This CVC Workshop will feature Karen Moon, CEO and Co-founder of ERA-backed Startup Trendalytics. She will be discussing topics in building a start-up team: finding co-founders, determining equity splits and bringing on your first hires.

 

Venue

11th Floor of NYIT

 

About Karen Moon

Karen Moon is Co-founder and CEO of Trendalytics, which provides apparel and accessories companies decision support software that measures consumer engagement with merchandise trends. With over ten years of experience in fashion and technology, she has worked with department stores, luxury retailers and independent designers. At Goode Partners, she executed the firm’s investment in SkullCandy (NASDAQ: SKUL) and managed the turnaround of a luxury specialty retailer. Previously she worked in Gap Inc.’s Corporate Strategy group, where she assessed acquisition and new retail concept opportunities such as Piperlime.com. Karen started her career in investment banking at Goldman Sachs where she executed over $1 billion in technology and media transactions. Karen studied fashion at Otis College of Art & Design and holds a BA from UCLA and an MBA from Harvard Business School. She has contributed and also been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Xconomy, TheNextWeb and other publications. Additionally, she has published an article on Forbes on first-time founders seeking technical talent: http://onforb.es/Q3fhd5

About CVC Workshops

CVC Workshops is an ongoing series intended to showcase and leverage the growing knowledge base and expertise that exists within the CVC organization. We typically feature a speaker who is an expert on a given subject, and focus each session on a specific area of entrepreneurship. Past workshops have included discussions around startup basics, like navigating a cap table for the first time and doing initial sales for a prototype product. CVC Workshops are highly interactive and are a great way to learn tangible insights around a particular topic that can be immediately applied to your business. Bring specific questions and practical use cases!