Ted Dintersmith is apartner emeritus with Charles River Ventures, a leading early-stage venturecapital firm based in Cambridge, MA, and Menlo Park, CA. Ted has twenty-fiveyears of venture experience, focusing on software, information services, directand web-based marketing, and publishing companies.nbsp; From 2002-2006, Ted served on the Board ofDirectors for the National Venture Capital Association, chairing its PublicPolicy Committee, and spearheading the organization's National CompetitivenessInitiative. He is a frequent speaker at conferences on innovation andentrepreneurship.nbsp;