TechStars Company

Industry: Capital market company

Description

Techstars is an American seed accelerator, founded in Boulder, Colorado in 2006. As of 2017, the company had accepted over 1,000 companies into its programs with a combined market capitalization of $9.6B USD. Founded: 2006, Colorado, United States Headquarters: Boulder, Colorado, United States Managing director: Brad Feld Founders: Brad Feld, Jared Polis, David Cohen, David Brown Subsidiaries: Techstars Ventures, TechStarsLondon Type of business: Limited liability company

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TechStars Employees

Employee
Years
Job
Industry
Colin Boardway Colin Boardway Chicago, Illinois Details
Colin Boardway's TechStars Experience March 2013 - October 2013
Job Digital Strategist at Crush Campaigns
Industry Marketing and Advertising
Experience
Crush Campaigns   June 2014 - Present
Yoruba Records   2014 - Present
Tangiblee   June 2014 - October 2014
MightyNest  October 2013 - June 2014
Techstars   March 2013 - October 2013
Entrepreneurs Unpluggd   September 2012 - June 2013
ARAMARK  June 2012 - December 2012
TopSpot   September 2011 - August 2012
Greater North Michigan Avenue Association  August 2011 - December 2011

Skills
Social Media, Event Planning, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, SEO, Digital Marketing, Management, Facebook, Social Networking, Social Media Marketing, Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, Market Research, Fundraising, Microsoft Excel, Event Management, Customer Service, Microsoft Word, Writing, Research, Marketing Strategy, Nonprofits, Leadership, Advertising, Google Analytics, Online Marketing, Blogging, Marketing Communications, Google Adwords, Business Planning, Time Management, Start-ups, Editing, InDesign, Strategy, Data Analysis, Community Outreach

Education
Loyola University of Chicago   2009 — 2014
Bachelor of Business Administration, Marketing & Entrepreneurship

Loyola University of Chicago – Quinlan School of Business   2009 — 2013
Bachelor of Business Administration, Marketing & Entrepreneurship

Cody Simms Cody Simms Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Cody Simms's TechStars Experience September 2013 - Present
Job Managing Director at Techstars
Industry Internet
Experience
Techstars   September 2013 - Present
StumbleUpon  June 2012 - September 2013
Yahoo!  August 2005 - June 2012
University of Southern California  January 2007 - December 2010
The New York Times Company  September 2003 - August 2005
Sprint  July 2001 - August 2002
NBC Internet / Snap.com   August 1999 - May 2001

Skills
User Experience, Wireframes, Product Management, Mobile Devices, Product Marketing, Mobile Applications, Digital Media, Online Advertising, Social Media Marketing, Strategic Partnerships, Product Development, Social Networking, Strategy, Scalability, Advertising, Social Media, Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Digital Strategy, Monetization, Web Analytics, Analytics, Kindness, Content Strategy, SEM, Mobile Marketing, Digital Marketing, New Media, SEO, Online Marketing, Information Architecture

Education
Goldsmiths College, U. of London   2002 — 2003
MA, Transnational Communications & Global Media

University of Kansas   1995 — 1999
BA, History / East Asia Languages & Culture (Mandarin Chinese)

Princeton University   1997 — 1997
Princeton in Beijing

Raveen Beemsingh Raveen Beemsingh New York, New York Details
Raveen Beemsingh's TechStars Experience December 2013 - Present
Job CoFounder & HackerinChief of Hammerhead Navigation at TechStars
Industry Computer Software
Experience
TechStars   December 2013 - Present
Hammerhead Navigation   May 2013 - Present
iGATE Patni  June 2011 - December 2011
EMC  June 2009 - May 2011
EMC  September 2004 - May 2009
Schindler  January 2003 - August 2004
Patni Computer Systems  July 2000 - December 2002

Skills
Venture Capital, Entrepreneurship, Start-ups, Market Research, Customer Acquisition, Project Management, Web Applications, Mobile Applications, Programming, Team Management, Team Leadership, Amazon Web Services, Collaboration Tools, Software Project..., Cloud Computing, PMP, Management, Software Development, Virtualization, Facebook API, LinkedIn API, Business Model..., Python, Microsoft Excel, C++, Data Storage..., EMC Storage, Strategic Financial..., Monte Carlo Simulation, @Risk, Access, Lean Startup, Lean Software..., Digital Marketing, Google Adwords, Facebook Marketing, Heroku, HR Software, SDLC, Embedded Systems, Software Engineering, Agile Methodologies, Linux, JavaScript, Mobile Devices, CRM, C, Storage, Strategy, Java

Education
Lehigh University   2012 — 2013
MBA, Corporate Entrepreneurship

National Institute of Technology Surat   1996 — 2000
BS, Mechanical Engineering, 3.62

David Klein David Klein New York, New York Details
David Klein's TechStars Experience March 2014 - September 2014
Job Digital Product Manager at General Assembly
Industry Internet
Experience
General Assembly  September 2015 - Present
General Assembly  September 2014 - September 2015
Techstars   March 2014 - September 2014
Next Street  March 2013 - March 2014
Analysis Group  July 2011 - March 2013
Washington University in St. Louis  June 2010 - May 2011

Skills
Start-ups, Quantitative Analytics, Leadership, Product Development, SQL, Data Analysis, Microsoft Excel, Economics, Financial Modeling, Business Strategy

Education
Washington University in St. Louis
B.A., Economics, Political Economy

General Assembly   2014 — 2015

The Johns Hopkins University - Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)   2012 — 2012
Graduate Coursework: Policy to Drive Energy Innovation

Chase Courington Chase Courington Greater Denver Area Details
Chase Courington's TechStars Experience May 2013 - August 2013
Job UI Developer
Industry Internet
Experience
Mobile System 7   May 2014 - Present
Intuit  September 2013 - May 2014
TechStars   May 2013 - August 2013
Forkly   December 2012 - April 2013
Slinggit   April 2012 - January 2013
Freelance  June 2010 - January 2013
Pixorial  February 2012 - December 2012
Vail Resorts  September 2010 - February 2012
SOS Outreach  June 2009 - June 2010
City and County of Denver  July 2008 - June 2009

Skills
User Experience, User Interface Design, CSS, HTML 5, jQuery, Photoshop, Illustrator, User Interface, User-centered Design, Mobile Applications, Color Theory, Mobile Devices, HTML5, Mobile, Ruby on Rails, Layout, Web Design, Web Standards, Brand Development, JavaScript, InDesign, Typography, SASS, Github, Backbone.js, Compass, Twitter Bootstrap, Zurb Foundation, OOCSS, SMACSS, Sublime Text, Responsive Web Design, MySQL, Screen Printing, digital/print layout, identity design, color correction, Web Development

Education
Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design   2009 — 2010
Graphic Design Certificate; Web Design Certificate, graphic design, interactive design, user experience design, front end web development

George Mason University   2002 — 2007
BA, International Conflict Analysis and Resolution

Mark Bowles Mark Bowles Greater San Diego Area Details
Mark Bowles's TechStars Experience December 2014 - Present
Job Serial Technology Entrepreneur, Mentor, Board Member, Volunteer, Angel Investor
Industry Retail
Experience
Xconomy  July 2015 - Present
Pepperdine University Graziadio School of Business and Management  January 2015 - Present
Techstars   December 2014 - Present
Edico Genome  August 2013 - Present
ecoATM  August 2008 - Present
San Diego Venture Group  June 2014 - Present
Pepperdine University  June 2011 - Present
University of San Diego  June 2011 - Present
Commnexus  June 2011 - Present
Camp Ventures   2001 - 2009

Skills
Start-ups, Team Building, Business Development, Marketing, Business Planning, Sales, Fundraising, Public Speaking, Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Mergers, Venture Capital, Strategic Partnerships, Product Management, New Business Development, Semiconductors, Wireless, Product Marketing, Social Networking, Mergers & Acquisitions, SaaS, Cross-functional Team..., Product Development, Business Strategy, Go-to-market Strategy, Competitive Analysis, Mobile Devices, Program Management, Team Leadership, Corporate Development, Marketing Strategy, Management, Strategic Planning, Consumer Electronics, Executive Management, P&L Management, International Business, Leadership, CRM, Analytics, E-commerce, Management Consulting, Market Research, Lead Generation, Online Marketing, Contract Negotiation, Salesforce.com, International Sales, Market Analysis, Retail

Education
Pepperdine University   1994 — 1996
Master of Science, Technology Management

Texas A&M University   1984 — 1987
Bachelor of Science, Industrial Distribution

Lamar University   1981 — 1984
Biology

Forest Park High School   1978 — 1981

Kevin Menzie Kevin Menzie Greater Denver Area Details
Kevin Menzie's TechStars Experience 2013 - 2014
Job CEO, Slice of Lime
Industry Online Media
Experience
Slice of Lime  January 2001 - Present
Boomtown  2014 - 2014
Disney Accelerator   2014 - 2014
Techstars.  2013 - 2014
Built In Colorado   2013 - 2014
Boulder.me   2008 - 2014
People I Know   January 2000 - January 2001
Boulder Interactive   January 1999 - January 2000
Wordprints.com   January 1998 - January 1999

Skills
New Media, Start-ups, Online Advertising, Team Building, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, SEO, Web Strategy, Web Design, WordPress, Digital Strategy, Integrated Marketing, Entrepreneurship, User Experience, Social Networking, Online Marketing, User Interface Design, Web Development, Content Strategy, User Experience Design, Leadership, Business Development

Education
Northwestern University   1994 — 1997
BS, Radio, Television, and Film

Kelsey Trabue Kelsey Trabue Ann Arbor, Michigan Details
Kelsey Trabue's TechStars Experience August 2014 - October 2014
Job Product Designer at FarmLogs
Industry Design
Experience
FarmLogs  June 2015 - Present
SPORTSY   October 2014 - June 2015
Techstars   August 2014 - October 2014
Echo360, Inc.   June 2013 - August 2014
Wantify   March 2013 - August 2014
Hylant Group  November 2012 - March 2013
The Creative Group  August 2012 - November 2012
Pace Communications  February 2012 - May 2012

Skills
Graphic Design, UX, User Experience Design, User Interface Design, iOS Design, Early-stage Startups, Logo Design, Illustrator, Print Design, Social Media, Web Design, InDesign, Interaction Design, Social Networking, Photography, HTML + CSS, Branding & Identity, Blogging, HTML, Infographics, Adobe Creative Suite, User Experience, Advertising

Education
Elon University   2011 — 2012
Masters, Interactive Media

Wingate University   2007 — 2011
Bachelors, Communications, Spanish

South Lyon High School   2003 — 2007
High School Diploma

Kate Osler Kate Osler San Francisco, California Details
Kate Osler's TechStars Experience March 2014 - March 2015
Job Senior Strategist at Cunningham Collective
Industry Management Consulting
Experience
Cunningham Collective   October 2015 - Present
Cunningham Collective (formerly SeriesC)   September 2014 - September 2015
TechStars   March 2014 - March 2015
Peek.com  June 2013 - September 2013
Brew Media Relations  October 2011 - May 2012
Romney for President  2012 - 2012
Burson-Marsteller  December 2010 - September 2011
Burson-Marsteller  January 2010 - December 2010
John McCain 2008  2008 - 2008

Skills
Strategy, Marketing, Strategic Communications, Marketing Strategy, Strategic Partnerships, Public Relations, Media Relations, Start-ups, Business Development, Social Media, Market Research, Event Management, Digital Media, Digital Marketing, Brand Management, Management, Leadership, Digital Strategy, Positioning, Go-to-market Strategy

Education
New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business   2014 — 2014
MBA, Master of Business Administration, Strategy & Marketing

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology - School of Business and Management   2012 — 2013
MBA, Masters of Business Administration, Strategy & Marketing

University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business   2004 — 2008
BS, Business Administration, Global Strategy

Taft School   2001 — 2004

Jon Clifford Jon Clifford Boulder, Colorado Details
Jon Clifford's TechStars Experience August 2015 - Present
Job Business Development Executive Global Sponsorships at Techstars
Industry Marketing and Advertising
Experience
Techstars   August 2015 - Present
Kapost  April 2012 - August 2015
JACI Group Inc.   May 2011 - April 2012
MasterHouse Products   December 2010 - March 2011
Plenable INC.   February 2010 - September 2010
Maharishi University of Management  July 2009 - July 2009

Skills
Sales, Presenter, Research, Problem Solving, Sustainability, Content Marketing, Digital Marketing, Consultative Approach, Lead Generation, Social Media, Public Speaking, Marketing, Sales Operations, Leadership, Online Marketing, Marketing Automation, Eloqua, Marketo, Content Strategy, Social Media Marketing

Education
Maharishi University of Management   2006 — 2009
Bachelors of Science, Environmental Science- Sustainable Living

Samia Saleem Samia Saleem Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Samia Saleem's TechStars Experience March 2012 - June 2012
Job User Experience Director
Industry Design
Experience
aplural   June 2004 - Present
Moveline  April 2014 - December 2014
Karta   October 2012 - March 2014
TechStars   March 2012 - June 2012
Cuban Council  August 2009 - March 2012
Neon & Sons   September 2008 - August 2009
Degrees of Separation   May 2006 - May 2007
Microsoft - MSN Entertainment   March 2006 - May 2007
Peter A. Mayer Advertising, Inc.   May 2004 - December 2005
Loyola University, New Orleans  January 2005 - May 2005

Skills
Information Architecture, User Experience, Graphic Design, Interaction Design, Web Design, Motion Graphics, Graphics, User Interface Design, Experience Design, Visual Design, Illustration, User Interface, Art Direction, Layout, User-centered Design, Creative Direction, User Experience Design, Wireframes, Logo Design, Adobe Creative Suite, CSS, Mobile Applications, Typography, Concept Development

Education
Loyola University New Orleans   2000 — 2004
Bachelor of Arts, Graphic Design

Jim Pollock Jim Pollock Greater Denver Area Details
Jim Pollock's TechStars Experience 2007 - 2010
Job
Industry Venture Capital & Private Equity
Experience
AWhere, Inc.   April 2007 - Present
TechStars   2007 - 2010
Highest Mountain, Inc.   June 2002 - July 2007
CTEK  April 2005 - April 2007
BusinessWorks, inc.   June 1992 - January 2001
Attenza   2001 - 2001
IRD Mechanalysis, inc.   September 1989 - June 1992
Integrated Systems, Inc.   July 1986 - July 1989
Structural Measurement Systems   June 1981 - July 1986
Hewlett-Packard  June 1977 - June 1981

Skills
Start-ups, Entrepreneur, Product Management, Business Strategy, Strategy Development, Software Development, Business Planning, Product Development, New Business Development, Marketing Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital, Product Strategy, SaaS, Strategic Planning, Team Building, Mobile, Angel Investing, Strategic Partnerships, Analytics, Competitive Analysis, Business Intelligence, Cleantech, Management, Corporate Development, Business Development, Mergers & Acquisitions, Marketing, Cross-functional Team..., Professional Services, Product Marketing, Program Management, Cloud Computing, Strategy, Management Consulting, E-commerce, Mobile Devices, Go-to-market Strategy, Enterprise Software, Big Data, Leadership, Integration, Business Alliances, Online Marketing, P&L Management, CRM, Executive Management, B2B, Business Modeling, Consulting

Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology   1973 — 1977
BSEE

Dalia Mitra Dalia Mitra Chicago, Illinois Details
Dalia Mitra's TechStars Experience May 2013 - August 2013
Job
Industry Marketing and Advertising
Experience
Scout Alarm   July 2014 - Present
Self-Employed  October 2013 - March 2014
TechStars   May 2013 - August 2013
Google  January 2009 - September 2011
JWT  June 2007 - September 2008
Reprise Media  October 2005 - December 2006

Skills
Mobile Advertising, Integrated Marketing, Email Marketing, Advertising, Online Marketing, SEO, SEM, Mobile Devices, Strategy, Digital Media, Marketing, Start-ups, Social Networking, E-commerce, Product Marketing, Marketing Strategy, Marketing Management, Public Relations

Education
Indiana University - Kelley School of Business   2012 — 2014
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

The George Washington University   2001 — 2005
Art History and Fine Arts, Business Administration

Newark Academy

Alex Altomare Alex Altomare Kansas City, Missouri Area Details
Alex Altomare's TechStars Experience September 2013 - Present
Job
Industry Investment Management
Experience
Raise Your Hand for Kids   2015 - Present
TechStars   September 2013 - Present
The Lean Lab   October 2013 - 2015
BetaBlox  November 2011 - March 2014
Vail Resorts  October 2007 - March 2010

Skills
Start-ups, Entrepreneurship, Investments, Marketing Strategy, Strategy, Consulting, Public Speaking, Angel Investing, Coaching, Venture Capital, Business Strategy, Management, Small Business, Business Planning, CRM, Market Research, Power Networking, Web Marketing

Education
Loyola Marymount University   2003 — 2007
B.S.

Rockhurst High School   1999 — 2003

Tanuj Parikh Tanuj Parikh New York, New York Details
Tanuj Parikh's TechStars Experience June 2013 - September 2013
Job Business Operations at Estimote
Industry Internet
Experience
Estimote, Inc.   December 2013 - Present
TechStars   June 2013 - September 2013
GroupMe  July 2011 - September 2013
L2 Think Tank  September 2010 - July 2011
UniThrive.org   January 2008 - July 2011
New York City Economic Development Corporation  July 2009 - August 2010
Kiva.org  June 2007 - August 2007

Skills
Entrepreneurship, Strategy, Business Development, Strategic Partnerships, Start-ups, Social Media Marketing, Project Management, Digital Marketing, Due Diligence, Business Strategy

Education
Harvard University
Bachelor's Degree, Government, Economics

Cyril Ebersweiler Cyril Ebersweiler San Francisco Bay Area Details
Cyril Ebersweiler's TechStars Experience March 2010 - Present
Job Visionary Punk
Industry Venture Capital & Private Equity
Experience
HAX   September 2011 - Present
SOSV   March 2010 - Present
500 Startups  September 2010 - Present
TechStars   March 2010 - Present
Chinaccelerator   March 2010 - August 2014
TBWA\E-GRAPHICS China   September 2008 - February 2010
TBWA\TEQUILA Japan   September 2006 - August 2008
Air France-KLM group   September 2003 - August 2006
Adidas  May 2003 - August 2003
Carrefour  April 2002 - April 2003

Skills
Start-ups, Entrepreneurship, Product Management, E-commerce, Venture Capital, Coconuts, Business Strategy, Management, Strategy, Mobile Devices, Digital Marketing, Online Marketing, Mergers & Acquisitions, Business Development, CRM, Business Planning, Product Development, Angel Investing, Marketing Strategy, Online Advertising, SEM, Business Modeling, Mobile Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Marketing, Analytics, Investments, Leadership, Strategic Partnerships, Program Management, New Business Development, Cloud Computing, Management Consulting, B2B, Mobile Applications, Market Analysis, Corporate Development, Product Marketing, Competitive Analysis, Hardware

Education
IAE FRANCE - Écoles Universitaires de Management   2001 — 2002
Master, Commerce & International Management

Université de Poitiers   1998 — 2001
BA, Business Law

Kerri Shea Beers Kerri Shea Beers Greater Denver Area Details
Kerri Shea Beers's TechStars Experience 2015 - Present
Job Director of Marketing at Techstars
Industry Marketing and Advertising
Experience
Techstars   2015 - Present
Monarch Communications   2011 - 2015
Rally Software  2012 - 2013
Webroot  2006 - 2011
MWH Global  2003 - 2006
Gold Systems  1997 - 2003

Skills
Copywriting, Marketing Communications, Lead Generation, Public Relations, Blogging, Social Media, Advertising, Content Development, Press Releases, Content Management, Online Marketing, Content Strategy, Product Marketing, Web Content, Presentation Development, SaaS, Marketing, Sales Enablement, Online Advertising, Enterprise Software, Messaging, Strategy, SEO, Case Studies, Newsletters, Technical Writing, Leadership, Proposal Writing, Strategic Communications, Sales Presentations, Activism, Start-ups, Email Marketing, Internal Communications, Competitive Analysis, Customer Reference..., Brochures, Corporate Branding, Collateral Management, SEO copywriting, Inbound Marketing, Customer Reference, Marketing Management, Marketing Strategy, Integrated Marketing, Corporate Communications, B2B Marketing, Creative Direction, Management, Social Media Marketing

Education
James Madison University
BA, English and Mass Communications (double major), Concentrations in Writing and Journalism

