Component Sourcing International
Founder
Andrew B Rapkin
Andy is an entrepreneur and active Angel Investor. He currently serves as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at IESE Business School in Barcelona, Spain.
Andy is an entrepreneur and active Angel Investor. He currently serves as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at IESE Business School in Barcelona, Spain.
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Remedios
Active Angel Investor and Advisor
Invested in 12 early stage companies in a variety of sectors including Advanced Manufacturing, Software, Biotech, eLearning, Healthcare and Real Estate tech. * Two successful... more exits with average IRR of 34.2%. * Entrepreneur in Residence at IESE Business School Barcelona. Serve as mentor and advisor to 5 startups in IESE's Barcelona Technology Transfer Group (BTTG) incubator, helping to commercialize cutting edge tech and craft pitches to investors and customers. * Presented Master Class on "How
Founder and President
Founder and President
Barcelona Technology Transfer Group (BTTG)
Advisor
Remedios
Founder, Founder and President
General Electric
Employee
CAPITAL CORPORATION Associate - Structured Finance, Capital Markets Group Summer 1996 Member of a team of over 40 investment banking professionals serving GE businesses and... more external clients * Evaluated income effects and wrote offering memoranda for $400 million debt sale. * Conducted financial analysis for equity investment in a European airport. * Created joint financing proposal with 10 commercial banks for $70 million power plant in Argentina
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About
Achievements
I'm active entrepreneur and Angel Investor with portfolio holdings in Biotech, Software, e-Learning, Advanced Manufacturing, AI, and Real Estate tech. I founded Component Sourcing International LLC (CSI) in 2003, a Strategic Sourcing™ company which manufactures custom-engineered metal components in a variety of product categories. The company was acquired by Argosy Private Equity in 2014.
Prior to founding CSI, I was a Partner in Osage Investments, a private equity firm
based in Philadelphia with funds dedicated to LBOs of middle market manufacturers and early stage venture investing. I've held various board and management positions at where his venture investments include Inphonic (NASDAQ: INPC) and Internet Capital Group (NASDAQ: ICGE). I also served as CEO of Farmington Engineering, an Osage portfolio company later acquired by Swiss conglomerate KVT Group.
I have a BS in Biology from Tufts University and an MBA from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.
Describe the most impressive thing you've done.
Skills
Q&A
What's the most useful business-related book you've ever read?
Siddhartha
What's your favorite non-business book?
The Drama of the Gifted Child
If money were not an issue, what would you be doing right now?
Nothing different than what I'm doing now
What words of advice would you give your younger self?
Hire the best people you can find, even though you think can't afford them
What's the most creative thing you've ever done?
Start a business from scratch
Which founders or startups do you most admire?
Ted Turner
What's your super power?
Making connections today based on things I saw or heard many years ago
What's the best way for people to get in touch with you?
What words of wisdom do you live by?
Don't make any important decisions when you are in an emotional state
What aspects of your work are you most passionate about?
Helping entrepreneurs achieve their goals.
What was the most impactful class you took in school?
Accounting
What's something you wish you had done years earlier?
No regrets so far
What's an obstacle you've overcome?
My parents resistance to my need to explore
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