Geneva\, NY\, Henry will host office hours at Rev and the Center of Excellence in Geneva regularly and be available for consultation.\nIn addition to connecting food and agriculture startups with resources in New York state\, Henry will leverage his 25 years of experience leading Silicon Valley internet\, consumer\, and business-to-business technology companies to offer mentorship and advice to startup members.\nHenry is passionate about helping companies across all industries and is excited about the continued energy and growth in New York’s startup ecosystem. His biggest piece of advice for startups is: “It’s all about people. Don’t spend all your time on tech or research\, but build a solid team in order to build the company. If you do that well\, you will be successful.”\nHenry is currently the founder and president of Humming Bird Leadership\, a leadership development firm that helps people\, teams\, and organizations win. Henry also serves as an Entrepreneur in Residence for NextCorps in Rochester\, NY. His former experience includes serving as president and CEO of multiple companies including Topica (internet marketing)\, PrivateExpress (digital courier delivery company)\, Fabrik Communications (business messaging company\, sold to Critical Path)\, and JSB Corporation (global software company\, sold as SurfControl to Websense).\nIn other roles\, he served as vice president and general manager of Information Access Company (sold to Thomson)\, executive vice president and general manager of U.S. Telestar\, and vice president and general manager of NeXT Computer (sold to Apple)\, where he was a direct report to Steve Jobs and was part of the executive policy team. Henry has served on numerous boards of directors and advisory boards and is currently board chairman at InfoStreet\, an Inc 500 SaaS company.\nHenry holds an MBA degree in Finance and Marketing from the University of Oregon and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Hobart College. Henry and his spouse Merry live in Geneva and have three grown children: Kaitlin\, Robert\, and Peter; and three grandchildren: Finn\, Elle\, and Lila.\nContact Max Henry at maxhbl@gmail.com. URL:https://www.revithaca.com/event/rev-member-exclusive-eir-office-hours-with-max-henry-4/ LOCATION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Works\, 314 E State St\, Ithaca ORGANIZER;CN="Rev%3A Ithaca Startup Works":MAILTO:rev@revithaca.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181205T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181205T120000 DTSTAMP:20260409T044116 CREATED:20181023T175625Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181024T200330Z UID:11761-1544000400-1544011200@www.revithaca.com SUMMARY:Rev Members Exclusive: Office Hours with Ryoko Nozawa from Cayuga Ventures DESCRIPTION:Rev members are invited to stop by and meet with Ryoko Nozawa\, a Principal Investor from Cayuga Ventures. Office Hours with Ryoko will be held from 9:00am-12:00pm & pre-registration is required for a 30-minute session. Registration for this event will close the day before the event\, on December 4th at 9:00am. If you are interested in attending these Office Hours & miss the registration sign-up\, please contact Cara Harbinger at cmh379@cornell.edu. \n\n Click here to register!\n \n\n  \n \nAbout Ryoko Nozawa: \nRyoko is principal at Cayuga Venture Fund. She focuses on exploring investment opportunities\, supporting portfolio companies\, and assisting fund administration. She evaluates startups on their business models\, financials and cost structures\, operations\, technologies\, and markets. She is typically the first person to conduct due diligence on the investment opportunities. \nRyoko joined Cayuga Venture Fund in 2016. She is a graduate of Cornell MBA & Keio University in Japan. She has been a judge for 76West (energy)\, GENIUS NY (unmanned aerial systems & IoT)\, and various startup competitions at Cornell and other programs in the region. URL:https://www.revithaca.com/event/rev-members-office-hours-with-nate-cook-esq-of-miller-mayer-2-3-2/ LOCATION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Works\, 314 E State St\, Ithaca ORGANIZER;CN="Rev%3A Ithaca Startup Works":MAILTO:rev@revithaca.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181207T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181207T120000 DTSTAMP:20260409T044116 CREATED:20181019T180621Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191010T172021Z UID:11743-1544173200-1544184000@www.revithaca.com SUMMARY:Rev Members Exclusive: EIR Office Hours with Brad Treat DESCRIPTION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Work’s Office Hours give members the opportunity to reserve an appointment with a Rev Entrepreneur-In-Residence (EIR) or a guest expert to discuss strategy\, seek assistance with business connections\, and receive valuable feedback. Office Hours are hosted by our EIRs or selected guests on a rotating basis and are typically offered each week. \n\n Click here to register!