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  • Dave McClure

  • 43 / Male
  • Palo Alto, California, US
  • Last Login: 8/13/2009

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Interests

  • General

    startups, technology, social networking, search, finance, microfinance, economics, entrepreneurship, venture capital, jazz, classical music, politics, business, sports, games, ultimate frisbee, cartoons, animation, anime, and an ever-growing collection of funny-looking hats.

  • Music

    www.saya.com

  • Movies

    office space, napoleon dynamite, diva, 12 monkeys, time bandits, brazil, princess bride, anything by miyazake.

  • Television

    what can i say... i'm addicted to the Comedy Channel, Adult Swim, SciFiNetwork & ESPN. Current faves: BG, TDS, The Venture Brothers, Afro Samurai, MXC.

  • Books

    Guns Germs & Steel, The Mystery of Capital, SnowCrash, Flatland, Dune, Free to Be You & Me, anything by Theodore Geisel.

  • Heroes

    i admire certain great people and their accomplishments, but i think people could spend more time on their own heroic efforts however small rather than indulging in the heroics of others.

Details

  • Status: Married
  • Here for: Networking, Friends
  • Orientation: Straight
  • Religion: Agnostic
  • Zodiac Sign: Leo
  • Children: Proud parent
  • Education: College graduate
  • Occupation: Pirate

Schools

  • Johns Hopkins University

    • Baltimore, MARYLAND
    • Graduated: 1988
    • Student status: Alumni
    • Degree: Bachelor's Degree
    • Major: Applied Mathematics / Computer Science
    1982 to 1988

Companies

  • SimplyHired.com

    • Mountain View, CA US
    • Director of Marketing / VP Evangelism Marketing
    January 2005 - May 2006

  • PayPal / eBay

    • San Jose, CA US
    • Director of Marketing
    September 2001 - October 2004

  • Aslan Computing (acquired by Panurgy)

    • San Francisco, CA US
    • Founder/CEO
    April 1994 - August 1999

  • 500 Hats

    • San Francisco, CA US
    • Principal
    August 1999 - (curr)

  • Microsoft / Intel (consultant)

    • Silicon Valley, CA US
    • Application Developer / Database Admin
    1992 - 1994

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Who I'd like to meet:

other geeks, entrepreneurs, artists & in general people who enjoy the vibrance of a rich & full life. if you'd like to learn more about my new spoken word haiku poetry slam band, check out my fan page on fanbridge:

Comments

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  • AmitAmit Kapur

    Aug 7 2008 12:09 AM

    hey dave - great catching up with you too! would love to get together for a deeper discussion in the next few weeks. will keep you posted on my travels up north. let me know whenever you make it down to LA.

  • KivaKiva: LoansThatchangelives

    Apr 24 2008 6:21 AM

    Thanks for supporting Kiva! Helping hard working people receive a fighting chance to lift themselves out of poverty is a cool thing. "Do good.
    " :)

    More information about Kiva. org, which was recently featured in Bill Clinton's book, "Giving", The Wall Street Journal (A New Generation Reinvents Philanthropy) and Yahoo's People of the Web (The $10 Million Giveaway), can be found at kivafriends. org, kivapedia. org and right here on our Kiva MySpace page!
  • Unitus

    Apr 7 2008 4:53 PM

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  • none

    Jan 8 2008 10:22 AM

  • kay

    Dec 16 2005 4:04 AM

    Dave is kinda out there, but be sure to listen to what he says..it'll make sense in about six months when the Economist picks it up. If you ever get a chance to work with him, do it.