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    Scott Mize

    Scott Mize

    CEO, Shiva Venture Transformation. Entrepreneur, venture dev exec & advisor. 30+ years in the infotech, blockchain, new media, nanotech & cleantech fields.

    CEO San Francisco Harvard College '84
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    Experience
    Capital Engine™
    Capital Engine™
    Advisor 2019 - Present (about 7 years)
    International Deal Gateway
    International Deal Gateway
    Advisor 2019 - Present (almost 7 years)
    Network Society Lab
    Network Society Lab
    Founder, Advisor 2017 - Present (about 9 years)
    Network Society Lab is a Venture Development firm that focuses on adding value to startup companies that are based upon exponential technologies and decentralized networks.... more The sectors that NSL serves are those that constitute the Eight Pillars of Change promulgated by Network Society Research (www.netsoc.org): energy, manufacturing, food, health, learning, finance, security and policymaking. NSL is a sibling organization to Network Society Ventures, a seed stage global venture investment firm.
    Network Society Ventures
    Network Society Ventures
    Founder, Founder and Chairman of the Advisory Board 2015 - Present (almost 11 years)
    Network Society Ventures is a seed stage global venture investment firm.

    Network Society Ventures seeks to invest in disruptive technology-based companies that are... more leading the transformation from the post-industrial age to The Network Society.

    Network Society Ventures is focused on making investments in the sectors that constitute the Eight Pillars of Change promulgated by the Network Society Project - energy, manufacturing, food, health, learning, finance, security and policymaking.
    Siliconic Home
    Siliconic Home
    Advisor 2015 - 2018 (over 3 years)
    ASM Services
    ASM Services
    Founder, Owner & Venture Development Executive 2006 - 2015 (almost 10 years)
    Completed over 30 contract engagements for a variety of organizations in the information technology, nanotechnology and cleantech fields. Assignments involved interim executive... more roles, strategy, general advisory, business development, sales, market assessment, marketing, industry relations, fundraising, and other assignments.
    Foresight Nanotech Institute
    Foresight Nanotech Institute
    President 2004 - 2005 (about 1 year)
    Conceived, developed and implemented successful turnaround strategy for non-profit think tank. Led team that implemented strategy. Brought organization into mainstream of... more nanotechnology community. Fundraising: Raised funding to support new strategy, including the largest foundation grant, largest earned income grant and largest amount of corporate sponsorship in the history of the organization. Established and implemented fundraising plan and process. Expanded Board of Directors. Project Executi
    Double
    Double
    Principal 1998 - 2000 (about 2 years)
    Grew global venture catalyst firm with two partners to 30-person company with $6 million in annualized revenue and over $30 million in equity holdings. Quadrupled average... more monthly engagement revenue. Sourced and closed business with key clients. Managed sales pipeline and multiple rainmakers. Developed and executed strategy for repositioning company. Crafted marketing messages and communications. Served clients by performing as interim CEO, creating business plans, formulating strategy, recommend
    Interactive Media
    Interactive Media
    Dealmaker and Consultant 1994 - 1998 (about 4 years)
    Co-developed innovative financing vehicle for interactive media products which generated over $130 million in funding. Orchestrated distribution agreement with consumer electronics... more manufacturer and online service provider, which generated over $50M in revenue. Facilitated raising $1 million in equity capital for interactive media publisher. Closed six-figure product sales. Concluded over twenty licensing contracts. Developed and wrote business plans. Designed, wrote and edited newsletter on inte
    Apple
    Apple
    Multimedia Content Evangelist 1989 - 1990 (almost 2 years)
    Managed relationships with pioneering third party CD-ROM developers as catalog grew from a few dozen to hundreds of titles. Facilitated product development via hardware loans,... more resource matchmaking and disclosure on upcoming technologies. Drove inclusion of developers in marketing programs. Managed invitation-only CEO conference.
    Shiva Venture Transformation
    Shiva Venture Transformation
    Founder, CEO 2020 - Present (over 6 years)
    Founder
    Network Society Ventures, Shiva Venture Transformation, ASM Services, Network Society Lab
    Employee
    Apple, Interactive Media, Double, Foresight Nanotech Institute
    Investor
     
    Incubator
     
    Advisor
    Siliconic Home, International Deal Gateway, Capital Engine™
    Attorney
     
    Board Member
     
    Mentor
     
    Member
     
    Acquired
     
     
    Education
     
    About
    Achievements

    Grew global venture catalyst firm to $6M in annual revenue and $30M in equity holdings in two years, with partners. Double Impact, Principal.

    Co-founded, financed and launched leading publisher of personal learning products on CD-ROM. Acquired by Charter Communications. Zelos!, Co-founder and CEO.

    Executed consumer electronics distribution deal which generated eight-figure end user revenue. Freelance Dealmaker.

    Co-developed innovative financing vehicle based on completion bonding for interactive media products, generating over $130M in funding. Frank Crystal & Co., Consultant and Collaborator.

    Managed delivery of seven software and interactive media products. Lotus Development Corporation, Zelos!, National Datacomputer and Strawberry Software.

    Created first comprehensive market research study on near term commercial opportunities in nanotechnology - Nanotechnology Opportunity Report™, published by Cientifica. Chairman of the Advisory Board.

    Describe the most impressive thing you've done.
    Skills
    Leadership Business Strategy Business Development Sales and Marketing Project Management Product Development Fundraising Go to Market Strategy Writing Deal Sourcing Deal Structuring Deal Making Deal Execution Accounting Advertising Compensation and Benefits Budgeting Business Plan Consulting Consumer Electronics Distribution Electronics Entertainment Equity Information Technology Infrastructure Invision Licensing Management Market Research Multimedia Publishing Research Software
    Locations
    San Francisco
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