Robert W. "Bob" Duggan is a native Californian, birthed as well as elevated. He went to College of America, Santa Barbara for 4 years as well as examined with the lesson of 1966. He learnt economics. After examining at Santa Barbara, he additionally examined business management at UCLA from 1966 up until 1968.<br><br>Bob Duggan is the creator and principal of an equity capital and also safeties investment company, Robert W. Duggan & Associates, located in Palo Alto. He has participated as an adviser, investor, or director of many tiny as well as huge businesses with an emphasis on computer innovations, medical items, customer retail items, as well as exterior media interaction industries. Three of his equity capital business have ultimately come to be openly traded protections on either the New York Stock Exchange or NASDAQ. In addition, 2 extra endeavors have actually been marketed to Lot of money 500 firms.<br><br>Currently he is the Chairman of the Board of Directors and the Ceo of Pharmacyclics, Inc. He has been on the Board of Directors of Pharmacyclics because September 2007. Prior to that he functioned as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Computer Motion, Inc. from 1990 to 2003. While serving on the Board at Computer system Activity, he was called Principal Exec Policeman in 1997. Computer system Movement and also Intuitive Surgical, Inc. merged in 2003, and beginning at that time he ended up being a member of the Board of Directors of Intuitive Surgical, Inc., noted on the NASDAQ as ISRG. He only recently surrendered from the ISRG board.<br><br>Robert Duggan has had an amazing profession with several quite various chapters. Prior to entering the pharmaceutical globe, he started off his career with a firm called Sundown Layouts. As an investor behind Sundown Styles, Robert Duggan created children's needlework sets by the name of Jiffy Stichery.<br><br>Robert Duggan invested 50 % of the venture capital, supplied essential strategic insight, as well as was an energetic member of the Board of Directors. Sundown Styles controlled the marketplace with over 80 % market share. The business was sold in the mid 1980s to Reckitt as well as Benckiser (LSE: RB) for $15 million, a good return on the original $100,000 financial investment.<br><br>Some companies being recognized at the 2014 SBA Nevada Small Company Awards market solutions or goods, as well as some job behind the scenes that can help companies expand.<br><br>All of the entrepreneurs as well as champs of economic advancement in Nevada receiving honors came from modest starts, and also all of them are dedicated to their neighborhoods.<br><br>Whether selling probiotic natural food beverages, cleaning carpetings or creating an electronic technique for a significant company, the founders of these business started them in houses and little offices, and broadened them with hard job.<br><br>The U.S. Small company Administration is <a href="waiting for link from Web 2.0 Blogs (7)">index</a> coordinating with Vegas PBS to celebrate these exceptional small companies and achieved entrepreneurs for the 3rd successive year.<br><br><br>Robert W. "Bob" Duggan is a native Californian, birthed and elevated. He attended College of California, Santa Barbara for 4 years and researched with the lesson of 1966. After researching at Santa Barbara, he additionally studied company management at UCLA from 1966 up until 1968.<br><br>Bob Duggan is the creator and also principal of an endeavor capital and also securities investment law firm, Robert W. Duggan & Associates, located in Palo Alto. Robert Duggan spent 50 % of the venture resources, offered crucial strategic recommendations, as well as was an active participant of the Board of Directors.