
Shridhar Venkatraman, Advisor
Shridhar has over 20 years in the software industry
and has spent 13 years at Tandem Computers (acquired
by Compaq) where he lead large teams in delivering
technology & solution architecture to Fortune
500 clients in their mission critical enterprise applications.
In his recent venture, he was the Founder & CEO
of NeemTree Technologies which focused on investments
& payment solutions for the financial industry
and retail transaction platforms.

Jeffrey D. Saper, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &
Rosati
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati are the legal
advisors for PayPod. Jeffrey D. Saper is the vice
chairman of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati,
the largest law firm in the Silicon Valley specializing
in high-technology and emerging growth companies.
He also serves as a member of the firm's Executive
Management Committee and Policy Committee.
Jeff specializes in public and private financings
of high technology companies and corporate partnership
transactions, as well as representation of investment
banks and corporate issuers in connection with public
offerings and mergers and acquisitions. He also has
extensive expertise in cross-border corporate transactions,
including the $640 million acquisition of Dr. Solomon
( U.K.) by Network Associates, the initial public
offering by Infosys Technologies, Ltd., the first
U.S. offering by an Indian company.

Dr.Friedkin, Advisor
Noah E. Friedkin is Professor of Sociology at the
University of California, Santa Barbara. He is a recognized
authority on social networks and social influence
networks. He is the author of numerous articles on
the subject and has served on the editorial boards
of American Journal of Sociology and Social Psychology
Quarterly.
PayPod is working with Prof. Friedkin in extending
the mathematical formulation of Social influence networks
to the world of e-commerce. |