Profile
Bio
Age 44, is an equity holder, member of the Board of Managers, and Co-Chief Chief Investment Officer of the Manager.. He is also the co-founder and General Partner of Wasabi Ventures LLC. Chris has founded, advised, or invested in over 200 high-tech startups since 1995, including 9-figure companies like Ustream (investor, advisor, CEO), UserTesting.com (advisor), and Gusto (investor). He is the co-author, along with Reid Hoffman, of "Blitzscaling: The Lighting-fast Path to Building Massively Valuable Companies", and the co-author, along with Reid Hoffman and Ben Casnocha, of the New York Times bestseller, "The Alliance: Managing Talent in the Networked Age". Chris earned two degrees from Stanford University, with distinction in both, and an MBA from Harvard Business School, where he was named a Baker Scholar.Career
Wasabi Ventures LLC - founder |
Investments
Selected investments
Company | Country | Date | Notes | ||
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500friends Inc The best loyalty and retention marketing partner for CMOs. |
United States | 15 Dec 2009 | Seed Initial investment. Round participant. Active |