Bill Warner, super-angel investor, serial entrepreneur and founder of Avid Technology, Inc. and Wildfire Communications, will be the keynote speaker at the NH High Technology Council's 2011 Entrepreneur of the Year Awards dinner. The 23rd annual NHHTC EOY celebration will be held on Monday, May 9, at 5:30 p.m. at the Radisson, Center of New Hampshire in Manchester.
Launched in 1988, the NHHTC has recognized more than 50 NH entrepreneurs for their contributions toward advancing technology and demonstrating leadership, ingenuity and innovation. The evening event attracts more than 300 tech industry leaders from across the region and includes networking, a banquet, the keynote address, and an awards ceremony recognizing an entrepreneur of the year.
Warner loves the process of starting and building companies, and encouraging and supporting others to do so. He started Avid Technology in 1987 and through his leadership, Avid became a world leader in video, film, and music and editing systems. Beyond launching successful business ventures, he also collaborated with fellow business leaders to create a new type of conference called the MassTLC Innovation unConference. This event serves early-stage entrepreneurs, and the most recent event attracted 160 entrepreneurs and 600 people to provide assistance to them in a podium and panel-free environment.
Another one of his projects is his Build Your Startup From the Heart work. "One of those tools is very early-stage investing, usually about $25,000. I generally like to be the very first money into the company," he said. "I'm willing (and even prefer) investing so early that the only traction is in the entrepreneur's head. I choose my investments based mainly on the entrepreneur, and not on the details of the idea."
To learn more or register, go to www.NHHTC.org.
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