My companies

I have been fortunate to work with great people at many different companies over the years. I have benefited from the help of many along the way and now I am giving back through FastIgnite. Here is a selection of the companies I've been involved with. For more details, see my LinkedIn profile.

Allaire/Macromedia

I joined the founding team of Allaire straight from college in 1996. Allaire merged with Macromedia, which is now part of Adobe. Good times. More

Polaris Venture Partners

I spent 7 years as technology partner at Polaris doing both traditional investments and launching four new startups. I left to start FastIgnite in 2009. More

Archivas

I helped start and fund this large-scale digital archiving company. We sold it to our partner HDS for a very nice sum. More

Meridio

I made an investment in this Belfast-based compliance company that partnered deeply with Microsoft. We sold it to Autonomy. More

Allurent

Allurent is a cloud-based e-commerce 2.0 platform company I invested in. More

Veracode

Veracode is a SaaS application security spin-out from Symanted I helped launch and fund. More

8^th Ring

I co-founded, funded and shut down this consumer mobile company in just a few months. I like failing quickly and cheaply. More

Thing Labs

I co-founded Plinky, which later became Thing Labs, with former Googler Jason Shellen. The company is in the Bay Area. More

Better Advertising

I'm co-founder and CTO of NYC-based Better Advertising. It is an online advertising compliance company that enhances consumer protection. More

DubMeNow

I am an executive advisor to DC-based DubMeNow. This is a green company--they help rid the world of business cards. More

Backupify

I am an executive advisor to Backupify, which makes sure your online data remains safely yours. Go try it out. It's free. More

General Catalyst Partners

I am an executive in residence at General Catalyst. It is not a typical EIR role but a partnership between GC and FastIgnite. More