Dave McClure, 500 Startups keynote #startupconf

Dave McClure Venture Capitalist/Founding Partner 500 Startups, an internet startup seed fund and incubator program in Mountain View, CA. He likes to hang out with entrepreneurs, and occasionally invest in startups foolish enough to let him. He has been an investor in over 250 companies including Mint.com, Twilio, Wildfire Interactive, SendGrid, TaskRabbit, SlideShare, Mashery, CreditKarma, KISSmetrics, and MakerBot, among others.

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Victoria Ransom, Wildfire Interactive: Raise Venture when you Don’t Need It

Victoria Ransom has been an entrepreneur since her early twenties and has developed three companies, all of which are successfully operating today. As founder & CEO of  Wildfire Interactive , Victoria has led the company to profitability in just one year and has built a client list that includes major brands and agencies including Facebook, Pepsi, Unilever, Sony, AT&T, Ogilvy, Publicis and Digitas. Wildfire is a two-time winner of the fbFund; investors include Facebook, Accel Partners and the Founder’s Fund. You can find Victoria on Twitter @victoria_ransom

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