Rohan Shetty Rohan Shetty Austin, Texas Details
Rohan Shetty's TechStars Experience October 2014 - March 2015
Job Graduate Student in Finance | BS in Economics | Certificate in Entrepreneurship
Industry Financial Services
Experience
Aon Hewitt  June 2015 - Present
Techstars   October 2014 - March 2015
FACE Focus Academy   May 2013 - August 2013
Sri Rakum School for the Blind   May 2011 - August 2011

Skills
Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Marketing, Marketing Strategy, Social Media, Teamwork, Market Research, DCF Valuation, Adobe Acrobat, Stata, Bloomberg, Marketing Communications, Social Media Marketing, Research, R, Microsoft Word

Education
The University of Texas at Austin - Red McCombs School of Business   2014 — 2015
Master of Science (MS), Finance, Overall GPA: 3.42

Purdue University - Krannert School of Management   2010 — 2014
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Economics, Major GPA: 3.39

Imperial College London   2012 — 2012
Business Studies in London - Study Abroad

Joe Heitzeberg Joe Heitzeberg Greater Seattle Area Details
Joe Heitzeberg's TechStars Experience 2010 - Present
Job President at Madrona Venture Labs
Industry Internet
Experience
Madrona Venture Labs   April 2014 - Present
Hack Things   March 2013 - Present
TechStars   2010 - Present
oDesk  September 2011 - May 2013
MediaPiston  May 2010 - March 2013
WhitePages.com  June 2008 - May 2010
Snapvine.com   October 2005 - June 2008
Openwave  June 2001 - November 2005
MIT  September 2002 - May 2004
NTT DoCoMo  January 2004 - January 2004

Skills
Start-ups, burpees, Entrepreneurship, ice water swimming, bear crawls, Mobile Devices, Product Management, Business Development, Leadership, Mobile Applications, Strategy, User Experience, wall-climbing, Product Development, SEO, Product Marketing, Agile Methodologies, Ruby on Rails, E-commerce, Strategic Partnerships, Analytics, Management, SaaS, User Interface Design, Management Consulting, Executive Management, Agile Project Management, Go-to-market Strategy, Mergers & Acquisitions, Venture Capital, Online Marketing

Education
MIT Sloan School of Management   2002 — 2004
MBA

University of Washington   1991 — 1995
B.S., Computer Science

University of Washington   1995 — 1997
n/a, Technical Japanese

Daniel Feld Daniel Feld Boulder, Colorado Details
Daniel Feld's TechStars Experience January 2013 - Present
Job VP Operations @ Techstars
Industry Internet
Experience
Techstars   January 2013 - Present
various tech companies   January 2012 - Present
Techstars   2008 - Present
Slice of Lime  January 2009 - December 2011
StillSecure  March 2006 - January 2009
Mobius Venture Capital  2000 - 2006
Intensity Channels   1996 - 2000
PGC, Inc.   1991 - 1996

Skills
Start-ups, Business Strategy, Business Development, Operations Management, Sales, Project Management, Marketing Strategy, Online Marketing, Product Launch, Online Advertising, Product Management, Product Development, Go-to-market Strategy, Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Advertising, Program Management, E-commerce, Analytics, Strategic Partnerships, Competitive Analysis, Product Marketing, Mobile Devices, Mergers & Acquisitions, Venture Capital, Enterprise Software, Executive Management, Innovation Management

Education
Emory University   1987 — 1991
B.A.

Bob Steingart Bob Steingart Greater Boston Area Details
Bob Steingart's TechStars Experience March 2013 - Present
Job Clevel Marketing, Product Management and Business Development Executive Commercializing Innovative Technologies
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Steingart & Associates Consulting   January 2012 - Present
TechStars   March 2013 - Present
SensAble Technologies  2006 - October 2011
SensAble Technologies  2005 - 2006
SensAble Technologies  2002 - 2005
Sitara Networks  June 1998 - June 2002
Synapix  1997 - 1998
Avid Technology  1995 - 1997
Lotus Development  1991 - 1995
EMC  1990 - 1991

Skills
Product Management, Product Marketing, New Business Development, Business Strategy, Start-ups, Marketing Strategy, Business Planning, International Business, Strategic Partnerships, Strategic Planning, Entrepreneurship, Product Development, SaaS, Management, Commercialization, Business Development, Go-to-market Strategy, Agile Methodologies, Enterprise Software, Management Consulting, New Product Ideation, Product Strategy, Technology..., Innovation, Competitive Analysis, Lean Startup, International Sales, Leadership, Channel Partners, Cloud Computing, Sales Enablement, Software Development, Sales Operations, Demand Generation, Marketing Management, Medical Devices, Mobile Devices, B2B, Analytics, Product Launch, Venture Capital, Cross-functional Team..., Solution Selling, Program Management, Marketing, Mobile Applications, Sales, Salesforce.com

Education
Harvard Business School   1976 — 1978
MBA, Business

Massachusetts Institute of Technology   1974 — 1976
MS, Computer Science & Electrical Engineering

Massachusetts Institute of Technology   1970 — 1974
BS, Computer Science & Electrical Engineering

David Yu David Yu San Francisco Bay Area Details
David Yu's TechStars Experience April 2014 - September 2014
Job Founder, scoped.co
Industry Internet
Experience
Scoped   June 2013 - Present
Techstars.  April 2014 - September 2014
TechPeaks   June 2013 - December 2013
GayCities  October 2010 - June 2012
Discovereads   June 2007 - July 2010
Davis Polk & Wardwell  May 2007 - July 2007
Morrison & Foerster LLP  May 2006 - August 2006
K&L Gates  May 2005 - August 2005
Genentech  May 2001 - June 2004
Sapient  July 2000 - March 2001

Skills
Start-ups, Entrepreneurship, Intellectual Property, Product Development, Product Management, Web Applications, Corporate Law, Product Design, Business Strategy, Scalability, Ruby on Rails, Databases, Leadership, Analysis, E-commerce, User Experience, Mobile Applications, Cello

Education
Yale University   1996 — 2000
BS, Cum Laude, Distinction Computer Science, Distinction Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry

Harvard Law School   2004 — 2007
JD, Law

Tymor Hamamsy Tymor Hamamsy New York, New York Details
Tymor Hamamsy's TechStars Experience September 2015 - Present
Job Associate at Techstars
Industry Venture Capital & Private Equity
Experience
Techstars   September 2015 - Present
dsgnfix   December 2013 - Present
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai  August 2014 - September 2015
CrowdSolver   November 2013 - May 2014
Massachusetts Institute of Technology  September 2009 - December 2013
Grove  August 2013 - September 2013
Matrix Capital Management  May 2013 - July 2013
HighVista Strategies  June 2012 - August 2012
The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (JPAL)   February 2012 - May 2012
MIT Media Lab  June 2011 - August 2011

Skills
Start-ups, Research, Business Strategy, Data Analysis, Financial Modeling, Python, Microsoft Excel, Product Development, Strategy, Leadership, Statistics, Microsoft Word, Statistical Data..., PowerPoint, Programming, Java, Analysis, Mathematica, JavaScript, Matlab, Microsoft Office, HTML, Exceptional People..., R

Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology   2009 — 2013
b.s., Economics

Saint Ann's school   2005 — 2009

Navid Nathoo Navid Nathoo San Francisco Bay Area Details
Navid Nathoo's TechStars Experience March 2013 - July 2013
Job Startup Founder/Investor/Advisor
Industry Information Technology and Services
Experience
Alchemist Accelerator  December 2014 - Present
SparkLabs - Global Accelerator   August 2015 - Present
Frasen Inc.   September 2015 - Present
RageOn!  September 2015 - Present
Plura.io   August 2015 - Present
Ivey Business School  September 2014 - Present
Box  February 2015 - Present
Airpost (acquired by Box)   December 2012 - February 2015
Techstars   March 2013 - July 2013
Aga Khan Foundation Central Asia   December 2012 - January 2013

Skills
Start-ups, Entrepreneurship

Education
Ivey Business School at Western University   2010 — 2012
HBA, Entrepreneurship, Business, Finance

Samar Birwadker Samar Birwadker San Francisco, California Details
Samar Birwadker's TechStars Experience January 2013 - April 2013
Job Founder CEO at Good.Co
Industry Information Technology and Services
Experience
Good.co  May 2012 - Present
TechStars   January 2013 - April 2013
AKQA  January 2012 - June 2012
Landor Associates  September 2009 - December 2011
Schawk!, Inc. / Anthem! Worldwide   September 2006 - November 2008
Real Branding  2005 - 2006
Several agencies  2003 - 2005

Skills
Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Creative Direction, Brand Development, Brand Architecture, Customer Insight, Market Research, Advertising, Business Development, Online Marketing, Digital Marketing, Marketing, Mobile Marketing, Product Development, Creative Strategy

Education
Golden Gate University, Edward S. Ageno School of Business   2003 — 2005
Part-Time MBA

University of Mumbai   2001 — 2005
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)

Donald Beck Donald Beck San Francisco Bay Area Details
Donald Beck's TechStars Experience April 2013 - Present
Job SVP of Sales and Business Development at LifeLock
Industry Computer & Network Security
Experience
LifeLock  June 2013 - Present
TechStars   April 2013 - Present
Involver  September 2011 - September 2012
Webroot Software  February 2009 - September 2011
NComputing  November 2007 - February 2009
Postini/Google   February 2006 - November 2007
Adobe Systems  2001 - 2006
Brio Software  January 2000 - February 2001
J.D. Edwards   February 1999 - March 2000
Peritus  January 1998 - January 1999

Skills
SaaS, Enterprise Software, Demand Generation, Cloud Computing, Solution Selling, Product Management, Go-to-market Strategy, Product Marketing, Channel, Strategic Partnerships, Start-ups, Salesforce.com, Sales Enablement, Lead Generation, Sales Management, Business Development, Marketing Strategy, Professional Services, Account Management, New Business Development, Sales Process, Strategy, Channel Partners, Sales Operations, B2B, Outsourcing, Leadership, Mobile Devices, Selling, Software Industry, Analytics, Cross-functional Team..., Management, Direct Sales, E-commerce, Business Intelligence, Sales, Security

Education
Miami University   1978 — 1979
MBA, Finance

Michigan State University - The Eli Broad Graduate School of Management   1974 — 1978
BS, Marketing

Roger D. Graham III Roger D. Graham III Greater New York City Area Details
Roger D. Graham III's TechStars Experience January 2015 - April 2015
Job Cofounder & CTO at Flip (Techstars '15)
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Flip Inc.   August 2015 - Present
Techstars   January 2015 - April 2015
Localfu   May 2014 - April 2015
Lehigh University  January 2014 - May 2014
Gigawatt   January 2013 - December 2013
Lutron Electronics  May 2013 - August 2013
Lehigh WIRED   August 2012 - April 2013
International Multimedia Resource Center   April 2012 - April 2013
Munk Technologies, LLC   January 2009 - January 2011

Skills
Java, PHP, CSS, JavaScript, Start-ups, MySQL, Soldering, HTML, Drupal, Node.js, Web Development, MongoDB, Angular, Express, PowerPoint, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word

Education
Lehigh University   2011 — 2016
Integrated Business and Engineering (IBE), Computer Science, Junior

Nichol Alexander Nichol Alexander Brooklyn, New York Details
Nichol Alexander's TechStars Experience January 2015 - April 2015
Job Developer
Industry Internet
Experience
Freelance  April 2015 - Present
Startup Institute  October 2014 - Present
Techstars   January 2015 - April 2015
NYC Dev Shop   February 2014 - July 2014
General Assemb.ly  September 2013 - December 2013
Rallywho   February 2010 - March 2011
Mergermarket  February 2008 - August 2008
Mergermarket  November 2006 - January 2008
UBS  September 2005 - September 2006
woken' glacier   January 2002 - June 2005

Skills
Product Management, Analytics, Market Research, User Experience, Business Development, Strategic Partnerships, Venture Capital, Product Development, Leadership, Marketing, Ruby on Rails, JavaScript Libraries, Ruby, HTML5, PostgreSQL, Sinatra, BDD, Data Modeling, Git, AJAX, JavaScriptMVC, HTML 5, jQuery, Web Development, CSS, JavaScript, Start-ups, Web Applications, MySQL

Education
General Assembly   2013 — 2013

The New School   2001 — 2003
MFA, Playwriting

New York University   1995 — 1999
BA Dramatic, Literature

The Dalton School

Katie Pietrowski Katie Pietrowski Boston, Massachusetts Details
Katie Pietrowski's TechStars Experience March 2013 - Present
Job Startup at TechStars
Industry Health, Wellness and Fitness
Experience
TechStars   March 2013 - Present
HighFive   February 2013 - Present
Fit Campus   March 2010 - March 2013

Skills
Social Media Marketing, Photography, Entrepreneurship, Social Media, Photoshop, Advertising, Start-ups, Online Marketing, SEO, Email Marketing, Facebook, Social Networking, Online Advertising

Education
Elon University - Martha and Spencer Love School of Business   2006 — 2010

Roger Williams University

Sahil Sahni Sahil Sahni San Francisco Bay Area Details
Sahil Sahni's TechStars Experience February 2013 - June 2013
Job Management Consultant at McKinsey & Company
Industry Management Consulting
Experience
McKinsey & Company  July 2013 - Present
TechStars   February 2013 - June 2013
LinkCycle   April 2010 - June 2013
Massachusetts Institute of Technology  September 2007 - January 2013
Quantis International  May 2010 - August 2010
Innovation Interface   June 2009 - July 2010
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi  December 2005 - February 2007
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras  2003 - 2007
University of Florida  May 2006 - August 2006
University of Florida  May 2005 - August 2005

Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
PhD, Energy Strategy, Economics, Materials Science & Engin.

Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
B.Tech., Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Chemistry

Jeff Horn Jeff Horn Orange County, California Area Details
Jeff Horn's TechStars Experience August 2013 - September 2013
Job Web Developer
Industry Internet
Experience
Zillow  February 2014 - Present
Pawzii   October 2013 - January 2014
TechStars   August 2013 - September 2013
Nordstrom  January 2012 - May 2013
Nordstrom  October 2009 - January 2012
Fusion Public Relations  2007 - June 2008

Skills
Web Development, Ruby on Rails, HTML, CSS, Ruby, HTML 5, Web Design, Photoshop, Apple OS, Git, Illustrator, WordPress, JavaScript, jQuery, Google Analytics, OS X, C#, SQL, Node.js, Docker, HTML5

Education
Fullerton College   2005 — 2006
Computer and Information Sciences, General

Newport High School   1995 — 1999
Diploma

Yoland Yan Yoland Yan Greater New York City Area Details
Yoland Yan's TechStars Experience January 2015 - Present
Job Hackstar at Techstars
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Techstars   January 2015 - Present
New York University Computer Science Department   September 2014 - December 2014
New York University Computer Science Department   July 2014 - August 2014
New York University Information Technology Service   October 2012 - August 2014
New York University College of Arts and Sciences Student Council   February 2012 - May 2013
Entrepreneur Project   April 2012 - December 2012
AIC Education  May 2012 - August 2012
AIC Education  April 2011 - August 2011

Skills
Python, Django, Java, JavaScript, C, GLSL, Photoshop, InDesign, Data Analysis

Education
New York University   2011 — 2015
Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science and Economics

Andy Shane Andy Shane Greater New York City Area Details
Andy Shane's TechStars Experience 2014 - 2014
Job
Industry Management Consulting
Experience
NSource  August 2014 - Present
DataArt  2015 - Present
eBrevia  2014 - Present
Techstars   2014 - 2014
Counselytics   2014 - 2014
Bloomberg LP  2006 - 2014
Wiley Rein LLP  2002 - 2005

Skills
Strategic Planning, Business Strategy, Corporate Development, Intellectual Property, Licensing, Strategy, Business Development, Business Planning, Finance, Negotiation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Due Diligence, Private Equity, Venture Capital, Corporate Finance, Corporate Governance, Corporate Law

Education
Harvard Law School

Yale University
Computer Science

Jon Morgan Jon Morgan New York, New York Details
Jon Morgan's TechStars Experience February 2014 - April 2014
Job Head of Operations − Hammerhead Navigation, Advance Associate − The White House
Industry Consumer Electronics
Experience
The White House  April 2014 - Present
Hammerhead Navigation   February 2014 - Present
TechStars   February 2014 - April 2014
The White House  August 2013 - January 2014
Endeavor  2013 - 2013
Exterior Painting Company New England   April 2009 - October 2009

Skills
International Relations, Foreign Policy, History, Team Leadership, Public Speaking, Entrepreneurship, Managing Start-ups, Operations Management, Business Strategy, Cold Calling, Policy Analysis, Government, Diplomacy, Archaeology, Museum Planning, ancient artifact..., Social Media, Curating, Editing, Blogging, Market Research, South African History, American History, French, Rowing, Process Management, Zulu, Afrikaans, Islamic Studies, Strategy, Nonprofits, Politics

Education
Yale University   2009 — 2013
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), History

National University of Singapore   2012 — 2012
Summer Exchange Student, Economics and History of South East Asia

St. John's College, Johannesburg, South Africa   2003 — 2007
Independent Education Board, Highschool Diploma

Will Herman Will Herman Greater Boston Area Details
Will Herman's TechStars Experience 2009 - Present
Job Angel Investor, Corporate Director and Startup Mentor
Industry Computer Software
Experience
JumpCloud  October 2013 - Present
MobileDay  October 2013 - Present
Bolt  February 2013 - Present
TechStars   2009 - Present
Carbon Design Systems  November 2003 - Present
Kibits Collaboration   February 2011 - April 2014
StillSecure  May 2007 - September 2013
Standing Cloud  November 2011 - August 2013
TrustPlus, Inc.   July 2006 - December 2010
AccuRev  April 2005 - April 2010

Skills
Start-ups, Angel Investing, Early Stage Investment, Seed Capital, Technology Start-up, Board of Director..., Direct Sales, Entrepreneurship, Mergers, Management, Leadership, Software Development, Corporate Development, Mergers & Acquisitions, Venture Capital, Product Development, Electronics, Enterprise Software, Salesforce.com, Cloud Computing, Business Development, SaaS, EDA, Strategic Partnerships, Cocktails, Go-to-market Strategy

Education
Temple University   1979 — 1981
BS, Computer Science/Mathematics

Lehigh University   1977 — 1979
Mechanical Engineering

Neal Taparia Neal Taparia Greater New York City Area Details
Neal Taparia's TechStars Experience September 2014 - October 2014
Job CoCEO of Imagine Easy Solutions
Industry Internet
Experience
Imagine Easy Solutions  February 2001 - Present
Forbes  July 2014 - Present
Techstars   September 2014 - October 2014
Lehman Brothers  2006 - 2008

Skills
Social Media Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Online Marketing, New Business Development, Product Development, Strategic Planning, Marketing Strategy, Social Media, Customer Service, Management, Online Advertising, Microsoft Office, Email Marketing, Digital Marketing, Start-ups, Negotiation, Customer Relations, Growth Strategies, Marketing, Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity, Financial Modeling

Education
Northwestern University   2002 — 2006
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Economics and Religion

Daniel Todd Daniel Todd Greater Seattle Area Details
Daniel Todd's TechStars Experience July 2010 - May 2015
Job Daniel Todd is CEO of Influence Mobile
Industry Internet
Experience
Influence Mobile   July 2012 - Present
Start-up Mentor - Adviser   January 2007 - Present
CardTapp  June 2013 - Present
Disney Accelerator powered by Techstars   July 2014 - Present
Bizible  November 2012 - Present
New Car City   April 2013 - Present
TechStars   July 2010 - May 2015
Velocity Indiana, Inc.   June 2013 - December 2013
Microsoft Accelerator powered by TechStars   September 2012 - July 2013
GlobalMojo   March 2010 - March 2012

Skills
Online Advertising, Business Strategy, Performance Based..., Business Development, Retention Analysis, Online Marketing, Social Media, Analytics, company culture, Hiring Practices, Rapid Growth, Start-ups, Social Networking, Team Leadership, Sales Management, Techstars, Technology, Advertising, Digital Media, Lead Generation, Organizational Culture, Retention Management, SaaS, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Strategy, Creative Direction, Sales, E-commerce, Strategic Partnerships, New Media, Employee Relations, Culture, Mobile Marketing, Digital Marketing, Digital Strategy, SEO, Web Analytics, User Experience, Content Strategy, Mobile Applications, Web Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Email Marketing, Product Development, Web 2.0, Mobile Advertising, Affiliate Marketing, Conversion Optimization, Google Analytics

