Quality, Integrity, Excellence
PUTTING STRATEGY FIRST
From business plan development to marketing outsourcing to strategic alliances, our dedicated consultants help clients launch and grow their businesses the smart way. We have built a reputation for success one client at a time.
A CONTINUING TRACK RECORD
That reputation continues today and will carry on far into the future. The clients of USAsia Venture partners know that excellence is in the very foundation of our business. To discuss how we can help you and your business, contact us using the form on the Contact page.
Call us at (408) 564-7884 to learn more.
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Scott Ellman is CEO and Co-Founder of USAsia Venture Partners. He has over twenty years of experience in strategic alliances, marketing, and business development. He has applied these skills in two distinct areas: high technology and commercial real estate. Scott has held senior positions at high technology pioneers Silicon Graphics (SGI) and VMware where, among other things, he managed some of the companies' most important alliances such as those with Hitachi, Toshiba, Oracle, NEC, Dell, IBM, and HP. He was also the co-founder and VP of Marketing at the for-profit division of SeniorNet.org, a world leader in teaching older citizens how to use computers and the Internet. There, Scott was instrumental in every step of the company's evolution, from co-writing the business plan and raising venture capital from investors that included a major Japanese trading company and the family of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Kleiner, to forging strategic partnerships with eBay and IBM. Scott is a strategic advisor to several technology companies as well as the Keizai Society and a member of the Japan-US Innovation in Business and Technology Advisory Council. He holds an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and a BS in Applied Mathematics and Economics from Brown University, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude, the university's highest academic honor.
Akemi Koda is Principal of USAsia Venture Partners. She is a seasoned marketing and business development professional with 20 years of experience in IT, managed services and corporate travel consulting. Her areas of focus include advertising and promotion, awareness and demand generation, and market research. Fluent in English and Japanese, Akemi understands market trends and consumer preferences on both sides of the Pacific. She has held positions with NEC Corporation of America, United Airlines, BCD, Carlson Inc., and Varig Airlines - Tokyo. Akemi holds degrees in Marketing, Consumer Arts & Sciences, and Fashion Merchandising. Akemi is Program Committee member at Keizai Society.
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Tony Seba is the author of the book Solar Trillions Create Wealth, Grow the Economy, Save the World. He is a lecturer at Stanford University in entrepreneurship, high tech strategy and finance. He is a founding executive of a Silicon Valley solar startup company and the author of Winners Take All - 9 Fundamental Rules of High Tech Strategy. Mr. Seba is a strategy consultant, business architect, and internationally known public speaker who also teaches at leading institutions around the world such as The Auckland University (New Zealand) Business School and in-company at some of the world's top high tech companies such as Google, Inc. Mr. Seba was the award-winning founder and CEO of PrintNation.com, where he raised more than $30 million in venture capital and established it as the leader in its market segment. Prior to PrintNation, Mr. Seba worked in business development and strategic planning at Cisco Systems and RSA Data Security. He is also on several boards of advisors and directors. Mr. Seba holds an MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business and a BS in Computer Science and Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
ADVISORS
Kevin Binkley, Ph.D. is co-founder and Chief Technical Officer of Vertical Up-Kicker, Inc. Previously, Kevin was a founder of Electric Gravity, Inc., a pioneering internet gaming company that was acquired by Microsoft. He holds a Ph.D. from Keio University, an MBA from Santa Clara University, a MS in Computer Science from Stanford University, and a BS in Chemistry and a BA in Applied Math from UC Berkeley.
Brett Ellman, Ph.D. is Associate Professor of Physics at Kent State University. He holds Ph.D. from University of Chicago.
Martine Lussier is Adjunct Professor of Economics at the Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University.
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