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Mark Kingdon

Angel Investor. Former CEO of Linden Lab (Second Life) and Organic; Entrepreneur in Residence at Idealab! Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

San Francisco
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New York
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Angel
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Advisor
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University of California, Los Angeles
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Wharton School
I invest in 3-6 startups @ $50-$100K a year
How I like to add value

Knowledge of ad world, ecommerce. Management and operational experience.

Skills
Advertising, Product Launch, Product Marketing, Product Planning
What I'm looking for

Looking for super passionate founders with a truly transformational idea. Like a well-rounded team (tech, business, product). Bet on companies not features...ideas that can become real businesses. Don't follow the crowd so please show me unusual plays. Look at my list...my best bets raised eyebrows.

Markets
Advertising, Analytics, Babies, Big Data, Bridging Online and Offline, Cloud Computing, Consumer Internet, Consumers, Content, E-Commerce, E-Commerce Platforms, Fashion, Fitness, Knowledge Management, Location Based Services, Marketplaces, Mobile, Publishing, Real Time, Retail Technology, SaaS, Sales and Marketing, Small and Medium Businesses, Social Commerce, Social Games, Social Media, Social Media Platforms, Social Recruiting
Locations
Colorado, Illinois, Los Angeles, Massachusetts, New York, New York City, Northern California, San Diego, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Texas, Utah
What I've done
Founder
Nifty Thrifty
Investor
140 Proof , Appstores , Fab.com , KidZui , Nifty Thrifty , Saymedia , Skyrockit , The RealReal , Twitter , Ubermedia
Worked At
Linden Lab
CEO, President, Board Member, May '08 to Jun '10
Organic
CEO, Jan '00 to Apr '10
IdeaLab!
EIR, Jan '99 to Dec '09
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Partner, Sep '88 to Jan '99
Credentials
QUALIFIED
An accredited U.S. investor
REVIEWED
2 out of 2 recommended Mark
ACTIVE
3 confirmed investments in popular companies on AngelList