Startups Company

Description

A startup or start-up is started by individual founders or entrepreneurs to search for a repeatable and scalable business model. More specifically, a startup is a newly emerged business venture that aims to develop a viable business model to meet a marketplace need or problem.

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Startups Employees

Employee
Years
Job
Industry
Sarah Kim Sarah Kim San Francisco Bay Area Details
Sarah Kim's Startups Experience September 2013 - Present
Job Product Marketing & Startup Strategy
Industry Marketing and Advertising
Experience
Startups   September 2013 - Present
SolarCity  January 2011 - June 2013
Meru Networks  May 2004 - October 2008

Skills
Start-ups, Strategy, Program Management, Product Marketing, Cross-functional Team..., Demand Generation, Multi-channel Marketing, Market Research, Marketing Strategy, Analytics, Strategic Partnerships, Solar Energy, Leadership, Go-to-market Strategy, Business Development, Management, Public Relations, Referral Programs, Taking New Products to..., Email Marketing, Social Media Marketing

Education
The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania   2012 — 2014
Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Tufts University
B.A, International Relations and Spanish

General Assembly
Continuing Education

James Zolman James Zolman Idaho Falls, Idaho Details
James Zolman's Startups Experience January 2014 - December 2014
Job CoFounder at 42rev.com, we offer WorldClass Digital Business Management Services
Industry Marketing and Advertising
Experience
42rev.com   May 2015 - Present
Startups   January 2014 - December 2014
Branded Holdings, LLC   August 2012 - January 2014
QualityScores.com   February 2011 - April 2013
Credit Loan, LLC   September 2009 - October 2012
Affiliate Marketer   February 2009 - June 2011
semvironment   October 2005 - February 2009
Self  May 2003 - October 2005

Skills
PPC, Online Advertising, Search Advertising, Web Analytics, Website Monetization, Online Marketing, Marketing Strategy, Website Promotion, Conversion Optimization, Internet Entrepreneur, Web Marketing, SEO, Google Analytics, SEM, Digital Strategy, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Affiliate Marketing, E-commerce, Lead Generation, Email Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Analytics, Content Marketing, Omniture, Sales, Display Advertising, Social Media, Google Adwords, Blogging, Business Development, Mobile Marketing, Marketing Research, Digital Marketing, Content Management, Landing Page..., Start-ups, Online Lead Generation, Advertising, WordPress, Management, Strategy, Web Development, Social Networking, Facebook, Copywriting, Public Speaking, Leadership, Strategic Partnerships, Consulting

Education
Brigham Young University - Idaho   2005 — 2008
Business Management, Entrepreneurship

Alyssa Campiran Alyssa Campiran Palo Alto, California Details
Alyssa Campiran's Startups Experience July 2012 - May 2014
Job Naming Strategist at HP
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Hewlett-Packard  April 2015 - Present
Microsoft  May 2014 - April 2015
Startups   July 2012 - May 2014

Skills
Marketing, Brand Strategy, Branding, Naming, C, Public Speaking, Event Planning, Data Analysis, Research, Creative Writing, Mobile Devices

Education
University of Southern California   2009 — 2012
Bachelor's Degree, Business / Marketing Concentration (Bachelor of Science), 3.4 GPA

Pavan Boob Pavan Boob San Francisco Bay Area Details
Pavan Boob's Startups Experience 2015 - Present
Job Startups
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Startups   2015 - Present
Identified (Acquired by Workday)   2013 - 2015
Salesforce.com  2011 - 2013
Amazon.com  2010 - 2011
IBM Software Labs, Canada   2009 - 2010
IBM Global Business Services  2006 - 2008

Skills
Distributed Systems, Ruby, Java, Performance Tuning, Ruby on Rails, Entrepreneurship, Web Development, Non-profits, Product Management, Machine Learning

Education
Stanford Graduate School of Business   2012 — 2013
Ignite, Program in Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Cornell University   2008 — 2010
Graduate Student

University of Pune   2002 — 2006
BE, Computer Science

Pratyus Patnaik Pratyus Patnaik San Francisco, California Details
Pratyus Patnaik's Startups Experience November 2014 - Present
Job CoFounder at Appurify, Inc. (Acquired by Google, Inc.)
Industry Computer Software
Experience
TiE  February 2015 - Present
Startups   November 2014 - Present
Google  June 2014 - Present
Pratyus-Pixels Photography   August 2008 - Present
Appurify, Inc. (Acquired by Google, Inc.)   June 2012 - June 2014
Zynga  May 2010 - June 2012
Oracle Corporation  June 2009 - May 2010
Stanford University  September 2007 - June 2009
Oracle Corporation  June 2008 - September 2008
Max Planck Institute for Informatics  January 2007 - May 2007

Skills
PHP, JavaScript, HTML5, ActionScript, Flash, Flex, Lightroom, Photoshop, Java, MySQL, PostgreSQL, AWS, S3, C, C++, CSS, Social Games, CRM software, iPhone development, Mobile Platforms, Unix Shell Scripting, LAMP, Apache, Memcached, ADF, JSF, Start-ups, Rapid Prototyping, Enterprise 2.0, Social Networking, Objective-C, flash games, Web Games, HTML 5, iOS development, Scalability, Mobile Devices, Python, XML, Android, Cloud Computing, Distributed Systems, Mobile Applications, Algorithms, Web Development, Java Enterprise Edition, Databases, Big Data, User Interface, Ruby on Rails

Education
Stanford University   2007 — 2009
MS, Computer Science

Indian Institute of Information Technology   2003 — 2007
BTech, Information Technology

Marlon Pearson Marlon Pearson San Luis Obispo, California Area Details
Marlon Pearson's Startups Experience January 2000 - June 2002
Job Senior Software QA Engineer at Experts Exchange
Industry Information Technology and Services
Experience
Self  April 1984 - Present
Experts Exchange  October 2014 - Present
Hathway  June 2014 - July 2014
NetApp  August 2002 - May 2014
Startups   January 2000 - June 2002
Sun Microsystems  June 1990 - December 1999

Skills
Test Automation, Perl, Software Quality..., Unix, Shell Scripting, Test Planning, Agile Methodologies, Linux, Java, Operating Systems, Solaris, Storage, Storage Management, XML, Start-ups, Storage Area Networks, android programming, Testing

Education
University of California, Santa Barbara
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science

Adi Bachar-Reske Adi Bachar-Reske Greater Boston Area Details
Adi Bachar-Reske's Startups Experience August 2013 - Present
Job Global Head of Marketing at Provenir
Industry Information Technology and Services
Experience
Provenir  June 2015 - Present
Startups   August 2013 - Present
OpenText  May 2014 - June 2015
Pegasystems  May 2011 - September 2013
Pegasystems  April 2009 - December 2011
Norkom Technologies  February 2009 - March 2009
Misys  January 2005 - December 2008
Surecomp  2003 - 2005
Emblaze Systems  2001 - 2003
Metaform   1999 - 2001

Skills
Product Marketing, Go-to-market Strategy, Positioning, Product Launch, Thought Leadership, Business Development, Marketing Strategy, Financial Services, Management, Integrated Marketing, Direct Marketing, Strategic Partnerships, Marketing, Product Development, Enterprise Software, Salesforce.com, Messaging, Business Process..., Digital Marketing

Education
Tel Aviv University   1994 — 1997
Bachelor's Degree, Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

Michael Uy Michael Uy Greater San Diego Area Details
Michael Uy's Startups Experience April 2011 - November 2013
Job Founder & CEO
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Blue Tribe, Inc.   January 2014 - Present
Startups   April 2011 - November 2013
Intuit  August 2008 - March 2011
DivX, Inc.   October 2007 - April 2008
Adobe  July 2004 - November 2006
Apple Computer  August 2000 - July 2004
Sony Corporation (Japan)   September 1994 - August 1998
Japan Exchange and Teaching Program(me) (JET)   June 1992 - September 1994

Skills
Product Management, Product Marketing, Cross-functional Team..., Start-ups, Mobile Devices, Entrepreneurship, Consumer Electronics, Go-to-market Strategy, Marketing Management, Marketing, SEO, User Experience, Market Analysis, SaaS, Management, Product Lifecycle..., Product Launch, Strategy, Marketing Strategy, Integration, Competitive Analysis, Partner Management, E-commerce, Strategic Partnerships, Enterprise Software, Analytics, Mobile Applications, Multi-channel Marketing, Product Development, Cloud Computing, Executive Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Mobile Technology, Product Planning, User Interface

Education
Harvard Business School   1998 — 2000
Cross Enrolled through MPP Program

Harvard Kennedy School of Government   1998 — 2000
MPP, Business and Government

Harvard University   1988 — 1992
BA

Chrissie Brodigan Chrissie Brodigan San Francisco Bay Area Details
Chrissie Brodigan's Startups Experience 2007 - 2013
Job User Experience Research at GitHub
Industry Internet
Experience
GitHub  February 2013 - Present
Andreessen Horowitz  2014 - Present
General Assemb.ly  January 2013 - December 2013
Startups   2007 - 2013
Mozilla Firefox   January 2011 - June 2012
Plum TV  March 2008 - August 2009
Meetup  2007 - 2008
The Washingtonian Magazine   February 2006 - February 2007
Air Line Pilots Association  2004 - 2006
Fairfax County Public Schools  September 2002 - December 2004

Skills
Wordpress, SEO, Writing, Product Development, Online Marketing, User Experience, Information Architecture, Interaction Design, Online Advertising, Content Strategy, Copy Editing, OmniGraffle, Growth Strategies, Email Marketing, Email Strategy, Marketing, Start-ups, CMS, Creative Direction, Strategy

Education
George Mason University   1994 — 2007
Ph.D. (defense pending)

James Madison HS   1990 — 1994
High School

Suneel Gupta Suneel Gupta San Francisco Bay Area Details
Suneel Gupta's Startups Experience August 2012 - Present
Job CoFounder and CEO of RISE
Industry Online Media
Experience
RISE Labs, Inc.   May 2013 - Present
Startups   August 2012 - Present
Groupon  December 2009 - December 2012
Mozilla Firefox   September 2008 - January 2010
Neurologic   December 2007 - December 2009
MTV Networks  2009 - 2009
Sony Pictures Entertainment  June 2007 - September 2007
New World Ventures  July 2006 - September 2006
Tata Consultancy Services  May 2006 - July 2006
Accenture  January 2001 - July 2005

Skills
Mobile Devices, Entrepreneurship, Online Advertising, Business Development, Business Strategy, Start-ups, Project Management, User Experience, Strategic Partnerships, Leadership, Program Management, Strategy, Product Management, Marketing Strategy, Digital Marketing, Management Consulting, Product Development, Analytics, Product Marketing, Venture Capital

Education
Northwestern University - JD/MBA
JD and MBA

University of Michigan
B.B.A., Information Systems

Allan He Allan He San Francisco Bay Area Details
Allan He's Startups Experience 1999 - 2005
Job Senior Manager at SuperMicro
Industry Information Technology and Services
Experience
Supermicro  2015 - Present
Hewlett-Packard  2014 - 2015
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD)   2011 - 2014
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD)   2005 - 2011
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD)   2000 - 2005
Startups   1999 - 2005
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD)   1996 - 2000
Arizona State University  1994 - 1996
McDonald's Corporation  1993 - 1994

Education
UC Berkeley   2010 — 2010

University of Phoenix   2002 — 2004
MBA

Arizona State University   1994 — 1996
MS

Huazhong University of Science and Technology   1989 — 1993
BS

Chris Spanos Chris Spanos Washington, District Of Columbia Details
Chris Spanos's Startups Experience August 2011 - Present
Job Digital Product Innovator & Leader for Startups and Turn Arounds
Industry Online Media
Experience
Urgent.ly Roadside Assistance   September 2013 - Present
Startups   August 2011 - Present
Repair.com   August 2011 - March 2013
SeniorChecked   March 2010 - August 2011
AOL LLC  October 2007 - March 2010
AOL LLC  November 2006 - October 2007
AOL LLC  February 2006 - October 2006
AOL LLC  August 2005 - February 2006
Independent Film Producer  January 2001 - May 2005
1-800 Members/DHL   2004 - 2004

