fnMentoring functions accelerate your startup and expand your high-tech network through mentoring sessions with founders and featured guest experts. Functions are free to members but require your RSVP. If you are not a member you can apply here. Next week’s featured topic & guest(s) will be:
Topic Description: Partnering with carriers and what types of things carriers are looking for in start-ups.
Christina Claure, Business Development Manager at Sprint Nextel.
Name: Christina Claure
Background: Christina is an experienced alliances management and business development professional with proven skills in numerous roles in technology-driven industries. Working with the developer community who provide applications for Palm’s devices, she managed all aspects of the business relationship – from sales and marketing to technical alignment .
Company: Sprint Nextel offers a comprehensive range of wireless and wireline communications services bringing the freedom of mobility to consumers, businesses and government users. Sprint Nextel served nearly 56 million customers at the end of the third quarter of 2012 and is widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying innovative technologies, including the first wireless 4G service from a national carrier in the United States; offering industry-leading mobile data services, leading prepaid brands including Virgin Mobile USA, Boost Mobile, and Assurance Wireless; instant national and international push-to-talk capabilities; and a global Tier 1 Internet backbone.
fnMentoring is on Wednesday, March 6th beginning at 10:30 am. RSVP to participate in this event.
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