Eric Silver, Principal
I am a four-time entrepreneur who has consistently beaten the market as an angel and equity investor. I've degrees in decision-making, business, and economics and certificates in programming, mediation, and project management. I am interested in innovation, community formation, education, and how people derive meaning.
I have worked as the founder of multiple companies which has given me experience as the first developer and product designer of a platform that received over a million daily views, as the most productive salesperson of a six person team, and as a market-beating investor. I enjoy getting involved with early stage companies and am happy to give clear and immediate feedback on ideas, companies, and problems. I (infrequently) blog at iEducate.org and am exploring machine learning as a mechanism to identify novelty and innovation. My PhD dissertation at Carnegie Mellon is a general equilibrium model of technological progress and innovation. |
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Too often, fund-raising seems like a complicated game or contest: education around entrepreneurship celebrates the pageantry of public pitches and presentations, yet the best investment decisions are usually made based on traction, product, and opportunity - not the format of your presentation or your rhetorical flourish. My preferred way to get to know a company is by meeting a founder and working with her to solve real problems. I enjoy the chance to travel with founding teams to meet customers and prospective customers, the chance to be a customer, and the opportunity to work with the wider team to help solve real problems. In this exchange, I seek to prove that I deserve to be a partner in your company while also having the chance to truly understand your business and challenges. |
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