Skills
Business Development, Strategy, Strategic Planning, Consumer Marketing, Project Management, Team Leadership, Globalization, Product Management, Strategic Partnerships, Online Advertising, Start-ups, Analytics, Mobile Devices, Product Marketing, E-commerce, Web Analytics, SEM, Digital Media, Competitive Analysis, Digital Strategy, Executive Management, Business Strategy, Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Mobile Marketing, Product Development, Management, Cross-functional Team..., Online Marketing, Integrated Marketing, Marketing, Brand Development, Marketing Strategy, P&L Management, Advertising, Sales, Digital Marketing, Customer Acquisition, Mergers & Acquisitions, Cloud Computing, SEO, New Media, Monetization, SaaS, Lead Generation, PPC

Education
University of Mary Washington   1987 — 1991
Economics

Karan Yadav Karan Yadav Toronto, Canada Area Details
Karan Yadav's Startups Experience June 2012 - Present
Job Technology Industry Leader Workday
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Workday  November 2014 - Present
Startups   June 2012 - Present
SAP  June 2014 - November 2014
SAP Canada  January 2013 - June 2014
SAP  January 2011 - January 2013
SAP Canada  December 2007 - December 2010
SAP  February 2006 - December 2007
Tata Consultancy Services  2005 - 2006
Startup  June 2000 - August 2002

Skills
Strategic Partnerships, Go-to-market Strategy, Solution Selling, Telecommunications, Business Strategy, Mobile Devices, Start-ups, SaaS, Solution Architecture, Management Consulting, Product Management, Mobile Applications, Sales Management, Enterprise Software, Venture Capital

Education
Indian School of Business   2004 — 2005
MBA

University of Arizona
Master's degree

MD University
Bachelor of Technology

Rana Rekhi Rana Rekhi San Francisco Bay Area Details
Rana Rekhi's Startups Experience 2013 - Present
Job Google
Industry Internet
Experience
Google  May 2011 - Present
Startups   2013 - Present

Education
Stanford Graduate School of Business
Masters, Business

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Bachelors, Mechanical Engineering

Brennan Angel Brennan Angel San Francisco Bay Area Details
Brennan Angel's Startups Experience 2012 - Present
Job We've started a revolution in the kitchen
Industry Marketing and Advertising
Experience
Anova Culinary   May 2014 - Present
Get Fresh  June 2014 - Present
Startups   2012 - Present
Startup Ski Bus   2012 - Present
Early Growth Financial Services  November 2013 - November 2014
RocketSpace Inc.  January 2012 - December 2013
Northstar at Tahoe  2011 - 2013

Skills
Start-ups, Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Management, Public Speaking, Business Development, Program Management, Social Media, Nonprofits, Strategic Partnerships, Social Media Marketing, Sales, Time Management, Start-up Environments, Project Management, Teaching, Fundraising, Team Leadership, Strategic Planning, Venture Capital, Start-up Environment, Project Planning, Customer Service, Building Strong Teams, Start-up Operations, Business Planning, Market Research, Cross-functional Team..., Start-up Consulting, Business Process, Volunteer Recruiting, Non-profits, Event Planning, Social Networking, Editing, High Performance Teams, Open Networker, Public Relations, Budgets, Recruiting, Human Resources

Education
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
Bachelor's Degree, Management, Project Management, Business, Printing

Redwood High School

Angela Morgenstern Angela Morgenstern San Francisco Bay Area Details
Angela Morgenstern's Startups Experience April 2015 - Present
Job EVP, Product & Innovation
Industry Online Media
Experience
startups   April 2015 - Present
AJAM   September 2013 - March 2015
Current TV  April 2010 - September 2013
PBS  January 2007 - May 2010
MTV Networks  February 2005 - January 2007
KQED  January 2001 - February 2005
Grassroots Enterprises   May 2000 - September 2000
The Working Group  August 1998 - January 2000
Democracy Project   June 1997 - July 1998

Skills
Digital Media, Television Production, Broadcast Television, Journalism, Social Media, Product Management, Online Video, Multimedia, Driving Revenue, Creative Development, Public Relations, Editorial, Online Publishing, Online Communities, Digital Strategy, Digital Marketing, Writing, Innovation, Teaching, Team Building, Change Management, Content Strategy, Web Video, Video Production, Product Development, Management, Mobile Devices, Content Development, Creative Direction, Video, Television, New Media, Broadcast, Content Management, Online Product Launches, Strategy, Content Production, Product Leadership, Newsletters, Digital Video, Marketing, Mobile Applications, Media Production, Film, Streaming Media, Digital Asset Management, Mobile Product..., Mobile Content, Web Products

Education
Colgate University

Oliver (Olle) Binkhorst Oliver (Olle) Binkhorst San Francisco, California Details
Oliver (Olle) Binkhorst's Startups Experience 2012 - 2013
Job Founder of Third Man Labs
Industry Venture Capital & Private Equity
Experience
Third Man Labs   2013 - Present
Startups   2012 - 2013
Atlassian  2011 - 2012
Coverity  2010 - 2011
ScanSafe  2006 - 2010
Red Herring  2004 - 2007
Philips  2003 - 2004
G2Planet, Inc.   2001 - 2002
Wijs & van Oostveen   1998 - 2000

Skills
Entrepreneurship, Start-ups, Demand Generation, Strategic Partnerships, Business Strategy, Venture Capital, Online Marketing, Partner Management, SaaS, Management

Education
UC Berkeley   2000 — 2001
Computer Sciences & International Marketing

Beijing Foreign Studies University   2002 — 2003
EU-China Managers Training Program

Iva Driebergen   1995 — 1997
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Automotive Engineering

Aaron Jialun Li Aaron Jialun Li Stanford, California Details
Aaron Jialun Li's Startups Experience 2012 - 2014
Job Stanford GSB | Master
Industry Marketing and Advertising
Experience
Startup  October 2014 - Present
ShareThis  June 2014 - November 2014
Startups   2012 - 2014
International Economic Association   July 2011 - September 2011
Alibaba Group  June 2010 - September 2011

Skills
Big Data, Mobile Advertising, E-commerce, Shopper Marketing, Advertising, Econometrics, R, SQL

Education
Stanford Graduate School of Business
Master, Business, Marketing

Stanford University
Master

University of Rochester
Bachelor, Econ, Math and Poli Sci

Girish Rao Girish Rao Seattle, Washington Details
Girish Rao's Startups Experience September 2013 - Present
Job Software Development Manager at Amazon
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Amazon  May 2015 - Present
Startups   September 2013 - Present
Amazon  April 2014 - May 2015
Appinions Inc. (Acquired by ScribbleLive)   December 2010 - March 2014
Twurvey (Co-Founder)   November 2010 - June 2012
Sense Networks (Acquired by YP)   March 2007 - December 2010
Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics - Columbia University   January 2006 - August 2006
The Centre for Applied Genomics / The University of Toronto / The Hospital for Sick Children   May 2004 - August 2005

Skills
Distributed Systems, Software Engineering, Machine Learning, Databases, Start-ups, Cloud Computing, Amazon Web Services..., Big Data, Software Development, Mobile Devices, Leadership, Agile Methodologies, Product Management, Hadoop, Scalability, Data Mining, Information Retrieval, Infrastructure, Web Services, Cryptography

Education
Columbia University in the City of New York   2005 — 2007
MS, Computer Science

University of Guelph
Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science

University of Guelph
Bachelor of Science (BS), Biological Science/Molecular Biology

Henry Bridge Henry Bridge Greater New York City Area Details
Henry Bridge's Startups Experience September 2013 - Present
Job Entrepreneur, Product Manager
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Startups   September 2013 - Present
Facebook  June 2011 - June 2013
Google  July 2008 - May 2011
Google  March 2007 - July 2008
Microsoft  June 2006 - September 2006
Stanford Graduate School of Business  October 2005 - June 2006
Dartmouth Institute for Security Technology Studies   June 2005 - September 2005
Stanford Biorobotics Lab   June 2004 - September 2004

Skills
User Experience, Product Management, Mobile Applications, Mobile Devices, Monetization, User Interface Design, Computer Security, Android, Browsers, User Interface

Education
Stanford University   2002 — 2006
BS, Computer Science with Honors in International Security Studies

Selina Chang Selina Chang San Francisco Bay Area Details
Selina Chang's Startups Experience August 2014 - Present
Job Consultant at AltraSensor Inc
Industry Venture Capital & Private Equity
Experience
Startups   August 2014 - Present
Realty World Dominion   October 2014 - Present
Intero Real Estate Services  May 2012 - October 2014
Apherma LLC   May 2007 - November 2009
Apherma Corporation   February 2003 - May 2007
IncubeNet Corporation   July 2000 - July 2001
Techlink Technology Ventures   August 1997 - June 2000
Oplink Communications, Inc.   November 1997 - May 2000
Progrmmable Microelectronic Corp.   1997 - 2000
LeeMAH Electronics, Inc.   November 1996 - June 1997

Skills
Product Management, Private Equity, Manufacturing, Pricing, International Business, Product Marketing, Start-ups, Product Development, Business Strategy, Competitive Analysis, Market Research, Strategic Planning, Mandarin, Marketing Strategy, Business Planning, Entrepreneurship, New Business Development, Venture Capital, Negotiation, Customer Relations, Due Diligence, Chinese, Management Consulting, Supply Chain Management, Entrepreneur, Product Launch, Product Strategy, Fundraising, Business Analysis, Healthcare, Business Development, Strategy, Mergers & Acquisitions, Finance, Customer Service, Marketing, Investments

Education
San Francisco State University
MSBA, International Business

Rowan University
Bachelor's Degree, Marketing

Srinath Sridhar Srinath Sridhar San Francisco Bay Area Details
Srinath Sridhar's Startups Experience 2009 - Present
Job CTO and CoFounder at Onera
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Onera  September 2013 - Present
Startups   2009 - Present
BloomReach  June 2009 - September 2013
Facebook  January 2008 - June 2009
Google  May 2007 - July 2007
Carnegie Mellon University  2003 - 2007
University of California  May 2006 - July 2006
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory  May 2005 - July 2005

Skills
Machine Learning, Computer Science, Computational Biology, Hadoop, MapReduce, Distributed Systems, Algorithms, Data Mining, Information Retrieval, Python, Natural Language..., Big Data, Search, Linux, Text Mining, Open Source, Analytics, Scalability, Artificial Intelligence, High Performance..., JavaScript, Perl, Databases, Ruby, E-commerce, Start-ups

Education
Carnegie Mellon University   2003 — 2007
PhD, Computer Science - Algorithms

Joel Poloney Joel Poloney San Francisco, California Details
Joel Poloney's Startups Experience 2010 - Present
Job Senior Software Engineer at Google
Industry Internet
Experience
Google  March 2015 - Present
Startups   2010 - Present
Toro  March 2012 - February 2015
Zynga  May 2009 - December 2011
MyMiniLife, Inc.   May 2006 - May 2009
National Center for Supercomputing Applications  May 2005 - May 2006
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign  May 2005 - September 2005
Proctor Financial  February 2001 - May 2004

Skills
User Experience, User Interface Design, Web Design, Monetization, Server Management, Ruby on Rails, PHP, Product Development, Product Management, Angel Investing, Business Advising, Scalability, iOS, Flash, Server Architecture, Video Games, Web Development, User Interface, Apache, Cloud Computing, Social Games, Mobile Devices, Databases

Education
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign   2004 — 2008
BS, Computer Science

Yokohama National University   2006 — 2007
JOY, Japanese

Alexander Chung Alexander Chung San Francisco Bay Area Details
Alexander Chung's Startups Experience May 2011 - Present
Job Vice President of Business Development
Industry Internet
Experience
Startups   May 2011 - Present
Kabam  July 2012 - August 2013
Atari  June 2010 - May 2011
Online & Mobile Consutling   January 2008 - May 2010
Walt Disney Internet Group  2005 - 2007
Ubisoft  2004 - 2005
Yahoo  2000 - 2003
Apple  2000 - 2000
American Express  1996 - 1998
JP Morgan  April 1993 - August 1995

Skills
Product Management, E-commerce, Start-ups, Digital Strategy, Business Development, Monetization, Online Gaming, Strategy, Social Games, Mobile Devices, Video Games, Mobile Games, Digital Distribution, New Business Development, Marketing, Strategic Partnerships, Strategic Alliances, Leadership

Education
University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business   1998 — 2000
MBA, Corporate Strategy & Finance

Ohio Wesleyan University

Nick Talwar Nick Talwar Chicago, Illinois Details
Nick Talwar's Startups Experience May 2012 - December 2012
Job Product Designer
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Keepsake   May 2013 - Present
LightGlide   September 2013 - February 2014
Gridium  December 2012 - May 2013
Startups   May 2012 - December 2012
Microsoft  August 2008 - May 2012
Codeft, Inc.   April 2009 - September 2011
Accenture  May 2007 - August 2007
PATH  January 2007 - June 2007
PATH  May 2006 - September 2006
Cardiac Science  May 2005 - September 2005

Skills
User Experience, Product Management, Product Development, Algorithms, Web Services, Enterprise Search, Business Development, Entrepreneurship, Mobile Applications, Marketing, Objective-C, Interaction Design, Mobile Devices

Education
Duke University   2004 — 2008
BSE, Biomedical Engineering and Electrical Engineering (double major)

Duke University
Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.)

