Happy Toy Machine - AngelList

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Happy Toy Machine is a website that allows users to create their own cool, cute, and crazy custom plush toys online. Visitors can create their own toy any way they like with our easy-to-use toy builder application, customizing colors, shape, features, and decorations, and personalizing the toy with a message. Design as many toys as you want for free, share your designs with friends, and only buy when you're ready - then we'll manufacture your one-of-a-kind toy and ship it to you.

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Duke Global Entrepreneurship Network (DukeGEN)

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Julie Smith

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Scott Schube

Founder, Happy Toy Machine! 6 yrs marketing @ Intel, 3 yrs HW design @ AMP & Tyco. Toy designer, programmer, musician, movie producer. MSEE, UT; MBA, Berkeley
Khushbu Shah

MS in Industrial Eng. from SJSU. Working as Manufacturing Engineer at Happy Toy Machine, California. Have 3 years of project management experience.
Joshua Bauder

President of Internet Marketing of Happy Toy Machine, Former Marketing Team Member of CityPockets, Appeared in Entrepreneur Magazine

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Jack Herrick

Founder / CEO wikiHow. Co-CEO eHow (sold to Demand Media). Co-founder at Luminescent Technologies (over $25 MM VC) and BigTray (Sequoia).
Duke Global Entrepreneurship Network (DukeGEN)

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Philip Grieshaber

Angel investor & adviser. Co-founder of Demdex (DMP).
Tom Toy

Managing Director, PacRim Venture Partners. Venture Partner/Advisor, ICCP Ventures. Past investments include UTStarcom, SunPower, CafePress, LifeCell, SyStemix.
Rob Rubenstein

Co-founded and built multiple successful retail chains, including Pic-A-Dilly Stores, Athletic Shoe Factory, Hit or Miss, and Natural Wonders.
Edwin A. Goodman

General partner, Milestone Venture Partners. Former CEO, Investec; CEO, Hambros America; VP, Patricof & Co. (Apax Partners). Founding dir. of Donors Choose.

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Blair Garrou

Managing Director of DFJ Mercury, one of the most active seed investors in the Midcontinent. Active advisor and mentor with seed accelerators.
Sunil Gunderia

Builder of digital businesses. I know brands/media. Global manager with track record in product, marketing and biz dev. Former Disney GM Mobile/VP digital.
Tom Toy

Managing Director, PacRim Venture Partners. Venture Partner/Advisor, ICCP Ventures. Past investments include UTStarcom, SunPower, CafePress, LifeCell, SyStemix.
Joseph Walsmith

25 years as the CEO of 4 companies, all successfully sold to strategic buyers. Fortune 500 and AT Kearney experience prior. MBA Kelley School, Indiana U.
Maheesh Jain
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Co-founder, CafePress. Headed sales and marketing, growing the company from zero to millions of customers and over $100 million annual revenue.

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Joshua Bauder

President of Internet Marketing of Happy Toy Machine, Former Marketing Team Member of CityPockets, Appeared in Entrepreneur Magazine

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Adam Smith

AOL Ventures is the venture capital arm of AOL.

“More blogger love for Happy Toy Machine! - http://bit.ly/wU58fq http://bit.ly/zctR7g http://bit.ly/wbrGy3”

4 months ago

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Sunil Gunderia I like this company. Lot's of potential in me commerce and Happy Toy Machine is well positioned to be leader in the toy market. Please have a look and talk to Scott.

4 months ago

Philip Grieshaber Customized toys are the wave of the future..

1 month ago

Jack Herrick Scott is a sharp cookie who is way ahead of an emerging industry.

27 days ago · Scott Schube likes this

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