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Mentors and EIRs

Meet Our Mentors and EIRs

Our dedicated EIRs and mentors give their time and experience to our members daily. 
EIRs
Our Entrepreneurs in Residence are experienced in startups, scaling companies, and investments. They work to provide business coaching to teams and get heavily involved in the business case.
Mentors
This exclusive group of subject matter experts pay it forward a few hours a month to help the aspiring and existing entrepreneurs at The Tech Garden. Our definition of a mentor is someone who gives their time to share experiences, offer support and advice, and engage with our members. The mentor-mentee relationship is intentionally informal and unstructured, and can be anything from a one-time meeting to a monthly or less frequently recurring meeting. ​
Entrepreneur at The Tech Garden

EIRs + Mentors

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Joe Dickson
​(EIR)

CEO of Ducted Wind Turbines
Areas of Expertise: 
Significant start-up fund raising, operations, finance, and emerging company knowledge and capabilities
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Tim Gaulrapp
​(Mentor)
Project Manager at Knowledge Systems & Research (KS&R)
Areas of Expertise: 
Market research – specifically B2B, Translating research into actional business insights, Data manipulation – tools including Excel and SPSS
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Steven Hovagimyan
​(Mentor)

Director of bD at armory square ventures
Areas of Expertise: 
Financial Modeling & Planning, Start-up accounting set-up and operation, VCs and Seed, A/B funding
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David Montanaro
​(EIR)

 Founder and CEO of Strategic Advisory Associates
Areas of Expertise: 
Operations, finance and strategy in defense, air traffic control and security systems
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Brendan M. Palfreyman
​(Mentor)
 
Tech, intellectual property attorney
Areas of Expertise: 
Intellectual Property, contracts, litigation
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Michael Quigley
(Mentor) 
Cofounder at spincar
Areas of Expertise: 
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GTM, Product Market Fit, Fundraising
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Najee Rahman
(Mentor) 
Brand Manager for Procter & Gamble - NA Baby Care Media
Areas of Expertise: 
Facebook Advertising, Organic Social Media, Digital Marketing Strategy, E-Commerce 
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Dana Scherzi
(Mentor)

CEO of Scherzi Systems
Areas of Expertise: 
Project Management (Scheduling, Budgeting, Scoping, and Feasibility), Business Analysis, Leadership/Management, and Software
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Jim Stover
​(EIR)

leading global business development for VRB Energy
Areas of Expertise: 
Renewable Energy, Business Development, Product Management, Strategic Planning, Mergers & Acquisition
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Laura Thorne
(Mentor)
Performance Improvement Consultant
Areas of Expertise: 
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Transitioning from business plan to strategic plan, Productivity/Time management, Project Management, Problem-solving
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Marc Viggiano (EIR)
 CEO and Founder of Niteopark
Areas of Expertise: 
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Design and development, operations, business development
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    • About
    • News
    • TTG Staff
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    • Resources
    • Innovation Partners
    • Mentors and EIRs
  • Events
  • Membership
    • Membership
    • Our Members
    • Startup Careers
  • Contact Us