Rob Lord - AngelList

I invest in 3-5 startups @ $25-50k a year

How I like to add value

Temperamentally fitted to complexity, uncertainty and change. Evinced execution expertise from conceptualization to product/service launch to $100M valuation. Effective internal leader, external diplomat w/ precise communication skills.

Skills

Consumer Internet, Corporate Development, Equity Financing, Go to Market Strategy, Leadership, Product Management, Software Engineering, Strategic Planning, Team Building, Web Development.

What I'm looking for

Markets

Bicycles, Cloud Computing, Consumer Internet, Consumers, Design, Digital Media, E-Commerce, Education, Entertainment, Entertainment Industry, Facebook Applications, Internet, Media, Mobile, Music, Open Source, SaaS, Social Media, Video, iPad, iPhone

Locations

San Francisco, Silicon Valley

What I've done

Founded IUMA, the first high-fidelity music Web site, at UC Santa Cruz; First hire by Justin Frankel's Nullsoft (Winamp), acquired for $100M by AOL; Co-founded Mediacode with Ian Rogers (Topspin), acquired by Yahoo! for $8M; Co-founded Billion Jelly Bloom (billionjellybloom.org), a Burning Man-ifested polyplosion of undulating performance art jellyfish w/ life partner-in-bloom Patti Lord.

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