Highway 12 Ventures Gets Serious about Social Media with new Entrepreneur-In-Residence (EIR) Tac Anderson
| September 4, 2008 |  View for printing |
Rocky Mountain venture firm taps HP Web 2.0 Marketing Manager to focus on Web 2.0 and Social Media Start-Ups
With the increase in social media start-up activity in the Rocky Mountains, the opportunities for early-stage funding are increasing. Highway 12 Ventures http://www.highway12ventures.com , a leading VC firm investing in high-growth, entrepreneurial companies in the Intermountain West, has brought Tac Anderson on as an Entrepreneur-In-Residence (EIR) to focus on new opportunities in this fast-growing emerging sector.
Anderson is a frequent speaker and nationally recognized expert on social media and Web 2.0. He is actively engaged in driving social media initiatives for both public and private enterprises. Anderson currently leads social media activities across Hewlett Packard's global enterprise unit for both internal collaboration and external marketing.
"Tac has passion and a vision for the future of social media. He has become a thought leader in this area and will be a great asset to our firm in evaluating and making investments in this fast growing sector," said Mark Solon, managing partner. "Having founded multiple businesses in his career, he also has a keen sense of the challenges that start-ups face." Anderson also started the highly successful TechBoise blog, known as the voice of Idaho's tech community, and is active in his hometown's start-up and economic development communities.
About Highway 12 Ventures
Highway 12 Ventures is a leading early-stage VC fund investing in high-growth, entrepreneurial companies in the Intermountain West. With over $100 million under management, it is Idaho's largest venture capital firm. Highway 12 Ventures is part of the Village Ventures nationwide network of venture capital funds. For more information call Denise DeCarli (208) 345-8383 or visit http://www.highway12ventures.com
Further insights from Tac: http://www.newcommbiz.com/web-20-ven ... tal-and-me/
About Tac Anderson
His blogs:
http://www.hp.com/blogs/marketing
Find him online
Twitter http://twitter.com/tacanderson
FriendFeed http://friendfeed.com/tacanderson
LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/in/tacanderson
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=578573754
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Tac Anderson
c. 208-409-1953
http://www.techboise.com 
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