2003-10-22 - Mark Searle, CEO of Addamark will share his experiences of building a company and raising money *after* the bubble. ABOUT MARK SEARLE \\\'86 As co-founder and chief executive officer of Addamark, Mark Searle leads all aspects of corporate strategy, operations and finances. Prior to founding Addamark, Mark was chief operating officer of Internet Pictures Corporation (NASDAQ: IPIX), formerly bamboo.com, where he guided all development, marketing, sales, and delivery activities. Mark helped bamboo.com grow from a 27-person startup into the dominant player in the online virtual tours market; he was a crucial player throughout the company\\\'s IPO process and the merger that created iPIX. Before bamboo/iPIX, Mark served as chief operating officer of Cybergold and chief operating officer/vice president of operations for Plynetics, a leading rapid prototyping service provider. In the 1980s Mark was ranked among the top 25 downhill ski racers in the U.S. Mark holds a bachelor\\\'s degree from Princeton, he completed post-graduate work in English Literature at U.C. Berkeley and he holds an MBA from Harvard Business School. ABOUT ADDAMARK Addamark provides software solutions which enable enterprises to effectively use huge amounts of event data to detect and contain information security threats, and analyze user behavior and network and systems activity. http://www.addamark.com

2003-06-10 - Introduction to Practical Accounting with Ross Sullivan \\\'87 and Thomas Randlett \\\'64 The Princeton Entreprenuers Network of San Francisco (PENSF) is is pleased to announce another informative event to be held in San Francisco on Tuesday the 10th of June 2003 at 7 pm. We have two experienced panelists from the accounting industry who will provide tips for entrepreneurs and answer questions about book-keeping and the dangers of creative accounting. The event will be at Gordon Biersch in the financial district; we hope you can join us. In order to keep these events free, we encourage everyone to partake of the excellent menu at Gordon Biersch and mention that you are with our group. Gordon Biersch is located at 2 Harrison Street in SF. (415) 243.8246 http://yp.yahoo.com/py/ypMap.py?Pyt=Typ&tuid=9819387&ck=3350955170&tab=B2C&tcat=8227625&city=San+Francisco&state=CA&country=us&msa=7360&slt=37.774200&sln=-122.417068&cs=4&stat=:pos:0:regular:regT:1:fbT:0 SPEAKER PROFILES. Thomas E. Randlett is a Certified Public Accountant with 23 years of experience with an international CPA firm, having served as Managing Partner, and 10 years in expert witness testimony and litigation support. Mr. Randlett serves on the Board of Directors of a $1 billion REIT. He specializes in real estate, financial institutions, CATV, construction, and transportation. His experience includes damages analysis and measurement, environmental damages, forensic accounting, business and real estate valuations, lost profits, accountant\\\'s malpractice, generally accepted accounting principles and cost accounting. Thomas graduated from Princeton in 1964, and his son graduated in 1987. Ross Sullivan is Co-Founder and Chief Financial Officer for Flex Leasing Corporation, a 6 year old San Francisco company that owns and operates 7,500 general purpose freight railcars. Ross has been responsible for the creation and management of Flex\\\'s unique partnership structure that has allowed Flex to purchase over $400 mil. in assets, efficiently utilize its inherent tax benefits and to borrow as an investment grade credit. Prior to the creation of Flex, Ross worked in the equipment financing division of Ford Motor Company. Ross graduated from Princeton in 1987 and has an MBA from Columbia. Sincerely, Jock Christie Andrew Stern Annie Su Princeton Entrepreneurs\\\' Network of San Francisco http://www.sf.princetonen.org/