Events
Majestic Research eCommerce Industry Dinner
6:00 Hors d’oeuvres &
Cocktail Reception
6:30 Dinner
When: May 22, 2007
Where: Chicago, IL
Chicago
Keefer’s Steakhouse
20 West Kinzie
Chicago, IL 60610
312.467.9525
RSVP:
Kathryn Doyle, 646.442.6094 or
Industry Experts Attending:
Marc Freedman
Founder and CEO of RazorPop
Marc Freedman is Founder and CEO of RazorPop, a provider of point-to-point (P2P)
digital media delivery services and software development. He speaks at conferences
such as the Digital Media Conference and Digital Hollywood. As a senior analyst at
The Diffusion Group, a consultancy on the digital home, he wrote the industry report
on Podcasting. He also writes the P2P Insider and Digital Music Future weblogs.
Marc has presented to and consulted with the US Senate, the FBI, and the Federal
Trade Commission. Additionally, he works with international, state, and local
law enforcement in the area of Internet safety and child protection. He advises
equity investors and companies seeking investment and has been an executive
at Fortune 500 companies including AT&T and Verizon. Marc holds an MBA from
the Yale University School of Management and BS in Computer Science from the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Raghu Bala
Chief Technology Officer, Primedia
Raghu Bala is CTO at Primedia, where he manages 200-plus Internet properties
including such brand names as MotorTrend, Automobile, Hot Rod, and more. He
helps set strategy and participates in the management of technologies including
Internet search, search engine optimization, Internet advertising, and Internet video
programming. Raghu has founded two startups in his 17-year career—both sold
to public companies. He was a Director at Yahoo prior to Primedia, helping run
Yahoo’s contextual search business. He was also a Director of search and directory
products at Yahoo. He taught at Columbia University’s Computer Technology and
Applications Program and is the author of several books and articles on technology
topics for Macmillan, McGraw-Hill, and Microsoft Press. He possesses an MBA
(Wharton), an MS in Computer Science (RPI), and a BS/BA in Comp Science/Math
(SUNY Buffalo); he also is a member of Mensa.
Andy Coleman
Independent Internet Consultant
Andy Coleman is currently a full-time independent Internet Consultant, concentrating
on business plan and strategy development; business development strategy and
implementation; and marketing planning and positioning. He has recently consulted
to MerchantCircle.com and an online fi rm in the job search sector. Before opening
his own consulting shop, Andrew was at eBay from 1998 to 2006, as the company
grew from fewer than 200 employees to several thousand. As the Director of
Business Development for the Strategic Partners Group, he was responsible for
strategies for adding partner-related services to the eBay platform. In this capacity,
he lead a team responsible for business development, product development, and
the marketing of shipping features on eBay, which resulted in partnerships with the
US Postal Service and UPS and the creation of a new shipping platform for sellers.
Experts provided by Nitron Advisors (www.NitronAdvisors.com)
Majestic Research Representatives:
John Aiken
Managing Director, Head of Equity Research
John has received broad recognition for his in-depth coverage of Majestic’s Internet
Media, eCommerce, and Online Travel sectors. He received a BS in Biological
Statistics and Computational Biology from Cornell University with Distinction
in Research and a Master’s in Operations Research concentrating in Financial
Engineering from Columbia University. John has regularly been quoted in the
media, including The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times and has been
featured in Barron’s.