About the Author

STEVEN DRESNER is founder and chief executive officer of Dealflow.com. Dealflow.com is focused on the intersection of social media and finance in order to build a new distribution channel for deals being marketed on the Internet. Prior to founding Dealflow.com, Steven was founder and chief executive officer of DealFlow Media, Inc. (acquired by TheStreet, Inc. Nasdaq: TST). Steven was also an investment banker with Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. and was founder and chief executive officer of VCOM Corporation (acquired by Utility.com). Steven's experience includes managing businesses in the areas of software development, data networking, and media. Steven has a BS in psychology from George Washington University and both an MBA in finance and a graduate degree in computer communications and networks from the Lubin School of Business at Pace University. Steven is coauthor and editor of PIPEs: A Guide to Private Investments in Public Equity and The Issuer's Guide to PIPEs (Bloomberg Press), and is a contributor to Reverse Mergers: Taking a Company Public without an IPO (Bloomberg Press). Steven is also a private pilot and outdoor adventurer who enjoys spending time with his three sons.

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