Suleman (Suli) Ali Suleman (Suli) Ali San Francisco Bay Area Details
Suleman (Suli) Ali's Startups Experience January 2010 - Present
Job Founder & CEO at TinyCo. Angel Investor.
Industry Computer Software
Experience
TinyCo  August 2008 - Present
Startups   January 2010 - Present
Shotput Ventures   January 2009 - August 2009
The Connectors Group   September 2008 - April 2009
Esgut   July 2007 - April 2008
Microsoft  January 2004 - June 2007
Cyberguard Corporation  2003 - 2003

Education
Georgia Institute of Technology   1999 — 2003
Bachelors, Computer Science

Pine View

Charles McLaughlin Charles McLaughlin Greater New York City Area Details
Charles McLaughlin's Startups Experience 2014 - Present
Job Leader | Advisor | Strategist
Industry Management Consulting
Experience
Censeo Consulting Group  2015 - Present
Startups   2014 - Present
United States Army Reserve  2007 - Present
Council on Foreign Relations  1999 - 2015
Council on Foreign Relations  1999 - 2015
Bridgewater Associates  2011 - 2013
Accenture  2007 - 2011
Innosight LLC   2005 - 2007
Army Special Forces (Airborne)   2001 - 2007
McKinsey & Company  2001 - 2004

Skills
Business Strategy, Process Improvement, Strategy, Management Consulting, Leadership, Management, Governance, CRM, Operational Excellence, Strategic Planning, Change Management, Analysis, Innovation Management, Executive Management, Six Sigma, International Relations, Human Resources, Government, Project Management, Project Planning, Product Development, Technology Management, Nonprofits, Board of Directors, Board Governance

Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Sloan School of Management   1999 — 2001
MBA, Strategic Management

Harvard University   1997 — 1999
AM, Regional Studies: Russia, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia

United States Military Academy at West Point   1982 — 1986
Bachelor of Science (BS), International Affairs

US Army War College   2009 — 2011
Master of Strategic Studies, Strategy

United States Naval Academy   1984 — 1984

Kaushik Narayanun Kaushik Narayanun San Francisco Bay Area Details
Kaushik Narayanun's Startups Experience 2013 - Present
Job Product Development | Operations | Startup Advisor
Industry Semiconductors
Experience
NVIDIA  2007 - Present
Startups   2013 - Present
Santa Clara University  April 2012 - June 2012
NVIDIA  2003 - 2007
VDesign Technologies   January 2001 - September 2001

Skills
Product Management, Product Development, SoC, ASIC, Semiconductors, Product Engineering, Business Operations, Business Strategy, Product Design, Cross-functional Team..., Operations Management, Lean Operations, Management, Team Building, Global R&D

Education
INSEAD   2012 — 2013
Global Executive M.B.A, General Management, Global Business Strategy & Operations, Dean's List

University of California, Santa Cruz   2001 — 2003
Master of Science, Computer Engineering.

University of Madras   1996 — 2000
Bachelor of Engineering, Electronics and Communication, Honors

Harjeet Taggar Harjeet Taggar San Francisco Bay Area Details
Harjeet Taggar's Startups Experience January 2012 - December 2014
Job CoFounder, CEO at Triplebyte
Industry Internet
Experience
Triplebyte   February 2015 - Present
Y Combinator  May 2013 - December 2014
Startups   January 2012 - December 2014
Y Combinator  January 2010 - May 2013
Live Current Media, Inc.   March 2008 - August 2009
Auctomatic   January 2007 - March 2008

Skills
Entrepreneurship, Start-ups, Product Management, Venture Capital, Mergers, E-commerce, Private Equity, Product Marketing, SaaS, Corporate Development, Mergers & Acquisitions, Business Strategy, Investments, Business Planning, Angel Investing, Marketing Strategy, International Business, Analytics, Competitive Analysis, New Business Development, Ruby on Rails, Strategy, Management, Strategic Partnerships, Joint Ventures, Mobile Applications, User Experience, Web Development, Due Diligence, Financial Modeling, Mobile Devices, Product Development, Marketing, Cloud Computing, Scalability, Big Data, Lean Startup, Business Development, Enterprise Software, Monetization, Early Stage Companies, Go-to-market Strategy, Start-up Consulting, Venture Financing, Early-stage Startups, Mobile Internet, Executive Management, Lead Generation, Corporate Finance, M&A experience

Education
University of Oxford   2003 — 2006
BA, Jurisprudence

Dave Mancini Dave Mancini Greater Seattle Area Details
Dave Mancini's Startups Experience 1998 - 2002
Job General Manager Online Operations at Microsoft
Industry Information Technology and Services
Experience
Microsoft  November 2011 - Present
Austin and Seattle   2007 - 2014
Microsoft  February 2008 - November 2011
Microsoft  2003 - 2007
Microsoft  2001 - 2003
Startups   1998 - 2002
CyberSafe Corporation  1995 - 1998
Aries Computer Systems   1987 - 1995

Skills
Networking, Scalability, Architecture, Start-ups, Cloud Computing, SaaS, PaaS, Windows Azure, Enterprise Software, Partner Management, Distributed Systems, IaaS, Agile Project Management, Release Management, Online Services, Strategy, Program Management, Mobile Devices, Software Project..., Product Management, Agile Methodologies, Thought Leadership, Data Center, Scrum, Management, Security, E-commerce, Architectures, Team Leadership, Online Advertising, Team Building

Education
California State University-Northridge   1985 — 1989

Will Lerner Will Lerner New York, New York Details
Will Lerner's Startups Experience October 2010 - May 2011
Job Android Engineer at Samsung Electronics
Industry Internet
Experience
Samsung Electronics  September 2014 - Present
Startup Giraffe   May 2011 - September 2014
Startups   October 2010 - May 2011
Directi  February 2010 - October 2010
EF Professional English   June 2009 - February 2010
Bay Area Coalition for Equitable Schools (BayCES)   January 2007 - February 2009
Amnesty International  August 2006 - January 2007
Squaw Valley USA  November 2005 - June 2006
Queens TimesLedger   July 2005 - January 2006

Skills
HTML 5, Ruby on Rails, User Experience Design, PHP, CSS, Copywriting, User Experience, MongoDB, Front-end, CSS3, JavaScript, Email Marketing, Digital Marketing, jQuery, Web Development, Google Analytics, Wordpress, SEO, Ruby, Online Advertising, Mobile Web Design, Git, Android Development, Java, NoSQL, APIs, User Interface, Start-ups, User Interface Design

Education
TEFL International   2009 — 2009
TESOL Certificate, English Teaching

Northwestern University   2001 — 2005
B.A., Philosophy, History

Matthew Murphy Matthew Murphy San Francisco Bay Area Details
Matthew Murphy's Startups Experience January 2011 - Present
Job Investor, Entrepreneur and Marketer
Industry Marketing and Advertising
Experience
Renren, Inc. / Appsurdity   August 2012 - Present
Startups   January 2011 - Present
Gerson Lehrman Group  January 2006 - Present
Bling Nation  June 2010 - August 2012
Lemon.com   June 2010 - August 2012
Chegg Inc.  June 2009 - June 2010
Ask.com, a Division of IAC   February 2009 - July 2009
MOLI  June 2006 - January 2009
E*TRADE FINANCIAL  June 2000 - June 2006

Education
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management   2006 — 2006
Certificate, Consumer Marketing Strategy

Santa Clara University   1998 — 2002
BC, Finance

Menlo School   1994 — 1998

Robert Stillwell Robert Stillwell San Francisco Bay Area Details
Robert Stillwell's Startups Experience June 2013 - Present
Job Marketplace Division Leader at Walmart eCommerce, former PayPal, McKinsey, and White House
Industry Internet
Experience
Walmart eCommerce  July 2013 - Present
Startups   June 2013 - Present
PayPal  July 2012 - July 2013
McKinsey & Company  2009 - August 2012
The White House Office of Management and Budget  2007 - 2009
The White House Office of Management and Budget  2005 - 2007

Skills
Strategy, Business Strategy, Program Management, Management Consulting, Corporate Development, Leadership, Cross-functional Team..., Management, Government, Mobile Devices, Mobile Applications, Mobile Marketing, Mobile Technology, Mobile Payments, Mobile Advertising, Consulting, Mergers & Acquisitions, Product Marketing, Business Development, Social Media, Executive Management, Venture Capital, Acquisition Integration, Business Transformation, Budgets, Business Process..., Product Development, Organizational Design, Start-ups, Due Diligence, Enterprise Software, Business Planning, Managerial Finance, E-commerce, Strategic Consulting, Emerging Markets, Strategic Partnerships, Marketing, Market Entry, Product Management, Financial Modeling, Analytics, Financial Services, SaaS, CRM, Sales, Entrepreneurship, Competitive Analysis, Private Equity, IT Strategy

Education
University of Alabama   2002 — 2004
Juris Doctor

University of Alabama   2001 — 2002
Masters of Accountancy

University of Alabama   1997 — 2001
B.S. in Accounting

Benoit Verdickt Benoit Verdickt Houston, Texas Details
Benoit Verdickt's Startups Experience July 2011 - October 2011
Job Market Manager Sodium Products, NorthAmerica at Solvay Soda Ash & Derivatives
Industry Chemicals
Experience
Solvay Soda Ash & Derivatives   August 2014 - Present
Solvay  January 2013 - July 2014
Solvay  November 2011 - December 2012
Startups   July 2011 - October 2011
The Boston Consulting Group  February 2008 - July 2011
Dragon Sourcing   September 2007 - November 2007
Université Libre de Bruxelles  September 2004 - December 2006
The Boston Consulting Group  February 2006 - February 2006
Logiver   June 2005 - June 2005

Education
Solvay Brussels School   2002 — 2007
La plus grande distinction avec les félicitations du jury

Universidad del Pacífico (PE)   2006 — 2006
18/20

University of California, Santa Barbara   2003 — 2003
A

Lycée Maria Assumpta   1997 — 2002
17/20

Jennifer Tackman Jennifer Tackman San Francisco Bay Area Details
Jennifer Tackman's Startups Experience 2003 - 2015
Job Entrepreneur • UX Designer • Writer • Researcher • Educator | Dances to offbeat drummers
Industry Design
Experience
Hummingbird Media and Design   March 2007 - Present
Compass Rose Learning   December 2005 - 2015
Startups   2003 - 2015
Jennifer Tackman   January 2001 - 2015
Jennifer Tackman Photography   2000 - 2015
Kwikpoint  January 2011 - June 2011
Stanford University  July 2001 - December 2009
Ambidextrous Journal of Design   July 2005 - September 2009
Stanford University  2007 - 2009
imagineitProject.com   2007 - 2009

