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Technology Advisors

Jim Ashton — JA3Partners, LLC

Mr. Ashton is the Managing Partner of JA3Partners, LLC, an executive advisory firm that he founded in January 2011. Based in Philadelphia, his firm provides executive consulting to private equity firms and their portfolio companies in the area of business strategy, operational improvement, sales optimization, and M&A. 

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Rick Bennett
Mr. Bennett has worked as a one-man marketing agency for companies like Oracle, where he helped them expand from a $15 million sales year to their first billion-dollar sales year. more »
Steve Friedman
Mr. Friedman advises early-stage companies in the areas of go-to-market strategy, product positioning, business development and executive recruitment. more »
Matthew Gillin — AMPP Holdings

Mr. Gillin has been an active entrepreneur and pioneer in the financial technology industry for almost 20 years. Currently, Mr. Gillin is CEO of AMPP Holdings, a holding company founded in 2009 that invests in the financial technology sector.

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Stephen M. Goodman
Mr. Goodman has nurtured several start-ups, including CDnow, VerticalNet, ICG Commerce, AirClic and AANet.com. more »
Ben Millrood
Mr. Millrood has over 25 years of experience directing technology organizations to develop, market and implement strategic solutions across a multitude of industries. more »
Michael L. Peralta — MediaMath

As Chief Revenue Officer of MediaMath, a Safeguard Scientifics' technology partner company, Michael is responsible for managing all global sales and account functions, including customer experience and international expansion efforts. 

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Scott A. Snyder, Ph.D. — Mobiquity

Dr. Scott Snyder, Ph.D. is President, Chief Strategy Officer & Co-founder of Mobiquity, a professional services firm working with the Global 2000 to design, build deploy and manage enterprise-class mobile solutions.

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