Education
Northwest University   1990 — 1995
BA, Cultural Anthropology

Oral Roberts University   1988 — 1990

North Valley H.S.   1984 — 1988

Engin Akyol Engin Akyol Washington D.C. Metro Area Details
Engin Akyol's TechStars Experience 2012 - 2012
Job CTO
Industry Computer Networking
Experience
Distil   April 2011 - Present
Riverbed Technology  April 2011 - January 2012
Techstars   2012 - 2012
Riverbed Technology  May 2011 - December 2011
Cisco Systems, Inc  March 2008 - May 2011
Cisco Systems  January 2007 - May 2011
Cisco Systems  January 2006 - 2010
Cisco Systems  December 2006 - August 2008
Sony Mobile Communications  August 2006 - December 2006
Sony Mobile Communications  October 2002 - August 2006

Skills
Perl, SNMP, Cisco, Testing, OSPF, BGP, Cisco IOS, TCP/IP, Test Automation, Switches, Routing, Ethernet, Linux, Shell Scripting, Unix, IP, IP Networking, Routing Protocols, UDP, Routers, LAN/WAN, Quality Assurance, EIGRP, DNS, PHP, JavaScript, Network Engineering, WAN Optimisation, VRRP, HSRP, Cisco Routing &..., CakePHP, Node.js, Network Design, Network Deployment, Web Scraping, HTTP, Cisco Technologies, Cloud Computing, Load Balancing, Apache, WAN, Code, Internet, Start-ups, History, Networking

Education
North Carolina State University   2001 — 2006
BS, Computer Engineering

North Carolina State University   2001 — 2006
B.S, Computer Engineering

Southeast Raleigh High School   1997 — 2001
HS

Sheryl Maloney Sheryl Maloney Portland, Oregon Details
Sheryl Maloney's TechStars Experience 2011 - 2014
Job Senior Strategic Marketer and New Technology Product Manager
Industry Marketing and Advertising
Experience
Personal Sabbatical (Maternity)   April 2015 - Present
IOTAS, Inc.   April 2014 - June 2015
Citizen, Inc.   March 2013 - June 2015
Techstars   2011 - 2014
Tater Tot Designs   February 2013 - March 2013
tenfour  April 2012 - January 2013
tenfour  November 2011 - April 2012
eROI  November 2007 - July 2010
eROI  March 2006 - November 2007
MediaLab 3D Studio (Formerly Medialab Ventures, LLC)   June 2004 - December 2005

Skills
Email Marketing, E-commerce, Social Media Marketing, Strategy, Mobile Applications, Project Management, Web Development, Social Media, Software Development, Web Applications, Mobile Devices, Interactive Marketing, User Experience, Product Development, Online Marketing, Product Management, Project Planning, Digital Marketing, Digital Strategy, Project Engineering, Account Management, CRM, Blogging, Marketing, Start-ups, Mobile Marketing, Business Strategy, Business Development, SEO, Marketing Research, Mobile Interface Design, Mobile Product..., Account Strategy, Wireless, Healthcare Information..., Strategic Partnerships, Management

Education
Michigan State University   1995 — 1999
Telecommunications, Telecommunications-Information Techology Services Management

Iron Mountain High School

Rob Taylor Rob Taylor Austin, Texas Details
Rob Taylor's TechStars Experience July 2013 - Present
Job CoFounder & CEO at Pivot Freight
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Pivot Freight   December 2014 - Present
TechStars   July 2013 - Present
Capital Factory  April 2013 - Present
BlackLocus (Home Depot Innovation Lab)   October 2011 - November 2014
TrueCar, Inc.   August 2011 - January 2012
TrueCar, Inc.   July 2010 - August 2011
TrueCar, Inc.   February 2008 - July 2010
Pricelock  June 2006 - February 2008
Laurus Consulting Group LLC   March 2002 - June 2006
HSBC (Household Credit Services)   March 2002 - October 2002

Skills
Early Stage Companies, Team Leadership, Operational Excellence, Product Development, Start-ups, Pricing, Retail, P&L, Strategy, Income Statement, E-commerce, SaaS, Operations Management, Fundraising, Account Management, Strategic Partnerships, Business Strategy, Marketing Strategy, Analytics, Enterprise Software, Sales, Product Management, Team Building, Business Development, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Go-to-market Strategy, Management Consulting, Online Advertising, Cross-functional Team..., Venture Capital, Cloud Computing, Leadership, CRM, Product Marketing

Education
Northwestern University   1995 — 1997
MEM

Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management   1995 — 1997
MBA

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   1987 — 1991
BS

Roy Rodenstein Roy Rodenstein Greater Boston Area Details
Roy Rodenstein's TechStars Experience December 2010 - December 2011
Job Cofounder, MyTwitterManager and SocMetrics
Industry Online Media
Experience
MyTwitterManager   May 2014 - Present
SocMetrics, TrueLens   2011 - Present
500 Startups  November 2010 - January 2014
TechStars   December 2010 - December 2011
AOL  June 2009 - January 2011
Going, Inc.   November 2006 - January 2011
MassChallenge  July 2010 - October 2010
The Founder Institute  July 2010 - October 2010
The Women's Technology Cluster   July 2010 - October 2010
Startup Weekend  June 2010 - October 2010

Skills
Product Management, Social Media, Analytics, Fundraising, SaaS, Entrepreneurship, Start-ups, Product Marketing, Strategy, Online Marketing, Business Development, Social Media Marketing, Lead Generation, CRM, Mobile Applications, User Experience, Product Development, Go-to-market Strategy, Business Strategy, Management, Strategic Partnerships, Marketing Strategy, SEM, Mobile Devices, Competitive Analysis, Enterprise Software, SEO, Digital Marketing

Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology   1998 — 2000
MS, Media Arts and Sciences

Georgia Institute of Technology   1997 — 1998
MS, Computer Science

Georgia Institute of Technology   1994 — 1997
BS, Computer Science

Tenafly High School

Tenafly High School

Mark Glennon Mark Glennon Greater Chicago Area Details
Mark Glennon's TechStars Experience April 2010 - Present
Job
Industry Management Consulting
Experience
Ninth Street Advisors   July 2010 - Present
Innovate Illinois Advisory Council   February 2015 - Present
TripThru   October 2013 - Present
Advanse   March 2013 - Present
Hyde Park Angels  June 2011 - Present
TechStars   April 2010 - Present
GrubHub, Inc.   March 2009 - July 2010
Leo Capital Holdings   January 2001 - July 2010
Shoutlet, Inc.   December 2009 - June 2010
FunMobility, Inc.   December 2002 - May 2010

Skills
Entrepreneurship, Business Development, E-commerce, Mobile Applications, Venture Capital, Start-ups, Mergers, Corporate Development, Business Strategy, Angel Investing, Private Equity, Strategic Planning, Due Diligence, SaaS, Marketing Strategy, Strategy, Strategic Partnerships, Online Advertising, Product Development, Product Management

Education
Northwestern University
BA, Economics

University of Minnesota Law School
JD, Law

Mark Tortorella Mark Tortorella Greater Boston Area Details
Mark Tortorella's TechStars Experience May 2009 - Present
Job Cofounder at Sigma Prime Ventures
Industry Internet
Experience
Sigma Prime Ventures   March 2012 - Present
Sigma Partners  November 2010 - Present
TechStars   May 2009 - Present
Scopia Capital  June 2008 - August 2008
Alliance Consulting Group  April 2005 - June 2007

Education
Harvard Business School   2007 — 2009
MBA

Harvard University   2000 — 2004
BA, Economics

Robinson Farrar Robinson Farrar Greater Boston Area Details
Robinson Farrar's TechStars Experience April 2011 - June 2011
Job Video Game and Web Developer
Industry Computer Software
Experience
PurpleStates   August 2011 - Present
EverTrue  May 2012 - August 2012
Ginger.io  June 2011 - August 2011
TechStars   April 2011 - June 2011
Cambridge Youth Soccer   March 2007 - June 2010
Underground Railway Theater  July 2007 - November 2009

Skills
JavaScript, CSS, Web Design, Python, Programming, HTML, PHP, Java, Django, jQuery, Backbone.js, SQL, MySQL, Apache, User Experience, HTML 5, AJAX, C++, C#, C, Unity3D

Education
McGill University   2010 — 2014
B. Sc., Honors Computer Science

Cambridge Rindge and Latin   2006 — 2010

Brad Feld Brad Feld Greater Denver Area Details
Brad Feld's TechStars Experience 2006 - Present
Job Managing Director at Foundry Group
Industry Venture Capital & Private Equity
Experience
AvidXchange, Inc.   September 2015 - Present
Glowforge   2015 - Present
Foundry Group   January 2007 - Present
Techstars   2006 - Present
Mattermark  2014 - Present
SendGrid  2014 - Present
littleBits  2013 - Present
Kato   2013 - Present
Rover.com  2013 - Present
Harmonix Music Systems  2013 - Present

Skills
Valuation, Restructuring, Product Management, Start-ups, Venture Capital, Entrepreneurship, Software, Business Strategy, Monetization, Corporate Development, Strategy, Product Marketing, Private Equity, SaaS, Go-to-market Strategy, Angel Investing, Venture Financing, Business Planning, User Experience, Start-up Ventures, Agile Methodologies, E-commerce, Analytics, Business Modeling, Due Diligence, Strategic Partnerships, New Ventures, Board of Directors, Cloud Computing, Online Marketing, Online Advertising, New Business Development, Mobile Applications, Strategic Alliances, Mergers, Executive Management, Business Development, Start-up Consulting, Strategic Planning, Product Development, Enterprise Software, M&A experience, Leadership, Social Media, Marketing Strategy, Mobile Devices, Software Development, Incubation, Financial Modeling, Web Analytics

Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Sloan School of Management   1987 — 1988
S.M.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology   1983 — 1987
S.B.

Konstantin Novikov Konstantin Novikov Greater Seattle Area Details
Konstantin Novikov's TechStars Experience April 2012 - July 2012
Job Software Engineer at Facebook
Industry Information Technology and Services
Experience
Facebook  January 2015 - Present
Stohke.com   November 2013 - January 2015
BuildersCloud   March 2012 - November 2013
Microsoft Corporation  October 2012 - March 2013
Microsoft Corporation  December 2008 - October 2012
Techstars   April 2012 - July 2012
Top-Kniga   April 2008 - November 2008
Data Dynamics  October 2006 - April 2008
Axmor Software  January 2006 - September 2006
SharpWizards   June 2004 - December 2005

Skills
C#, .NET, Product Management, Software Development, Software Testing, Scrum, SQL, Windows Azure, SQL Azure, Multithreading, Distributed Systems, Web Development, Web Services, SaaS, Cloud Computing, ASP.NET, Testing, Microsoft SQL Server, Agile Methodologies, REST, SDLC, Integration, ASP.NET MVC, Architectures, Requirements Analysis, Business Intelligence, Git, Scalability

Education
University of Washington   2011 — 2012
Certificate in Software Product Management, Computer Science

Central Missouri State University   2011 — 2011
Dale Carnegie Training :: Skills to Success

Novosibirsk State University (NSU)   2001 — 2007
Master of Science, Computer Science

David Brown David Brown Boulder, Colorado Details
David Brown's TechStars Experience August 2013 - Present
Job
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Techstars   August 2013 - Present
ZOLL  April 2006 - August 2013
iCentric Corporation   March 2004 - April 2006
Pinpoint Technologies  December 1993 - October 2003
TransCare Corporation   March 1994 - March 1995
Automated Dispatch Services   January 1990 - March 1994

Skills
Medical, Computer Science, Product Development, EMS, Product Management, Healthcare, Entrepreneurship, Market Development, Healthcare Information..., Medical Devices, Leadership, Cardiology, Software Development, Start-ups, SaaS, Agile Methodologies, Enterprise Software, Management, Mobile Devices, Strategic Planning, Strategy

Education
McGill University   1983 — 1986
B. Sc.

Marianopolis College   1981 — 1983
DEC

Ecole Secondaire Pierre Laporte   1975 — 1981
That's French for High School

Alex Iskold Alex Iskold Greater New York City Area Details
Alex Iskold's TechStars Experience November 2013 - Present
Job Managing Director, Techstars in New York City
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Techstars   November 2013 - Present
GetGlue  June 2010 - September 2013
AdaptiveBlue  February 2007 - June 2010
Read/WriteWeb  June 2006 - June 2009
Data Synapse   March 2005 - January 2007
IBM  July 2003 - March 2005
Information Laboratory   July 2000 - July 2003
New York University  September 1998 - May 2003
Plumb Design  June 1998 - July 2000
D.E.Shaw & Co.   June 1996 - June 1998

Skills
Start-ups, Software Development, Social Networking, Blogging, Software Engineering, Distributed Systems, User Experience, Digital Media, Digital Strategy, Strategic Partnerships, Web Applications, Scalability, Online Advertising, User Interface Design, JavaScript, Big Data, Social Media, Mobile Applications, Product Management, Entrepreneurship, Agile Methodologies, Web Services, Product Marketing, Management, Leadership, Social TV, Java, Mobile Internet

Education
New York University   1998 — 2000
MS, Computer Science

Lehigh University   1992 — 1994
BS, Mathematics

Sahba Ferdowsi Sahba Ferdowsi Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area Details
Sahba Ferdowsi's TechStars Experience March 2014 - June 2014
Job Cofounder and Chief Medical Officer at Medicast
Industry Hospital & Health Care
Experience
Medicast   February 2013 - Present
HealthTap  January 2013 - Present
Concierge Medical Service   September 2008 - Present
Healthbox (www.healthbox.com)   May 2015 - June 2015
StartUp Health  October 2013 - June 2015
Techstars   March 2014 - June 2014
HealthTap  2012 - 2013
HealthTap  2011 - 2012
Weston Medical Health   February 2009 - February 2010
Instant Medical Care   January 2009 - January 2010

Skills
Healthcare Marketing, Healthcare Consulting, Clinical Research, Concierge Services, Healthcare, Sports Medicine, Health, Healthcare IT, Healthcare Information..., Healthcare Management, Hospitals, Marketing, Medical Education, Medicine, Public Health, Physicians, Pediatrics, Strategy, Disease Management, EHR, EMR, Emergency Medicine, HIPAA, Health Education, Health Policy, Healthcare Industry, Informatics, Internal Medicine, Orthopedic, Revenue Cycle, Patient Safety, Entrepreneurship, Start-ups, Public Speaking, Family Medicine, Leadership, Management, Treatment, Social Media, Strategic Planning, Medical Devices, Prevention, Orthopedics

Education
Midwestern University   1999 — 2003
D.O., Osteopathic Physician

Emory University   1995 — 1999
BS, Biological Anthropology

Montgomery Bell Academy   1989 — 1995
Diploma, High School Diploma

Nick Ducoff Nick Ducoff Greater Boston Area Details
Nick Ducoff's TechStars Experience August 2012 - Present
Job Vice President for New Ventures at Northeastern University, Entrepreneur (2 Exits) and Investor
Industry Information Technology and Services
Experience
Northeastern University  May 2014 - Present
TechStars   August 2012 - Present
Boundless Learning  April 2012 - May 2014
Infochimps  July 2010 - June 2012
The University of Texas at Austin  August 2011 - December 2011
Andrews Kurth LLP  September 2006 - August 2010
Collegeboxes LLC  2004 - 2008
SocialNet, Inc. (d/b/a JDspace.com)   2005 - 2006
Buchanan Ingersoll  May 2005 - August 2005
Ziff Davis Media  May 2004 - August 2004

Skills
Start-ups, Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital, Strategy, Strategic Partnerships, Mergers & Acquisitions, Educational Technology, Management, Marketing, Leadership, Team Leadership, SaaS, Corporate Law, Private Equity, Due Diligence, Analytics, Business Strategy, Angel Investing, Product Development, Product Marketing, Investments, Business Development, Mergers, Negotiation, Corporate Development, Fundraising, Executive Management, Product Management, Licensing

Education
The University of Texas School of Law   2003 — 2006
JD, with Honors

Emory University - Goizueta Business School   1999 — 2003
BBA

John Cabot University   2001 — 2001
Study Abroad

The Kinkaid School   1995 — 1999

Brandon Luís Ramos Brandon Luís Ramos San Francisco Bay Area Details
Brandon Luís Ramos's TechStars Experience May 2013 - August 2013
Job Entrepreneur and Senior UX Designer
Industry Graphic Design
Experience
WyzAnt Tutoring  August 2014 - Present
FindIt   August 2013 - August 2014
TechStars   May 2013 - August 2013
Orbitz Worldwide  November 2011 - May 2013
Orbitz Worldwide  July 2010 - November 2011
BIR Training Center  June 2009 - July 2010
Fullbleed Designs   January 2008 - June 2010
Chempetitive Group  September 2006 - October 2008
Oberlin College  September 2002 - July 2006

Skills
UI Design, HTML, CSS, Adobe Creative Suite, Web Design, Dreamweaver, QuarkXPress, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Photography, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, User Experience, Interaction Design, Graphic Design, Information Architecture, User-centered Design, User Interface Design, Mobile Design, Art Direction, SEO, User Interface, iOS Design

Education
Illinois Institute of Art   2006 — 2008
BFA, Visual Communications

Oberlin College   2002 — 2006
BA, Politics

Eveline Buchatskiy Eveline Buchatskiy Greater Boston Area Details
Eveline Buchatskiy's TechStars Experience February 2015 - Present
Job Director at Techstars
Industry Investment Management
Experience
Techstars   February 2015 - Present
Techstars   September 2014 - Present
UANGEL, Ukrainian Business Angels Network   June 2014 - Present
Eastone   July 2011 - Present
Publishing House "Ekonomika"   May 2009 - June 2011
APowerCap Technologies   June 2008 - April 2009
Eastone   November 2007 - May 2008
White Martins  November 2001 - April 2005
Praxair  July 1998 - June 2001
Praxair  January 1995 - June 1998

Skills
Budgeting, Start-ups, Due Diligence, Manufacturing, Venture Capital, Business Strategy, Marketing Strategy, Product Development, New Business Development, Business Planning, Strategy Development

Education
INSEAD   2007 — 2008
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Executive, Business

University at Buffalo   1996 — 2002
Master of Engineering, Engineering

University of California, Berkeley   1992 — 1994
BS, Chemical Engineering

Keith Oster Keith Oster San Francisco, California Details
Keith Oster's TechStars Experience July 2013 - November 2013
Job Ignite, Strategic Innovation Associate at Salesforce
Industry Internet
Experience
Salesforce  July 2015 - Present
Garnick LLC   January 2015 - July 2015
Radico, Inc   July 2014 - January 2015
BloomThat  April 2014 - May 2014
Shippable   December 2013 - March 2014
Techstars   July 2013 - November 2013
Confio Software  June 2012 - June 2013
The Trada Group  September 2011 - June 2012
District Office of Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D, OR-3)   January 2011 - April 2011

Education
Lewis and Clark College   2007 — 2011
Bachelor of Arts, Rhetoric and Media Studies

Timothy C. McCabe Timothy C. McCabe Greater Detroit Area Details
Timothy C. McCabe's TechStars Experience January 2015 - Present
Job Managing Director KPMG
Industry Automotive
Experience
KPMG  May 2015 - Present
Techstars   January 2015 - Present
Delphi  March 2006 - 2015
Delphi  March 2006 - October 2009
General Motors  1990 - 2006

Skills
Supply Management, Business Transformation, Strategic Sourcing, Sourcing, Outsourcing, Strategy, Leadership, Process Design, Program Management, IT Strategy, Change Management, IT Management, Cross-functional Team..., Vendor Management, IT Operations, Management, Process Improvement, Business Process...

