Oct 20, 2016, 1:30 – 4:30 AM (UTC)
Pivotal Labs, 1333 2nd Street Suite 200, Santa Monica, 90401
David Waxman is a serial entrepreneur and venture capitalist with nearly two decades of experience as a technology entrepreneur. David co-founded Firefly (acquired by Microsoft), People PC (ipo in 2001, acq. in 2002), and SpotRunner. David has since dedicated his time to helping entrepreneurs realize their goals at TenOneTen Ventures.
David has nearly two decades of experience as a technology entrepreneur. After graduating with a masters degree from MIT’s Media Lab in 1995, David co-founded Firefly, an early pioneer in personalization and privacy technology. Firefly was acquired by Microsoft in 1998 where the company’s flagship product became the Microsoft Passport, the web’s first unified authentication and identity platform. After Firefly, David co-founded PeoplePC, a company dedicated to simplifying the process of joining the online world. PeoplePC served over 600,000 individual subscribers as well as Fortune 100 corporations such as Ford Motor Company, Vivendi Universal and Delta Air Lines. PeoplePC went public in 2001 and was acquired by Earthlink in 2002.
In 2005, David co-founded SpotRunner, a Los Angeles-based technology company that worked to revolutionize the way advertising was created, planned, bought and sold. Since leaving Spot Runner, David has dedicated his time to helping entrepreneurs realize their goals. He is an active mentor in several prominent Los Angeles accelerators, including Amplify, LaunchPad LA, and MuckerLab.
Thursday, October 20, 2016
1:30 AM – 4:30 AM (UTC)
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Fireside Chat |
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