Dana Oshiro Email & Phone Number

California, United States

Sunnyvale, Ca, Us

Oakland, Ca, Us

San Francisco, California, Us

As General Partner at Heavybit, I invest directly in pre-Seed and Seed stage dev tool and infrastructure startups. Over the past decade, I've launched 50+ developer and infrastructure products/companies, led Heavybit's platform and team including launching the library and 600+ person advisor network, and co-created Devguild and our events track.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Working with the revenue and content team I owned the organization's website redesign, recruitment of more than 700+ applicants for the fellowship program, and thought leadership strategy amongst tech and civic tech audiences.

• NYTimes http://nyti.ms/lNA6QE• The Next Web http://thenextweb.com/author/danao/• Mashable http://mashable.com/author/dana-oshiro/ • ReadWriteWeb http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/author/dana-oshiro.php• Business Leaders Network http://bit.ly/Va5PeS

CLIENTS: Salesforce, Heroku, Pivotal Labs, StyleMob, Tokoni, MyThings.com and Alternet.- Created crisis comms strategy, editorial calendar and launch planning for Heroku;- Brand journalism and content strategy for Salesforce; - Built community manager and editorial teams to execute on member acquisition plans; and, - Mentored teams on community governance, editorial design, and content management.

- Co-managed PR plan and agency relations including Nov 2012 media launch, briefings and bylines; - Created thought leadership program including staff editorial program, speaker’s bureau and social media plan; - Produced sold-out publisher and recruiting events http://danaoshiro.eventbrite.com/; - Increased network traffic/engagement by 400% over 3 year period with insights for 200+ sites; and,- Managed executive relationships with brands like Sony, Samsung, Toshiba, Lenovo and Intel.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Lead first efforts to grow the channel with special emphasis on features programming including writing stories on early stage launches, product rollouts, VC interviews, negotiation tactics, hiring procedures and marketing. http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/author/dana-oshiro.php

San Mateo, Ca, Us

- Created brand and blogger relations collateral to grow traffic and engagement towards Series B. - Thought leadership at CES, mobile shows and publications like TechCrunch- Ran editorial calendar and team including user assigned features, reviews and how-tos.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

- Established the organization's first social media presences and plan, encouraging new members to advocate against unnecessary exposure to radiation and chemicals; - Created marketing plans and collateral for the organization's 4 signature events and stewarded a stronghold of members and donors in the Bay Area; and,- Worked with a traditional media relations and stakeholder relations team to help pass Senate Bill 1379 - the enactment of the country's first state-wide biomonitoring program.

Victoria, British Columbia, Ca

- Co-managed $20 million dollars in TV, radio, web and print ad products for 22 ministries- Co-wrote the BC Provincial government's graphic identity and branding policy -Wrote speeches on the Provincial budget, Aboriginal care, community health, child protection, developmental disabilities and youth justice. - Created media and event plans for 22 ministries

Victoria, Bc, Ca

- Researched, developed and implemented communications plans for media, government, donor, board and client audiences.- Co-organized the region's first Homeless Count including recruiting more than 200 participants from government, public health and non-profit agencies- Acted as media liasion on major groundbreakings and community-wide presentations. - Worked with groups such as the United Way, Mustard Seed Food Bank and Salvation Army to establish a coalition / speaker's circuit on anti-poverty issues.

Ba, English Literature

Diploma, Public Relations