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Founder
Ned Desmond
SOSV Senior Operating Partner. Led TechCrunch '12-'20; spun CrunchBase 2015.
SOSV Senior Operating Partner. Led TechCrunch '12-'20; spun CrunchBase 2015.
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Experience
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Employee
Business 2.0
Employee
Fortune Magazine
Employee
Time Magazine
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Engadget
Employee
Netscape Communications
Employee
Time
Employee
InfoSeek
Employee
TechCrunch
Employee
Walt Disney
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Ricochet
Advisor
Newser
Advisor
Exit
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Hoovers
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Senior Operating Partner
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Employee
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Projects
New tech event focused on AI's impact on accessibility.
founder, executive producer · Founded event; also producing it.
1:1s, panels, demos with top technologists, researchers, founders, designers… · More and advocates. Expert moderators, including TechCrunch editors and prominent figures focused on improving accessibility in the blindness community. All sessions will include the guidance and participation by people who are blind or visually impaired. The main show is free and will stream live and be available on demand.
1:1s, panels, demos with top technologists, researchers, founders, designers… · More and advocates. Expert moderators, including TechCrunch editors and prominent figures focused on improving accessibility in the blindness community. All sessions will include the guidance and participation by people who are blind or visually impaired. The main show is free and will stream live and be available on demand.
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Achievements
Raised three happy children.
Describe the most impressive thing you've done.
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Q&A
What's the most useful business-related book you've ever read?
Good To Great by Jim Collins
What's your favorite non-business book?
Andrew Roberts' Walking with Destiny
If money were not an issue, what would you be doing right now?
Researching and writing
What words of advice would you give your younger self?
Don't worry.
What's the most creative thing you've ever done?
Convince the governments of India and Pakistan to send me to the Siachen Glacier.
Which founders or startups do you most admire?
Rich Barton, Reed Hastings, Stewart Butterfield, Naval Ravikant, Marc Benioff, Jeff Lawson, Eric Yuan
What's your super power?
Clarity.
What's the best way for people to get in touch with you?
What words of wisdom do you live by?
Do the right thing.
What aspects of your work are you most passionate about?
Learning, conceiving, building.
What was the most impactful class you took in school?
English composition
What's something you wish you had done years earlier?
Invested in startups.
What's an obstacle you've overcome?
Impatience.
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