Upcoming Meetng Thursday May 15 in Waltham, MA

Date: Thursday, May 15, 2008

Time: 6:00 – 9:00 pm

Place: The Westin Waltham Boston

70 Third Avenue · Waltham, Massachusetts

http://www.starwoodhotels.com/westin/property/area/directions.html?propertyID=1036

Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres $30 per person

Featuring: David P. Dickinson ‘77

“Why Sleep is the New Sex and Startups are for Lovers”

Sleep deprivation is becoming an epidemic around the world. According to The Wall Street Journal, three-quarters of Americans (225 million) report suffering at least one symptom of a sleep problem each week. Insomnia is now the third biggest health complaint in the U.S. and has now been clinically linked to obesity, diabetes, heart failure, depression and memory loss. Leveraging sleep science, cognitive neuroscience and artificial intelligence technology, startup Axon Labs has created a personal sleep device that will help people wake-up feeling more alert and energized by teaching them how to get a better night’s sleep.

As the CEO of Axon Labs, Dave Dickinson will review how he helped three different startups raise almost $20 million in venture and angel capital, how he discovered his “startup DNA” after many years at four Fortune 500 companies, and what it takes to lead, survive and love the startup lifestyle.

After he received a B.S. in Industrial Economics from Union 1977, Dave worked as an Assistant Dean of Admissions for the College and as a sales representative for Procter & Gamble. He also received an MBA in Marketing from Northwestern's Kellogg Graduate School of Management in 1982.

Dave, his college sweetheart and wife Diane (DiMeo ’79) and their three daughters reside in the Boston area.