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Story of an Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Raj Vaswani (Part 13)

Posted on Tuesday, Jun 5th

Here Raj discusses making the jump from Foundation Capital to becoming a member of Silver Spring Networks. He concludes the interview by providing advice and insight of the EIR adventure to other entrepreneurs who may be considering such a move themselves. SM: So how did you go from EIR to a member of the SSN

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Story of an Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Raj Vaswani (Part 12)

Posted on Monday, Jun 4th

Raj continues to discuss Silver Spring Networks. Here he offers insight into the analysis of the market and the product capabilities which they would offer, and his initial formulation of a plan of action. SM: You were able to identify a very solid opportunity which would be long-lasting and in high demand, that sounds perfect!

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Story of an Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Raj Vaswani (Part 11)

Posted on Sunday, Jun 3rd

The benefits of an EIR opportunity should be beneficial to both parties, entrepreneur and VC. In Raj’s case, that was certainly the case. He leveraged his past networking experience, as well as his time in the EIR program, to become a key contributor to Silver Spring Networks. Here Raj discusses how he initially “discovered” the

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Story of an Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Raj Vaswani (Part 1)

Posted on Thursday, May 24th

Raj Vaswani is currently the Chief Technology Officer with Silver Spring Networks. Equally as important and interesting for my audience is that he also has completed an Entrepreneur-in-Residence program with Foundation Capital. While I did discuss his overall background, as well as his role in founding Silver Spring Networks, Raj also provided some good insights

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