Education
Walsh College of Accountancy and Business Administration
MSM

GM Unversity   2002 — 2004
Information Management

Oakland University
BA

Samuel Chow Samuel Chow San Francisco Bay Area Details
Samuel Chow's TechStars Experience March 2011 - June 2011
Job Director of Engineering at Tuul We are hiring
Industry Information Technology and Services
Experience
Tuul  December 2014 - Present
Agralogics  February 2014 - November 2014
AppliedQ   February 2013 - February 2014
Indpendent Consultant  January 2010 - December 2013
Connected Sports Ventures, Inc.   May 2012 - April 2013
Game Show Network  May 2011 - November 2011
TechStars   March 2011 - June 2011
Microsoft  October 2008 - October 2009
Digital Divide Data  July 2007 - December 2007
Massachusetts Institute of Technology  January 2005 - June 2007

Skills
Software Development, Mobile Devices, Entrepreneurship, Agile Methodologies, Product Management, Product Development, JavaScript, Project Management, C#, User Experience, System Architecture, Mobile Applications, Agile Project Management, Semiconductors, Objective-C, Amazon Web Services..., Cloud Computing, Java, Geospatial Data, Economics, Ruby on Rails, iOS development, Product Strategies, .NET, NoSQL, User Interface Design, Windows Azure, Public Policy, Offshore Software..., Hadoop, Strategy, Product Marketing, Business Analysis, Requirements Analysis, Market Analysis, DevOps, Continuous Integration, Linux System..., Business Strategy, Marketing Strategy, cl, Engineering Management, Product Design, Software Design, Node.js, Manufacturing, Unit Testing

Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology   2005 — 2007
SM, Engineering and Management

Massachusetts Institute of Technology   2005 — 2007
SM, Public Policy

Kettering University   1992 — 1997
BS, Electrical Engineering

Phil Corse Phil Corse Greater Chicago Area Details
Phil Corse's TechStars Experience June 2011 - Present
Job Partner, Product Development Technologies
Industry Marketing and Advertising
Experience
Product Development Technologies  June 2013 - Present
TechStars   June 2011 - Present
Kellogg School of Management  1995 - Present
Telefonix, Inc.   January 1989 - Present

Skills
Product Development, Marketing Strategy, Marketing Research, Segmentation, FMCG, Research, Qualitative Research, Entrepreneur, International Marketing, Consumer Insights, Strategic Planning, Product Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Product Management, Customer Insight, Management, Cross-functional Team..., Strategy, Market Research, Marketing, Start-ups, Business Strategy, Market Analysis, Selling, Competitive Analysis, Marketing Management, Strategic Partnerships, Online Marketing, Integrated Marketing, Brand Development

Education
The Ohio State University   1972 — 1973
MBA, Finance

Northwestern University

The Ohio State University
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Marketing

Max Fresen Max Fresen Greater Boston Area Details
Max Fresen's TechStars Experience January 2014 - Present
Job SVP, Creative Director / Experience Design​​ at DigitasLBi US
Industry Internet
Experience
DigitasLBi  April 2015 - Present
Techstars   January 2014 - Present
Startup Institute  August 2014 - March 2015
Isobar  February 2011 - August 2013
Studiocom  March 2007 - February 2011
Gamergod / OGX   2005 - 2006
Fireghost   April 2001 - February 2005
Fablevision  2002 - 2004
Bose Corporation  January 2001 - January 2002
Mainspring  January 2000 - January 2001

Skills
User Experience, Strategy, Music, Interaction Design, Information Architecture, Creative Direction, User Interface Design, Experience Design, Digital Strategy, User Experience Design, OmniGraffle, Art Direction, Information Design, Interactive Advertising, Creative Strategy, Interactive Marketing, Digital Marketing, User-centered Design, Wireframes, Digital Media, Web Design, Graphic Design, Integrated Marketing, Typography, Adobe Creative Suite, Usability Testing, Visual Design, New Media, Wire Framing, ActionScript, Axure, Social Media, Email Marketing, Mobile Design, Flash, Online Advertising, Web Analytics, Concept Development, Illustration, User Interface, Copywriting, Mobile Applications, Corporate Identity, Advertising, Logo Design, Usability, Mobile Devices, E-commerce, Social Media Marketing, Brand Development

Education
Florida State University   1995 — 1999
Bachelors, Biology, Classical Civ, Latin

Jerrod Hill Jerrod Hill New York, New York Details
Jerrod Hill's TechStars Experience July 2015 - Present
Job Senior Associate at Techstars NYC
Industry Venture Capital & Private Equity
Experience
Techstars   July 2015 - Present
Emitly   May 2015 - Present
DreamIt Ventures  June 2014 - May 2015
76 Capital Partners LLC   June 2014 - August 2014
North Coast Angel Fund  June 2013 - August 2013
Teach for America  August 2010 - August 2013

Skills
Microsoft Office, Matlab, SAP, Public Speaking, Spanish, Program Management, Higher Education, Program Development, Training, Teaching, Fundraising, Access, Research, Instructional Design, Curriculum Development, Grant Writing, PowerPoint

Education
University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School   2013 — 2015
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Venture Capital, Management

Georgia State University   2010 — 2012
Master of Arts (MA), Secondary Education and Teaching, 4.0

The Ohio State University   2004 — 2009
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering

Walnut Hills High School   1998 — 2004

Kelsey J. Morgan Kelsey J. Morgan New York, New York Details
Kelsey J. Morgan's TechStars Experience January 2015 - Present
Job Managing Director at NextGen
Industry Venture Capital & Private Equity
Experience
NextGen Angels  January 2015 - Present
Take 44, Inc.   June 2015 - Present
Penrose Studios   August 2015 - Present
Techstars   January 2015 - Present
Venture for America  February 2015 - Present
Techstars   May 2013 - January 2015
Interpublic Group  August 2011 - May 2013
3i Group   June 2010 - August 2010
The Carlyle Group  2007 - 2009
Credit Suisse  2005 - 2007

Skills
Venture Capital, Start-ups, Corporate Development, Financial Modeling, Valuation, Entrepreneurship, Private Equity, Due Diligence, Business Development, Acquisitions, Strategic Partnerships, Strategy, Mergers & Acquisitions, Strategic Planning, Business Strategy, Edtech, Emerging Markets, M&A experience, Angel Investing, Digital Media, E-commerce, Competitive Analysis, Business Valuation, LBO, Market Analysis, Executive Management, Acquisition Integration, Growth Strategies

Education
Harvard Business School
MBA, Venture Capital and Entrepreneurship

University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business
BBA, Finance

Alexa Lewtan Alexa Lewtan New York, New York Details
Alexa Lewtan's TechStars Experience July 2011 - February 2012
Job New Markets Manager at Hired, Inc. Currently Hiring a Client Executive in Atlanta
Industry Internet
Experience
Hired, Inc  February 2014 - Present
betaworks  January 2013 - February 2014
Terrible Labs  June 2012 - September 2012
Contently Inc.  October 2011 - May 2012
TechStars   July 2011 - February 2012
VillageVines, LLC   May 2010 - December 2010
Nylon Magazine  October 2009 - May 2010

Skills
Blogging, Start-ups, Content Strategy, JavaScript, Digital Media, Digital Marketing, Research, Photoshop, Product Marketing, Content Marketing, user acquisition..., Resume

Education
New York University   2009 — 2012
Bachelor’s Degree

Weston High School   2005 — 2009
High School

Jeremy Frazao Jeremy Frazao Boulder, Colorado Details
Jeremy Frazao's TechStars Experience March 2011 - May 2012
Job Director of Engineering at Recurly
Industry Information Technology and Services
Experience
Recurly Inc.  June 2015 - Present
Fafaroo   August 2013 - Present
Conspire  November 2013 - May 2015
Unreasonable Group  August 2012 - June 2013
TechStars   March 2011 - May 2012
Kiva.org  January 2006 - February 2011
Number Six Software  1999 - 2004

Skills
Software Development, Agile, MySQL, JavaScript, Software Engineering, CSS, Enterprise Architecture, Application Development, Cloud Computing, Subversion, AJAX, jQuery, PHP, SQL, Start-ups, TDD, OOAD, Agile Methodologies, Mobile Devices, Agile Project Management, Web Applications, Scalability, HTML 5, Ruby, Mobile Applications, Scrum, REST, Test Driven Development, Ruby on Rails, Amazon Web Services..., Git, Software Design, Continuous Integration, Open Source, Web Services, HTML5, SaaS, Web Development, Strategy, Product Management, Entrepreneurship, Consulting, Management

Education
Hofstra University   1994 — 1998
bs, CS

Hofstra University
computer science, Computer Science

James Belfer James Belfer Brooklyn, New York Details
James Belfer's TechStars Experience May 2012 - August 2012
Job Founder and CEO at Cartuna
Industry Motion Pictures and Film
Experience
Cartuna   May 2015 - Present
Dogfish Accelerator  May 2012 - Present
New York University  September 2013 - Present
Dogfish Pictures   October 2009 - Present
MESA+  June 2012 - Present
TechStars   May 2012 - August 2012

Skills
Independent Film, Entrepreneurship, Film Finance, Angel Investing, Blogging, Digital Media, Social Media, New Media, Digital Strategy, Entertainment, Social Media Marketing, Television, Film, Video, Content Strategy, Facebook, Film Festivals

Education
New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business   2011 — 2013
MBA, Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Business Analytics

Northwestern University   2005 — 2009
Bachelor of Science, Radio/TV/Film, Theater, Performance Studies, Communication Studies

Zach Ferland Zach Ferland Greater Boston Area Details
Zach Ferland's TechStars Experience February 2013 - May 2013
Job Student (Focus Bitcoin)
Industry Consumer Goods
Experience
Circle Internet Financial   May 2014 - August 2014
Techpeaks Accelerator   June 2013 - December 2013
TechStars   February 2013 - May 2013
NU Hacks   February 2012 - January 2013
Ministry of Supply  June 2012 - September 2012

Skills
Product Design, Entrepreneurship, User Experience, Start-ups

Education
Northeastern University   2011 — 2016
Computer Science

David Mandell David Mandell Boulder, Colorado Details
David Mandell's TechStars Experience January 2007 - Present
Job CoFounder, CEO at PivotDesk
Industry Marketing and Advertising
Experience
PivotDesk  April 2012 - Present
TechStars   January 2007 - Present
VentureVoodoo Partners, Inc   June 2001 - Present
StillSecure  August 2010 - April 2011
Ignighter   October 2009 - April 2010
OneRiot  March 2006 - October 2008
Deloitte Consulting  April 1997 - December 1999
Cohn & Wolfe  1994 - 1997

Skills
Corporate Communications, Messaging, Start-ups, Entrepreneurship, Strategic Partnerships, Social Media Marketing, Social Media, Business Development, Marketing Strategy, Product Development, SaaS, Digital Strategy, Marketing, Social Networking, Public Relations, Integrated Marketing, Product Management, Online Advertising, SEO, Marketing Communications, Leadership, Competitive Analysis, Strategic Communications, Management, Brand Management, Strategy, Press Releases, Sales, Program Management, Team Leadership, Online Marketing, Product Marketing, E-commerce, Copywriting, Email Marketing, Brand Development, Digital Marketing

Education
Lehigh University   1986 — 1989

Alan Seideman Alan Seideman San Francisco Bay Area Details
Alan Seideman's TechStars Experience April 2007 - August 2007
Job Product Manager at Funny or Die
Industry Internet
Experience
Funny or Die  2012 - Present
Various Clients.  August 2009 - August 2012
BigSho   January 2011 - March 2012
Qwest Communications  January 2008 - December 2008
Brightkite   November 2006 - October 2007
TechStars   April 2007 - August 2007
Local Matters  June 2003 - May 2007
Isovera Inc.  January 2002 - May 2003
indiqu.com   June 1999 - April 2001

Skills
Product Strategy, Product Management, Agile Methodologies, Sprint Planning, Product Road Mapping, Online marketing, Marketing strategy, Business planning, Mobile, Start-ups, User Experience, SEM, Competitive Analysis, Google Analytics, Mobile Applications, Location Based Services, Social Games, Local Search, Marketing Strategy, Online Marketing, Business Planning, Product Development, Web Analytics, Mobile Devices, SEO, Swag, Laser Hair Removal, Flavor Chemistry, Dolls, Natural Gas, Latino, Basketball, Mexican, Cycling

Education
University of Denver - Daniels College of Business   2003 — 2006
International MBA

Haverford College   1995 — 1999
B.S.

La Jolla High   1991 — 1995
High School

Ty Danco Ty Danco Burlington, Vermont Details
Ty Danco's TechStars Experience November 2014 - Present
Job
Industry Venture Capital & Private Equity
Experience
Techstars   November 2014 - Present
Boston Fintech Meetup   July 2013 - Present

Education
University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School   1981 — 1983
MBA

Middlebury College   1973 — 1977
BA

Tom Egan Tom Egan San Francisco Bay Area Details
Tom Egan's TechStars Experience 2009 - Present
Job Principal at LaunchCapital
Industry Venture Capital & Private Equity
Experience
LaunchCapital   September 2009 - Present
TechStars   2009 - Present
auctionPAL   June 2007 - January 2009
Trinity-Pawling School  September 2004 - May 2007

Skills
Venture Capital, Entrepreneurship, Start-ups, Angel Investing, Corporate Development, Strategic Partnerships, Financial Modeling

Education
Middlebury College   2000 — 2004
Economics

The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)   2002 — 2003
General Course

Evan Morikawa Evan Morikawa San Francisco, California Details
Evan Morikawa's TechStars Experience March 2012 - June 2012
Job Frontend Application Engineer at Nylas
Industry Internet
Experience
Nylas   October 2014 - Present
Proximate   January 2012 - Present
TechStars   March 2012 - June 2012
Google  May 2010 - July 2011
Alight Learning   October 2008 - February 2010
Kiva  June 2008 - August 2008
Harvard University  June 2007 - August 2007
Vision Robotics Corporation  June 2006 - August 2006
Scripps Institution of Oceanography  May 2004 - August 2005

Skills
JavaScript, CoffeeScript, React, Flux, Ruby, Ruby on Rails, Photoshop, Interaction Design, User Experience Design, User-centered Design, Entrepreneurship, Start-ups, Product Management, Web Applications, Software Engineering, Software Development, User Interface Design, CSS, Graphic Design, Typography, Information Architecture, Web Design, Product Development, Social Network Analysis, Analytics, Web Development, Microsoft Excel, Python, Mobile Applications, Wikipedia

Education
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering   2006 — 2011
BS Engineering, User Experience Design, Computer Science, Entrepreneurship

High Tech High   2002 — 2006
High School Diploma

James Haft James Haft Greater New York City Area Details
James Haft's TechStars Experience January 2011 - July 2014
Job Founder at PALcapital LLC, PALgenesis, LLC, NXTPLabs.com and Condo.com
Industry Internet
Experience
Pacific Alliance Limited, LLC   February 1996 - Present
NXTP Labs   January 1996 - Present
PALgenesis Fund, LLC   January 1996 - Present
Broadway Asia  January 1994 - Present
TechStars   January 2011 - July 2014
NEXTPERIENCE   October 1995 - 2012
Air America media  September 2008 - 2010
CONDO.com  January 2004 - March 2007
DAVnet LLC   January 1999 - June 2001
ING Barings (US) Inc.   January 1995 - February 1997

Skills
Mentoring, Fundraising, Angel Investing, Real Estate, Gaming, Venture Capital, Emerging Markets, Start-ups, E-commerce, New Business Development, Marketing Strategy, Mergers, Online Advertising, Business Strategy, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Strategy, Mergers & Acquisitions, Advertising, Management, Strategic Partnerships, Management Consulting, Business Development, Marketing, Product Marketing, Strategic Planning, Digital Marketing, Mobile Devices, SEO, Social Media Marketing, Social Media, Social Networking, Investments, New Media, Digital Strategy, Online Marketing, Mobile Marketing, Finance, Lead Generation, Mobile Applications, Analytics, Digital Media, SEM, Sales, Integrated Marketing, Email Marketing, Corporate Finance, Business Planning, Market Research, Web 2.0

Education
Emory University - Goizueta Business School   1983 — 1987
JD/MBA, 1986

Emory University School of Law   1983 — 1987
JD/MBA, Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law

Vassar College   1979 — 1983
AB, Economics, Art History

David Magier David Magier New York, New York Details
David Magier's TechStars Experience July 2014 - October 2014
Job CoFounder and COO at Branching Minds | Technology Entrepeneur
Industry Internet
Experience
Branching Minds  June 2013 - Present
Techstars   July 2014 - October 2014
Couptivate   2011 - June 2013
DSM Consulting   June 2010 - May 2011
BIDaWIZ   December 2010 - April 2011
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP  February 2008 - June 2010
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP   September 2006 - February 2008

Skills
Entrepreneurship, Private Equity, Corporate Law, Business Strategy, New Business Development, Start-ups, Licensing, Intellectual Property, Strategic Partnerships, Mergers & Acquisitions, Business Development, Venture Capital, Marketing, Product Management, Management, Product Development, Social Media, Strategy, Negotiation, E-commerce

Education
Emory University School of Law   2003 — 2006
JD, Law, Intellectual Property (Completed Certificate in IP studies)

University of Pennsylvania   1998 — 2002
BA, History, Economics

Ethical Culture Fieldston School   1994 — 1998
High School

Trevor Day School   1987 — 1994

Laurie Hinzman White Laurie Hinzman White Greater New York City Area Details
Laurie Hinzman White's TechStars Experience February 2015 - April 2015
Job UX | UI Designer at Bed Bath & Beyond
Industry Design
Experience
Bed Bath & Beyond  August 2015 - Present
UX Design   May 2015 - Present
Techstars   February 2015 - April 2015
Tellum   October 2014 - November 2014
Hinzworld Design   January 2012 - October 2014
Freelance  January 2011 - December 2011
Comedy Central, Nickelodeon   1999 - 2010

Skills
User Experience, Rapid Prototyping, Wireframing, Advertising, Interaction Design, Paper Prototyping, Art Direction, Creative Direction, Concept Development, Logo Design, Digital Media, Usability Testing, Information Architecture, Research, Adobe Illustrator, Logos, User Experience Design, Graphic Design, Usability, Brand Development, User Interface Design, User Research, Visual Design, Adobe Creative Suite, Persona, Graphics, Wireframes, Illustrator

Education
General Assembly   2014 — 2014
Immersive, User Experience Design

School of Visual Arts
BFA, Communication Arts • Graphic Design

Ash Kaluarachchi Ash Kaluarachchi New York, New York Details
Ash Kaluarachchi's TechStars Experience 2014 - 2015
Job Edtech Accelerator Ops
Industry Venture Capital & Private Equity
Experience
EDGE Edtech   2015 - Present
Techstars.  2014 - 2015
Socratic Labs   2012 - 2013
Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business  August 2010 - May 2012
Global Career Conference and Expo   2011 - 2012
Move My Menu   2010 - 2011
Corporate Executive Board  October 2008 - July 2010
Corporate Executive Board  October 2006 - September 2008
Corporate Executive Board  September 2005 - September 2006
Smith Barney, Inc.   May 2004 - July 2004

Skills
Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Strategic Planning, Business Strategy, Strategic Partnerships, Competitive Analysis, Project Management, Marketing Strategy, Public Speaking, Market Research, Business Planning, Management, Business Development, Due Diligence, Product Development, Venture Capital, Early-stage Startups, Budgets, Management Consulting, International Business, IT Strategy, Presentation Development, Education, Marketing, Financial Modeling, Research, Training, Sales, Educational Technology, Incubation, English, Leadership

Education
Georgetown University - The McDonough School of Business
MBA, International Business and Entrepreneurship

Grinnell College
BA, Economics, Psychology (Double Major)

Colombo International School
GCE Advanced Levels, Maths, Physics, Economics

Royal College
GCE Ordinary Levels

Kelly LaPierre Kelly LaPierre Ann Arbor, Michigan Details
Kelly LaPierre's TechStars Experience February 2013 - May 2013
Job Managing Director at Desai Accelerator, University of Michigan
Industry Higher Education
Experience
Desai Accelerator   August 2014 - Present
Grand Circus  June 2013 - July 2014
TechStars   February 2013 - May 2013
Harvard Business School  August 2011 - May 2013
Bizdom  June 2012 - August 2012
Target  November 2009 - May 2011
Target  July 2008 - November 2009
Target  July 2007 - July 2008

Skills
Market Research, Business Strategy, Strategy, Competitive Analysis, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Cross-functional Team..., Financial Analysis, Analytics, Management, Strategic Planning, Leadership Development, Merchandising, Retail, Curriculum Development, Start-ups, Financial Modeling, Marketing Strategy

Education
Harvard Business School   2011 — 2013
MBA

University of Michigan   2003 — 2007
B.A., Psychology, Organizational Studies

Johnny Hujol Johnny Hujol Greater Boston Area Details
Johnny Hujol's TechStars Experience January 2014 - April 2014
Job
Industry Consumer Services
Experience
WOO Sports   June 2013 - August 2015
TechStars   January 2014 - April 2014
MSCODES3 Consortium   March 2011 - July 2013
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc  August 2004 - July 2013
NGZign   December 2012 - June 2013
Open Source - Follow The Money   January 2010 - May 2011
Health 2.0 2011 Developer Challenge   February 2011 - April 2011
Springer  June 2004 - October 2006
BiomedFX, LLC   January 2004 - August 2004
LION Bioscience Research, Inc. (Collaboration Lab with Bayer)   April 2000 - August 2004