Skills
Product Management, Project Management, Product Design, User Experience, Qualitative Research, Instructional Design, Writing, Editing, Information Architecture, Organizational..., Applied Linguistics, Game Design, Ethnography, Entrepreneur, Photography, Improvisation, Higher Education, School Administration, Educational Technology, Design Consulting, Research, Educational Research, Interaction Design, Social Media, Google+, Public Speaking, Adobe Creative Suite, Entrepreneurship, Teaching, Education, Lifestyle Counseling, Mindfulness, Art, Start-ups, User-centered Design, Human Computer..., Graphic Design, Training, Nonprofits, Leadership, User Research, Blogging, Social Media Marketing, Design Strategy, User Experience Design, Research Design, Digital Media

Education
Stanford University   2001 — 2004
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) ABD, Linguistics, Educational Linguistics, 3.96/4.00

Stanford University   2005 — 2009
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) ABD, Learning Sciences & Technology Design, 3.93/4.00

Stanford University   2001 — 2009
M.A., Technology Design and Learning, 3.9 / 4.0

Arizona State University   1998 — 1999
M.Ed., Curriculum and Instruction / Linguistics, 4.0

Michigan State University   1990 — 1993
B.A., Education (Social Sciences and Fine Arts), 3.75/4.00 and 4.0/4.0

University of Michigan   1987 — 1989
Arts and Sciences, Honors, 3.8/4.0

Sizhao Yang Sizhao Yang San Francisco, California Details
Sizhao Yang's Startups Experience August 2009 - January 2013
Job Founder CEO of Zenmarketing.io
Industry Computer Software
Experience
ZenMarketing   June 2014 - Present
LaunchHub, Inc   October 2012 - June 2014
Startups   August 2009 - January 2013
BetterWorks  November 2010 - July 2012
Zynga  June 2009 - October 2010
MyMiniLife, Inc. (acquired by Zynga Game Networks, Inc.)   July 2006 - June 2009
IBM  September 2005 - June 2006

Skills
Mergers, Mobile Devices, Business Strategy, Start-ups, SaaS, Cloud Computing, Product Management, Strategic Partnerships, Entrepreneurship, Strategy, Venture Capital, Management, User Experience, Enterprise Software, Marketing, Mobile Applications, Corporate Development, Product Development, Mergers & Acquisitions, Mobile Technology, Software Development, Go-to-market Strategy, Scalability, Product Marketing, Agile Methodologies, Social Networking, CRM, New Business Development, Monetization, Analytics, Business Development, Business Intelligence, Sales, Angel Investing, Big Data

Education
University of California, Los Angeles
Computer Science

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
B.S., Computer Science

Abhijit Rao Abhijit Rao New York, New York Details
Abhijit Rao's Startups Experience June 2009 - July 2011
Job Cofounder at Pickie
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Pickie   July 2011 - Present
Startups   June 2009 - July 2011
Microsoft  July 2004 - June 2010

Skills
Start-ups, Product Management, Product Design, User Experience, C++, C#, Python, JavaScript, Computer Science

Education
University of Pennsylvania   2000 — 2004
BSE, Computer Science Engineering

University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School   2000 — 2004
BSE, Decision Processes

Leonard Walstad, Ph.D. Leonard Walstad, Ph.D. Greater Boston Area Details
Leonard Walstad, Ph.D.'s Startups Experience January 2015 - Present
Job Solution Engineering
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Attivio  January 2014 - Present
Startups   January 2015 - Present
Marine Analysis   2002 - Present
Pivotal  April 2013 - January 2014
Greenplum, EMC Corporation   July 2010 - March 2013
Greenplum (Acquired by EMC)   March 2010 - July 2010
Progress Software  January 2006 - December 2009
Sonic Software  August 2004 - January 2006
Sonic Software  December 2002 - August 2004
eXcelon Corporation  April 2000 - December 2002

Skills
Applied Mathematics, Data Analysis, Requirements Analysis, Sales Management, Oceanography, Partial Differential..., Numerical Analysis, Numerical Modeling, Numerical Simulation, Mountaineering, Big Data, Cloud Computing, Enterprise Software, SOA, Product Management, Enterprise Architecture, Solution Architecture, Integration, Software Development, Analytics, Data Integration, Competitive Analysis, Management, SaaS, Distributed Systems, SQL, Strategy, Business Intelligence, ESB, Scalability, Databases, Consulting, Agile Methodologies, ETL, Hadoop, Pre-sales, Professional Services, Security, Data Modeling, Sales Process, Software Design, Software Engineering, Architecture, Web Services, Software Industry, System Architecture, Go-to-market Strategy, Unix, Scrum, Database Design

Education
Harvard University   1981 — 1987
Ph.D.

University of Vermont   1977 — 1981
B.S.

Champlain Valley Union   1973 — 1977
High School Diploma

Allen Jiang Allen Jiang San Francisco, California Details
Allen Jiang's Startups Experience June 2012 - May 2013
Job Product Manager
Industry Health, Wellness and Fitness
Experience
SPORTZPEAK, Inc.   May 2013 - Present
Product School  2015 - Present
UCSF  2013 - 2014
Startups   June 2012 - May 2013
Arbor Advisors Investment Bank   March 2010 - June 2012

Education
Stanford University   2011 — 2013
Graduate Certificate

University of California, Irvine   2005 — 2009
Bachelor's Degree

Bruce Rinehart Bruce Rinehart Oakland, California Details
Bruce Rinehart's Startups Experience September 2012 - Present
Job information architect
Industry Internet
Experience
startups   September 2012 - Present
UC Berkeley School of Information  May 2015 - July 2015
School of Information, UC Berkeley  July 2014 - August 2014
School of Information, UC Berkeley  May 2012 - July 2012
Forward Financial Media, LLC   March 2007 - June 2012
AccesSF: SF Public Access Channel   2003 - 2006
AccesSF: SF Public Access Channel   2003 - 2006
AccesSF: SF Public Access Channel   2003 - 2006
Garage Cinema Research   August 2003 - May 2005
Soundwood.org   June 2003 - May 2004

Skills
Information Retrieval, Information..., Information Architecture, User Experience, Python, User-centered Design, Usability Testing, User Interface Design, Qualitative Research, jQuery, Heuristic Evaluation, Big Data, Text Mining, Research Design, Interaction Design, Human Computer..., Socially Responsible..., Ethnography, Product Management, Mobile Design, Start-ups, Photography, music performance, Quantitative Research, Contract Negotiation, Free Thinking, Disruption, Creative Problem Solving, Web Design, User Experience Design, Mobile Applications, PHP, Usability, User Interface, Strategic Partnerships, Web Applications, Entrepreneurship, User Research, Web Development, Mobile Devices, E-commerce, Web Project Management, Wireframes, Management, JavaScript, Research, HTML, Perl

Education
University of California, Berkeley   2004 — 2006
MIMS, School of Information

Northern Arizona University   1986 — 1990
BS, Psych, Business minor

Chapman School of Seamanship   1983 — 1984
Certificate, Seamanship: boat handling, maintenance, navigation, rules of the road, A

Chris Barber Chris Barber Stanford, California Details
Chris Barber's Startups Experience January 2014 - Present
Job Stanford
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Startups   January 2014 - Present
Stanford Bitcoin Group   February 2013 - Present
Tachyus  June 2014 - September 2014

Skills
C++, C, JavaScript, HTML, MySQL, Programming, Python, CSS, XML, Ruby on Rails, SEO, Marketing, Node.js, Unix, Java, Leadership Development, Leadership, PHP, C#, Eclipse, Foresight, Software Engineering, AJAX

Education
Stanford University   2012 — 2016
Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science

Gaurav Mehra Gaurav Mehra Greater Seattle Area Details
Gaurav Mehra's Startups Experience August 2013 - Present
Job Vice President of Programs, Puget Sound PMI at Project Management Institute
Industry Information Technology and Services
Experience
Project Management Institute  September 2015 - Present
Project Management Institute  June 2015 - Present
Startups   August 2013 - Present
Accenture  March 2014 - May 2015
Project Management Institute  June 2012 - May 2015
T-Mobile  June 2010 - July 2013
ProKarma  June 2010 - July 2013
IT-SCIENT  January 2009 - June 2010
Merck & Co, Inc   April 2009 - March 2010
VeriSign, Inc.   September 2006 - May 2008

Skills
Program Management, Integration, Telecommunications, Software Development, Product Management, Agile Methodologies, Testing, CRM, Agile Project Management, Cloud Computing, Vendor Management, Business Intelligence, E-commerce, Web Applications, Java, SharePoint, Account Management, Pre-sales, Security, ITIL, Customer Relations, Linux, Virtualization, Architecture, Data Center, JavaScript, jQuery, Budgeting, IBM Websphere Commerce, Enterprise Product..., iOS development, Contract Negotiation, Product Development, jQuery Mobile, Android Development, Strategic Account..., Microsoft Technologies, Telecommunications..., Amdocs, Big Data, Machine Learning, Biotechnology, Medical Information..., Financial Systems, Bioinformatics, Java Enterprise Edition, ATG Commerce, Agile Transformation, PMO Development, Project Management

Education
Oregon Health and Science University   2002 — 2004
MS, Computer Science & Engineering (Bio-Medical Informatics & Data Intensive Systems)

Maharshi Dayanand University   2000 — 2002
MSc, Computer Science

Makhanlal Chaturvedi Rashtriya Patrakarita Vishwavidhyalaya   2000 — 2001
PGDCA, Computer Applications

New Delhi Institute of Management   1998 — 2000
MBA (Equiv. - IT & Finance), Management

Delhi University   1993 — 1996
Batchelors, Commerce, Business, Economics, Accounting & Law

Delhi Public School   1980 — 1993
High School, Business & Economics

Duncan McNamara, PMP, CSM Duncan McNamara, PMP, CSM San Francisco Bay Area Details
Duncan McNamara, PMP, CSM's Startups Experience February 2007 - January 2008
Job Technical Program Manager at Google
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Google (Synergys)   March 2015 - Present
H2OCloudConnect   April 2012 - February 2015
TCGen, Inc   April 2013 - April 2014
Omnicell, Inc.   June 2010 - February 2012
TruSM, Inc.   January 2009 - September 2009
Startups   February 2007 - January 2008
NVIDIA  February 2004 - May 2006
Portal Software  November 1999 - July 2003
Adobe Systems  August 1996 - November 1999
Shinko Electric Co., Ltd.   October 1995 - October 1996

Skills
Program Management, Software Development, Agile Project Management, Mobile Devices, Embedded Systems, PMP, Certified Scrum Master..., Leadership, Product Development, CRM, Cross-functional Team..., Quality Assurance, Start-ups, System Architecture, Software Project..., Hardware Development, Contract Manufacturing, Mobile Applications, Cross-team Communication, Semiconductors, Scrum, Cross-team Collaboration, Innovation, Enterprise Architecture, SDLC, Embedded programming, FreeRTOS, Strategic Thinking, Ideation, C/C++, RESTful WebServices, OEM Management

Education
Purdue University
BS, Electrical Engineering Technology

David V. Avakian David V. Avakian Greater New York City Area Details
David V. Avakian's Startups Experience April 2012 - July 2013
Job Director at BlackRock
Industry Financial Services
Experience
BlackRock  August 2015 - Present
JPMorgan Chase  August 2013 - July 2015
Startups   April 2012 - July 2013
Bloomberg  July 2010 - April 2012
Lockheed Martin  July 2006 - July 2010
National Institutes of Health  July 2006 - July 2010
University of Michigan  December 2003 - July 2006
HPL Armenia (acquired by Synopsys)   June 2002 - October 2003

