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Bob Goodson

British, working in San Francisco at Quid. Runaway Oxford medievalist. Former Yelpee.

Headline: Entrepreneur
Work status: Employed Full-Time
Industries: Education, Health, Information Technology, Internet, Lifestyle, Media
Location: San Francisco, CA
Groups: Building a Business, Global Entrepreneurship Week , Imperial Entrepreneurs, MIT GSW 2007, Oxford Entrepreneurs, Silicon Valley Comes To Oxford, Social e-challenge Competition 2009 [inactive], South Park Portfolio Competition, SV Factor, UEA Entrepreneurs, Univ Entrepreneurs, WebMission 09, [OLD] Social e-challenge Competition 2008 [INACTIVE]
Interested in: Brainstorming, Finding engineers, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Offering Expertise, Professional opportunities, Recruiting, Recruiting for my startup
Tags: bouldering, cento, GettingThingsDone system, gymnastics, hipster PDA, human movement (biomechanics), learning, Literary Theory, medieval architecture, memory, micromotives, people, tunnels, typography
Schools: University of East Anglia, University of Oxford

WORK EXPERIENCE

Employer: Oxford Entrepreneurs
Position: Founder and Chairman
Time period: October 2002 - Present
Description: Founder and Chairman of Oxford University’s first organisation for student entrepreneurs. Showcased nationally by the Department of Trade and Industry at Living Innovation 2003 as ‘one of the top three organisations in the UK for supporting innovation and enterprise’.

Employer: Yelp.com
Position: Product Manager, Sales Director
Time period: September 2004 - September 2007
Description: I was the first product manager and subsequently started the sales team. Yelp is a website where people read and write reviews about their favorite local businesses. 2.3 million reviews and more than 8M unique visitors per month (Feb 2008). Funding from Max Levchin ($1M), Bessemer ($5M), Benchmark ($10M) and DAG Ventures ($15M).

EDUCATION

University: University of Oxford
Time period: 2002 - 2004
Degree: Medieval English Literature 1100-1500, MPhil

University: University of East Anglia
Time period: 1999 - 2002
Degree: English Literature and Philosophy, BA

PUBLICATIONS

INFORMATION

Awards: AHRB Scholar
Norfolk Scholar
UEA 'Outstanding Performance in Finals' Award

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  • OpenDNS

    Provide world-class DNS and help people navigate the Internet.

  • Think Computer Corporation

    Inventors of the Next Big Thing, Authors of the Impossible.™

  • ClickUni

    The Homepage for Students

  • Sosius

    Sosius provides an online business environment that allows users to create workspaces and invite others to join and collaborate. Sosius aims to increase workplace efficiency.

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