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Mark Kingdon (Quixotic Ventures, Second Life & More)

Dec 8, 2015, 11:00 PM – Dec 9, 2015, 2:00 AM (UTC)

Miami

WeWork, 350 Lincoln Rd, Miami Beach, 33139

Mark Kingdon is a three-time digital CEO, company founder, board member and tech startup investor in companies like Twitter, Fab.com OfferUp and TheRealReal.com. Mark started angel investing in 2006 and recently gave it a name -- Quixotic Ventures. Why Quixotic? Quixotic means "exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical" which seems very appropriate for early stage investing.

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About this event

Mark Kingdon is a three-time digital CEO, company founder, board member and tech startup investor. He started his career doing digital transformation strategy work even before the advent of the commercial internet. Throughout his career, he's helped both Fortune 500 companies (in retail and apparel, consumer products, financial services, automotive and telecommunications) and startups (in digital media, online advertising, ecommerce, social media and mobile) develop and execute digital strategies that transform their businesses -- accelerating growth and driving profitability. Mark's early-stage investments include...
  • Twitter
  • OfferUp
  • Sellbrite
  • Fab.com
  • EveryPost
  • Refinery29
  • TheRealReal
...and over a dozen others. His strengths are: Executive Management, Digital Transformation, Social Media, Brand Building, Digital Marketing, Customer Acquisition, Consumer Internet, Ecommerce and Business Operations. Mark leverages these strengths in selecting, investing in and advising startups and for the boards on which he serves. He started angel investing in 2006. Made it his full-time vocation in 2010 and recently gave it a name -- Quixotic Ventures. Why Quixotic? Quixotic means "exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical" which seems very appropriate for early stage investing.

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Speaker

  • Mark Kingdon

    Quixotic Ventures, Second Life & More

When

When

December 8 – 9, 2015
11:00 PM – 2:00 AM (UTC)

Where

Where

WeWork
350 Lincoln Rd
Miami Beach, 33139

Agenda

Networking and Food
Fireside Chat
Networking

Organizers

  • Dr. Lascelle A. Sweetland

    iLab Startup Foundation

    Miami Chapter Director

  • Joan Zhang

    Startup Grind Miami

    Co-Director

  • Sol Ballard

    MBody

    Events Moderator

  • Denisse Miller Legg

    Ricenbeans

    Marketing/Business Development

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