Jonathan Goldman
Education
Georgia Institute of Technology
M.S., Materials Science & Engineer 1986-01-01 - 1989-01-01
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
S.B., Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology, General 1978-09-01 - 1983-01-01
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
BS, Aeronautics & Astronautics 1978-01-01 - 1983-01-01Work Experience
Quadrant-i at Georgia Tech
Current
Quadrant-i at Georgia Tech
Georgia Research Alliance
Current
Georgia Research Alliance
Platform Technology Ventures
Current
Platform Technology Ventures
MIT Enterprise Forum of Atlanta
2000-01-01 - 2016-01-01
MIT Enterprise Forum of Atlanta
Hydro Phi Technologies, Inc.
2010-01-01 - 2015-07-01
Hydro Phi Technologies, Inc.
Suniva
2007-10-01 - 2008-10-01
Suniva
Georgia Institute of Technology
2002-04-01 - 2007-10-01
Georgia Institute of Technology
NICE Nexidia
2001-02-01 - 2002-01-01
NICE Nexidia
Smallbizplanet.com
2000-08-01 - 2001-02-01
Smallbizplanet.com
Genuity (was GTE Internetworking/BBN)
1998-01-01 - 2000-01-01
Genuity (was GTE Internetworking/BBN)
Skills
Summary
Background: Seasoned entrepreneurial/startup executive with extensive experience in early-stage academic entrepreneurship (lab-to-market). Focus on energy technologies, new materials, microelectronics and vacuum/thin-film processing. Successful coach, mentor, advisor and business development expert for startups in telecom, polymers, automotive, sensors, thermal management, new grid, photovoltaics, fuel cells, and manufacturing. Experienced in IP assessment and Lean Startup Methodology, including innovation scouting & management, value proposition design, and MVP-to-revenue strategies. Goals: find disruptive technologies with 10X improvement over the state-of-the-art and turn them into profitable businesses. Specialties: Technology benchmarking and IP assessment; market assessment, business plan development and financial modeling; venture development and early-stage operations; license agreements; collateral development; product pricing analysis; sales contracts and negotiations; strategic partnering.