Skills
Start-ups, Entrepreneurship, Integration, Architecture, Software Engineering, Mobile Applications, Java, Web Applications, Android, Software Design, Analysis, Software Project..., Agile Project Management

Education
Harvard University   2011 — 2011
Computer Science: Building Mobile Applications

Université Bordeaux I   1999 — 2000
M.S., Software Engineering

Université Bordeaux I   1998 — 1999
M.S., Computer Science

Université Bordeaux I   1997 — 1998
B.S., Computer Science

Université Bordeaux I   1990 — 1997
B.S. Pure Mathematics and Informatics

Michael Dee Michael Dee Greater New York City Area Details
Michael Dee's TechStars Experience March 2014 - June 2014
Job CTO at Homemade
Industry Computer Games
Experience
Homemade   June 2015 - Present
Grazer Inc   June 2013 - Present
Freelance  November 2014 - May 2015
Bubbl   July 2014 - November 2014
TechStars   March 2014 - June 2014
MGM Resorts International  June 2012 - August 2012
UBS  June 2011 - July 2011

Skills
Game Design, C++, Video Games, Photoshop, Game Development, Mobile Applications, User Experience, Mobile Devices

Education
Georgetown University   2009 — 2013
BS, Finance, General

Rachelle Samson Oribio Rachelle Samson Oribio Rochester, Minnesota Area Details
Rachelle Samson Oribio's TechStars Experience February 2015 - Present
Job Entrepreneurship l Startups l Strategy l Business Development l Program Management l Management Consulting
Industry Management Consulting
Experience
Techstars   February 2015 - Present
Mayo Families' Connection - Section of the Alice Mayo Society of Mayo Clinic   January 2015 - Present
University of Minnesota  August 2014 - February 2015
Mayo Clinic Business Accelerator   July 2014 - January 2015
Defy Ventures  July 2013 - May 2014
Border Crossers  October 2010 - May 2014
Women's Initiative  December 2012 - April 2014
Dream Workshop   February 2013 - June 2013
TechnoServe  April 2012 - September 2012
Project SPARK   October 2011 - April 2012

Skills
Management Consulting, Strategic Planning, International..., Business Process..., Social Justice, Entrepreneurship, Program Management, Operations Management, Fundraising, Team Leadership, Spanish, Proposal Writing, Non-profits, Business Planning, Governance, Strategy, Marketing Strategy, Leadership, Start-ups, Process Improvement, Competitive Analysis, Marketing, Business Development, Nonprofits, Management, Public Speaking, Social Media, Event Planning, Strategic Partnerships, Integration, Event Management, Project Management, Analysis, Training, Mergers & Acquisitions, Budgets, Leadership Development, Business Strategy, Corporate Social..., Consulting, Market Research, Finance, Venture Capital, Philanthropy, Sales, Social Entrepreneurship, Organizational..., Program Development, Grant Writing, Change Management

Education
IESE Business School - University of Navarra   2008 — 2010
Masters, MBA

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   2001 — 2005
B.S., Business Information Technology - Operations Management

SUNY Levin Institute   2013 — 2013
JumpStart NYC Program, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies

Maya Baratz Maya Baratz Greater New York City Area Details
Maya Baratz's TechStars Experience September 2015 - Present
Job Director/Head of New Products, ABC News
Industry Internet
Experience
Techstars   September 2015 - Present
ABC News  January 2012 - Present
The Wall Street Journal  October 2010 - January 2012
MTV Networks  February 2009 - October 2010
VentureBeat  November 2008 - February 2009
Mochi Media  May 2008 - December 2008
Flickr  December 2006 - March 2008
Monster.com  May 2003 - November 2006
Former Pres. Candidate Senator John Kerry   1997 - 1999

Skills
Digital Media, Product Management, New Media, Content Strategy, Social Media, Product Innovation, Facebook, Newsletters, Editing, Content Development, Blogging, Strategic Partnerships, Publishing, Broadcast, Business Development, Content Management

Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Wellesley College
BA, English & Political Science

Ytzen Zeilstra Ytzen Zeilstra Boston, Massachusetts Details
Ytzen Zeilstra's TechStars Experience January 2014 - April 2014
Job Founder and COO at Woosports
Industry Sports
Experience
Woosports   June 2013 - Present
Techstars.  January 2014 - April 2014
The Corporate Finance Group  May 2013 - July 2013
adidas group  December 2011 - May 2012
Homburg Industries N.V.   August 2008 - September 2010
Deloitte  September 2002 - July 2008

Skills
Start-ups, Entrepreneurship, Due Diligence, Mergers & Acquisitions, Auditing, Investments, Risk Management, Financial Modeling, Revenue Recognition, Mergers, Business Strategy, Software Documentation, Strategic Planning, Strategic Financial..., Acquisition Integration, Internal Controls, Leadership, Managerial Finance, Real Estate

Education
Harvard University   2013 — 2013
Harvard Extension School, Corporate Finance

Nyenrode Business University   2002 — 2011
Register Accountant (RA), Accounting

Nyenrode Business Universiteit   2002 — 2011
Master of Science in Accountancy, Accounting

Raviv Turner Raviv Turner Boulder, Colorado Details
Raviv Turner's TechStars Experience August 2014 - Present
Job CoFounder at Caliber UX Customer Experience Design for the Enterprise
Industry Internet
Experience
Caliber UX   September 2015 - Present
Techstars   August 2014 - Present
Boomtown Accelerator  April 2014 - Present
FullContact Inc.  January 2015 - September 2015
Telespine   June 2014 - December 2014
Kapta   July 2014 - November 2014
TapInfluence  June 2013 - March 2014
TapInfluence (Formerly BlogFrog)   July 2012 - March 2014
General Assemb.ly  October 2013 - February 2014
GUERILLAPPS   May 2008 - April 2012

Skills
User Experience, Start-ups, Product Management, Entrepreneurship, SaaS, Agile Methodologies, Social Media Marketing, Enterprise Software, Mobile Applications, SEO, Integrated Marketing, Business Strategy, Google Analytics, Web Analytics, HTML 5, Software Project..., Agile Project Management, User Interface Design, Business Intelligence, Content Marketing, Analytics, Online Advertising, Executive Management, JIRA, Atlassian JIRA, Lean Startup, Scrum, Rapid Prototyping, Consumer Internet, Remote Team Management, SEM, Executive Producing, Budget P&L, iOS development, B2B software, Social Entrepreneurship, Social Enterprise, Web Design, Native Advertising, Small Business Online..., Digital Marketing, User Research, Interaction Design, Gamification, Competitive Analysis, Product Marketing, Go-to-market Strategy, Information Architecture, Design Thinking

Education
New York University   2001 — 2003
Master, Interactive Telecommunication Program

Jessica Meher Jessica Meher Boston, Massachusetts Details
Jessica Meher's TechStars Experience June 2015 - Present
Job Head of Web Marketing @HubSpot, Startup Mentor, Speaker & Author
Industry Computer Software
Experience
HubSpot  August 2014 - Present
Techstars   June 2015 - Present
Girl Capital   September 2015 - Present
General Assembly  February 2015 - May 2015
HubSpot  June 2012 - August 2014
HubSpot  March 2011 - June 2012
Biscom  September 2009 - March 2011
Akken, Inc.   April 2007 - September 2009
HMS Enterprises   October 2004 - January 2007

Skills
Email Marketing, SEO, Lead Generation, Marketing Automation, PPC, Inbound Marketing, Social Media, Salesforce.com, Social Media Marketing, Blogging, E-commerce, Content Marketing, Integrated Marketing, Market Research, Direct Marketing, Marketing Strategy, CRM, Web Design and..., Interactive Marketing, Start-ups, SEM, SaaS, Marketing Automation,..., Corporate Branding, Lead Nurturing, Online Marketing, Content Strategy, Business Development, Competitive Analysis, Demand Generation, Optimization, Multi-channel Marketing, Campaign Management &..., Team Building/Management, Social Media and Video..., Professional Speaking, Search Engine..., Market Research and..., Motivational Speaking, Web Marketing, Marketing Communications, Online Content Creation, Enterprise Marketing, Spring Cleaning, Halloween, showers, Eating, Web Analytics, Digital Marketing, Google Analytics

Education
Southern New Hampshire University
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Advertising

Harvard Extension School   2015 — 2015
CSCI E-12 Fundamentals of Website Development, A

Intelligent.ly Exchange   2014 — 2014
Management & Leadership

Jamyn Edis Jamyn Edis Greater New York City Area Details
Jamyn Edis's TechStars Experience March 2012 - Present
Job
Industry Entertainment
Experience
Dash Labs, Inc.   May 2012 - Present
New York University - NYU Stern School of Business   March 2010 - Present
TechStars   March 2012 - Present
Connected TV Marketing Association (CTVMA)   June 2012 - December 2013
HBO  August 2007 - June 2012
HBO (A Time Warner Company)   July 2007 - May 2012
Accenture (New York, London)   April 1998 - July 2007

Skills
Strategy, Marketing, Advertising, Financial Services, Digital Media, Television, Cable Television, Internet, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Social Networking, Strategic Planning, CRM, Quantitative Research, Quantitative Analytics, Sports, Automotive, Education, Higher Education, Educational Leadership, Business Analysis, Business Development, M&A experience, IPO, Data Analysis, Requirements Gathering, Hardware, Software Development, Project Management, Digital Strategy, Mobile Devices, Mobile Applications, Mobile Internet, Web Applications, iOS, JavaScript, Website Development, Product Development, Product Management, R&D, Innovation, Management Consulting, Venture Capital, Investments, Start-ups, Start-up Consulting, Entrepreneurship, Market Entry, University Teaching, Executive Education

Education
Harvard Business School   2003 — 2005
MBA

University of Cambridge   1994 — 1997
BA, MA

Sue Nagle Sue Nagle Boulder, Colorado Details
Sue Nagle's TechStars Experience May 2012 - June 2013
Job Marketing Director at Medtronic
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Medtronic  September 2015 - Present
Perrin-Nagle Associates   2002 - Present
The North Highland Company  February 2013 - April 2015
Techstars   May 2012 - June 2013
Acyclica, Inc.   October 2012 - March 2013
Anti Sleep Pilot   March 2011 - January 2012
Kids Leadership Coalition, Producer of SheHeroes   October 2008 - October 2010
PwC's PRTM   1999 - 2001
Hewlett-Packard (Now Agilent)   1997 - 1998
Intel Corporation  1996 - 1996

Skills
Marketing Management, Product Management, Product, Service &..., Product Marketing, Lead Generation, Product Development, Product Strategy, Marketing Optimization, Business Strategy, B2B Marketing, Marketing Strategy, Program Management, Channel Management, Interim Management, New Business Development, Global Team Leadership, Innovation Management, Business Process..., Business Process Mapping, P&L Responsibility, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Business Development, Strategy, Start-ups

Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Sloan School of Management   1995 — 1997
MBA and MS, Management and Mechanical Engineering

Massachusetts Institute of Technology   1987 — 1991
BS, Mechanical Engineering

Jonathan Self Jonathan Self Chicago, Illinois Details
Jonathan Self's TechStars Experience May 2014 - July 2014
Job Real Estate Broker at Access Chicago Realty, Inc.
Industry Real Estate
Experience
Access Chicago Realty, Inc.   June 2015 - Present
Tastemakers LLC   2015 - 2015
WeDeliver  July 2014 - December 2014
Techstars   May 2014 - July 2014
WeDeliver  February 2014 - July 2014
Plum Market  May 2013 - January 2014
Pastoral Artisan Cheese, Bread and Wine   July 2010 - December 2011
Bravo Restaurants  January 2011 - September 2011
Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park  2009 - 2010
Western Illinois University  August 2007 - May 2009

Skills
Sales, Team Leadership, Customer Service, Lean Thinking, Management, Strategic Planning, Start-ups, Restaurants, Hospitality, Culinary Skills, Wine, Food & Beverage, Time Management, Food

Education
Western Illinois University   2007 — 2009
MFA, Acting

Hendrix College   2003 — 2006
Bachelor of Arts, Theatre Arts and Dance

David Tisch David Tisch New York, New York Details
David Tisch's TechStars Experience August 2010 - Present
Job Managing Partner at BoxGroup
Industry Internet
Experience
BoxGroup   2007 - Present
Spring Inc.  February 2013 - Present
Cornell Tech  2014 - Present
TechStars   August 2010 - Present
TechStars   August 2010 - August 2012
knowmore   2009 - 2009
KGB  2007 - 2009
Vornado Realty Trust  2006 - 2007
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP   2005 - 2005
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz   2004 - 2004

Skills
Mergers, Angel Investing, Product Development, Team Building, Web 2.0, Start-ups, Entrepreneurship, Investments, Mobile Devices, Business, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Business Strategy, Strategic Planning, Business Development, Financial Modeling, Strategic Partnerships, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Strategy

Education
New York University School of Law   2003 — 2006
J.D.

University of Pennsylvania   1999 — 2003
BA

Scarsdale High School   1995 — 1999
High School

Ryan Kuder Ryan Kuder Greater San Diego Area Details
Ryan Kuder's TechStars Experience November 2014 - Present
Job Managing Director, Qualcomm Robotics Accelerator, powered by Techstars
Industry Venture Capital & Private Equity
Experience
Techstars   November 2014 - Present
Wyldfire  May 2014 - Present
The Aspen Institute  July 2011 - Present

Skills
Online Advertising, Product Management, Product Marketing, Early-stage Startups, Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Innovation Management, Local Marketing, Customer Development, Lean Startup, Social Media, Social Networking, Entrepreneurship, Integrated Marketing, CRM, Management, Strategy, Start-ups, Marketing Management, Online Marketing

Education
Georgetown University   1992 — 1996
BS, Business Administration

San Dieguito High School   1989 — 1994

Preschool

Allison Nelson Allison Nelson Greater Seattle Area Details
Allison Nelson's TechStars Experience 2015 - Present
Job
Industry Consumer Services
Experience
Techstars   2015 - Present
KoduCare (Kodu, Inc.)   January 2015 - Present
Independent  2013 - Present
9Mile Labs  2014 - Present
Bookmarks Publishing   2001 - Present
The Local Vine LLC   2006 - 2012
Experience Music Project/ Science Fiction Museum/ Vulcan Inc.   2005 - 2006
QRS  1998 - 2001
Bain & Company  1995 - 1998
Credit Suisse First Boston  1992 - 1993

Education
Harvard Business School   1993 — 1995
MBA

Wellesley College   1986 — 1990
BA

Mike Dudas Mike Dudas Greater New York City Area Details
Mike Dudas's TechStars Experience May 2015 - Present
Job CoFounder and CRO at Button
Industry Online Media
Experience
Button   May 2014 - Present
Techstars   May 2015 - Present
Braintree/Venmo   2013 - 2014
PayPal  2013 - 2014
Google  2009 - 2013
TargetSpot, Inc.   2007 - 2009
Kaplan Higher Education  2006 - 2007
MTV Networks  June 2005 - August 2005
The Walt Disney Company  2001 - 2004

Skills
Strategy, Sales, Mobile Payments, Digital Media, Mobile Advertising, Search Advertising, Business Development, Product Launch, Corporate Development, Analytics, E-commerce, Product Management, Advertising, Strategic Partnerships, Business Strategy, Strategic Planning, Marketing Strategy, Start-ups, Mobile Devices

Education
Stanford University   1997 — 2001
BA

Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management   2004 — 2006
MBA

Hopkins School   1991 — 1997

Aswin Natarajan Aswin Natarajan Atlanta, Georgia Details
Aswin Natarajan's TechStars Experience May 2013 - August 2013
Job Partnerships, Marketing, Business Development
Industry Logistics and Supply Chain
Experience
HubLogix  September 2013 - July 2015
TechStars   May 2013 - August 2013
SalesLoft  January 2013 - May 2013
Startup Exchange   August 2012 - May 2013
3 Day Startup  January 2013 - March 2013
TED Conferences  August 2012 - December 2012
Georgia Institute of Technology  January 2010 - November 2012
Southeast BIO   May 2012 - August 2012
Georgia Institute of Technology  August 2009 - August 2011

Skills
Entrepreneurship, Business Development, Leadership, Market Research, E-commerce, Inbound Marketing, B2B Marketing Strategy, Marketing, Marketing Strategy, Branding, Product Marketing

Education
Georgia Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Biomedical Engineering

National University of Singapore
Exchange Semester

David Dahl David Dahl Chicago, Illinois Details
David Dahl's TechStars Experience 2013 - Present
Job Founder at Lo Rez Brewing
Industry Internet
Experience
Lo Rez Brewing, LLC   November 2012 - Present
Independent Consultant  September 2008 - Present
Techstars   2013 - Present
Total Attorneys  September 2009 - August 2012
Parlay Communications   June 2009 - August 2009
Emmi Solutions  July 2008 - May 2009
OptionMonster  August 2007 - June 2008
SpringCM  March 2005 - August 2007
Orbitz, LLC  December 2000 - December 2004
Neoglyphics / Zefer   June 1997 - December 2000

Skills
Architecture, Java Enterprise Edition, Projects, Agile Methodologies, Root Cause Analysis, SaaS, Software Development, Product Management, SDLC, Scrum, IT Strategy, Agile Project Management, Cloud Computing, Scalability, Start-ups, Web Applications, Business Analysis, Enterprise Software, Business Strategy, Strategy, Management, Leadership, Business Intelligence, Product Development, Integration, Team Leadership, Consulting, Data Center, E-commerce, Security, Executive Management, Project Planning, Analytics, Analysis, Architectures

Education
Loyola University Chicago   1997 — 1999
MBA, Finance

Purdue University   1988 — 1992
BS, Computer Science

Alexandre Douzet Alexandre Douzet Greater New York City Area Details
Alexandre Douzet's TechStars Experience January 2015 - May 2015
Job Entrepreneur in Residence at Primary Venture Partners
Industry Internet
Experience
Primary Venture Partners  September 2015 - Present
NYU Summer LaunchPad   June 2015 - August 2015
Dreamit Accelerator   April 2015 - August 2015
Techstars   January 2015 - May 2015
TheLadders  January 2013 - December 2014
TheLadders.com  September 2007 - December 2014
TheLadders  May 2012 - December 2012
TheLadders.com  December 2008 - April 2012
TheLadders.com Inc.   August 2003 - December 2008
Citigroup -Salomon London   July 2002 - September 2002

Skills
Online Marketing, Marketing Strategy, Strategy, CRM, Direct Marketing, Business Development, SEM, Marketing, Recruiting, PPC, Product Development, Customer Acquisition, Public Relations, Sales, Internet Recruiting, Leadership, Mergers, Start-ups, Online Advertising, Human Resources, Digital Media, E-commerce, Strategic Partnerships, Entrepreneurship, Start-up, Lead Generation

Education
INSEAD   2002 — 2002
MBA

NYU   1997 — 1999
MS

Université Jean Moulin (Lyon III)   1994 — 1996
BS

Ali Chopra Ali Chopra Brooklyn, New York Details
Ali Chopra's TechStars Experience July 2015 - Present
Job Design Associate at Techstars
Industry Design
Experience
Techstars   July 2015 - Present
Fo' Myslef   May 2015 - Present
Capco  February 2015 - April 2015
WESTxEAST   December 2014 - February 2015
Startup Institute  October 2014 - December 2014
Horizons at The Salisbury School   January 2014 - October 2014
Tishcon corp   April 2013 - October 2014
Wise Learning Center   November 2012 - March 2013
Horizons at The Salisbury School   June 2012 - October 2012
Real Estate Financial Modeling   June 2011 - September 2011

Skills
Microsoft Excel, Project Management, Proposal Writing, Financial Modeling, Real Estate Development, Real Estate, Market Analysis, Microsoft Office, Social Media, Due Diligence, Market Research, Financial Analysis, Research, Management, Fundraising, Strategic Planning, Leadership, Data Analysis, Budgets, Analysis

Education
Georgetown University   2009 — 2012
MPS, Real Estate

New York Institute of Technology   2005 — 2009
BS, Architecture

Lebanese American University   2012 — 2012
Certificate, Arabic Language and Literature