Education
University of Michigan   2004 — 2006
MS

Yerevan State University   1999 — 2003
BS

Ken Churchill Ken Churchill San Francisco Bay Area Details
Ken Churchill's Startups Experience 2001 - Present
Job husband | father || mentor | investor
Industry Capital Markets
Experience
carpenter's code   2013 - Present
entrepreneurs   2001 - Present
startups   2001 - Present
sand hill road   1987 - Present
world vision  1987 - 1987
world relief  1981 - 1982

Skills
Entrepreneurship, Investments, Leadership, Management, Start-ups, Strategic Planning

Education
University of Rhode Island   1985 — 1987
Philosophy

Trinity Evangelical Divinity School   1983 — 1984
Philosophy of Religion

Harvard University   1982 — 1982
Mandarin Chinese

Wheaton College   1976 — 1981
B.A., Biblical Studies

Bobby Mehta Bobby Mehta San Francisco Bay Area Details
Bobby Mehta's Startups Experience December 2010 - March 2012
Job Business Analyst
Industry Internet
Experience
AKQA  March 2012 - Present
Startups   December 2010 - March 2012
CBS Interactive  September 2008 - June 2010
Accenture  April 2005 - May 2008

Skills
Strategy, Mobile Devices, Competitive Analysis, Product Marketing, Start-ups, Marketing Strategy, Analytics, Product Management, E-commerce, Strategic Partnerships, Management, Program Management, Project Management

Education
University of California, Los Angeles   2003 — 2004
MS

University of California, Berkeley   1999 — 2003
BS, Mechanical Engineering

Ivan Bercovich Ivan Bercovich Santa Barbara, California Details
Ivan Bercovich's Startups Experience 2011 - Present
Job VP of Engineering at Graphiq ✔
Industry Internet
Experience
Graphiq  April 2015 - Present
Startups   2011 - Present
Graphiq  December 2012 - April 2015
Graphiq  January 2011 - December 2012
Cisco Systems  June 2009 - May 2010
University of Massachusetts Amherst  September 2006 - May 2009
University of Massachusetts Amherst  September 2007 - December 2008
University of Massachusetts Amherst  June 2008 - August 2008
United Technologies  June 2007 - August 2007
INROADS  June 2007 - August 2007

Skills
Engineering Management, Problem Solving, Software Development, User Experience, PHP, HTML, JavaScript, MySQL, Entrepreneurship, Probability, Linux, Product Development, Cross-functional Team..., Analytics, Software Engineering, User Interface Design, Embedded Systems, Enterprise Software, SEO, Cloud Computing, Distributed Systems, SaaS, Product Management, Fashion Design, Web Applications

Education
University of Massachusetts, Amherst   2005 — 2009
BS, Electrical Engineering, Summa Cum Laude, GPA 3.95/4.00

University of Massachusetts, Amherst   2005 — 2009
BS, Financial Mathematics, Summa Cum Laude, GPA 3.97/4.00

University of California, Santa Barbara
PhD, Statistics and Applied Probability with emphasis in Financial Mathematics

Janet Aronica Janet Aronica Greater Boston Area Details
Janet Aronica's Startups Experience December 2013 - Present
Job Founder at Cube Riot // Marketing Consultant
Industry Apparel & Fashion
Experience
Cube Riot   November 2014 - Present
Startups   December 2013 - Present
Localytics  March 2013 - December 2013
Shareaholic, Inc.   November 2011 - March 2013
HubSpot  August 2011 - November 2011
oneforty   June 2010 - August 2011
Kel & Partners  August 2009 - June 2010
SHIFT Communications  June 2009 - August 2009
PRIMA Connections   April 2008 - May 2009
Toshiba Business Solutions  January 2009 - March 2009

Skills
SEO, Social Media, Blogging, Public Relations, Lead Generation, Community Management, Email Marketing, Copywriting, Business Development, Marketing Management, Product Marketing, Getting Things Done, Mentoring

Education
St. John Fisher College   2008 — 2009

Jenny Liu (劉永珍) Jenny Liu (劉永珍) San Francisco Bay Area Details
Jenny Liu (劉永珍)'s Startups Experience 2011 - Present
Job Management Consultant, Digital Transformation | Innovation | Entrepreneurship | Life Sciences
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Capgemini Consulting  2014 - Present
Startups   2011 - Present
Mindracle   2011 - 2014
NextBio  2009 - 2010
Pathwork Diagnostics  2008 - 2009
Genentech  2006 - 2007
Biotrue, Inc.   2004 - 2005
Improvision   2001 - 2004
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute  1999 - 2001

Skills
Cross-functional Team..., Strategy, Start-ups, Product Management, Competitive Analysis, Market Research, Product Marketing, Business Development, Project Management, Sales, Analytics, Biotechnology, Marketing Communications, SaaS, Entrepreneurship, Strategic Planning, Management Consulting, Problem Solving, Product Development, Direct Marketing, Event Management, Process Improvement, Marketing, Program Management, Innovative Thinking, Marketing Strategy, Data Analysis, Product Launch, Lead Generation, E-commerce, CRM, Digital Marketing, Oncology, Brand Management, Molecular Diagnostics, Business Planning, Adobe Creative Suite, HTML, PHP, MySQL, Programming Languages, MS Project, C, Big Data, Agile Project Management, Wireframes, Rapid Prototyping, Human-centered Design, Design Thinking, Pharmaceutical Industry

Education
Stanford University   2014 — 2016
Strategic Decision and Risk Management Program

University of California, San Francisco   2013 — 2014
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies

Hult International Business School   2010 — 2011
Master of Business Administration (MBA) with Distinction, Global Management with a concentration in International Marketing

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Science (BS), Biology with Humanities concentration in Technical Writing, 4.5/5.0

Vijaykumar Patwari Vijaykumar Patwari Greater Atlanta Area Details
Vijaykumar Patwari's Startups Experience December 2001 - February 2002
Job Service Delivery Manager at Ericsson Inc
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Ericsson  April 2015 - Present
Ericsson  April 2014 - March 2015
Ericsson  June 2012 - March 2014
Hewlett-Packard  June 2011 - June 2012
Hewlett-Packard  June 2010 - May 2011
Hewlett-Packard  October 2005 - May 2010
SUN Microsystems ODC at WIPRO Technologies Pvt. Ltd.   July 2003 - September 2005
Trueblue technologies   March 2002 - July 2003
Startups   December 2001 - February 2002
Startups   April 2001 - July 2001

Skills
Telecommunications, OSS, BSS, Intelligent Networks, Mediation, VAS, Pre-sales, Customer Engagement, Customer Facing, Solution Architecture, Product Development, SS7, HLR, GSM, TeMIP, Product Management, Project Delivery, Gnome, Open Source Development, Linux, Unix, HP-UX, Solaris, Tandem, Software Project..., Open Source Software, Agile Methodologies, SIP, Perl, Shell Scripting, TCP/IP, SNMP, System Deployment, System Architecture, Software Engineering, Unix Shell Scripting, IP, SOA, ClearCase, Cloud Computing, Software Design, Integration, Software Development, Service Delivery, Management, SDLC

Education
Gulbarga University
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Computer Science and Engineering, First Class with Distinction

Jean-Guy Charron Jean-Guy Charron Ottawa, Canada Area Details
Jean-Guy Charron's Startups Experience August 2010 - Present
Job Entrepreneur
Industry Information Technology and Services
Experience
Startups   August 2010 - Present

Education
University of Ottawa
Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science

Marissa Louie Marissa Louie San Francisco Bay Area Details
Marissa Louie's Startups Experience April 2008 - April 2011
Job Founder and Chief Designer at BearBear
Industry Design
Experience
BearBear Inc.   August 2014 - Present
Design Communities   March 2014 - Present
Star Makers   June 2008 - Present
Yahoo  July 2013 - March 2015
Apple  January 2013 - April 2013
Ness Computing  November 2010 - January 2013
Startups   April 2008 - April 2011
Deloitte  June 2005 - April 2008

Skills
Manufacturing, Teddy Bears, Product Design, User Experience, User Interface Design, Interaction Design, Graphic Design, Mobile Applications, Start-ups, User Experience Design, Art Direction, Information Architecture, Illustrator, Photoshop, Advertising, User Interface, HTML, Web Design, Digital Marketing, Creative Direction, Entrepreneurship, Product Management, Photography, Recruiting, CSS, Painting, Stuffed Animals, Toys, Fashion Design, Emotional Design, Toy Industry, Growth Hacking, JavaScript

Education
University of California, Berkeley   2001 — 2005
Bachelor's Degree, ISF: Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, Economics, Business

Fabia Bahadir Fabia Bahadir United States Details
Fabia Bahadir's Startups Experience December 2010 - 2015
Job Sr. Product Manager
Industry Information Technology and Services
Experience
www.yestopay.com   January 2013 - 2015
Startups   December 2010 - 2015
PassBan Corporation   January 2012 - December 2012
RealPage, Inc.   2009 - 2012
LiteScape Technologies  2004 - 2007

Skills
User Experience, E-commerce, SEO, CMS, Interaction Design, Product Management, Web Analytics, Start-ups, Google Analytics, Entrepreneurship, Product Marketing, Mobile Applications, Web Applications, Online Marketing, Digital Marketing, Strategy, Marketing Management, Lead Generation, Marketing, Product Development, Management, Mobile Devices

Education
Golden Gate University   2004 — 2005
Master of Science (M.S.), Enterprise Systems Management - Database Intelligence, 3.9

Golden Gate University   2000 — 2004
Bachelor of Science (BS), Information Technology

Nima Elyassi-Rad Nima Elyassi-Rad San Francisco, California Details
Nima Elyassi-Rad's Startups Experience September 2013 - Present
Job Business @ Shippo; Startup Advisor
Industry Internet
Experience
Startups   September 2013 - Present
Shippo   June 2014 - Present
RecruitLoop  August 2013 - May 2014
Groupon  March 2011 - August 2013
Tipping Point Consulting Group   March 2008 - December 2008

Skills
Competitive Analysis, Strategic Planning, Sales Operations, Strategy, Start-ups, Business Development, E-commerce, Operations Management, Management, Salesforce.com, Sales, Sales Analysis, Account Management, Microsoft Excel, Entrepreneurship, Analysis, Negotiation, Sales Management, Lead Generation, Financial Modeling, Strategic Analysis, Market Research, CRM, New Business Development, Conflict Management, Finance, Primary Research, Deal Structuring, Strategic Negotiations, Business Strategy, Salesforce.com Reporting, Strategic Partnerships, Venture Capital, Product Development, Online Marketplace, Market Analysis, Growth Strategies, Sales Hacking, Product Management, Partner Management, Go-to-market Strategy

Education
University of Illinois at Chicago   2009 — 2010
MBA, Finance

Cornell University   2008 — 2008
Certificate, Financial Management

Boston University - School of Management   2005 — 2006
Graduate Certificate, Entrepreneurship

University of Wisconsin-Madison   2000 — 2004
BA, Communication Arts: Communication Science and Rhetorical Studies

Sejal Sagar Sejal Sagar Greater Boston Area Details
Sejal Sagar's Startups Experience March 2013 - August 2013
Job Technical Recruiter at Autodesk San Francisco
Industry Internet
Experience
Autodesk  August 2014 - Present
Yottaa  July 2014 - August 2014
edX  March 2014 - July 2014
Imprivata  August 2013 - March 2014
Startups   March 2013 - August 2013
Vistaprint  June 2012 - March 2013
BJ's Wholesale Club  June 2010 - May 2012
Resourcesoft Inc.  May 2008 - June 2010
TechTarget  February 2006 - May 2008

Skills
Social Media, Social Networking, Talent Acquisition, Sourcing, Technical Recruiting, Recruiting, Interviews, Human Resources, CRM, Networking, Hiring, Information Technology, Leadership, Internet Recruiting, Cold Calling, Contract Recruitment, Benefits Negotiation, Applicant Tracking..., Executive Search, Salesforce.com, Consulting, Management, Negotiation, Search, Staff Augmentation, Employer Branding, Personnel Management, Screening, Staffing Services, Temporary Staffing

