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Eric Silver, Principal

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 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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​Selected investments

Acquired by Amazon.
Acquired by Wal-mart.
Acquired by RealPages.
Acquired by Yelp!.
Acquired Anki.
Acquired by Medallia.


​Getting in touch


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.
    If there's anything you want me to be familiar with before we get in touch, tell me about it.
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