Tongji University   2008 — 2008
Architecture

Cam Balzer Cam Balzer Greater Chicago Area Details
Cam Balzer's TechStars Experience 2012 - Present
Job CMO at ThinkCERCA
Industry Marketing and Advertising
Experience
ThinkCERCA  June 2015 - Present
Web-cite Inc   1995 - Present
Art Backsplash Co.   2015 - Present
MightyNest  2012 - Present
TechStars   2012 - Present
MightyNest  September 2012 - December 2014
Threadless  April 2009 - May 2012
Northwestern University  2008 - 2010
VivaKi Nerve Center  September 2008 - March 2009
Performics  October 2007 - October 2008

Skills
Online Advertising, Integrated Marketing, Social Marketing, Marketing Strategy, Digital Strategy, Social Media Marketing, Email Marketing, E-commerce, Web Analytics, Customer Insight, SEM, SEO, Content Strategy, Content Marketing, Public Speaking, Affiliate Marketing, Digital Marketing, Online Marketing, Community Building, Product Strategy, Strategic Planning, Team Building, Leadership, Strategy, Marketing, Social Media

Education
Northwestern University
MA, English

Northwestern University   1993 — 1997
Doctoral Candidate, English

University of Alberta   1991 — 1993
MA, English

University of Alberta
BA, English, Philosophy

Chloe Harford Chloe Harford Greater Seattle Area Details
Chloe Harford's TechStars Experience 2015 - Present
Job Vice President, Strategy at Zillow Group
Industry Internet
Experience
Techstars   2015 - Present
Zillow Group  March 2015 - Present
The Mountaineers  November 2012 - Present

Education
INSEAD
MBA with Distinction

University of Bristol
PhD

University of Cambridge
MA

Max Ciccotosto Max Ciccotosto Greater Seattle Area Details
Max Ciccotosto's TechStars Experience 2012 - 2013
Job Head of Global Growth and Managing Director for North America at LightInTheBox
Industry Computer Software
Experience
LightInTheBox  January 2014 - Present
Lockerz, Inc.   January 2013 - December 2013
techstars   2012 - 2013
Lockerz, Inc.   August 2012 - December 2012
Wishpot Inc   2007 - 2012
Zooppa  2008 - 2011
Microsoft  2003 - 2006
Microsoft  2000 - 2003

Skills
Social Commerce, Software Product..., Retail, Social Media, Mobile Commerce, Mobile Technology, Enterprise Software, Software Development, Business Development, SaaS, Email Clients, Email Archiving, Email Systems, Collaboration Tools, Calendaring, Consumer Software, API, Microsoft Exchange, Exchange ActiveSync, Data Synchronization, Rules Engines, Online Advertising, SMB, Facebook Marketing, Facebook API, Facebook Advertising, Twitter, Outlook, Paypal Integration, Project Management, Event Management, Start-ups, E-commerce, Mobile Devices, APIs, Cloud Computing, Facebook, Mobile Applications, Program Management, Strategic Partnerships, Strategy, User Experience, Venture Capital, Web Analytics, Web 2.0, Management, Product Management, Marketing

Education
University of Washington   1999 — 1999
Master of Science (MS)

University of Bologna   1993 — 1999
Master’s Degree

Instituto Superior Técnico   1996 — 1997
Study Abroad

Nicolas Christiaen Nicolas Christiaen New York, New York Details
Nicolas Christiaen's TechStars Experience July 2015 - Present
Job Lean Cash Flow Management for Manufacturers & Distributors at Cashforce.com
Industry Management Consulting
Experience
Techstars   July 2015 - Present
Cashforce   April 2012 - Present
Working Capital Channel   June 2014 - Present
NetN3   August 2010 - March 2012
NetN3 / Policy Research Corporation   August 2010 - September 2011
PricewaterhouseCoopers  August 2009 - June 2010
Ebbinge & Company   April 2008 - December 2008
Barco  July 2008 - August 2008
Vlaamse Tennisvereniging (Flemish Tennis Association)   November 2007 - April 2008

Skills
Cash Flow Forecasting, Working Capital..., Treasury Management, Business Planning, Entrepreneurship, Business Analysis, Business Process, Business Intelligence, Strategy, Management Consulting, Business Development, Project Management, QlikView, Manufacturing, Injection Molding, Financial Analysis, Business Process...

Education
RealAcad, Stanford University   2011 — 2011
Venture Management & Leadership program

Universiteit Gent   2004 — 2009
Master, Civil Engineering, Summa Cum Laude (Top 1%)

Sint-Lodewijkscollege   1998 — 2004
Mathematics & Sciences 8 hours

Jenna Lee Jenna Lee New York, New York Details
Jenna Lee's TechStars Experience March 2013 - July 2013
Job Founder & CEO at AIM Inc.
Industry Venture Capital & Private Equity
Experience
The Boston Consulting Group  October 2013 - 2014
Lerer Ventures   June 2013 - August 2013
TIDE Institute   May 2011 - August 2013
TechStars   March 2013 - July 2013
The Boston Consulting Group  June 2012 - August 2012
Acadian Asset Management  March 2006 - February 2011
Citigroup Asset Management  2004 - 2006
Alternative Asset Investment Management  2003 - 2004

Skills
Bloomberg, Portfolio Management, Financial Modeling, Valuation, Equities, Emerging Markets, Capital Markets, Fixed Income, Private Equity, Investments, Financial Analysis, Equity Research, Derivatives, Hedge Funds, Quantitative Analytics, Start-ups, Venture Capital, Strategy, Entrepreneurship

Education
New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business   2010 — 2013
MBA, Finance, Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Harvard University   2008 — 2009
Special Studies in Economics, Graduate School of Arts and Science

The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Engineering

Alex Pak Alex Pak Redwood City, California Details
Alex Pak's TechStars Experience May 2013 - September 2013
Job Product Marketing Manager at Facebook
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Facebook  August 2014 - Present
FindIt   October 2011 - July 2014
Techstars.  May 2013 - September 2013
The Harbus News Corporation   April 2012 - May 2013
General Mills  October 2010 - July 2011
General Mills  October 2008 - October 2010
General Mills  October 2006 - October 2008
Kimberly-Clark  May 2003 - October 2006
Kraft Foods Group  May 2002 - August 2002

Skills
Supply Chain, FMCG, Continuous Improvement, Logistics, Demand Planning, Production Planning, Consumer Products, Cross-functional Team..., Competitive Analysis, Financial Modeling, Market Research, Strategy, Analytics, Product Development, Customer Insight, Entrepreneurship, Software Project..., Business Strategy, Leadership, Strategic Planning, Management, Manufacturing, Marketing, Product Management, Forecasting, Start-ups

Education
Harvard Business School   2011 — 2013
MBA, General degree: coursework focused on Entrepreneurship and Marketing, First Year Honors

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign   1999 — 2003
BS, Supply Chain Management (Industrial Distribution Management), Graduated with Honors

Nicholas Ivanecky Nicholas Ivanecky Mountain View, California Details
Nicholas Ivanecky's TechStars Experience October 2013 - May 2014
Job Helping passionate people drive the economy forward
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Webeam Inc.   January 2015 - Present
Digablue   October 2013 - December 2014
McMaster University  January 2013 - September 2014
Techstars   October 2013 - May 2014
McMaster University  April 2013 - April 2014
Salveo Mobile Inc.   June 2013 - September 2013
MAC Investment Club  September 2012 - September 2013
Tim Hortons Children's Foundation   May 2011 - August 2011

Skills
Objective-C, User Adoption, Data Analysis, Product Development, Public Speaking, Git, Legalese, Strategic Partnerships, Team Leadership, Ruby on Rails, Statistics, Investments, Project Management, Entrepreneurship, Bloomberg Terminal, Equity Research, Microsoft Office, Terminal, Thomson Reuters Eikon, Critical Thinking, Windows, Mobile Robotics, HTML, Arduino, Linux, Microsoft Excel, AutoCAD Inventor, Matlab, C++

Education
University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School   2013 — 2014
Core MBA-level Certificates, Accounting, Finance, Marketing, Operations

McMaster University   2013 — 2015
Master’s Degree, M.Eng Management

McMaster University   2009 — 2013
Bachelors of Engineering, Mechatronics

St. Mary's SecondarySchool   2005 — 2009
High School Diploma, 90 CA

Dave Dyer Dave Dyer Portland, Oregon Details
Dave Dyer's TechStars Experience March 2013 - June 2013
Job Managing Partner | Chief Strategist MANIFESTO
Industry Marketing and Advertising
Experience
Manifesto  August 2011 - Present
Proxy  June 2011 - August 2014
Table for Ten   September 2013 - May 2014
TechStars   March 2013 - June 2013
Satori Engine   February 2011 - September 2011
IDL Worldwide  May 2005 - August 2011
Relay Worldwide  2004 - 2005

Skills
Marketing Strategy, Brand Development, Creative Direction, Integrated Marketing, Strategy, Retail, Brand Management, Advertising, Marketing Communications, Entrepreneurship, Business Development, Brand Architecture, Marketing, Leadership, Management, Retail Design, Account Management, Branding & Identity, Product Development, CRM, Relationship Marketing, New Business Development, Event Planning, Digital Marketing, Experiential Events, Sponsorship Activation, Storyboarding, Brainstorm Facilitation, Organizational..., Project Management, Team Building, Brand Awareness, Account Planning, Consumer Electronics

Education
John Brown University   2000 — 2003
Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Marketing

Webster University

Ajay Kulkarni Ajay Kulkarni New York, New York Details
Ajay Kulkarni's TechStars Experience May 2009 - September 2009
Job CoFounder/CEO at iobeam (We're hiring!)
Industry Wireless
Experience
iobeam   February 2014 - Present
GroupMe/Skyprosoft   February 2011 - February 2014
sensobi   January 2009 - April 2011
TechStars   May 2009 - September 2009
Self-Employed  March 2008 - December 2008
MIT Sloan School of Management  August 2006 - June 2008
MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition  October 2006 - May 2008
SubWay Link   January 2008 - January 2008
Emerginvest   February 2007 - January 2008
Microsoft  May 2007 - August 2007

Skills
Mobile Devices, Start-ups, Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Business Development, Mobile Applications, Business Strategy, Mobile Technology, Marketing Analytics, Product Development, Sales, Marketing Strategy, Venture Capital, Management, Product Management, Strategic Partnerships

Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Sloan School of Management   2006 — 2008
M.B.A., Entrepreneurship

MIT Artificial Intelligence Lab   2001 — 2002
M.Eng., Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence)

MIT   1997 — 2001
B.S., Computer Science

Newark Academy   1994 — 1997
HS Diploma

Alex Hugon Alex Hugon Cambridge, Massachusetts Details
Alex Hugon's TechStars Experience July 2012 - November 2012
Job Fullstack web developer
Industry Internet
Experience
HireProbability   January 2014 - Present
Veritaffle   July 2011 - Present
Qur, Inc.   September 2014 - April 2015
metaLAB (at) Harvard   January 2013 - August 2013
Avalanche  December 2012 - June 2013
Techstars   July 2012 - November 2012
Harvard University  September 2008 - August 2012
Oracle / Endeca   September 2011 - May 2012
Endeca  June 2010 - August 2010
Ossian Studios   2006 - 2007

Skills
Ruby on Rails, jQuery, HTML + CSS, PostgreSQL, Git, Heroku, LinkedIn API, Facebook API, Stripe API, PHP, JavaScript, MySQL, C, Java, Teaching, Python, Django

Education
Harvard College   2007 — 2011
BA, Computer Science

Phillips Academy   2003 — 2007
High School

Joel Yoel Kelman Joel Yoel Kelman Cambridge, Massachusetts Details
Joel Yoel Kelman's TechStars Experience 2014 - 2014
Job Cofounder of Ecovent at TechStars
Industry Oil & Energy
Experience
Ecovent  February 2013 - Present
TechStars   2014 - 2014
MIT Sloan School of Management  2012 - 2014
SolarCity  2013 - 2013
Sage Devices   2013 - 2013
Plymedia   2011 - 2012
Giza Singer Even   2010 - 2011
Duff & Phelps  2006 - 2010
Standard & Poor's   2005 - 2005

Skills
Start-ups, Entrepreneurship, Financial Modeling, GSD, Due Diligence, Energy Efficiency, Strategy, Energy, Corporate Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial Analysis, Business Strategy, Venture Capital, Investments, Data Analysis, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Analysis, Business Process Design, Alternative Energy, Sustainability

Education
MIT Sloan School of Management   2012 — 2014
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Energy, Entrepreneurship

Yeshiva University   2002 — 2006
BS, Accounting

Beth Tfiloh   2000 — 2002

Elliott Ribner Elliott Ribner Greater Boston Area Details
Elliott Ribner's TechStars Experience May 2015 - August 2015
Job Software Developer at AdmitHub
Industry Computer Software
Experience
AdmitHub   July 2015 - Present
Techstars   May 2015 - August 2015
Launch Academy, Inc  December 2014 - May 2015
Overtone Labs   December 2010 - January 2015
ChExpert Consulting   August 2011 - January 2012
FreeLance Web and Graphic Design  2010 - 2011

Skills
Marketing, Business Development, Management, Project Management, Digital Marketing, CSS, HTML, JavaScript, Ruby on Rails, Sinatra, Marketing Strategy, Graphic Design, Advertising, Business Strategy, Python, Git, Illustrator, Market Research, Social Media Marketing, Product Development, Social Networking, Social Media, Online Advertising, Test Driven Development, Agile Methodologies, Pair Programming

Education
Dalian University of Technology   2010 — 2012
Economics

Montana State University-Bozeman   2005 — 2010
B.A., Economics, Honors

Alex P. Vidor Alex P. Vidor Charlotte, North Carolina Details
Alex P. Vidor's TechStars Experience July 2014 - October 2014
Job Business Development at Payzer
Industry Information Technology and Services
Experience
NowSight   February 2015 - July 2015
Lea(R)n   July 2014 - December 2014
Techstars   July 2014 - October 2014
Social Pathway Solutions, LLC   November 2013 - July 2014
Vendormate, Inc.   March 2012 - September 2012

Skills
Research, Excel, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Data Analysis, Social Media, Market Research, Business Development, Social Networking, Salesforce.com, Sales, Analysis, Entrepreneurship, Time Management, PowerPoint, Start-ups, Management

Education
Emory University   2007 — 2011
Bachelor of Arts (BA), German Studies & International Studies

University of North Carolina at Wilmington   2013 — 2013
Post-Bacc, Business Foundations

Nick Giammanco Nick Giammanco Clarendon Hills, Illinois Details
Nick Giammanco's TechStars Experience July 2015 - August 2015
Job Hackstar Intern for Techstars Chicago
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Techstars   July 2015 - August 2015

Skills
Computer Science, Mobile Applications, Web Development, Public Speaking, PHP, Java, SQL, Objective-C, Swift, HTML, CSS

Education
Georgia Institute of Technology   2015 — 2019
Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science

Hinsdale Central High School   2011 — 2015
High School

Audrey Wu Audrey Wu Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Audrey Wu's TechStars Experience June 2015 - Present
Job Techstars | Digital and Product Marketing
Industry Marketing and Advertising
Experience
Techstars   June 2015 - Present
JibJab Bros. Studios  November 2014 - June 2015
Kluge Interactive   March 2015 - May 2015
WLAB digital strategy   March 2010 - May 2015
TMP Worldwide  December 2013 - August 2014
Sport Chalet  May 2013 - September 2013
iconmobile LLC   March 2008 - November 2009
Ketchum  May 2007 - March 2008
J. Paul Getty Trust  October 2003 - May 2007
Deloitte Corporate Finance  1998 - 2001

Skills
Social Media, Mobile Marketing, Business Strategy, Budgeting, Business Planning, Marketing Strategy, Digital Strategy, Advertising, Online Advertising, Budgets, Integrated Marketing, Project Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Digital Media, Online Marketing, Start-ups, Marketing, Paid Search Strategy, Paid Search Campaigns, Online Media Buys, E-commerce SEO, Strategy, Brand Development, Digital Marketing, E-commerce, SEO, SEM, Web Analytics, Content Strategy, Social Media Marketing, Google Analytics, User Experience, Management, CRM

Education
University of California, Los Angeles
BA, Art History

General Assembly   2014 — 2014
User Experience (UX) Design

Nathan Monk Nathan Monk Toronto, Canada Area Details
Nathan Monk's TechStars Experience April 2013 - Present
Job Entrepreneur. Mentor. Runner.
Industry Management Consulting
Experience
Pace & Mind   May 2014 - Present
Techstars   April 2013 - Present
MaRS Discovery District  October 2010 - Present
CBC  January 2008 - June 2010
CanWest MediaWorks  February 2007 - January 2008
CanWest  February 2006 - February 2007
Yahoo! Inc.   July 2003 - January 2005
OgilvyInteractive worldwide   2004 - 2005

Skills
Mobile Devices, Digital Strategy, Digital Marketing, Web Analytics, SEM, Marketing Strategy, Start-ups, Strategy, Marketing Communications, Competitive Analysis, Social Media, SEO, Entrepreneurship, Business Development, New Media, Marketing Management, Cross-functional Team..., Digital Media, Strategic Planning, E-commerce, Analytics, Business Planning, Strategic Partnerships, User Experience, Integrated Marketing, Product Marketing, Marketing Research, Content Strategy, Mobile Marketing, New Business Development, Online Advertising, Social Media Marketing, Marketing, CRM, Market Research, Management, Creative Direction, Leadership, Brand Development, Online Marketing, Go-to-market Strategy, Blogging, Strategic Communications, Lean Startup

Education
The University of Western Ontario - Richard Ivey School of Business   1999 — 2003
HBA, Media, Strategy and Marketing

Drew Giovannoli Drew Giovannoli Austin, Texas Details
Drew Giovannoli's TechStars Experience August 2013 - October 2013
Job Co Founder, CEO at Red Fox Clan
Industry Marketing and Advertising
Experience
Red Fox Clan   January 2015 - Present
Fosbury (Acquired by Verve Mobile)   September 2013 - December 2014
TechStars   August 2013 - October 2013
Cap Gemini  September 2012 - August 2013
Capgemini  June 2012 - December 2012
PhotoPlay LLC   December 2011 - October 2012
Capgemini  August 2011 - September 2012
PowerPlay Solar   July 2009 - January 2010

Skills
Community Management, Game Mechanics, Technology Start-up, Gamification, Crowdsourcing, Marketing Strategy, Research, Microsoft Excel, Start-ups, Social Media Marketing, Social Media, Entrepreneurship, Facebook, Business Strategy, Market Research, Online Advertising, Social Networking, Training, Analysis, Process Improvement, ERP, Mobile Devices, Blogging, Google Analytics, Analytics, Data Analysis, Requirements Gathering, CRM, Business Analysis, Management Consulting, Strategy

Education
Indiana University - Kelley School of Business   2007 — 2011
Bachelor of Science, Business; Business Economic

Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore   2010 — 2010
Economics

Brett Cresey Brett Cresey Foxboro, Massachusetts Details
Brett Cresey's TechStars Experience June 2015 - September 2015
Job Associate Intern at Techstars
Industry Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
Experience
Northwestern University Intramural Sports   September 2013 - Present
Techstars   June 2015 - September 2015
Braun's Express   June 2014 - August 2014
Town of Foxborough  May 2012 - August 2013
Northwestern University  January 2013 - April 2013

Skills
Microsoft Excel, Statistics, Data Analysis, Economics, AMPL, Matlab, Public Speaking, PowerPoint, C++, Microsoft Office, R, Minitab, Microsoft Word

Education
Northwestern University   2012 — 2016
Bachelor of Science (BS), Industrial Engineering, Economics

Foxborough High School   2008 — 2012

Demos Tantalidis Demos Tantalidis Greater Seattle Area Details
Demos Tantalidis's TechStars Experience October 2014 - March 2015
Job Director Healthcare at Perficient
Industry Management Consulting
Experience
Perficient  April 2015 - Present
Techstars   October 2014 - March 2015
Microsoft  June 2012 - October 2014
IBM  June 2008 - July 2012
Price Waterhouse Coopers Advisory (former Diamond Management Consulting)   July 2005 - June 2008
Discover Financial Services  February 2000 - July 2005
Dell (former Plural Inc.)   January 1996 - January 2000
Chapman and Cutler  July 1993 - June 1996
Carleton College  June 1990 - September 1990

