Nick Huzar, Founder (OfferUp)

Name: Nick Huzar, Founder (OfferUp)
Start: 2015-06-30T18:00:00-07:00
End: 2015-06-30T21:00:00-07:00
Location: Galvanize.it

Jul 1, 2015, 1:00 – 4:00 AM

Seattle

Galvanize.it, 111 So. Jackson St. , Seattle, 98104

Nick Huzar is co-founder and CEO of OfferUp with a mission to create the simplest and safest marketplace to buy and sell locally. OfferUp has grown rapidly to become the largest peer to peer mobile marketplace in the country. Previously, Nick was co-founder and CTO of Konnects, Inc, an early social networking startup.

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About this event

Nick Huzar is co-founder and CEO of OfferUp with a mission to create the simplest and safest marketplace to buy and sell locally. OfferUp has grown rapidly to become the largest peer to peer mobile marketplace in the country. Previously, Nick was co-founder and CTO of Konnects, Inc, an early social networking startup. There he designed the original platform and directly managed the engineering and design teams in addition to his daily duties as the company’s Chief Technology Officer. With Nick’s leadership, Konnects growth exploded growing from 1,500 members to over 1 million within 18 months.  Nick oversaw the hiring of key personnel, growing the team from 2 to 26 people.  He played a vital role in assisting the CEO with fundraising efforts which attracted over $6 million in investment during his time at Konnects.