Education
Framingham State University
Bachelors, Computer Science

Sri Subramaniam Sri Subramaniam San Francisco Bay Area Details
Sri Subramaniam's Startups Experience September 2010 - Present
Job Technology and Product Leader
Industry Internet
Experience
Groupon  January 2014 - Present
Startups   September 2010 - Present
WalmartLabs  May 2011 - January 2014
Kosmix Corp   August 2006 - May 2011
EBay, Inc.   September 2002 - August 2006
Radiance Technologies  June 2000 - August 2002
Ventro Corp.   May 1999 - June 2000
Marketfirst, Inc.   April 1998 - May 1999
Newfire   June 1996 - April 1998
Radiance Software   June 1993 - May 1996

Skills
Enterprise Search, Web Applications, Mobile Applications, Semantic Technologies, Big Data, Engineering Management, Product Management, Video Conferencing, 3D graphics, E-commerce, Architecture, Analytics, Search, Scalability, Hadoop, Product Marketing, Enterprise Software, Web Analytics, Distributed Systems, SaaS, Start-ups, Product Development, Data Mining, Mobile Devices, Agile Methodologies, Entrepreneurship, Integration, Strategy, Machine Learning, Agile Project Management, Cloud Computing, Algorithms, Software Engineering

Education
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute   1988 — 1990
MS, Computer Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology, Madras   1984 — 1988
B. Tech, Electronics

Stephanie Taube Stephanie Taube San Francisco Bay Area Details
Stephanie Taube's Startups Experience January 2015 - Present
Job Research & Writing
Industry Public Policy
Experience
Government Business Results, LLC   September 2014 - Present
Startups   January 2015 - Present
Monterey Peninsula College  September 2014 - December 2014
Alameda Alliance for Health  December 2012 - July 2014
UC Berkeley  July 2012 - February 2013
Chi Partners LLC   May 2012 - January 2013
UC Berkeley  May 2011 - August 2012
EveryOne Home / Tides Foundation   January 2012 - May 2012
City and County of San Francisco  May 2011 - August 2011
Veterans Medical Research Foundation  February 2010 - August 2010

Skills
Policy Analysis, Program Evaluation, Stata, Qualitative Research, Data Analysis, Public Policy, Nonprofits, Community Outreach, SPSS, Research, Program Management, Analysis, Public Health, Grant Writing, Program Development, Grants, Policy, Project Planning, Government

Education
University of California, Berkeley- Goldman School of Public Policy
MPP, Public Policy

University of Michigan   2002 — 2006
BA, Anthropology with Honors & Minor in Women's Studies

Bubba Murarka Bubba Murarka San Francisco Bay Area Details
Bubba Murarka's Startups Experience October 2008 - June 2013
Job Partner at DFJ
Industry Venture Capital & Private Equity
Experience
DFJ  May 2013 - Present
Highlight, Inc.   August 2013 - Present
CircleCI  February 2014 - Present
Kiwi, Inc.   March 2014 - Present
Startups   October 2008 - June 2013
Facebook  January 2011 - May 2013
Facebook  October 2008 - January 2011
Texame   October 2007 - October 2008
Bay Partners  October 2007 - March 2008
Microsoft  January 2004 - October 2007

Skills
Product Development, Mobile, Search, Software Project..., Strategic Partnerships, Management, Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Mobile Devices, Mergers & Acquisitions, Program Management, Agile Methodologies, Product Management, Venture Capital, Mobile Applications, Project Management, Start-ups, Android, SaaS, Business Development, Mobile Technology, Cloud Computing, E-commerce, User Experience, Facebook, Software Development, Scalability

Education
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo   1996 — 2001
BS/MS, Computer Science

Farshad Mashayekhi Farshad Mashayekhi San Francisco, California Details
Farshad Mashayekhi's Startups Experience July 2014 - Present
Job Data Scientist
Industry Financial Services
Experience
Startups   July 2014 - Present
BondDesk Group LLC  March 2008 - June 2014
Moody's Analytics  2002 - 2008

Skills
Financial Markets, Capital Markets, Quantitative Finance, Portfolio Management, Quantitative Analytics, Financial Modeling, Fixed Income, Risk Management, Credit Risk, Bonds, Municipal Bonds, Government Bonds, High Yield Bonds, Derivatives, Financial Technology, Trading, Trading Systems, Alternative Trading..., Electronic Trading, Electronic Trading..., Bloomberg, Analytics, Data Science, Machine Learning, Business Intelligence, Data Mining, Tableau, Hadoop

Education
University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School   1997 — 2002
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Finance and Financial Management Services

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign   1995 — 1997
Master's degree, Economics

Sharif University of Technology   1991 — 1995
BS, Electrical Engineering

Peter Strohm Peter Strohm San Francisco Bay Area Details
Peter Strohm's Startups Experience March 2011 - August 2011
Job Systems Test Engineer at Google
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Google  January 2014 - Present
Airphrame  November 2012 - October 2013
MindTribe Product Engineering  August 2011 - November 2012
Startups   March 2011 - August 2011
Stanford University  September 2010 - June 2011
Tesla Motors  June 2010 - September 2010

Skills
Embedded Systems, Firmware, iOS development, Microcontrollers, Bluetooth, Mechatronics, Sensors, PCB design, Solidworks, Matlab, Product Development, Robotics, C#, Photography, Photogrammetry, UAVs, C/C++, Objective-C

Education
Stanford University   2009 — 2011
M.S., Mechanical Engineering

Stanford University Graduate School of Business   2011 — 2011
Summer Institute For Entrepreneurship Certificate

University of Wisconsin-Madison   2005 — 2009
B.S., Biomedical Engineering

MacLane Wilkison MacLane Wilkison San Francisco Bay Area Details
MacLane Wilkison's Startups Experience August 2012 - February 2015
Job Cofounder at ZeroDB
Industry Internet
Experience
ZeroDB   March 2015 - Present
Startups   August 2012 - February 2015
Morgan Stanley  June 2010 - July 2012

Skills
Financial Modeling, Financial Analysis, Clojure, Python, JavaScript, SQL, HTML, CSS, Web Development, Web Design, Vim, Start-ups, Entrepreneurship, Web Applications, Mobile Internet, Linux, Web Analytics, Mergers & Acquisitions, Investment Banking, Capital Markets, Valuation, LBO, Software Development, M&A experience, LaTeX, Management Consulting, Private Equity, Emerging Markets, Corporate Finance, Computer Security, Cryptography

Education
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   2006 — 2010

Recurse Center   2013 — 2013
Programming

The Chinese University of Hong Kong   2009 — 2009
Phillips Ambassador, Economics and Political Systems

Juni Mukherjee Juni Mukherjee San Francisco Bay Area Details
Juni Mukherjee's Startups Experience March 2014 - July 2015
Job Author / Architect
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Gap Inc.  August 2015 - Present
Startups   March 2014 - July 2015
Self  October 2014 - June 2015
GoPro  November 2014 - December 2014
Apple  April 2013 - March 2014
Yahoo!  July 2012 - April 2013
Yahoo!  June 2010 - June 2012
Yahoo!  October 2006 - May 2010
Walmart.com  June 2006 - September 2006
Epiphany  August 2004 - June 2006

Skills
Agile Methodologies, Scrum, Continuous Integration, Software Engineering, Distributed Systems, Test Automation, Hadoop, Java, Scalability, Perl, Testing, Continuous Delivery, Cross-functional Team..., REST, Databases, Linux, C, Java Enterprise Edition, JavaScript, Hudson, TestNG, Maven, Software Design, Big Data, Enterprise Software, Oracle, Oozie, Coaching, Architecture, Data Warehousing, ETL, SQL, MySQL, JUnit, Shell Scripting, Virtual Teams, Liquibase, Hands-on Technical..., Software Deployment, Technical Presentations, Metrics, OLAP, Monitoring Performance, Test Strategy, Mentoring, Unix, Software Development, XML

Education
The University of Texas at Arlington   2002 — 2004
M.S., Computer Science, A (GPA: 4.0/4.0)

Jadavpur University   1994 — 1998
B.E., Chemical Engineering (GPA: 3.88/4.0)

Gokhale Memorial Girls' School   1980 — 1994
Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Statistics, English.

University of California, Santa Cruz
Software Design and Architecture, A

Parth Bhakta Parth Bhakta San Francisco, California Details
Parth Bhakta's Startups Experience April 2015 - Present
Job Cofounder at Chatous/Kiwi, Entrepreneur and Helper of Startups
Industry Internet
Experience
Kiwi   April 2015 - Present
Startups   April 2015 - Present
Slow Ventures   April 2015 - Present
Chandra Hospitality, LLC   November 2010 - Present
Chatous  November 2012 - April 2015
Dutt Hospitality Group   December 2005 - March 2015
Various Startup Projects   June 2012 - April 2013
Etafeni Trust   April 2012 - June 2012
Sony Mobile Communications  March 2011 - April 2012

Skills
Android, Python, Java, C++, Kinect, C#, Web Development, User Experience, User Interface Design, Human Computer..., Product Development, Business Strategy, Marketing, Sales, Real Estate Development, Hotel Management, Mobile Applications, Entrepreneurship, JavaScript

Education
Stanford University   2012 — 2013
M.S., Computer Science

Stanford University   2009 — 2013
B.S., Symbolic Systems

Phillips Exeter Academy   2005 — 2009

Navish Jain Navish Jain San Francisco Bay Area Details
Navish Jain's Startups Experience January 2013 - Present
Job Founder of Cirtru.com
Industry Internet
Experience
Cirtru   July 2014 - Present
Startups   January 2013 - Present
Reliance Communications  June 2014 - June 2014
Stylekart   March 2014 - June 2014
Emerging Technology Group of Cisco   March 2010 - February 2014
RemId (Relevant Electronic Medical Informatics Database)   January 2011 - May 2011
Cisco  January 2008 - March 2010
Cisco  May 2007 - August 2007
ONGC  July 2005 - June 2006

Skills
Entrepreneurship, New Business Development, Business Strategy, Product Management, Design Thinking, Market Analysis, Innovation, Customer Oriented, Value Creation, Team Building, User-centered Design, Start-ups, Product Development, Agile Methodologies, Leadership, Scrum, Business Planning, Business Development, Marketing, Management, Strategy

Education
Stanford University Graduate School of Business   2011 — 2011
mini-MBA, Business Management, Innovation & Entrepreneurship

University of Southern California   2006 — 2007
MS, Electrical Engineering

University of Mumbai   2002 — 2006
BE, Electronics and Telecommunication

Jim Greiner Jim Greiner Greater Denver Area Details
Jim Greiner's Startups Experience January 2009 - Present
Job President at iTriage, LLC
Industry Internet
Experience
Startups   January 2009 - Present
iTriage, LLC  April 2014 - June 2015
iTriage LLC  August 2010 - March 2014
RockeTalk, Inc.   January 2008 - December 2008
MapQuest, Inc.   October 2005 - December 2007
MapQuest, Inc.   2003 - 2005
MapQuest, Inc.   2001 - 2003
MapQuest, Inc.   1999 - 2001
U S WEST  1993 - 1999

Skills
Product Management, Strategic Partnerships, Analytics, Mobile Devices, Start-ups, Mobile Applications, Enterprise Software, Go-to-market Strategy, Management, Business Development, Strategy, Cloud Computing, Cross-functional Team..., SaaS, Product Marketing, Marketing, Business Planning, B2B, Team Building, Competitive Analysis, Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Strategic Planning, Marketing Strategy, Business Strategy

Education
University of Colorado Boulder - Leeds School of Business   1992 — 1994
MBA, Innovation/Entreprenuership