\n \n\nEIR Office Hours with Brad Treat will be held 9:00am-12:00pm & registration is required for a 30-minute session. Registration for this event will close on Thursday\, December 6th at 9:00am. If you are interested in attending these Office Hours & miss the registration sign-up\, please contact Cara Harbinger at cmh379@cornell.edu. \n  \n \nAbout Brad Treat: \nBrad is a career entrepreneur with an emphasis on technology-driven companies. Brad was most recently the Founding CEO of Mezmeriz\, a high-tech company making interactive projectors and reality capture cameras to embed into mobile phones.  Mezmeriz is based on patented MEMS technology developed by company co-founder Shahyaan Desai at Cornell. Previously\, he was the Entrepreneur-In-Residence at Cornell University. \nBrad was also the co-founder and CEO of SightSpeed\, an innovative video and voice communications company. Together with co-founders Aron Rosenberg and Cornell Professor Toby Berger\, Brad grew SightSpeed from a university research project into the world’s premier video calling software. SightSpeed was profitably acquired by Logitech for $30M. \nEarlier in his career\, Brad worked for eight years in the automotive industry in both the US and Spain at Bowles Fluidics and GKN Automotive. He holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from North Carolina State\, and an MBA from the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell. \nBrad lives in Ithaca\, New York. He is faculty at Johnson at Cornell\, Cornell Engineering\, and Ithaca College teaching practical entrepreneurship\, empathetic leadership\, and project management. With the loving support of his wife Kristin and sideways looks from his children\, he competes in long-distance triathlons in the “Clydesdale” division\, has done a few Ironman triathlons\, and has finished a handful of marathons without walking. URL:https://www.revithaca.com/event/rev-members-only-eir-office-hours-with-brad-treat-2-2/ LOCATION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Works\, 314 E State St\, Ithaca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181207T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181207T130000 DTSTAMP:20260409T044116 CREATED:20180207T211108Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191010T170157Z UID:10122-1544184000-1544187600@www.revithaca.com SUMMARY:Rev Members Exclusive: Lunch 'n' Learn: Accessing the Wisdom of the Team with Brad Treat & Erica Marx DESCRIPTION:Bring your lunch (or order in) and gather for a short presentation on a timely topic – topic to be announced soon! This event is for Rev Member Companies and employees only. \nAccessing the Wisdom of the Team\n\n\nCome on December 7th at Noon to Rev to hear from Erica Marx and Brad Treat on how to run a strategy offsite. Participants will try out a simple\, goal-oriented interactive coaching exercise that reveals patterns and generates insights about where your company would benefit the most by investing time working ‘on’ the business instead of ‘in’ the business. This is a micro-version of what you may do with your team at an offsite retreat. We will also discuss best practices for running offsite programs and topics most strategically suited for an offsite retreat.\n\n\n\n Click here to register! URL:https://www.revithaca.com/event/december-meet-n-eat/ LOCATION:Ithaca Startup Works\, 314 E State St\, Ithaca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181210T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181210T180000 DTSTAMP:20260409T044116 CREATED:20180904T152312Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181130T200422Z UID:11510-1544457600-1544464800@www.revithaca.com SUMMARY:Rev Member Holiday Party! DESCRIPTION:Everyone looks forward to the office Holiday party\, but Rev Members know that our incubator Holiday Party is Ithaca’s best startup bash. We’ll have music\, refreshments\, and of course… the always entertaining Gingerbread Rapid Prototyping Contest! Kids and families are welcome. So put on your best ugly holiday sweater\, or your festive finest\, and join us! Please RSVP for this event so we can anticipate that you will be joining us for a fun filled evening. \n\n Click here to register!