Dolphin Ventures - Entrepreneurial consulting firm that provides services to early stage Silicon Valley technology ventures. Novadea, Inc. - Consulting firm cultivating innovative ideas into groundbreaking products and successful companies. Aston Technical Consulting - UK consultancy for optical design, project management and due diligence assessment services. Tim Christoffersen - Provides acting CFO, IPO mentoring, corporate positioning, financial modeling, venture capital, partnerships, business modeling, and support services for technology companies. The Chesapeake Group - Corporate development and financial advisory services to technology-driven, entrepreneurial companies. Venture Associates - Offers information for entrepreneurs on business plans, going public, IPOs, and venture capital. Acacia Research Corporation - Provides capital and management assistance and investment advisory services to emerging or start-up companies. (Nasdaq: ACTG). First Principal Royalty Corporation - Business consulting services (private placements) to entrepreneurs seeking funding. Venture Valuation - Specializes in the assessment, valuation and monitoring of start-up companies. Decima Ventures, Inc. - Goal is to generate, cultivate and validate innovative ideas to launch successful companies. Team and a Dream - Helps very early stage Internet and software companies get to the next level by providing services such as Internet property development, competitive intelligence, marketing, PR blitzes, and entrepreneur coaching. Enterprise Lab Europe - Develops strategies, acts in an advisory role, creates deals, business relationships, and acts as a business connector and facilitator. The Startup Lawyer - Entrepreneur and startup company law weblog and services. The Middleband Group - Consulting firm focusing on helping early-stage companies to define and execute their go-to-market strategies and mid-stage companies to re-calibrate existing ones. CapForge, Inc. - Provides business plans, financials creation software and information for new restaurants, bars, and catering enterprises.