Syracuse University   1983 — 1987
BS, Engineering

Anita Newton Anita Newton Kansas City, Missouri Area Details
Anita Newton's Startups Experience August 2012 - Present
Job Vice President, Marketing Adknowledge | Startup Marketing Advisor I Contributing Editor for Inc.com
Industry Marketing and Advertising
Experience
Adknowledge  September 2013 - Present
Mighty Green Solutions   September 2012 - Present
Startups   August 2012 - Present
AMC Theatres  September 2010 - September 2012
Zave Networks (Acquired by Google)   February 2009 - November 2010
Sprint  October 2007 - March 2009
Sprint  June 2005 - March 2008
Sprint  January 2004 - June 2005
Sprint  January 1998 - December 2003
Procter & Gamble  1995 - 1996

Skills
Digital Marketing, Strategy, Marketing, Leadership, Product Marketing, Start-ups, Product Management, Marketing Communications, Strategic Partnerships, Marketing Strategy, Integrated Marketing, Content Strategy, Digital Media, Online Marketing, Brand Development, Direct Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Digital Strategy, Business Development, Business Strategy, Marketing Management, Product Development, Public Relations, Social Media Marketing, Strategic Planning, Cross-functional Team..., Management, P&L Management, HubSpot, Content Marketing

Education
Harvard Business School   1996 — 1998
MBA, 1998

The University of Kansas
MA with Distinction and Honors, Political Science

The University of Kansas
BA with Distinction and Honors, Political Science

Gordon Fowler Gordon Fowler Bozeman, Montana Details
Gordon Fowler's Startups Experience 1984 - 2007
Job Founder, CEO at YOUBIQ LLC
Industry Internet
Experience
YOUBIQ LLC   2010 - Present
MeetingSpace llc   February 2005 - Present
SynCom Associates   January 1993 - 2009
Startups   1984 - 2007
Various  1978 - 1995

Skills
Start-ups, Mobile Devices, Telecommunications, SaaS, Product Development, Disruptive Technologies, Nanotechnology, IT Service Management, Management Consulting, Venture Capital, Entrepreneurship, Business Development, Strategic Planning, Product Management, Strategic Partnerships, Web 2.0, Management, Angel Investing, Strategy, Business Strategy

Education
University of Saskatchewan   1966 — 1970
BSc, Mechanical Engineering

Genevieve Renoir Genevieve Renoir San Francisco Bay Area Details
Genevieve Renoir's Startups Experience 2012 - 2015
Job Founder at Lexavie Holdings
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Lexavie Holdings   2010 - Present
Startups   2012 - 2015
CK Contemporary Art Gallery   2013 - 2014
Anametrix, Inc.   2012 - 2013
Carrington Group of Companies   2009 - 2012
Energy Security Systems, Ltd.   2009 - 2009

Skills
Research, Start-ups, SaaS, Technical Writing, Zendesk, Web Analytics, Knowledge Base, Product Management, Strategic Partnerships, LaTeX, CSS, Digital Marketing, Lead Generation, Online Advertising, Online Marketing, Social Media, Analytics, E-commerce, Marketing, Email Marketing, Salesforce.com, Social Media Marketing, Management Consulting, Google Analytics, Social Networking, Copywriting, Management, Leadership, Strategic Planning, Marketing Strategy, Customer Service, Event Planning

Education
University of Alberta
Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy Major, History of Art, Design and Visual Culture Minor

Vivek Pathela Vivek Pathela San Francisco Bay Area Details
Vivek Pathela's Startups Experience April 2011 - Present
Job Entrepreneur, technology & market synergies
Industry Internet
Experience
Omny IQ   August 2014 - Present
Startups   April 2011 - Present
The Founder Institute  April 2014 - Present
PowerCloud Systems  May 2012 - July 2014
NETGEAR  April 2000 - March 2011
Hewlett-Packard  1995 - 2000
Hewlett-Packard  1985 - 1995

Skills
Product Innovation, Brand Development, Integrated Marketing, Product Management, Business Strategy, Executive Management, New Business Development, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Start-ups, Mobile Devices, Product Marketing, Cloud Computing, Entrepreneurship, SaaS, Go-to-market Strategy, Software Development, Management, Wireless Networking, Competitive Analysis, Engineering Management, Cross-functional Team..., Lead Generation, E-commerce, Product Lifecycle..., Strategic Partnerships, Marketing Strategy, Market Research, Wireless, Strategy, Leadership, Networking, Business Development, CRM, Business Alliances, Channel Partners, Venture Capital, Demand Generation, Product Launch, WiFi, Sales Enablement, Product Development, Solution Selling, Sales, Analytics, Partner Management, Internet of Things

Education
Stanford University Graduate School of Business

Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

Tufts University
Bachelors

Raj Thiagarajan Raj Thiagarajan Greater Seattle Area Details
Raj Thiagarajan's Startups Experience January 2008 - 2011
Job startup guy....
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Microsoft  January 2011 - Present
startups   January 2008 - 2011
frog  January 2008 - January 2009
Philips, Philips amBX   October 2005 - December 2008
Philips  April 2001 - December 2005
Ernst & Young  December 1998 - April 2001

Skills
Start-ups, Intellectual Property, Product Development, Business Planning, Mobile, Ecosystem Services, Strategic Planning, Marketing Strategy, Strategic Partnerships, Product Management, International Business..., International Business..., International Business..., International Business..., International Business..., Mobile Devices, Networking, Identifying New..., Management, Product Marketing, Leadership, Strategy, Business Development, Entrepreneurship, Sales, Cloud Computing, Cloud Applications, Windows Azure, Big Data, Mobile Applications, Healthcare Information..., Program Management, Selling, Cross-functional Team..., Executive Management, International Business, SaaS, Go-to-market Strategy, Competitive Analysis, Enterprise Software, Business Intelligence, Global Business..., Business Alliances, Consulting, Strategic Alliances, Business Strategy, Marketing, Business Modeling, International Sales

Education
Sauder School of Business
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Strategy

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Computer Science, Computer Science

Greg Tseng Greg Tseng San Francisco, California Details
Greg Tseng's Startups Experience 2003 - Present
Job Founder & CEO, if(we)
Industry Internet
Experience
if(we)   October 2014 - Present
Startups   2003 - Present
Tagged  October 2004 - October 2014
Demigo   January 2009 - October 2009
Jumpstart Technologies   July 2000 - December 2005

Skills
Viral Marketing, Facebook, Start-ups, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneur, Sexytime, Social Networking, Management, E-commerce, Online Advertising, Mobile Applications, Online Marketing, SEO, SEM, Digital Media, Mobile Devices, Web 2.0, Social Media, Product Management, Monetization, User Experience, Venture Capital, General Awesomeness, Awesomeness

Education
Stanford University   2001 — 2004
Ph.D. (on leave), Physics

Harvard College   1997 — 2001
A.B., Chemistry & Physics & Mathematics

Alvin Po Alvin Po San Francisco Bay Area Details
Alvin Po's Startups Experience 2015 - Present
Job Product Management and Marketing Consultant
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Startups   2015 - Present
Microsoft  2013 - 2015
Microsoft  2012 - 2013
Microsoft Corporation  2010 - 2012
Microsoft Corp  2007 - 2010
Microsoft Corp.  2004 - 2007
Accenture  1996 - 2002

Education
The University of Chicago - Booth School of Business   2002 — 2004
MBA

National University of Singapore
Bachelor's degree, Electrical Engineering

Raffles Institution
High School/Secondary School

Matthew Bellows Matthew Bellows Greater Boston Area Details
Matthew Bellows's Startups Experience April 2005 - December 2011
Job Founder & CEO of Yesware, Inc.
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Yesware, Inc.   July 2010 - Present
Startups   April 2005 - December 2011
Vivox  April 2008 - July 2010
Floodgate Entertainment  April 2005 - March 2008
CNET Networks, Inc.   April 2004 - April 2005
WGR Media, Inc.   August 2001 - April 2004
Engage Inc.  September 1999 - August 2001
InterStep Inc.   May 1999 - September 1999
Matt Bellows Consulting   March 1997 - May 1999
Voice Control Systems  February 1995 - March 1997

Skills
Mobile, Strategic Planning, Product Development, Entrepreneur, Start-ups, Sales, Fundraising, Strategic Partnerships, SaaS, Mobile Applications, Product Management, Online Advertising, Digital Media, Product Marketing, Go-to-market Strategy, Monetization, Business Development, New Business Development, Mobile Devices, Entrepreneurship, E-commerce, Business Planning, Social Media Marketing, Management, Mobile Advertising, Business Strategy, Digital Strategy, Strategy, Analytics, Digital Marketing, Advertising, Mobile Technology, Venture Capital, Leadership, Lead Generation, Marketing, Integrated Marketing, Email Marketing, Salesforce.com, Enterprise Software, Mergers & Acquisitions, Online Marketing, Sales Process, Cloud Computing, Mobile Content, Angel Investing, Competitive Analysis, Mobile Games, SEO

Education
Babson College - Franklin W. Olin Graduate School of Business   1997 — 1999
MBA

Harvard University   1994 — 1994

Naropa University   1990 — 1992
BA

Brown University   1986 — 1989

Phillips Andover   1982 — 1986

Liwei Ren任力偉 Liwei Ren任力偉 San Francisco Bay Area Details
Liwei Ren任力偉's Startups Experience September 2009 - Present
Job DLP Expert, Mathematician & Entrepreneur
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Trend Micro  July 2013 - Present
TEEC   2006 - Present
Startups   September 2009 - Present
Trend Micro  November 2007 - June 2013
Provilla, Inc ( Acquired by Trend Micro)   February 2005 - November 2007
InnoPath   2002 - 2005
FORE Systems  1998 - 2002

Skills
Algorithms, Big Data, Entrepreneurship, Product Management, Information Retrieval, DLP, Mobile Security, Cloud Computing, Start-ups, Security

Education
University of Pittsburgh
Ph.D, Mathematics

University of Pittsburgh
MS, Information Science

Tsinghua University

Alexandrin Popescul Alexandrin Popescul San Francisco Bay Area Details
Alexandrin Popescul's Startups Experience 2010 - 2012
Job Data Scientist
Industry Internet
Experience
Private Consultancy  2012 - Present
Startups   2010 - 2012
Yandex  2009 - 2010
Yahoo!  2005 - 2009
Ask.com  2004 - 2005
WhizBang! Labs  2000 - 2000

Skills
MapReduce, Natural Language..., Information Retrieval, Machine Learning, Collaborative Filtering, Data Mining, Python, R, Predictive Analytics, Sentiment Analysis, Hadoop, C++, Big Data, Algorithms, Recommender Systems, Information Extraction, Distributed Systems, Search, Cluster Analysis, Predictive Modeling, Decision Trees, Text Mining, Online Advertising, Logistic Regression, Statistics, Data Science, Data Analysis, Computer Science, Text Analytics, Genealogy, Churn Prediction, Artificial Intelligence, Entity Resolution, Start-ups, Hive, Pattern Recognition, Representation Learning

Education
University of Pennsylvania
PhD, Computer and Information Sciences

Roland Pablo Roland Pablo San Francisco Bay Area Details
Roland Pablo's Startups Experience April 2013 - July 2013
Job Product Manager, Digital Media and Content Services, at Samsung Samsung Electronics Media Solutions Center America
Industry Internet
Experience
Samsung Electronics - Media Solution Center America (MSCA)   July 2013 - Present
STARTUPS   April 2013 - July 2013
PayPal, an eBay Company  2011 - November 2012
eBay Inc.  2004 - November 2012
PayPal, an eBay Company  2008 - 2011
PayPal, an eBay Company  2005 - November 2008
PayPal, an eBay Company  2004 - 2005
PayPal, an eBay Company  2003 - 2004
PayPal, an eBay Company  2002 - 2003
PayPal, an eBay Company  2001 - 2002

Skills
Online Payments, Testing, Product Management, Quality Assurance, Payments, Requirements Gathering, E-commerce, Analytics, Software Quality..., Web Analytics, Product Requirements, E-payments, User Experience, Strategy, Start-ups, Scrum, Agile Methodologies, Usability Testing, Cross-functional Team..., Mobile Applications, Mobile Devices

Education
Stanford University
M.S., Environmental Engineering

Manhattan College
B.S., Environmental Engineering

Suresh Ollala Suresh Ollala San Francisco Bay Area Details
Suresh Ollala's Startups Experience September 1993 - July 1997
Job
Industry Computer Software
Experience
MapR Technologies  January 2013 - Present
Informatica  April 2012 - December 2012
Informatica  March 2009 - March 2012
Informatica  January 2006 - March 2009
Informatica  January 2005 - January 2006
Informatica  April 2003 - December 2004
Informatica  July 1997 - March 2003
Startups   September 1993 - July 1997

Skills
Enterprise Software, Agile Methodologies, Data Warehousing, SaaS, Cloud Computing, Big Data, Business Intelligence, SOA, Distributed Systems, Hadoop, Master Data Management, Software Project..., Data Integration

Education
Nagpur University   1989 — 1993
B.E.

