I invest in mission-driven founders via Duro Ventures. A snapshot of my experience:
- Investor: 70+ companies incl Good Eggs, Burrow, Starcity, Tovala, Notable Labs & The Flex Company (Syndicate here, portfolio here)
- Advisor: 15+ companies incl IndieGoGo, Hooked, Change.org, Counsyl, Mosaic & AngelList (more here)
- 3 years @ AWS (left Mar '18) supporting startups @ top accelerators (eg YC) and then focused on AI/ML
- Co-founded: RichRelevance ('07; ~$96m raised), Sparked ('09; acquired), blissmo ('10; acquired), Silicon Climate ('14; non-profit)
- Product @ MySpace & eBay; marketing @ Kiva.org; investment banking @ JPMorgan; Stanford BS in Computer Science
- More: LinkedIn / AngelList

For a time I worked to raise awareness & drive action on climate change:​
- 2010: co-founded blissmo (acq by Oh My Green) to introduce shoppers to organic, eco & non-toxic products
- 2013: authored & published HALINE, a 4.6 star rated "Hunger Games meets Climate Change" novel 
- 2014: exec produced #LastGlimpse, a "Bourdain meets Climate Change" TV Pilot
- 2014: co-founded Silicon Climate, an accelerator for companies at the intersection of tech & climate.