The INNOVATION CENTER hosted the angel investor kick-off meeting on April 3rd at the Corpus Christi Yacht Club. The full house of 40 high profile individuals showed their great interests in forming a regional angel group in South Texas. Three experts on angel investing, Jorge Varela, Mark Weaver, and Jamie Rhodes, shared their valuable experience, knowledge, and lessons learned with the audience. Dr. John Gamble, Dean of the College of Business acted as a facilitator for the evening. Terry Koehler, president/CEO of Scor Golf – an acceleration client of the INNOVATION CENTER, delivered a great speech of his entrepreneur experience and expressed the vital need for the group existence to finance young businesses and foster economic growth for the region.
Take a look at the photos from this event: http://www.innovation4texas.com/gallery.cfm?id=72157643412961843