Building innovative new organizations is not easy.  That’s why we’re working to build a strong community of support around LocalVoteHQ.  These are some of our friends and advisers.

• Eric Alterman, Chairman and Founder of KickApps Corporation (www.kickapps.com).
  • Eric is the Founder and Chairman of KickApps Corporation, which provides a social media platform to major media and enterprise customers on a SaaS basis.  He has also founded a variety of other venture-backed technology companies, many based on technologies developed within the defense industry.

• Sam Adelsberg, co-founder of LendForPeace.org (www.lendforpeace.org).
  • Sam is a co-founder of LendForPeace.org, a not-for-profit Internet platform that allows individuals to make small loans to specific micro-entrepreneurs in the Palestinian Territories.

• Lauren Coleman, president of Punch Media Group (www.punchmediagroup.net).
  • Lauren founded Punch Media Group, which provides social media experiences for brands and artists targeting the youth and hip-hop markets.
• Goro Harumi, founder & lead developer of Letseat.at (www.letseat.at).
  • Goro founded LetsEat.at, which provides a hosted SaaS solution for restaurants to create modern websites.