Skills
Enterprise Architecture, IT Strategy, Solution Architecture, Cloud Computing, Enterprise Software, SOA, Software Development, Business Architecture, Integration, Architecture, Governance, SDLC, Data Center, IT Management, Strategy, Information Technology, VMware, Technology Management, Business Intelligence, Web Services, System Architecture, Architectures, SaaS, Software Project..., Consulting, Growth Strategies, System Deployment, Value Creation, Management, Technical Architecture, Infrastructure, Professional Services, Management Consulting, IT Service Management, Project Portfolio..., Application Architecture, Big Data, Program Management, Project Management, Operations Management, IT Operations, Cross-functional Team..., Leadership, Technical Leadership, Strategic Planning, Vendor Management, ITIL, Solution Selling, Healthcare Information..., Healthcare

Education
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management   2014 — 2014
Executive education, growth strategy and innovation

Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management   2000 — 2002
MBA, Strategy and eCommerce

Michigan State University   1991 — 1993
M.S., Computer Science

Knox College   1987 — 1991
B.A., Computer Science and Physics

Jackson Carson Jackson Carson Boulder, Colorado Details
Jackson Carson's TechStars Experience June 2015 - Present
Job Lead Mentor at Techstars, Pixelosopher, and UX/UI Creative Director at MobileDay
Industry Design
Experience
Techstars   June 2015 - Present
MobileDay  March 2012 - Present
Oracle  January 2012 - March 2012
RightNow Technologies  January 2010 - December 2011
Gaiam, Inc.   2007 - 2009
Wavelength Media, Inc.   1993 - 2007
Specular International  1992 - 1993
Specular International  1991 - 1992
University of Massachusetts at Amherst  1988 - 1992

Skills
User Experience Strategy, User Experience, User Interface Design, Interaction Design, User Experience Design, User Interface, Information Architecture, Information Design, Creative Direction, Usability Testing, Mobile Applications, Usability, UX Design, UI Design, Product Design, Rapid Prototyping, Design Thinking, Paper Prototyping, Prototyping, Web Design, Interactive Media, Interactive Media Design, Mobile Design, Mobile Application..., IxD, Art Direction, Graphic Design, Web Application Design, Scrum, 3D, Usability Design, HCI, Certified Scrum Product..., UI Pattern Design, 3D animation, Visual Interaction..., Interactive Design, Human Computer..., Usability Engineering

Education
University of Massachusetts, Amherst   1988 — 1992
Bachelor of Arts, Computer Graphics and Multimedia - GPA: 3.75

Mount Wachusett Community College   1986 — 1988
Associates Degree, Biology

Caprice Hong Caprice Hong Boston, Massachusetts Details
Caprice Hong's TechStars Experience February 2011 - June 2011
Job Product Designer at HubSpot
Industry Design
Experience
HubSpot  March 2015 - Present
Rekindle, Inc.   January 2014 - February 2015
Barneys New York  May 2013 - October 2014
Intrepid Pursuits, LLC  May 2013 - November 2013
Whitetruffle  August 2012 - January 2013
Whitetruffle  June 2011 - September 2011
Techstars   February 2011 - June 2011

Skills
Logo Design, Illustrator, Graphic Design, Digital Illustration, Photoshop, Illustration, InDesign, Concept Development, Adobe Creative Suite, Layout, Sketching, Graphics, Mac, Typography, Dreamweaver, Art Direction, Visual Communication, Flash, Creative Direction, Mobile Applications, User Interface Design, User Experience Design

Education
Northeastern University   2009 — 2013
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Game and Interactive Media Design/Digital Arts

David Kircos David Kircos Greater Detroit Area Details
David Kircos's TechStars Experience January 2015 - Present
Job Associate at Techstars
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Techstars   January 2015 - Present
Detroit Venture Partners  June 2014 - December 2014
GoOn Music Festival   April 2012 - October 2014
Pridgit   October 2013 - August 2014
BSA Software  January 2014 - May 2014
Habitat for Humanity Detroit  May 2012 - July 2012

Skills
Software Development, Web Development, MySQL, Software Engineering, Amazon Web Services..., Venture Capital, Statups, Start-ups

Education
Michigan State University   2011 — 2015
Computer Science

University of Cambridge   2013 — 2013
Business Law and Finance

Wayne State University   2011 — 2012

Grosse Pointe South   2007 — 2011

Danielle London, CFA Danielle London, CFA New York, New York Details
Danielle London, CFA's TechStars Experience January 2015 - May 2015
Job UX Designer
Industry Investment Management
Experience
London Designs   October 2014 - Present
Techstars   January 2015 - May 2015
Wilshire Associates  August 2013 - September 2014
Cohen & Steers  October 2011 - August 2012
Cliffwater LLC  February 2009 - December 2011
AG Asset Management  December 2007 - December 2008
Wilshire Associates  September 2001 - December 2007

Skills
Hedge Funds, Investments, Private Equity, Alternative Investments, Asset Allocation, Institutional..., Equities, Fixed Income, Bloomberg, Fund Of Funds, Strategy, Portfolio Management, Asset Management, Equity Research, Investment Strategies, Financial Modeling, Capital Markets, Due Diligence, Financial Services, Valuation, Asset Managment, Derivatives, User Experience, User-centered Design, User Research, Wireframes, Paper Prototyping, Competitive Analysis, Collaborative Problem..., User Interface Design, Human Computer..., Interaction Design, User Experience Testing, Agile & Waterfall..., Rapid Prototyping, HTML, CSS, Mutual Funds, Securities, Investment Management, Start-ups

Education
General Assembly   2014 — 2014
User Experience Design Immersive, User Experience Design Immersive

University of Pittsburgh   1997 — 2001

Council Rock High School   1993 — 1997

Stella (Fayman) Garber Stella (Fayman) Garber Chicago, Illinois Details
Stella (Fayman) Garber's TechStars Experience May 2012 - September 2012
Job VP of Marketing at Trello
Industry Internet
Experience
Trello  February 2015 - Present
matchist   April 2012 - Present
Entrepreneurs Unpluggd   January 2010 - Present
Trello  August 2014 - February 2015
OCA Ventures  October 2013 - June 2014
Foundation Capital  August 2013 - May 2014
Techstars   May 2012 - September 2012
FeeFighters.com   2009 - March 2012

Skills
Event Planning, Start-ups, Business Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital, Public Speaking, Social Media, Blogging, Marketing Strategy, Online Marketing, Marketing, Social Networking, Social Media Marketing, Strategic Partnerships, Strategy

Education
The University of Chicago - Booth School of Business   2012 — 2014
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Entrepreneurship, Strategy

Northwestern University   2005 — 2009
BA, Psychology, Business Instititutions

Universidad de Sevilla   2008 — 2008

Chris Brookins Chris Brookins Greater Boston Area Details
Chris Brookins's TechStars Experience September 2012 - Present
Job VP Engineering at Help Scout
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Help Scout  June 2015 - Present
TechStars   September 2012 - Present
Acquia  April 2014 - June 2015
Acquia  August 2008 - July 2014
Vertical Communications, Inc.   October 2004 - July 2008
Artisoft, Inc.   February 1996 - September 2004
Stylus Innovation   March 1993 - February 1996
Easel Corporation  March 1989 - March 1993

Skills
SaaS, Scrum, User Interface Design, Software Development, Cloud Computing, Agile Methodologies, Web Applications, Open Source, Enterprise Software, Web Development, Software Engineering, Product Management, Web Services, Kanban, Product Development, Atlassian JIRA, PaaS, JavaScript, Apache, Databases, Telecommunications, Mobile Applications, Start-ups, Distributed Systems, Drupal, Scalability, Amazon Web Services..., Git, Strategy, LAMP, Software Project..., REST, Agile Project Management

Education
Lehigh University   1983 — 1987
BS

Stephanie Farsht Stephanie Farsht Greater Chicago Area Details
Stephanie Farsht's TechStars Experience April 2014 - Present
Job Innovation and Strategy
Industry Retail
Experience
Kellogg School of Management  January 2015 - Present
Techstars   April 2014 - Present
Target Corporation  2001 - Present
Adjunct Professor at Carlson School of Management (University of Minnesota)   2008 - 2010
Interelate  2000 - 2001
Mitchell Madison Group  August 1997 - January 2000
Northern Trust  July 1992 - June 1996

Skills
Strategy, Business Strategy, Cross-functional Team..., Strategic Planning, Project Management, Competitive Analysis, Strategic Partnerships, Financial Modeling, Management Consulting, Strategy Development

Education
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management   1995 — 1997
MBA, Finance and Strategy

Université Paris Dauphine   1991 — 1992
Business

University of Wisconsin-Madison   1988 — 1992
BA, Economics, French

Eyal Goldwerger Eyal Goldwerger New York, New York Details
Eyal Goldwerger's TechStars Experience May 2013 - Present
Job CEO / Operator, Board Member, Angel Investor
Industry Internet
Experience
UFORA  June 2015 - Present
Various Startups  May 2009 - Present
Galil Software   April 2009 - Present
First Growth Venture Network  August 2010 - Present
TechStars   May 2013 - Present
DreamIt Ventures  May 2013 - Present
ER Accelerator  June 2013 - Present
TargetSpot, Inc.   May 2013 - April 2014
TargetSpot, Inc.   July 2009 - April 2013
New York Angels  June 2009 - October 2011

Skills
Strategy, Leadership, Strategic Partnerships, Entrepreneurship, Investments, Start-ups, B2B, Enterprise Software, Analytics, Online Marketing, CEO, Venture Capital, Angel Investing, Turnaround Experience, Digital Strategy, Negotiation, Product Marketing, Product Management, Marketing Strategy, Digital Marketing, Internet Radio, Online Advertising, Advertising, Management Consulting, Direct Marketing, Outsourcing

Education
INSEAD   1996 — 1997
MBA

Tel Aviv University
B.A. Economics

Doug Schade Doug Schade Greater Boston Area Details
Doug Schade's TechStars Experience August 2012 - March 2014
Job Partner Software Technology Search My Talent is Finding Software Engineering Talent
Industry Staffing and Recruiting
Experience
WinterWyman  January 2007 - Present
TechSandBox, Inc.   January 2014 - August 2014
TechStars   August 2012 - March 2014
MassChallenge  August 2012 - November 2013
Collins Hannafin   August 2005 - December 2006
Ropes & Gray  2000 - 2002

Skills
Executive Search, Start-ups, Talent Management, Strategy, Talent Acquisition, Career Counseling, Java, Ruby on Rails, Python, PHP, HR Consulting, JavaScript, Linux, Android, MySQL, Contract Negotiation, jQuery, Sales Management, Sales Process, Employment Law, HR Policies, .NET, LAMP, Candidate Assessment, Recruitment Operations, Candidate Development, IPO, Direct Sourcing, Search Strategy, Employment Counseling, Objective-C, Talent Selection, Executive Coaching, Full-cycle Recruiting, Direct Sales, Consultative Selling, Employment, Employment..., Employment Law..., Employment Matters, Employment Litigation, Employment Contracts, human resources, HR Strategy, HR Solutions, J2EE Application..., iPhone Application..., J2ME, Groovy, Django

Education
The University of Connecticut School of Law   2002 — 2005
JD, Business/Corporate Law, Employment Law; Worker's Compensation; Negotiations; Torts

Lafayette College   1996 — 2000
B.A., Government & Law

Ridgefield High School   1992 — 1996

Jon Blotner Jon Blotner Greater Boston Area Details
Jon Blotner's TechStars Experience 2015 - 2015
Job
Industry Internet
Experience
Gemvara  November 2014 - Present
Techstars   2015 - 2015
Gemvara  May 2013 - November 2014
Gemvara  October 2012 - April 2013
Bain & Company  November 2009 - August 2012
Boston Properties  June 2008 - August 2008
Corporate Executive Board  December 2006 - June 2007
Corporate Executive Board  January 2003 - June 2007

Skills
Strategy, Private Equity, Business Development, E-commerce, Management Consulting, CRM, Corporate Development, Financial Modeling, Venture Capital, Due Diligence, Business Strategy, Growth Strategies, Valuation, Leadership, Mergers, Investments, Product Development, Entrepreneurship, Competitive Analysis, Corporate Finance, Start-ups, Management, Consulting, Strategic Planning, Strategic Partnerships, Analytics

Education
Harvard Business School   2007 — 2009
mba, business

University of Pennsylvania   1998 — 2002
BA, International Relations, HIstory

Loomis Chaffee   1994 — 1998

Shaun Johnson Shaun Johnson United States Details
Shaun Johnson's TechStars Experience January 2012 - June 2012
Job Cofounder at Startup Institute
Industry Internet
Experience
Startup Institute  2012 - Present
Georgetown University  December 2011 - Present
TechStars   January 2012 - June 2012
Booz Allen Hamilton  2007 - January 2012
Coakley Realty   January 2005 - August 2011
Bureau of Labor Statistics  2006 - 2007

Skills
Training, Entrepreneurship, Start-ups, Strategy, Venture Capital

Education
The Johns Hopkins University   2008 — 2010
Master of Science, Information Systems, Leadership Development

Georgetown University   2003 — 2007
Bachelors Degree, Dual Major -- Computer Science and Sociology

Vivian Moran Vivian Moran New York, New York Details
Vivian Moran's TechStars Experience July 2014 - Present
Job Digital Executive, Business Development, Product, Marketing, Operator
Industry Internet
Experience
Harvard Business School Alumni Angels of Greater New York   January 2014 - Present
Techstars   July 2014 - Present
Ology Media Inc.  June 2008 - October 2013
Yahoo!  January 2004 - December 2005
The Walt Disney Company  September 1996 - March 2000
Infoseek  1996 - 1998
Arthur Andersen Business Consulting  1992 - 1996

Skills
Business Development, Strategic Partnerships, Online Advertising, Start-ups, Entrepreneurship, Marketing Strategy, Mobile Devices, Strategy, Product Development, Digital Media, Product Management, Digital Strategy, Blogging, New Media, Digital Marketing, SEO, Online Marketing, Web Analytics, Social Media Marketing, Entrepreneur, E-commerce, Content Management

Education
Harvard Business School
MBA, Business Administration and Management, General

Cheryl Kellond Cheryl Kellond Boulder, Colorado Details
Cheryl Kellond's TechStars Experience June 2015 - Present
Job Founder. 2x Ironman. Passionate about hardware, health, and all types of female badassery.
Industry Health, Wellness and Fitness
Experience
Sabbatical  May 2015 - Present
Techstars   June 2015 - Present
Outdoor Industries Womens Coalition  June 2015 - Present
Bia Sport   February 2011 - April 2015
Panache  February 2010 - January 2011
ChoiceStream  September 2008 - February 2010
Yahoo!  September 2006 - August 2008
Adobe  February 2003 - September 2006
Consultant  March 2000 - January 2003
EXP  April 1999 - April 2000

Skills
Advertising, Product Management, Start-ups, Strategic Partnerships, Mobile Devices, Marketing Strategy, Mobile Applications, Product Marketing, Analytics, Online Advertising, E-commerce, Athletics, Digital Strategy, Strategy, Online Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Mobile Marketing, Go-to-market Strategy, P&L Management

Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Sloan School of Management   1994 — 1996
MBA

University of Chicago   1988 — 1992
BA

Phillips Academy, Andover

Justin Poliey Justin Poliey Greater New York City Area Details
Justin Poliey's TechStars Experience February 2014 - Present
Job Senior Software Engineer at Streamable
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Streamable   August 2015 - Present
TechStars   February 2014 - Present
i.TV  November 2013 - July 2015
GetGlue  April 2010 - November 2013
Infinicast Multimedia   February 2008 - April 2010

Skills
Markup Languages, C, PHP, Ruby, Redis, CSS, Python, JavaScript, Lua, Nagios, Ubuntu, Bash, IE6, Amazon EC2, HTML, Amazon Web Services..., HTML 5, jQuery, Web Development, Data Structures, Algorithms, Git, Ornithology, MySQL, CoffeeScript, Web Applications

Education
New Jersey Institute of Technology   2006 — 2010
Computer Science

Jean Barmash Jean Barmash New York, New York Details
Jean Barmash's TechStars Experience June 2013 - September 2013
Job Engineering Program Manager at Tradeshift
Industry Information Technology and Services
Experience
Tradeshift  June 2015 - Present
InfoQ  January 2015 - Present
Merchantry (Acquired by Tradeshift in Jul 2015)   September 2013 - Present
CTO School Meetup   September 2010 - Present
ER Accelerator  January 2012 - Present
HelloFooBar   January 2006 - Present
Techstars   June 2013 - September 2013
5 O'Clock Records (Now ChartRequest)   April 2012 - April 2013
Sefaira  March 2012 - September 2012
EnergyScoreCards   April 2009 - June 2012

Skills
Grails, Java, Alfresco, SharePoint, .NET, Start-ups, Public Speaking, Architecture, Content Management, Enterprise Software, SaaS, Open Source, Spring, Agile, J2EE, Software Development, Enterprise Architecture, Web Applications, Application Development, Integration, Technical Leadership, Ruby on Rails, Business Intelligence, Dashboards, Scrum, Training Delivery, Growing Teams, Java Enterprise Edition, Agile Methodologies, Cloud Computing, System Architecture, JavaScript, Distributed Systems, Ruby, Software Engineering, Tomcat, Scalability, Product Management

Education
New York University   2006 — 2007
NonDegree, Project Management

The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art   1995 — 1999
BSE, Electrical Engineering / Computer Science

Fair Lawn High School   1991 — 1995

Kyle Teague Kyle Teague New York, New York Details
Kyle Teague's TechStars Experience February 2014 - Present
Job I build things
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Engrossd   July 2013 - Present
Techstars   February 2014 - Present
Thomson Reuters  July 2013 - October 2013
GetGlue  January 2013 - June 2013
GetGlue  May 2011 - January 2013
Northrop Grumman  January 2010 - May 2011
Georgia Tech Research Institute  August 2006 - May 2009

Skills
Recommender Systems, Collaborative Filtering, Signal Processing, Machine Learning, Natural Language..., Hacking

Education
Georgia Institute of Technology   2005 — 2009
B.S., Electrical Engineering

Mission San Jose High School   2001 — 2005

Vito Chesky Vito Chesky Greater Boston Area Details
Vito Chesky's TechStars Experience 2014 - 2015
Job Mentor at Techstars
Industry Staffing and Recruiting
Experience
ICONSTAFF   January 2004 - Present
ICONSTAFF.COM   September 1997 - Present
Techstars   2014 - 2015
MAPS  2005 - 2010
The Kleven Group   1992 - 1997

Skills
Technical Recruiting, Negotiation, Start-ups, Ruby, Java, PHP, C++, Linux, Unix, Hadoop, C#, Open Source, Software Development, Web Development, Product Development, Testing, Mobile, Cloud Computing, HTML, Agile, E-commerce, SEO, Enterprise Software, NoSQL, Data Warehousing, Perl, MySQL, Mobile Devices, Windows, Analysis, Product Management, XML, Ruby on Rails, Agile Methodologies, Recruiting, Interviews, Internet Recruiting, Software Engineering, Executive Search, Project Management, Software Design, Applicant Tracking..., Hiring, Networking, Consulting, Strategy, Screening, CRM, Management, SaaS

Education
Northeastern University   1988 — 1993
BS, Business Administration and International Business

Fairlawn High school   1984 — 1988

Ajay Gallewale Ajay Gallewale Greater Boston Area Details
Ajay Gallewale's TechStars Experience August 2014 - Present
Job Innovative leader, Entrepreneur and Pioneering Engineer
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Propel Marketing  January 2015 - Present
Techstars   August 2014 - Present
Chitika, Inc.   May 2013 - August 2014
Fidelity National Information Services (FIS)   September 2011 - May 2013
Constant Contact  May 2007 - September 2011
Intuit  May 2004 - May 2007
Authoria Inc  September 2003 - February 2004
Comverse  January 1998 - August 2002
Comverse  January 1996 - January 1998
Sun Microsystems  September 1994 - January 1996

Skills
SaaS, Scrum, Cloud Computing, Agile Methodologies, Software Development, Enterprise Software, Web Services, Software Engineering, Small Business, Integration, Scalability, E-commerce, Java, Distributed Systems, Social Media, Java Enterprise Edition, Software Design, Technical Leadership, Requirements Analysis, Online Marketing, Web Analytics, Kanban, Product Management, Drupal, Perl, Linux, Quality Assurance, Architecture, Product Development, Project Management, Multilingual, Unix, Agile Project Management, Telecommunications, Web Applications, System Architecture, SDLC, JSP, Distributed Team..., Lean Agile Software..., Web Strategy, Mobile Devices, Mobile Applications, Software Project..., Enterprise Architecture, SOA, REST, Testing, Solution Architecture, Start-ups

