NJTC Venture Conference 2019 Highlights

By Richard Gearhart
Founding Partner

Richard Gearhart, Founding Partner of Gearhart Law, interviewed David VanEgmond, Executive Vice President and Head of Strategy at FanDuel, at New Jersey Tech Council’s 22^nd Annual Venture Conference.  Gearhart Law was the signature sponsor of the event, which took place at NJIT in the  Wellness and Events Center, a beautiful building opened in late 2017 with a stunning 52 foot high glass wall and excellent facilities for events.

Dave and Richard discussed how FanDuel grew so rapidly; Dave gave credit to an aggressive marketing campaign involving many different media platforms, as well as the quality of the app.

The conference showcased 45+ entrepreneurs who gave 90 second pitches to an engaged audience.  Attendance was estimated at over 600 people, including investors, entrepreneurs and service providers.

Gearhart Law client WearWorks, founded by Keith Kirkland, Kevin Yoo and Yangyang Wang, won awards in two categories at the pitch competition for their wearable devices for the visually impaired.  Their vision from their website:  “We believe that everyone deserves to live an independent life. Through our accessories and haptic language, we empower blind and visually impaired users to safely and intuitively navigate to any destination.”    Congratulations WearWorks!

 
Other Gearhart Law clients won the opportunity to pitch in the competition, including Pochette, LLC, founded by Lori Sexton, and Pullup Technologies, founded by Vivek Kumar.  Congratulations to all of our clients who pitched!

About the Author

Richard Gearhart, Esq. is the founder of Gearhart Law and the host of a weekly radio show for entrepreneurs called “Passage to Profit”. He has built a firm with an international presence that helps entrepreneurs from around the world with their patent, trademark and copyright needs. Richard commands a breadth of experience that comes from nearly 30 years of practice in the writing and prosecution of hundreds of patents, and in all aspects of Intellectual Property law. In 2022, Richard was recognized by ROI New Jersey as a 2022 ROI Influencer in the Law List category for being one of the best of the best in New Jersey for intellectual property law. Gearhart Law emerged from Richard’s passion for entrepreneurship and startups and his belief that entrepreneurship grows the economy and creates jobs. When we started Gearhart Law, our goal was to help and support the new business ventures of 500 entrepreneurs and inventors. After 12 years, the firm has far surpassed this goal; today, we look forward to helping even more inventors and entrepreneurs get off to a great start and reach their own goals.