Primary Job Title Advisor Primary Organization 
Rising Dragon Associates (RDA)
Location Ho Chi Minh City, NA - Vietnam, Vietnam Regions Asia-Pacific (APAC), Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Southeast Asia Gender Male
Investor Type Investor Stage
Rich has over 20 years of experience in business development, technology management, and financing with several successful technology companies, including QUALCOMM, Inc. and Four11.com (acquired by Yahoo). He specializes in enhancing interactions by employing sophisticated technology solutions that simplify the user experience.
As founder and
CEO of Great Point Design, Inc. and FlyingPhoto.com, Rich is the leader, visionary and spokesman for FlyingPhoto and its products. He heads up all of the company’s financing efforts and sets the strategic direction.
Prior, he was CEO of IntelliReach, a leading provider of corporate email monitoring and security services and he provided interim executive management, advisory and investment services to technology companies including Emptoris, Inc., a leading provider of strategic sourcing solutions, and BYOBroadcast, Inc., a leading audio technology provider.
Rich was an early employee at QUALCOMM, the wireless communications technology leader, and led wireless data initiatives where he structured, negotiated and closed a 5-year multi-million dollar licensing deal with Palm. As CEO and founder of Momentum, Inc., Rich set strategic direction, successfully led the financing efforts and was the visionary and spokesman for this early developer of portable client-server technology. He also advised Four11.com, an Internet email innovator, through its acquisition by Yahoo. Rich led all operations, financial and web efforts as COO/CFO of Access Media Inc., a print and web media company.
