Vino Veritas

Truth in Wine (Cellaring!) Starting up a green company that brings together new technology, great wines and old-as-dirt-ideas.

This is the personal blog of VV's CEO & Co-Founder, Jon Lawrence.

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Monday, June 16, 2008

The Wheels Keep on Turning

While I haven't blogged much in a while, we've been fairly active at Vino Veritas, doing more investors meetings, site assessments, demographic research, etc. In the middle of all of that work, an opportunity for me to take a crack at doing some innovative new media projects has popped back up onto my radar.

It's with pride in the work we've done to date, and with a lot of hope for future of Vino Veritas, that I've decided to step aside as CEO of the company to take advantage of the window of opportunity that has presented itself.

I will be retaining a seat on the Board of Directors, and helping my co-founder, Larry Lee (who is now President, and CEO) keep the business moving forward. I will also continue to provide analysis and assessment of potential deals as well as some strategic support on the road ahead. I've also been asked to keep up the blog here; updating it as things move forward and as time permits, and I'm happy to do that!

This startup has been a tremendously valuable learning experience, and I'm very grateful for the opportunities and outstanding people I've gotten to meet through this process. I believe that Vino Veritas will continue to sharpen its focus, identify appropriate opportunities and create a unique product offering in the market in the months and years ahead.

I'm grateful that I get to continue to contribute to that process, though it in a different role than the past year has been. For any of you who are curious about the media endeavor I'm embarking on, there will be some updates and info on that side of my career at http://www.uglyshz.com/blog. Thank you to everyone who's been a fan, and supporter of my role in this company, it's been a great experience.

In Vino Veritas!

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