\n \n\nThis event is for Rev Member Companies\, stakeholders\, and partners. URL:https://www.revithaca.com/event/rev-member-holiday-party/ LOCATION:NY END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181211T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181211T170000 DTSTAMP:20260409T044116 CREATED:20171209T150006Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181024T200356Z UID:9851-1544518800-1544547600@www.revithaca.com SUMMARY:Rev Members & Sponsors Exclusive: Free Pass Day DESCRIPTION:All employees of Rev Member companies are welcome to come work without using a Day Pass. This is a great chance to catch up with mentors and other Members\, meet new people\, and connect with special guests and Rev Sponsors! Bagels provided – yum! URL:https://www.revithaca.com/event/members-sponsors-only-free-pass-day-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/ LOCATION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Works\, 314 E State St\, Ithaca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181212T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181212T120000 DTSTAMP:20260409T044116 CREATED:20180207T211219Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191010T171639Z UID:10124-1544605200-1544616000@www.revithaca.com SUMMARY:Rev Members Exclusive: Office Hours with Nate Cook\, Esq. of Miller Mayer DESCRIPTION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Work’s Office Hours give members the opportunity to reserve an appointment with a Rev Entrepreneur-In-Residence (EIR) or a guest expert to discuss strategy\, seek assistance with business connections\, and receive valuable feedback. Office Hours are hosted by our EIRs or selected guests on a rotating basis and are typically offered each week. \n\n Click here to register!\n \n\nOffice Hours will be held 9:00am-12:00pm & registration is required for a 30-minute session. Registration for this event will close on Tuesday\, December 11th at 9:00am. If you are interested in attending these Office Hours & miss the registration sign-up\, please contact Christy Johnson at csj46@cornell.edu. \nAbout Nate Cook: \nNate Cook is an attorney of counsel in Miller Mayer’s practice group\, and focuses on business\, finance\, real estate\, and intellectual property law. Mr. Cook advises entrepreneurs and established businesses in organization\, mergers and acquisitions\, formation\, licensing\, succession planning\, and financing. Mr. Cook also focuses on real estate\, where he represents buyers and sellers of residences and commercial real estate throughout Central NY and the Southern Tier. Mr. Cook also advises clients in intellectual property protection\, trademark and copyright registration\, licensing\, franchising\, negotiation and preparation of software development and service agreements\, as well as trade secret protection. Nate Cook received his J.D. from Rutgers Law School and Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees from the University of North Texas. URL:https://www.revithaca.com/event/rev-members-office-hours-with-nate-cook-esq-of-miller-mayer-2-2/ LOCATION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Works\, 314 E State St\, Ithaca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181214T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181214T180000 DTSTAMP:20260409T044116 CREATED:20181205T191932Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181205T191932Z UID:12088-1544796000-1544810400@www.revithaca.com SUMMARY:Rev Member Exclusive: EIR Office Hours with Greg Thomson DESCRIPTION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Work’s Office Hours give members the opportunity to reserve an appointment with a Rev Entrepreneur-In-Residence (EIR) or a guest expert to discuss strategy\, seek assistance with business connections\, and receive valuable feedback. Office Hours are hosted by our EIRs or selected guests on a rotating basis and are typically offered each week. \n\n Click here to register!\n \n\nEIR Office Hours with Gregory Thomson will be held 2:00pm-6:00pm & pre-registration is required for a 30-minute session. Registration for this event will close the day before the event\, on December 13th at 9:00am. If you are interested in attending these Office Hours & miss the registration sign-up\, please contact Cara Harbinger at cmh379@cornell.edu. \n \nAbout Gregory Thomson: \nGreg Thomson is an attorney and strategic advisor based in Ithaca and New York City\, with over 20 years of experience in digital media\, entertainment and technology. He also serves as Strategic Advisor to Cornell’s Center for Technology Licensing. \nGreg has headed business development for venture-financed startup companies including the S.R. Guggenheim Foundation’s digital media company and Sports Museums of America\, and also held a senior business development position at NBCi in San Francisco. He began his post-MBA career as a communications /media/technology strategy consultant with PwC’s Strategy& in New York. \nAs a media industry lawyer and executive\, Greg headed business affairs for LA-based