We're a growth-stage investor tailor-made for startups on a trajectory to IPO. Our vision is bold and our team is nimble, and we're backed by the might of a sophisticated global investor with $17B+ in assets under management and 1300+ colleagues in 14 cities across the globe.

Software may be eating the world, but it hasn't touched venture capital...until now.SignalFire is a complete redesign of the modern venture firm based on six years of careful study and development by a team of world class investors and engineers trained at General Catalyst, KPCB, Andreessen Horowitz, Yahoo and Google. The end result is a radically different model that brings unparalleled firepower at the seed stage to solve the biggest entrepreneur pain points. Our distributed network approach provides expert advice from some of the world's best entrepreneurs, product & engineering leaders in virtually every key discipline and industry. We have developed a first of its kind centralized infrastructure to help with recruiting exceptional talent, business development, customer acquisition as well as educational & community events. My role:A) Investing: We almost always lead our investment rounds as the first institutional investors in exceptional companies. B) Portfolio Platform: Help our companies grow in every possible way. C) Corporate Advisory: Using our data and access to provide a unique lens on what is happening in the Valley. If you're a senior executive at a major corporation, feel free to reach out - happy to share more.Our announced investments:Class Dojo - TechCrunch best education startup:http://techcrunch.com/video/classdojo-2015-best-education-startup-winner/518637766/SmartSpot - computer vision startup that re-imagines gym equipment and personal training:http://techcrunch.com/2015/06/30/smartspot-which-brings-computer-vision-to-gyms-and-trainers-raises-1-85m-from-khosla-signalfire/Frame.io - media cloud collaboration service replacing mishmash of Dropbox/YouTube/email etc:http://techcrunch.com/2015/10/05/frame-io-seed-funding/You can read more about SignalFire at: https://medium.com/signalfire-fund"The future is already here. It's just not evenly distributed yet."- William Gibson

In this role I focus on both immediate business development objectives for our portfolio ranging from introductions to strategy, as well as proactive relationship building with key players in the tech/media/enterprise ecosystem.Our updated website (www.a16z.com) has more information about our portfolio and unique approach toward assisting our companies.Recently helped write a piece published in the WSJ AllThingsD: http://allthingsd.com/20131021/managing-platforms-is-a-human-art/More to come...

Assisting the following startups on marketing / business development. Challengepost - next generation social crowdsourcing innovation platform; angel funded by Steve Wozniak, Esther Dyson, Betaworks, and Rose Tech Ventures. This company is CRUSHING it. More info: http://www.crunchbase.com/company/challengepostMendeley - iTunes for research papers; angel funded by Stefan Glaezner, fmr seed investor in Last.fm, and Alex Zubillaga, former head of Warner Music Digital Strategy Group. More info: http://www.crunchbase.com/company/mendeleySongkick - live concert social network (super cool, just sign up and chk it out); backed by Y Combinator, Softtech, and Index Ventures. More info: http://www.crunchbase.com/company/songkickHot Potato - real-time live event social collaboration (basically, group fun for concerts and other events); backed by First Round Capital, RRE Ventures. More info: http://www.crunchbase.com/company/hotpotatoFeel free to email / linkedin msg / or @ me on twitter (twitter.com/enderdoon).

While an MBA isn't traditionally know for academic research (it's the only graduate degree which does not require a thesis submission), I've done a fair amount of independent and collaborative research, all of which is available for viewing via open links or slideshare.Provided analytical and research support to Ben Horowitz and Frank Chen regarding their blog post on Founding vs. Professional CEO performance: - Link: http://bhorowitz.com/2010/04/28/why-we-prefer-founding-ceos/- Accompanied research: http://opim.wharton.upenn.edu/enabletech/2010/04/28/ugc-founding-vs-professional-ceo-performance-analysis/- Analysis: http://clearslide.com/v/hwy28bProvided analytical and research support to Chris Farmer and David Teten regarding research on deal origination to be published in Harvard Business Review and the Journal of Private Equity. - HBR article available here: http://hbr.org/2010/06/time-for-investors-to-get-social/ar/1Completed a comprehrensive study project on media conglomerate performance, mobile applications, and social gaming market mapping. This project helped me obtain an internship with Genacast Ventures and the above mentioned study project with Andreessen Horowitz.- Analysis: http://clearslide.com/v/s6y844svbpjjz67df3m6Location Based Services Study: study project on location based services like Foursquare, Gowalla, Yelp Check-in, etc.- Analysis: http://clearslide.com/v/83ntqj

Genacast Ventures is a seed-stage venture fund investing in the Northeastern US. We focus on technology-centric internet companies in digital media, online advertising, consumer internet, web x.0, SaaS and E-commerce. We look for companies with significant, defensible competitive advantages and will invest up to $500K alone or as part of a larger round of up to $1.5M.Genacast was formed in partnership with Comcast Interactive Capital (civentures.com). My role is assisting Gil Beyda, Managing Partner, and is designed as a Spring semester internship. Feel free to send a note if your concept fits the criteria above.

Interviewed by Cisco EOS at SXSW on thoughts re: digital media. As my mom said, I should have dressed nicer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jYnHcvKrkcCreated initial concept and executed social media project for Wharton course OPIM662: Enabling Technologies taught by Professor Hosanagar. First integrated social media course site including blog, twitter, and Facebook page. For more info: http://opim.wharton.upenn.edu/enabletech/Marketing manager intern, Townme.com (Spring ’09), wiki-based startup backed by Reid Hoffman and Sequoia Capital. Achieved highest traffic of all domestic affiliates. Parent company, Mixer Labs, acquired by Twitter.Brand Ambassador, Tokbox.com (Fall ’09), video-conference startup backed by Sequoia Capital and Bain Capital Ventures. 1st place, Microsoft Case Competition on Windows Mobile; 2nd place, RIM Case Competition on emerging market strategy. Recommendations by MSFT included acquisition thesis for Admob (eventually purchased by Google).Advanced Study Project, “ERP Software Firm Performance in Past Recessions”; sponsored by large cap private equity firm.

Videoconferencing. Videochat. Videomail. Hotness.Sign up at www.tokbox.com/enderdoon!

Generalist program but worked on M&A, tech, and media deals. Worked on M&A pitch in documents processing space and bakeoff prep for IPO candidate in car-sharing sector.

Helped build out content and generate traffic for Philadelphia affiliate of Townme. Worked with team to drive word of mouth via Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook promotions. Achieved highest traffic (uniques and pageviews) of all affiliates at end of program.Mixer Labs acquired by Twitter (Dec 2009).

Digital Strategy and Business DevelopmentFocusing on online streaming (including internet/interactive radio), social networks, and online video. And widgets.

Hypothesis. Analysis. Strategy. Results.

Market assessment of VoIP. New customer acquisition. New product concept evaluation.