Dan brings more than 20 years of experience to RCD. He has been involved as an operator, launching and managing technology products and services, and as an investor, evaluating and investing in early stage technology companies. Prior to co-founding NextStage Capital / NextStage Advisors, Dan was a Vice-President and Officer of Safeguard Scientifics (NYSE: SFE), a publicly traded venture capital firm. During his two years at Safeguard, he led approximately $75 million of early stage venture investments, evaluated hundreds of businesses, and personally sourced, structured and negotiated numerous transactions. While at Safeguard, Dan served as an active board member for many companies, successfully recruited CEOs and CFOs, and led several business development efforts on behalf of portfolio companies. Dan was also a member of Safeguard's investment committee. |