Map of the local innovation industry.
Meet some of the best and newest startups based in San Jose.
Husband, Father, Chief at Gorilla Branders and Partner at Slingshot SV. I empower organizations to leverage art & technology. Passionate about entrepreneurship!
http://gorillapodcast.com
Co-Founder of @vakargo, former Senior Analyst at @goldman-sachs, fervent "Y'all" Advocate
BS in Business Administration, JD from USF.
Founder enjoying the thrill of the hunt. Mastered what most people cannot- offline infrastructure. Grew @dishcrawl into 250 cities in 1 yr. Worked w/100+ brands
Founder/CEO of @partender • @quilt Alum
BS in Neuroscience & Behavioral Biology @emory-university and MS in Entrepreneurship @university-of-florida.
Google Glass @google Previously at @google @amazon, @intel • Studied at @university-of-california-san-diego, @UMich, @stanford-graduate-school-of-business
Founder @luly-inc, @luly-inc • Studied at @columbia-university
http://www.mariandusan.ro/despre-mine/
Business development, GTM & Sales Process. Lead role in $40,000 Kickstarter campaign. Solid results in case competitions.
COO @ Candy Lab • Founder @walkabout-wireless-inc & @marketingcamp • Mentor @500startups & @thiel-fellowship-20-under-20 • Angel Panel @fundersclub
http://jonathanchizick.com
Founder Cerberus Co. • Worked at @NMB, @ethentica,@Trusted Computing Group,@wave Systems. Studied at @HBS & @california-state-university-northridge
Co-founded Spotzot (Foundation), Navis (Summit Partners); ADP (sold to Solera for $1B). Studied at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Graduated with a double major in Computer Science and Biology from @stanford-university. Avid sweat equity investor in promising startups.
http://www.ChadHorn.com/
Manager of Innovative Business Development, Competitive and Innovative
Founded Vinehub, a social media aggregator. Sold company after strong growth, and joined Palantir's BD team.
http://cameronwendt.com/category/blog/
Advisor @glassjar VP @relevvant , Ran a $3B business @ibm , oversaw @coremetrics $400MM acquisition, successful IPO @rightnow-technologies MBA @stanford
Product Manager / Developer @hackers_and_founders & @h-f-fund-2014-oversubscribed-1.
http://hackersandfounders.com/blog/
Entrepreneur, Investor, Racing Driver, and Sales Executive
Founder of nFlate. Former President of @ludei. Co-Founder, @appmobi and @intervideo. Helped start 2 industries, DVD software and HTML5 mobile app development.
Founder efabless.com • Worked at @texas-instruments, @mentor-graphics • Studied at @university-of-waterloo
Global Marketer. Adwords Guru. Social Media Hacker and advocate for Autism.
Technology executive with over 12 years experience, combining creative dealmaking, technical acumen, c-level leadership, and entrepreneurial drive.
Strategy at Innovation Cafe. MA from Tsinghua University, China. Worked on social innovation theory with Jay van Zyl on Built to Thrive.
Finance/Tax
Previously Founder @StorageBucket
Imperial London Grad., PhD in Cancer, Masters in Business-California. Management Consultant- IMS. Previously consultant at Gilead, Panasonic, Univ of California
Co-founded B2C marketplace. Strong business background (private equity)(PPGV) @broadcom, @american-century-investments • Studied at @california-polytechnic-state-university-san-luis-obispo
Unhindered Innovator and Empathetic Pioneer -- Worked at @best-buy, @the-geek-squad • Studied at @california-state-university-sacramento.
Global Citizen | Brand Enhancer | Solution Creator | Tech Aficionado | Voracious Learner | Seeking new challenges
EdTech for 10 years. Worked for SmarterCookie, SchoolCity and Santa Clara County Office of Education. Extensive K-12 Contacts primarily in California.
UC Berkeley grad; @jive-software ;have extensive experience in startups like @techvalidate-software and @yuuzoo-global-mobile
Creative marketing and business strategist.
BA from UC Santa Cruz in Business Management and Economics with experience as a small business operator and immense experience in European and Asian Culture.
Student, programmer, and entrepreneur studying Business and Computer Science at UC Berkeley
BS in Economics from Santa Clara University, consulted for startups in Europe, interned for Paymentwall, and have a fire to continually improve my skillset.
San Jose State Graduate. Previous Fluent Grp - Microsoft marketing intern with skills in sales, marketing and public relations with a strong passion to grow.