I'm an internet entrepreneur, investor, and advisor who has started and bootstrapped several companies from inception to millions in revenues over the last 16 years. My interest and passion for technology startups comes from both hands-on technical knowledge and high growth marketing/customer acquisition experience, as demonstrated by having built technology and grown businesses that have acquired over 40,000,000 email subscribers online.Prior to founding Crowdfunder in 2011, I left my most recent full time operational leadership role and became a hands-on investor and advisor for early stage growth companies, a Forbes Contributor on Startups and Crowdfunding, as well as a published best-selling Author & Speaker in the areas of Personal Development & Entrepreneurship. In founding Crowdfunder, I played an early role in JOBS Act legislation & regulations while engaging with leadership across Congress, the White House and the SEC. I'm a graduate of University of California, Santa Cruz with a degree in Economics. I live in Venice, California where I'm an Advisor or Board Member to a select group of early stage startups and social enterprises, and I surf when the waves are big.