Adam Rifkin

A man. A plan. A panda. @pandawhale ...

Angel Palo Alto College of William an...

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Experience

KnowNow

Founder

Renkoo

Founder

106 Miles

Founder

NASA/Langley

Employee

Microsoft

Employee

Hewlett-Packard

Employee

Exit

GraphScience

Advisor

Exit

Saynow

Advisor

Exit

Angstro

Advisor

Exit

Plancast

Advisor

Browserling

Advisor

Encipit

Advisor

StudyRoom

Advisor

Buni.tv

Advisor

Hack Fund I

Advisor

3GALabs

Advisor

Select My Professional

Advisor

E&M Labs

Advisor

Synopsi

Advisor

Tracti.on

Advisor

Ponga Tools

Advisor

Hackers/Founders

Advisor

Private.Me

Advisor

Bubbler

Advisor

Exit

ChangeCoin

Advisor

Exit

Refresh

Advisor

Scrattch

Advisor

Data Neutrality Administration

Advisor

Command Line Interactive

Advisor

Anyone

Advisor

evly

Advisor

Locbox Labs

Advisor

Bridge

Advisor

Exit

Spotivate

Advisor

CodeLesson

Advisor

Worldly Developments

Advisor

Speak With Me

Advisor

Nyoombl

Advisor

Kerosene and a Match

Advisor

Socialscope

Advisor

Exit

Anso Labs

Advisor

Message Systems

Advisor

Socialwok

Advisor

Luxr.co

Advisor

Oomnitza

Advisor

maneq.in

Advisor

PandaWhale

Board Member

PandaWhale

Founder, CEO 2011 - Present (over 15 years)

Founder

PandaWhale, KnowNow, Renkoo, 106 Miles

Employee

Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard, NASA/Langley

Advisor

Luxr.co, Speak With Me, Worldly Developments, Locbox Labs, evly, ChangeCoin, Hack Fund I, Plancast, Saynow, E&M Labs, Refresh, CodeLesson, Hackers/Founders, GraphScience, Spotivate, Browserling, StudyRoom, Tracti.on, Encipit, Socialscope, Oomnitza, Socialwok, Kerosene and a Match, Private.Me, maneq.in, 15 more... , 3GALabs, Ponga Tools, Buni.tv, Command Line Interactive, Bubbler, Synopsi, Anso Labs, Data Neutrality Administration, Nyoombl, Bridge, Scrattch, Message Systems, Select My Professional, Angstro

Board Member

Education

About

Achievements

Featured in Chapter 2 of Adam Grant's "Give and Take":
http://www.amazon.com/Give-Take-Revolutionary-Approach-Success/dp/0670026557

Co-authored Forbes article on 5-minute favors:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/kareanderson/2013/07/17/pay-it-forward-with-the-five-minute-favor/

On Forbes list of most influential people on AngelList: http://www.forbes.com/sites/tomiogeron/2012/05/01/the-most-influential-angel-investors-on-angellist/

Named Fortune's Best Networker:
http://fortune.com/2011/02/09/fortunes-best-networker/

Interview about Networking:
http://bakadesuyo.com/2013/02/interview-silicon-valleys-networker-teaches-secrets-making-connections/

My team's first startup KnowNow pioneered the Real Time Web with advanced JavaScript fu over a decade ago.

My team's second startup Renkoo served 36 million awesome users.

Our new startup PandaWhale aims to serve even more people!

Here's a good description of PandaWhale:
http://techcrunch.com/2013/06/30/pandawhales-slow-march-to-relevance/

Describe the most impressive thing you've done.

Skills

Sitzfleisch

What I'm Looking For

I am not actively investing at this time.

I spend 99% of my waking hours working on my startup, PandaWhale.

Describe what you're looking for in a company.

Locations

Silicon Valley Palo Alto Redwood City Mountain View