Quincy Jones Productions\, served as VP of Partnerships for Discovery Communications\, and has represented clients including Dr. Dre\, Youssou N’Dour\, and the Estate of Gil Scott-Heron. He has also served as an entertainment economics expert witness in major entertainment industry litigation\, including on behalf of the City of Los Angeles in the federal wrongful death lawsuit filed by heirs of slain rapper Notorious B.I.G. \nGreg’s ongoing private law practice work includes intellectual property and software licensing\, venture financing\, private placements\, film financing transactions\, media mergers and acquisitions\, corporate sponsorships and endorsements\, literary rights acquisitions\, distribution agreements\, and a wide variety of digital media\, technology\, and music\, television and film industry transactions. \nGreg received an MBA from Columbia Business School\, a JD from Yale Law School\, and a BA from Yale College. URL:https://www.revithaca.com/event/rev-member-exclusive-eir-office-hours-with-greg-thomson/ LOCATION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Works\, 314 E State St\, Ithaca ORGANIZER;CN="Rev%3A Ithaca Startup Works":MAILTO:rev@revithaca.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181219T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181219T170000 DTSTAMP:20260409T044116 CREATED:20181018T150130Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181019T192537Z UID:11663-1545238800-1545238800@www.revithaca.com SUMMARY:Ithaca High School Business Competition DESCRIPTION:More information to come! Please check back again soon. URL:https://www.revithaca.com/event/ithaca-high-school-business-competition/ LOCATION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Works\, 314 E State St\, Ithaca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190102T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190102T170000 DTSTAMP:20260409T044116 CREATED:20181210T161929Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181210T161929Z UID:12114-1546416000-1546448400@www.revithaca.com SUMMARY:Rev Member Exclusive: EIR Office Hours with Max Henry DESCRIPTION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Work’s Office Hours give members the opportunity to reserve an appointment with a Rev Entrepreneur-In-Residence (EIR) or a guest expert to discuss strategy\, seek assistance with business connections\, and receive valuable feedback. Office Hours are hosted by our EIRs or selected guests on a rotating basis and are typically offered each week. \n\n Click here to register!\n \n\nOffice Hours will be held 8:00am-5:00pm & registration is required for a 30-minute session. \n \nAbout Max Henry: \nMax Henry is the latest mentor to become an Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EIR) serving startup members of Rev: Ithaca Startup Works. Based out of Cornell AgriTech’s Center of Excellence in Food and Agriculture in Geneva\, NY\, Henry will host office hours at Rev and the Center of Excellence in Geneva regularly and be available for consultation.\nIn addition to connecting food and agriculture startups with resources in New York state\, Henry will leverage his 25 years of experience leading Silicon Valley internet\, consumer\, and business-to-business technology companies to offer mentorship and advice to startup members.\nHenry is passionate about helping companies across all industries and is excited about the continued energy and growth in New York’s startup ecosystem. His biggest piece of advice for startups is: “It’s all about people. Don’t spend all your time on tech or research\, but build a solid team in order to build the company. If you do that well\, you will be successful.”\nHenry is currently the founder and president of Humming Bird Leadership\, a leadership development firm that helps people\, teams\, and organizations win. Henry also serves as an Entrepreneur in Residence for NextCorps in Rochester\, NY. His former experience includes serving as president and CEO of multiple companies including Topica (internet marketing)\, PrivateExpress (digital courier delivery company)\, Fabrik Communications (business messaging company\, sold to Critical Path)\, and JSB Corporation (global software company\, sold as SurfControl to Websense).\nIn other roles\, he served as vice president and general manager of Information Access Company (sold to Thomson)\, executive vice president and general manager of U.S. Telestar\, and vice president and general manager of NeXT Computer (sold to Apple)\, where he was a direct report to Steve Jobs and was part of the executive policy team. Henry has served on numerous boards of directors and advisory boards and is currently board chairman at InfoStreet\, an Inc 500 SaaS company.