Education
Harvard University   2004 — 2008
Part-time Candidate for Certificate in Management

Indian Institute of Technology , Mumbai (IIT Bombay)
M. Tech

College of Engineering Pune (COEP)
BE, Mechanical Engineering

Mike Chan Mike Chan Washington D.C. Metro Area Details
Mike Chan's TechStars Experience April 2013 - Present
Job Cofounder of ribl, Entrepreneur, Marketer, Blogger
Industry Internet
Experience
ribl   June 2014 - Present
Techstars   April 2013 - Present
Thorn Technologies LLC   January 2013 - Present
MWC Consulting LLC   July 2012 - Present
FanCheer Interactive   2012 - Present
Georgetown University  January 2010 - Present

Skills
Online Marketing, Market Research, Marketing Strategy, Social Media Marketing, Digital Marketing, Business Analysis, Business Strategy, New Business Development, Management Consulting, Consumer Insights, Strategic Consulting, Advertising, Online Advertising, Mobile Applications, Mobile Marketing, Mobile Technology, Strategic Planning, Strategic Analysis, Entrepreneurship, Internet Entrepreneur, Sports Marketing, Analytics, Social Media, Sports, Research, Email Marketing, Product Marketing, Analysis, Sponsorship, Product Development, Leadership, CRM, Marketing, Business Development, Mobile Devices, Start-ups, Strategic Partnerships, Content Strategy, Account Management, Fundraising, Digital Strategy, Strategy, SEM, Competitive Analysis, Digital Media, User Experience, Integrated Marketing, Product Management, Consulting, Venture Capital

Education
New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business   2005 — 2007
MBA, Marketing; Entertainment, Media, and Technology

Georgia Institute of Technology   2000 — 2001
M.S., Industrial Engineering

Lehigh University   1996 — 2000
B.S., Materials Science and Engineering

Robinson Greig Robinson Greig Cambridge, Massachusetts Details
Robinson Greig's TechStars Experience January 2014 - April 2014
Job Head of Product and Growth at Change Collective
Industry Health, Wellness and Fitness
Experience
Change Collective  August 2015 - Present
Change Collective  July 2014 - July 2015
Change Collective  March 2014 - July 2015
Northeastern University  September 2014 - May 2015
Michael J. and Ann Sherman Center for Engineering Entrepreneurship Education   November 2013 - May 2015
TechStars   January 2014 - April 2014
NBD Nanotechnologies   July 2012 - July 2013
Boston Scientific  January 2012 - June 2012
Senior Operations, Metal Bellows  January 2011 - June 2011

Skills
Start-ups, Entrepreneurship, Solidworks, Engineering, Product Design, Manufacturing, Design Thinking, Creative Problem Solving, Machining, HTML & CSS, Operations Management, Product Management, User Experience, User Interface Design, User-centered Design, Creative Direction, Prototyping, SolidWorks

Education
Northeastern University   2009 — 2014
Bachelor of Science (BS), Mechanical Engineering, Summa Cum Laude

Harvard Business School
Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Kristin Smith Kristin Smith Greater Seattle Area Details
Kristin Smith's TechStars Experience July 2013 - Present
Job
Industry Retail
Experience
Kristin Smith Consulting, LLC   October 2013 - Present
Dot & Bo  October 2013 - Present
Techstars   July 2013 - Present
MPowered Entrepreneurship  March 2013 - Present
Code Fellows  April 2014 - June 2015
zulily  February 2012 - October 2013
Rivet & Sway  July 2012 - July 2013
zulily  May 2011 - February 2012
Amazon.com  April 2009 - May 2011
Amazon.com  March 2008 - April 2009

Skills
Pricing, Supply Chain, Logistics, Transportation, Purchasing, Project Planning, Product Management, Marketing Management, E-commerce, Optimizations, Cross-functional Team..., Project Management, Six Sigma, Analytics, Business Strategy, Business Development, P&L Management, Management, Program Management, Supply Chain Management, Process Improvement, Product Development, Retail, New Business Development, Marketing, Manufacturing, Start-ups, Retail Category..., Leadership, Logistics Management, Online Marketing, Merchandising, Account Management, Forecasting, Competitive Analysis, Team Building, Operations Management, Inventory Management, Vendor Management, CRM, Optimization, Strategy, Strategic Planning, Strategic Partnerships, Consulting, Entrepreneurship

Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology   2001 — 2003
SM

Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Sloan School of Management   2001 — 2003
MBA

University of Michigan   1997 — 1998
MSE

University of Michigan   1993 — 1997
BSE

Troy High School

Semyon Dukach Semyon Dukach Greater Boston Area Details
Semyon Dukach's TechStars Experience May 2014 - Present
Job Managing Director, Techstars in Boston
Industry Internet
Experience
TechStars   May 2014 - Present
Global Cycle Solutions   May 2009 - Present
Terrafugia  2008 - Present
SMTP.com   January 2002 - Present
Angel Investor  March 2000 - Present
Vert, Inc   November 1999 - January 2003
AccuRev, Inc.   2001 - 2002
Fast Engines, Inc.   May 1997 - March 2000
AI MIT Blackjack Team   August 1994 - December 1997

Skills
Start-ups, Web Applications, New Business Development, Strategic Planning, Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital, Angel Investing, Executive Management, Strategic Partnerships, Negotiation, Corporate Development, Product Management, Business Strategy, Competitive Analysis, Mergers, Mobile Applications, Mobile Devices, SaaS, E-commerce, Business Development, Mergers & Acquisitions, Marketing Strategy, Mentoring, Online Advertising, Management Consulting, Product Development, Awesomeness, Leadership, Strategy, Cloud Computing, Online Marketing, Go-to-market Strategy, Enterprise Software, Project Management, Software Development, Business Planning, CRM, Product Marketing, Email Marketing, Private Equity, General Awesomeness, Big Data, SEM, Start-up Consulting

Education
MIT   1990 — 1992
MS, Computer Science

Columbia U.   1986 — 1989
BS, Computer Science

Peter Weingard Peter Weingard New York, New York Details
Peter Weingard's TechStars Experience 2015 - Present
Job
Industry Online Media
Experience
New York Public Radio - WNYC, WQXR   2015 - Present
Techstars   2015 - Present
Scripps Networks Interactive  2012 - 2014
Collective  2009 - 2012
The New York Times - About.com   2005 - 2009
Clear Channel Entertainment (Live Nation)   2000 - 2004
DDB  1992 - 1999

Skills
Digital Media, Market Research, Social Media Marketing, Public Relations, Digital Strategy, Strategic Partnerships, Digital Marketing, Advertising, Product Marketing, Online Marketing, Integrated Marketing, Analytics, Social Media, Product Management, Product Development, Business Development, Marketing, Strategy, New Media, SEM, Online Advertising, Lead Generation, SEO, Media Planning, Start-ups, Marketing Communications, Content Strategy, Brand Management, CRM, Mobile Devices, Interactive Marketing, B2B, User Experience, Customer Insight, Mobile Marketing, Strategic Communications, New Business Development, Mobile Advertising, Multi-channel Marketing, Media Buying, Television, Content Development, SaaS, Email Marketing, Corporate Branding, Web Analytics, B2B Marketing, Behavioral Targeting, Ad Networks, comScore

Education
New York University
Gallatin Graduate Division/ Leonard N. Stern Graduate School of Business, Masters, Marketing and Management

Brent Kleiman Brent Kleiman Greater Boston Area Details
Brent Kleiman's TechStars Experience January 2012 - Present
Job CEO at Argosight (#hiring)
Industry Internet
Experience
Argosight  June 2012 - Present
Altisource Labs  May 2012 - Present
HR & Talent Management   June 2012 - Present
TechStars   January 2012 - Present
Harvard Innovation Lab  December 2011 - Present
My Perfect Gig, Inc. (Acquired by Pinstripe)   October 2010 - June 2012
Salary.com (acquired by Kenexa)   November 2007 - September 2010
Self-employed  November 2006 - 2007
Deploy Solutions (acquired by Kronos)   December 2003 - October 2006
Humetrics Inc. (acquired by Deploy Solutions)   September 1996 - November 2003

Skills
Product Management, Strategy, Management, Consulting, Start-ups, Talent Management, SaaS, Marketing, Strategic Partnerships, Business Strategy, Product Marketing, Selling, Executive Management, Recruiting, Talent Acquisition, Enterprise Software, Social Media Marketing, Strategic Thinking, Positioning, E-commerce, Entrepreneurship

Education
Harvard Business School   1994 — 1996
MBA

The University of Texas at Austin - Red McCombs School of Business   1987 — 1991
BBA, Finance, Marketing

Chris Eben Chris Eben Toronto, Canada Area Details
Chris Eben's TechStars Experience April 2013 - Present
Job Managing Partner at TWG
Industry Computer Software
Experience
The Working Group  August 2011 - Present
Canadian Film Centre  January 2015 - Present
Techstars   April 2013 - Present
SXSW V2V   November 2014 - Present
Startup Weekend  May 2010 - Present
OpenText Analytics   March 2007 - August 2011
CIBC  March 2006 - March 2007
Longview Solutions  September 2004 - February 2006
Longview Solutions UK   June 2002 - August 2004
Longview Solutions Aristasoft JV   November 2000 - June 2002

Skills
Product Management, Product Design, Business Strategy, Analytics, Product Requirements, User Interface Design, Interaction Design, Financial Modeling, Performance Management, Business Intelligence, Product Marketing, Pricing Strategy, New Product Ideation, Launching Of New..., Start-ups, Strategy, Entrepreneurship, CRM, Business Development, Mobile Applications, Management, Leadership, Product Development, Enterprise Software, Agile Methodologies, Product Launch, SaaS, Web Development, Online Marketing, Project Management, Strategic Partnerships, Marketing, Ruby on Rails

Education
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management   2005 — 2006
MBA, Marketing

University of Guelph   1993 — 1998
Hons BA, History, English

Jing-ta Chow Jing-ta Chow Greater Boston Area Details
Jing-ta Chow's TechStars Experience September 2012 - Present
Job Director of Awesome
Industry Internet
Experience
PayPal  December 2012 - Present
Where Angel Fund   January 2014 - Present
PayPal  April 2011 - Present
Start Tank   March 2013 - Present
Techstars.  September 2012 - Present
Where, Inc  February 2008 - April 2011
Zync Inc   August 2006 - February 2008
Business Innovation   July 2005 - December 2005
Harvard University  July 2004 - December 2004

Education
Northeastern University   2002 — 2006
Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science

John Wright John Wright New York, New York Details
John Wright's TechStars Experience June 2013 - September 2013
Job Director at J.Crew
Industry Retail
Experience
J.Crew  June 2014 - Present
Deloitte Digital  July 2003 - May 2014
TechStars   June 2013 - September 2013
Demandware  June 2008 - August 2008
Bank One  May 2002 - August 2002
GE  May 2001 - August 2001

Skills
Management Consulting, Financial Modeling, Strategy, Business Strategy, Analytics, Strategic Planning, Due Diligence, Product Management, Project Management, E-commerce, Program Management, Start-ups, IT Strategy, Leadership, Business Process...

Education
Harvard Business School   2007 — 2009
MBA, General Management

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign   1999 — 2003
BS, Computer Science

Ishan Sachdev Ishan Sachdev Boston, Massachusetts Details
Ishan Sachdev's TechStars Experience July 2015 - Present
Job Researcher at Harvard Business School
Industry Venture Capital & Private Equity
Experience
MassChallenge  September 2015 - Present
Techstars   July 2015 - Present
Harvard Business School  2013 - Present
US Treasury  June 2012 - August 2012
Avery Dennison  November 2010 - June 2011
iPay Technologies  December 2009 - June 2010
Bain Capital Ventures  December 2007 - October 2009
Goldman Sachs  October 2005 - December 2007

Skills
Venture Capital, M&A, Startups, Payments, Capital Markets, Financial Technology, Mobile, Investments, Start-ups, Entrepreneurship, SaaS, Mergers & Acquisitions, Business Planning, Portfolio Management, Mobile Devices

Education
Harvard Business School   2011 — 2013
MBA, Graduated with Distinction

Massachusetts Institute of Technology   2004 — 2005
M.Eng., Computer Science

Massachusetts Institute of Technology   2000 — 2004
S.B., Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Brittany Davis Brittany Davis Greater Boston Area Details
Brittany Davis's TechStars Experience January 2014 - May 2014
Job MBA Candidate Harvard Business School; Cofounder & CEO Runway
Industry Internet
Experience
Runway Technologies, Inc.   April 2014 - Present
TechStars   January 2014 - May 2014
Startup Institute  October 2013 - December 2013
Groupon  June 2013 - August 2013
Bank of America Merrill Lynch  2009 - June 2012
Bank of America Merrill Lynch  June 2007 - July 2009

Education
Harvard Business School
Master of Business Administration (MBA) Candidate

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Bachelor of Business Administration (BS)

Gillian Morris Gillian Morris New York, New York Details
Gillian Morris's TechStars Experience February 2013 - October 2013
Job Gillian Morris is the founder of Hitlist, a travel app
Industry Leisure, Travel & Tourism
Experience
Hitlist   2013 - Present
TechStars   February 2013 - October 2013
Oxford Business Group  December 2009 - August 2012
Hollaback! Istanbul   August 2011 - July 2012
Sidar Global, LLC   October 2009 - December 2009
CNN International  September 2009 - November 2009
Center for European Studies  March 2008 - April 2009
Greenwich Music Festival   May 2007 - June 2007

Skills
Recruiting, Analysis, Emerging Markets, Research, Editing, Writing, International Relations, Events Organisation, Activism, French, Strategy, Government, Politics, Management, Economics, Market Research, Fundraising, International..., Social Media, Nonprofits, Entrepreneurship, Event Planning, Project Planning, Public Relations, Leadership, Start-ups, Business Strategy, Marketing Strategy

Education
Harvard University   2004 — 2009
BA, Government, Medieval Studies

The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)   2007 — 2007
Summer School, International Relations

GHS

Heather Brundage Heather Brundage San Francisco, California Details
Heather Brundage's TechStars Experience 2011 - 2012
Job Head of Business Operations at Particle IO
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Particle IO  August 2015 - Present
PCH International - Highway 1   2014 - Present
Self  February 2010 - Present
Apportable  March 2014 - April 2015
Maker Media  June 2013 - February 2014
Swish Inc   September 2012 - February 2013
Boost Ideas   August 2010 - August 2012
Techstars   2011 - 2012
FABtours   December 2009 - December 2010
Lime Design, Inc   January 2009 - July 2010

Skills
Start-ups, Product Development, Business Development, Internet of Things, Entrepreneurship, Project Management, Strategic Partnerships, Rapid Prototyping, E-commerce, Mobile Applications, Relationship Management, Crowdfunding, Product Design, Manufacturing, Product Management, Licensing, Management, Engineering, Engineering Management, Account Management, Building Relationships, Leadership, Contract Negotiation, Maker Movement, Mobile Games, Consumer Products, Cross-platform..., Robotics, Design for Manufacturing, New Product Ideas, 3D Printing, Electronics, Testing, Product Launch, Prototyping, Fabrication, Materials, Trade Shows, Overseas Sourcing, Operations Management, Overseas Production, Mobile Devices, Distribution, Fulfillment Management

Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology   2007 — 2010
Masters of Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical/Ocean Engineering, Design, Entrepreneurship, 4.6/5.0

Massachusetts Institute of Technology   2002 — 2006
Bachelors of Science in Ocean Engineering, Ocean Engineering, 4.6/5.0

Sea Education Association   2004 — 2004

Ben Millstein Ben Millstein Greater New York City Area Details
Ben Millstein's TechStars Experience April 2011 - August 2011
Job Communications Manager
Industry Marketing and Advertising
Experience
Local Projects  March 2015 - Present
Nasmo   January 2013 - Present
MakerBot  April 2013 - March 2015
Doejo  March 2012 - February 2013
Massive.tv   March 2010 - June 2012
Mary and Leigh Block Museum, Northwestern University  July 2011 - May 2012
BabbaCo   September 2011 - March 2012
Saturday Morning Massacre - Feature Film   April 2011 - September 2011
iCrossing  June 2011 - August 2011
TechStars   April 2011 - August 2011

Skills
Digital Video, Sound Editing, Presenter, Marketing Strategy, Strategic Analysis, Jazzhands, Photoshop, Video Editing, Public Relations, Digital Strategy, Analysis, Video, Digital Marketing, Online Advertising, Video Production, Public Speaking, Final Cut Pro, Wordpress, Social Media, Strategy, Integrated Marketing, Market Research, Analytics, Creative Writing, PowerPoint, InDesign, New Media, Digital Media, Social Media Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Editing, Advertising, Social Networking

Education
The Starter League   2013 — 2013
Visual Design

Northwestern University   2008 — 2012
BA, Communications; Asian Studies; Integrated Marketing Communications

Glimpses of China   2006 — 2006

Leng Lee Leng Lee Greater New York City Area Details
Leng Lee's TechStars Experience July 2014 - Present
Job Director of Product Management (Cloud) at MongoDB, Inc.
Industry Education Management
Experience
MongoDB, Inc.   February 2015 - Present
Seedcamp  September 2014 - Present
Techstars   July 2014 - Present
HackCampus   July 2014 - Present
Codecademy  December 2011 - December 2014
Teach for America  March 2011 - September 2011
Department of Education and Early Childhood Learning   October 2010 - February 2011
Janet Clarke Hall   February 2004 - January 2007

Skills
Statistics, Economics

Education
University of Oxford   2007 — 2010
DPhil, Economic Geography

University of Melbourne   2000 — 2006
Economics (Hons) / Law (Hons) / Dip. Arts, History, Political Science

Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam   2002 — 2002
Study Abroad, Economics & Finance

Chris Pauley Chris Pauley Kansas City, Missouri Area Details
Chris Pauley's TechStars Experience 2015 - Present
Job Technical Associate at Qualcomm Robotics Accelerator, powered by Techstars
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Techstars   2015 - Present
Chris Pauley Creative Marketing Consultancy   October 2013 - Present
Aji Software  December 2014 - June 2015
Mill Creek Community Church  May 2014 - January 2015
Harte-Hanks, Inc.   September 2011 - January 2012

Skills
Graphic Design, InDesign, Social Media, Photography, Video Editing, Customer Service, Leadership, Strategic Planning, Logo Design, Microsoft Office, Marketing Strategy, Event Planning, Motion Graphics, Video, Art, Social Media Marketing, AngularJS, Python, Node.js, Front-end Development

Education
Kansas State University   2012 — 2013
Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc), Marketing, Sophomore

Johnson County Community College   2009 — 2011

Alex Leung Alex Leung New York, New York Details
Alex Leung's TechStars Experience December 2013 - April 2014
Job Senior Product Marketing Manager, Revenue Strategy at Spotify
Industry Internet
Experience
Spotify  April 2015 - Present
Spotify  May 2014 - April 2015
TechStars   December 2013 - April 2014
J.P. Morgan   July 2008 - August 2013

Skills
Investment Banking, Equity Capital Markets, Capital Markets, Equities, Valuation, Bloomberg, Corporate Finance, Investments, Entrepreneurship, IPO, Strategy

Education
Emory University - Goizueta Business School   2004 — 2008
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Finance, General

Benjamin Burrage Benjamin Burrage Greater Boston Area Details
Benjamin Burrage's TechStars Experience August 2014 - December 2014
Job Product Manager at Timeframe Ventures Inc.
Industry Information Technology and Services
Experience
Timeframe Ventures, Inc.   May 2015 - Present
New World Readers   January 2013 - Present
Localytics  March 2015 - May 2015
Techstars   August 2014 - December 2014
Museum of Science  November 2010 - November 2011
Wheaton College (MA)   June 2007 - October 2010

Skills
Software Documentation, Servers, Windows Server, System Administration, Troubleshooting, Program Management, Programming, Java, Red Hat Linux, JavaScript, ITIL, PHP, Databases, Start-ups, Mobile Applications, Social Media, Web Development, Leadership, Product Management

Education
Northeastern University   2012 — 2013
Master of Science (MS), Technological Entrepreneurship

Harvard University

Wheaton College (MA)   2003 — 2007
Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science, Magna Cum Laude

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