Matt Peterson

Matt serves on Madison Development Corporation's Venture Debt Advisory Committee, assessing technology companies for program participation.

Scandinavian equipment manufacturer sought entry into US market for video telecommunications products.

Challenge: Enter market dominated by entrenched vendors serving an oligopoly customer base.

Solution: Reach down the value chain to generate "pull" using understanding of international technology trends. Client successfully entered US market and gained significant share from incumbents.

Sector development leadership

Challenge: Create a community of interest across multiple industries -- entertainment and telecommunications -- to accelerate an emerging market.

Solution: Partnered with key telecom and media industry clients to assemble and lead a team to plan, produce, and promote a multi-year conference series and related online community site.