\nHenry holds an MBA degree in Finance and Marketing from the University of Oregon and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Hobart College. Henry and his spouse Merry live in Geneva and have three grown children: Kaitlin\, Robert\, and Peter; and three grandchildren: Finn\, Elle\, and Lila.\nContact Max Henry at maxhbl@gmail.com. URL:https://www.revithaca.com/event/rev-member-exclusive-eir-office-hours-with-max-henry-5/ LOCATION:Geneva ORGANIZER;CN="Rev%3A Ithaca Startup Works":MAILTO:rev@revithaca.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190102T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190102T143000 DTSTAMP:20260409T044116 CREATED:20181210T164134Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190110T133439Z UID:12139-1546434000-1546439400@www.revithaca.com SUMMARY:Rev Member Exclusive: EIR Office Hours with Elisa Miller-Out DESCRIPTION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Work’s Office Hours give members the opportunity to reserve an appointment with a Rev Entrepreneur-In-Residence (EIR) or a guest expert to discuss strategy\, seek assistance with business connections\, and receive valuable feedback. Office Hours are hosted by our EIRs or selected guests on a rotating basis and are typically offered each week. \n\n Click here to register!\n \n\nEIR Office Hours with Elisa Miller-Out will be held 1:00pm-2:30pm & registration is required for a 30-minute session. \n \nAbout Elisa Miller-Out:  \nCurrently\, Miller-Out serves as the managing partner at Chloe Capital\, a seed stage venture capital investment fund focused on women-led technology companies. She’s also co-founder of PollQ\, a chatbot polling tool for higher education\, and a board member at Women 2.0\, the leading media brand for women in tech. \nIn 2016\, Elisa oversaw a successful acquisition deal with a division of Singlebrook\, a custom software services firm that she co-founded and led as CEO for over 10 years. She is the company’s CFO as well as chair of the board. Singlebrook has Fortune 500\, higher education\, and nonprofit clients from around the world including: Cornell\, Yale\, Henry Schein\, Hitachi\, the Sierra Club\, the Environmental Defense Fund\, and more. \nPrior to starting Singlebrook\, Elisa founded two other companies and worked in a variety of industries in New York City. She has also launched several networking groups and regularly serves as a mentor and judge for startup accelerators and competitions. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Barnard College of Columbia University. Learn more at www.elisamillerout.com. URL:https://www.revithaca.com/event/rev-member-exclusive-eir-office-hours-with-elisa-miller-out/ LOCATION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Works\, 314 E State St\, Ithaca ORGANIZER;CN="Rev%3A Ithaca Startup Works":MAILTO:rev@revithaca.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190104T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190104T120000 DTSTAMP:20260409T044116 CREATED:20181130T175941Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181130T180550Z UID:12041-1546592400-1546603200@www.revithaca.com SUMMARY:Rev Member Exclusive: EIR Office Hours with Brad Treat DESCRIPTION:Rev members are invited to schedule a time to meet with Rev Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR)\, Brad Treat\, on Friday\, January 4th. \nOffice Hours will be held 9:00am-12:00pm & registration is required for a 30-minute session. Registration for this event will close on Thursday\, January 3rd at 9:00am. If you are interested in attending these Office Hours & miss the registration sign-up\, please contact Cara Harbinger at cmh379@cornell.edu \n\n Click here to register!\n \n\n \nAbout Brad Treat: \n\nBrad is a career entrepreneur with an emphasis on technology-driven companies. Brad was most recently the Founding CEO of Mezmeriz\, a high-tech company making interactive projectors and reality capture cameras to embed into mobile phones. Mezmeriz is based on patented MEMS technology developed by company co-founder Shahyaan Desai at Cornell. Previously\, he was the Entrepreneur-In-Residence at Cornell University. \nBrad was also the co-founder and CEO of SightSpeed\, an innovative video and voice communications company. Together with co-founders Aron Rosenberg and Cornell Professor Toby Berger\, Brad grew SightSpeed from a university research project into the world’s premier video calling software. SightSpeed was profitably acquired by Logitech for $30M. \nEarlier in his career\, Brad worked for eight years in the automotive industry in both the US and Spain at Bowles Fluidics and GKN Automotive. He holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from North Carolina State\, and an MBA from the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell. \nBrad lives in Ithaca\, New York. He is faculty at Johnson at Cornell\, Cornell Engineering\, and Ithaca College teaching practical entrepreneurship\, empathetic leadership\, and project management. With the loving support of his wife Kristin and sideways looks from his children\, he competes in long-distance triathlons in the “Clydesdale” division\, has done a few Ironman triathlons\, and has finished a handful of marathons without walking. URL:https://www.revithaca.com/event/rev-member-exclusive-eir-office-hours-with-brad-treat/ LOCATION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Works\, 314 E State St\, Ithaca ORGANIZER;CN="Rev%3A Ithaca Startup Works":MAILTO:rev@revithaca.