Bambi Francisco Roizen

Bambi Francisco Roizen
CEO and Founder , Vator, Inc. (Owner)
www.bambi.blogs.com

San Francisco, California, United States United states
Business owner, Investor
Member since: June 28, 2006

About Bambi

Bio

Vator was a side project of mine that was a mere concept while I was a columnist/correspondent at Dow Jones MarketWatch. It was originally started to help me vet the many startups pitching me while I was a journalist.And, it was designed to ensure that those I couldn't cover would have a platform for others to find them.

I left in April 2007 and launched Vatortv in June 2007.

At Dow Jones, I covered Internet trends and investments across the public and private sectors. I was a morning business anchor for KPIX (the local CBS affiliate in San Francisco), and reported on MarketWatch's business magazine show on CBS. In the 'mid-90s, I worked as producer at CNN's financial news network, where I created, launched and produced business shows, including one on IPOs and new ideas.

I am married to Ezra Roizen. We have three children. 

Investor
Accredited Yes
Areas of Interest Internet Social Media, Internet Video, Internet Web 2.0
Education
Rutgers University, NYU, Westminster Theological Seminary Economics

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Bambi said "Updated my interview with Steve Blank, author of The Four Steps to the Epiphany - http://vator.tv/n/119e" via Vator, Inc.'s profile about 10 hours ago
Bambi thumbed up Tony's update for MediaMojos 1 day ago
Bambi thumbed up Andrei Dumitru's update for Nimbuzz 1 day ago
Bambi said "Entrepreneurship: a faith-based endeavor - http://vator.tv/n/119e" via Vator, Inc.'s profile 1 day ago
Bambi wrote an article, "Entrepreneurship: a faith-based endeavor" on VatorNews 1 day ago
Bambi said "Ten angel- and seed-investing programs - http://vator.tv/n/11a6" via Vator, Inc.'s profile on September 06
Bambi said "http://vator.tv/n/11a6" via Vator, Inc.'s profile on September 06
Bambi said "Wetpaint makes a big pivot (from hoster of content to originator) - http://vator.tv/n/11a7" via Vator, Inc.'s profile on September 06
Bambi thumbed up Mark 's update for Bancroft Group, LLC on September 06
Bambi voted for HipChat in the competition Vator Splash Competition (September) on September 04

Bambi's comments (393)

 
  • thanks for catching.
    on Google voice merges into Gmail (August 26, 2010)
  • thanks, bill. I wasn't sure whether i should get David to talk about all the tidbits in the book.. but i figured people can read that instead. Btw - it is a fun read!
    on What entrepreneurs can learn from Zuckerberg (August 19, 2010)
  • A key factor (or maybe the most important one) for a venture capitalist is maximizing IRR (internal rate of return). Sometimes taking more money just means managing more than one can handle.
    on Aydin Senkut raises $40M super angel fund (August 16, 2010)
  • Thanks, Jeremy. I personally enjoyed the comments about how his ambition and drive were manifested and cultivated when he was young.
    on A candid interview with Tesla CEO Elon Musk (August 14, 2010)
  • Thanks, Jeremy. We owe a lot to Richard. Have to hand it to him - he's created a business out of SEO and "demand" content. And, he's built a new model to create content that others started to follow.
    on Demand Media files for IPO (August 07, 2010)
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