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Dave McClure

Dave McClure has been geeking out in Silicon Valley for almost twenty years as a developer, entrepreneur, startup advisor, angel investor, blogger, & internet marketing nerd.

Headline: Investor
Work status: Living The Dream
Website: http://foundersfund.com
Industries: Computing, Education, Financial, Information Technology, Internet, Media
Skills: Business, Design, Engineering, Entrepreneurship, Event planning, Management, Marketing, Product design, Public Relations, Public speaking, Recruitment, Software Engineering, Writing
Location: Silicon Valley
Groups: BASES, E-Challenge Competition 2009, [INACTIVE] BASES E-Challenge 2010
Interested in: Advising startups, Investing in projects, Meeting new people, Mentoring, Offering Expertise, Supporting my investments
Tags: blogging, Entrepreneurship, finance, Internet, marketing, metrics, Microfinance, product, silicon valley, startups, technology
Schools: Johns Hopkins University

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see http://500hats.typepad.com/500blogs/about-dave-mcclure.html

WORK EXPERIENCE

Employer: Founders Fund
Position: FF Angel Investor
Time period: November 2008 - Present
Description: I currently run an in-house seed-stage investment program for Founders Fund called FF Angel.

Employer: 500 Hats LLC
Position: Founder / Principal
Time period: December 1999 - Present
Description: i help advise, consult, and invest in a variety of internet startups. I am currently an advisor and/or angel investor in ~20 companies.

Employer: Simply Hired
Position: Director of Marketing / VP Evangelism
Time period: January 2005 - April 2006
Description: I ran marketing & PR for the company and helped launch the company in April 2005. I also helped arrange a strategic partnership with LinkedIn.

Employer: PayPal
Position: Director of Marketing
Time period: September 2001 - October 2004
Description: i founded & ran the PayPal Developer Network.

Employer: Aslan Computing [acquired by Servinet/Panurgy]
Position: Founder/CEO
Time period: April 1994 - July 1999
Description: I was the founder/CEO of a ~20-person internet & e-commerce consulting company. The company was acquired in early 1998, and i ran the Internet Business Unit for the parent company until summer 1999.

EDUCATION

University: Johns Hopkins University

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