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190104T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190104T130000 DTSTAMP:20260409T044116 CREATED:20181116T201735Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181211T205609Z UID:11982-1546603200-1546606800@www.revithaca.com SUMMARY:January Lunch 'n' Learn: Creating a Website that Drives Action DESCRIPTION:Bring your lunch (or order in) and gather for a presentation focused on website basics\, tips\, & tricks! This event is for Rev Member Companies and friends in the startup community. \n\n Click here to register!\n \n\nCreating a website that drives action\nwith Mariellen VanDyke Brown of Happy Tree Solutions- Friday\, January 4th from 12-1pm \nAs more information becomes available online\, many websites have turned into collections of content. As business owners and marketers try to get various messages out\, there’s often a “just put it on the website” mentality. \nHow do you know if this content collection is actually converting sales for your business? What information does your customer need to know before they are ready to buy\, and what content is getting in the way of their user experience? \nWe’ll cover website best practices\, tips on writing copy that drives an action\, and how to tell if your website is working for your business goals. \nIf you’re thinking about launching a new website or simply giving your current website a facelift\, this brainstorming session will help you create a site that serves specific goals\, focuses on user experience\, and ties back to your bottom line. \n\n \nMariellen VanDyke Brown is a website designer and owner of Happy Tree Solutions\, a marketing & design company in Ithaca\, NY. She specializes in communication strategy and WordPress customizations. When she’s not on a computer\, she teaches yoga/meditation\, and creates intricate papercutting artwork.\nIf you link out to websites\, you could link “Happy Tree Solutions” to https://www.happytreesolutions.com/ URL:https://www.revithaca.com/event/rev-member-exclusive-january-lunch-n-learn-creating-a-website-that-drives-action/ LOCATION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Works\, 314 E State St\, Ithaca ORGANIZER;CN="Rev%3A Ithaca Startup Works":MAILTO:rev@revithaca.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190104T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190104T180000 DTSTAMP:20260409T044116 CREATED:20181205T200956Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181205T201053Z UID:12090-1546610400-1546624800@www.revithaca.com SUMMARY:Rev Member Exclusive: EIR Office Hours with Greg Thomson DESCRIPTION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Work’s Office Hours give members the opportunity to reserve an appointment with a Rev Entrepreneur-In-Residence (EIR) or a guest expert to discuss strategy\, seek assistance with business connections\, and receive valuable feedback. Office Hours are hosted by our EIRs or selected guests on a rotating basis and are typically offered each week. \n\n Click here to register!\n \n\nEIR Office Hours with Gregory Thomson will be held 2:00pm-6:00pm & pre-registration is required for a 30-minute session. Registration for this event will close the day before the event\, on January 3rd at 9:00am. If you are interested in attending these Office Hours & miss the registration sign-up\, please contact Cara Harbinger at cmh379@cornell.edu. \n \nAbout Gregory Thomson: \nGreg Thomson is an attorney and strategic advisor based in Ithaca and New York City\, with over 20 years of experience in digital media\, entertainment and technology. He also serves as Strategic Advisor to Cornell’s Center for Technology Licensing. \nGreg has headed business development for venture-financed startup companies including the S.R. Guggenheim Foundation’s digital media company and Sports Museums of America\, and also held a senior business development position at NBCi in San Francisco. He began his post-MBA career as a communications /media/technology strategy consultant with PwC’s Strategy& in New