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Meet With... Khosla Ventures
November 13, 2009 | 8:30am-1:00pm Agenda 8:30-9:00am: Registration 9:00-9:30am: Presentation 9:30-1:00pm: one-on-one meetings The Meet with Series is a partnering and coaching series for entrepreneurs. The goal of the program is to facilitate meetings between cleantech entrepreneurs and investors, customers and potential partners. The 2009 EBC Meet with Series has featured Physic Ventures, PG&E, Alloy Ventures, SRI and now Khosla Ventures! After the presentation, each approved attendee will receive a one-on-one meeting with Alex Kinnier, Partner of Khosla Ventures. Alex is working to speed up the next industrial revolution, focusing on solar energy utilization, thermal efficiency, energy conversion devices, energy storage, and biofuels. For this particular session, we are accepting innovative cleantechnologies applications in areas such as renewable energy, energy efficiency, transportation, purification and so on. Attendees must apply and be approved to attend the one-on-one meeting! This is a service provided by the Environmental Business Cluster, and as such, the registration fee is charged by the Environmental Business Cluster for this event. Venue Fenwick & West LLP 801 California Street Mountain View, CA 94041 Click here for venue directions Alex Kinnier, Partner, Khosla Ventures Alex is working to speed up the next industrial revolution, focusing on solar energy utilization, thermal efficiency, energy conversion devices, energy storage, and biofuels. Over the past 10 years, Alex has successfully created, launched, and grown a variety of technology and household products. As a Group Product Manager at Google, Alex built the Agency display advertising team and created Google's next generation third party serving and targeting system. As part of this effort Alex was a leader of the $3.1 billion acquisition of DoubleClick. On the consumer side of Google's business, Alex earned an Executive Management Group award for leading the product response to Microsoft's IE7 browser launch that significantly increased Google's search share. In Brand Management at Procter & Gamble, Alex leveraged a forgotten technology and led two award winning marketing campaigns to build his brand to $80 million in sales. And, in Product Development at Procter & Gamble, Alex led the development and launch of three new-to-the-world Febreze products that helped the brand achieve sales of over $400 million in 50 countries in 24 months. Alex also knows the joy and pain associated with starting a venture from scratch. In 2002, Alex began in Cleantech, founding Ocular Technologies to commercialize enhanced efficiency evaporators utilizing a proprietary monolayer coating that improved air conditioning performance. The challenges of commercializing components of a larger system controlled by an entrenched industry provided Alex with a learning experience that informs his investing. Growing up outside of Philadelphia, PA, Alex earned a BS in Chemical Engineering with honors from Lehigh University and later an MBA with distinction from the Harvard Business School. He lives with his wife and daughter in the San Francisco Bay area. |
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