Sasha Novakovich Sasha Novakovich San Francisco Bay Area Details
Sasha Novakovich's Startups Experience August 2007 - Present
Job Investor, Advisor and Former Entrepreneur
Industry Internet
Experience
Startups   August 2007 - Present
Harvard Business School  August 2007 - June 2008
GetConnected   June 1999 - July 2007
Accenture  September 1994 - May 1997
The GAP  September 1990 - June 1994

Skills
Entrepreneurship, Retail, Start-ups, Strategic Partnerships, Product Management, E-commerce, Venture Capital, Competitive Analysis, Management, Go-to-market Strategy, SaaS, Strategy, Business Strategy, Strategic Planning, Enterprise Software, Product Marketing, Team Leadership, Project Management

Education
Harvard Business School   1997 — 1999
MBA

University of California, Berkeley   1990 — 1994
B.A., Political Economy

Paul Perry Paul Perry Greater Boston Area Details
Paul Perry's Startups Experience January 2001 - Present
Job Advisor
Industry Internet
Experience
Startups   January 2001 - Present
Verizon Communications  2006 - November 2012
Verizon  2004 - 2006
Verizon  2002 - 2004
Microsoft  1998 - 2001
Firefly Network, Inc   1996 - 1998
GTE Laboratories  1992 - 1996
MITRE  1987 - 1992

Skills
Machine Learning, Entrepreneurship, Computer Science, Program Management, Product Development, Python, Mobile, Software Development, Mobile Devices, Patents, Algorithms, VoIP, Start-ups, Networking, Cloud Computing, Strategy, Leadership, Distributed Systems, Mobile Applications, Agile Methodologies, Enterprise Software, Strategic Partnerships, Cross-functional Team..., Telecommunications, User Experience, Product Management

Education
Dartmouth College
BA, Computer Science / Minor in Linguistics

St. Luke's School
High School

Pradeep Pandey Pradeep Pandey San Jose, California Details
Pradeep Pandey's Startups Experience January 2001 - December 2009
Job Founder & CTO, Gelina, Inc.
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Gelina, Inc.   March 2003 - Present
EcoFactor  March 2010 - September 2011
TiE Silicon Valley  January 2006 - December 2009
Startups   January 2001 - December 2009
IP Unity  May 2001 - February 2003
empowerTel Networks  January 1999 - May 2001
Voyan Technology  September 1993 - January 1999
Integrated Systems Inc.  September 1991 - August 1993
Nutech/SST Systems   January 1981 - December 1985

Skills
Strategic Partnerships, Start-ups, Business Strategy, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Analytics, Big Data, Strategic Consulting, Product Management, Go-to-market Strategy, Consulting, Telecommunications

Education
University of California, Santa Barbara   1986 — 1990
Ph.D., Electrical Engineering

Duke University   1979 — 1980
M.S.

Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi   1974 — 1979
B. Tech.

Pamela Walter Pamela Walter New York, New York Details
Pamela Walter's Startups Experience 1995 - Present
Job Publishing Consultant, Project Manager, Startups
Industry Publishing
Experience
NYC & Company  2007 - Present
multiple clients  2001 - Present
multiple magazines   1997 - Present
startups   1995 - Present
freelance projects  1985 - 1990

Skills
Publishing, Publications, Editorial, Editing, Magazines, E-commerce, Web Content, Content Strategy, Newsletters, CMS, Copywriting, Copy Editing, Digital Strategy, Digital Marketing, Digital Media, Social Media, Social Media Marketing

Education
Sarah Lawrence College

Vivek Bansal Vivek Bansal San Jose, California Details
Vivek Bansal's Startups Experience September 2014 - April 2015
Job Business Operations Programmer Analyst at iCharts
Industry Information Services
Experience
iCharts  July 2015 - Present
Code for San Jose   May 2014 - Present
Startups   September 2014 - April 2015
Lever10   September 2013 - January 2014
SJSU/IBM Almaden Research   January 2013 - May 2013
UCSD Undergraduate Investment Society   2008 - 2010
Independent Computer and Network Support   2007 - 2010
UCSD Financial Professionals Network   2008 - 2009

Skills
Statistics, Analytics, Data Analysis, R, Econometrics, Stata, Machine Learning, SAS, Market Research, Project Management, Economics, Quantitative Analytics, Financial Analysis, Data Mining, Research, Analysis, Octave, Hadoop, MySQL, Statistical Modeling, Python, Data Modeling

Education
San Jose State University
Master of Science (M.S.), Statistics

University of California, San Diego
B.A., Joint Mathematics and Economics

Eunsoo Chung, CPA, MBA Eunsoo Chung, CPA, MBA San Francisco Bay Area Details
Eunsoo Chung, CPA, MBA's Startups Experience 2012 - 2013
Job Finance Executive | Private Equity
Industry Venture Capital & Private Equity
Experience
Trinitas Partners LLC   2013 - Present
Tech Startup  2012 - 2013
Startups   2012 - 2013
Sensiba San Filippo LLP  1999 - 2010
Hughes and Mansuetto, CPAs   February 1999 - August 1999

Education
University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School   2010 — 2012
Master of Business Administration (MBA)

St. Mary's College of California
BS

Austin Vance Austin Vance San Francisco, California Details
Austin Vance's Startups Experience June 2014 - Present
Job Strategy & Operations Consultant at Startups
Industry Internet
Experience
Startups   June 2014 - Present
eBay Inc  February 2013 - June 2014
Levi Strauss & Co.   October 2010 - December 2012
Macau Ignite Media Group   July 2009 - September 2009
ABC News  May 2005 - May 2008

Skills
Competitive Analysis, Product Development, Strategy, Analytics, E-commerce, Financial Modeling, Product Management, Business Strategy, Strategic Partnerships, Market Research, Management, Entrepreneurship, Start-ups, Email Marketing, Digital Strategy, Business Development, Product Marketing, Project Management, Social Media, Marketing Strategy, Mergers & Acquisitions, Social Media Marketing, Online Marketing, Business Planning, Marketing Communications, Advertising, Online Advertising, Market Analysis, Management Consulting, Leadership, Digital Marketing, Mobile Devices, Cross-functional Team..., Brand Management, Strategic Consulting, Strategic Planning, Brand Development, Digital Media, Marketing, New Business Development, P&L Management, CRM, Customer Insight, Marketing Research, Web Analytics, Segmentation, Integrated Marketing

Education
Stanford University Graduate School of Business   2008 — 2010
Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Syracuse University   2001 — 2005
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

Allison L. Daroie Allison L. Daroie Greater Boston Area Details
Allison L. Daroie's Startups Experience May 2014 - Present
Job Founder at Paridaez
Industry Apparel & Fashion
Experience
Bay State College  August 2015 - Present
Paridaez.com   April 2014 - Present
Startups   May 2014 - Present
Allison Daroie Yoga   2011 - Present
New Leaf Legal, LLC   March 2014 - November 2014
Karmaloop.com  October 2012 - November 2014
The Honorable Marianne Bowler, U.S. District Court   October 2011 - December 2011
University of San Diego School of Law  January 2011 - May 2011
Tech Law LLP   June 2010 - October 2010
University of San Diego School of Law  August 2009 - September 2010

Skills
Intellectual Property, Trademarks, Fashion Design, Marketing Strategy, Yoga Instruction, Social Media, Fiction Writing, Urban Dance, Project Management, Marketing, Jewelry Design, Negotiation, Garment Manufacturing, Team Building, Garment Production, Product Cost Analysis, Operational Cost..., Strategic Partnerships, Research, Social Media Marketing, E-commerce

Education
University of San Diego School of Law   2008 — 2011
Bar Admission: Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 2012, Juris Doctor

Suffolk University   2001 — 2005
Bachelor of Arts (BA), English Major, Philosophy Minor

Ray Rehman Ray Rehman Greater New York City Area Details
Ray Rehman's Startups Experience November 2012 - November 2013
Job Business Intelligence at About.com
Industry Internet
Experience
About.com  June 2015 - Present
Metal Bulletin  January 2014 - June 2015
Euromoney Institutional Investor  April 2014 - September 2014
Startups   November 2012 - November 2013
Kashf Foundation  June 2012 - August 2012

Skills
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Stata, Python, R, Tableau, Unix, Github, SourceTree, Impala, SPSS, Microsoft Excel, Statistics, Mathematics, Regression Analysis, Social Media, Multilingual, Startups

Education
General Assembly   2015 — 2015

Gettysburg College   2009 — 2013
Bachelor of Science (BSc)

Lutheran College Washington Semester   2012 — 2012

Brindasri Thangavelu Brindasri Thangavelu Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Brindasri Thangavelu's Startups Experience March 2015 - Present
Job Business Strategist & Product Marketer who helps enterprises to accelerate their growth
Industry Management Consulting
Experience
Startups   March 2015 - Present
i2india   April 2013 - July 2014
Symantec  January 2010 - May 2011
Symantec  June 2008 - January 2010

Skills
Java, C, C++, Marketing, Data Structures, Perl, Algorithms, Unix, Distributed Systems, Software Development, Market Research, Business Analysis, Venture Capital, Competitive Analysis, Product Management, Strategy, Embedded Systems, Java Enterprise Edition, Analytics, SQL, Core Java, Business Analytics, Software Project..., Requirements Analysis, Unix Shell Scripting, Agile Methodologies, Shell Scripting, PL/SQL, Eclipse, Business Strategy, Business Development, Team Management, Management

Education
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore   2011 — 2013
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

College of Engineering Guindy, Chennai   2004 — 2008
B.E, computer science

Shelby Troxell Shelby Troxell Sunnyvale, California Details
Shelby Troxell's Startups Experience August 2015 - Present
Job Freelance Marketing Consultant at Startups
Industry Marketing and Advertising
Experience
Startups   August 2015 - Present
Rabot Studios LLC   January 2015 - Present
Electronic Arts  October 2012 - November 2014
Electronic Arts (EA)   September 2010 - October 2012
Amoeba Games   May 2009 - 2012
Walgreens  January 2009 - May 2009
Plug and Play Tech Center  September 2008 - December 2008
Cisco Systems  May 2008 - October 2008
Gridley Company   February 2006 - August 2007

Skills
Product Marketing, Digital Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Mobile Marketing, Marketing Research, Mobile Games, Marketing, Social Media, Brand Management, Video Games, Integrated Marketing, Marketing Strategy, Photoshop, Graphic Design, Mobile Devices, Strategy, Social Games, Product Management, Digital Media, Content Strategy, Facebook, Strategic Partnerships

Education
San Jose State University   2007 — 2010
B.S. Business Administration, Marketing, 3.98

Daniel McErlain Daniel McErlain San Francisco, California Details
Daniel McErlain's Startups Experience May 2005 - Present
Job Content Scientist at Facebook
Industry Internet
Experience
Facebook  September 2007 - Present
Startups   May 2005 - Present
Google  March 1999 - August 2007

Education
Stanford University   1995 — 1997
Master’s Degree, Computational Biology

Massachusetts Institute of Technology   1993 — 1995
Master’s Degree, Forestry

University of Cambridge   1989 — 1993
Bachelor’s Degree, Mathematics