York. \nAs a media industry lawyer and executive\, Greg headed business affairs for LA-based Quincy Jones Productions\, served as VP of Partnerships for Discovery Communications\, and has represented clients including Dr. Dre\, Youssou N’Dour\, and the Estate of Gil Scott-Heron. He has also served as an entertainment economics expert witness in major entertainment industry litigation\, including on behalf of the City of Los Angeles in the federal wrongful death lawsuit filed by heirs of slain rapper Notorious B.I.G. \nGreg’s ongoing private law practice work includes intellectual property and software licensing\, venture financing\, private placements\, film financing transactions\, media mergers and acquisitions\, corporate sponsorships and endorsements\, literary rights acquisitions\, distribution agreements\, and a wide variety of digital media\, technology\, and music\, television and film industry transactions. \nGreg received an MBA from Columbia Business School\, a JD from Yale Law School\, and a BA from Yale College. URL:https://www.revithaca.com/event/rev-member-exclusive-eir-office-hours-with-greg-thomson-2/ LOCATION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Works\, 314 E State St\, Ithaca ORGANIZER;CN="Rev%3A Ithaca Startup Works":MAILTO:rev@revithaca.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190108T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190108T170000 DTSTAMP:20260409T044116 CREATED:20181212T170055Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181212T170055Z UID:12154-1546938000-1546966800@www.revithaca.com SUMMARY:Rev Members & Sponsors Exclusive: Free Pass Day DESCRIPTION:All employees of Rev Member companies are welcome to come work without using a Day Pass. This is a great chance to catch up with mentors and other Members\, meet new people\, and connect with special guests and Rev Sponsors! Bagels provided – yum! URL:https://www.revithaca.com/event/members-sponsors-only-free-pass-day-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3/ LOCATION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Works\, 314 E State St\, Ithaca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190108T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190108T143000 DTSTAMP:20260409T044116 CREATED:20181203T180940Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181203T180940Z UID:12058-1546948800-1546957800@www.revithaca.com SUMMARY:Rev Member Exclusive: EIR Office Hours with Brian Bauer DESCRIPTION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Work’s Office Hours give members the opportunity to reserve an appointment with a Rev Entrepreneur-In-Residence (EIR) or a guest expert to discuss strategy\, seek assistance with business connections\, and receive valuable feedback. Office Hours are hosted by our EIRs or selected guests on a rotating basis and are typically offered each week. \n\n Click here to register!\n \n\nEIR Office Hours with Brian Bauer will be held 12:00pm – 2:30pm & pre-registration is required for a 30-minute session. Registration for this event will close the day before the event\, on Monday\, January 7th at 9:00am. If you are interested in attending these Office Hours & miss the registration sign-up\, please contact Cara Harbinger at cmh379@cornell.edu. \n \nAbout Brian Bauer: \nBrian Bauer is the Program Director for clean energy programs with Cornell’s Center for Regional Economic Advancement. Brian runs 76West\, NYSERDA’s clean energy business competition\, and he is an Entrepreneur-in-Residence for the Southern Tier Startup Alliance\, a member organization of incubators across the Southern Tier which is a collaboration between Cornell\, Binghamton University\, and Corning Enterprises. \nBrian is a seasoned international energy industry executive with extensive experience in Oil\, Natural Gas\, Chemicals\, and renewables in the United States\, Asia\, and Europe. Brian ran several international businesses during a 30-year career in the energy industry and has expertise in operations\, strategy\, business development\, mergers and acquisitions\, major project management\, corporate governance and organizational change. \nBrian has a B.S. In Chemical Engineering from Cornell and an MBA in Operations and Finance from the University of Chicago. In addition to his entrepreneurial work\, Brian lectures at Cornell and serves on the Board of the Paleontological Research Institute\, which includes the Museum of the Earth and the Cayuga Nature Center\, both near Ithaca. URL:https://www.revithaca.com/event/rev-member-exclusive-eir-office-hours-with-brian-bauer/ LOCATION:Rev: Ithaca Startup Works\, 314 E State St\, Ithaca ORGANIZER;CN="Rev%3A Ithaca Startup Works":MAILTO:rev@revithaca.com END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR