People
Meet 1503 founders, developers, designers, and operators building Dallas's tech scene.
John Phan
Co-founder @qwiqq • Previously @fortuno-lending • @tech Wildcatters '12 • Worked at @rbc-capital-markets • Education: BS, MBA
Vivek Sagi
CTO of Woot, an Amazon company. Founder/CTO/GM roles @innovacion, @newbrandanalytics, @servicelive, @selectica. Strong tech & biz background. Wharton MBA, IIT M
Michael Walsh
Founder @cariloop and Health 2.0 Dallas, Personal Trainer, @purdue-university University alum, living in Dallas, TX.
Jennifer Conley
Founder @the-dallas-entrepreneur-center, @iliveindallas • Worked at @gravitycenter
Alex Bugeja
Founder @traffikoo, @engim • Worked at @texas-instruments • Investor @traffikoo • Studied at @harvard-university, @university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign
Hippie Butter
I'm a former chef, 25-year live-sound engineer, and now owner of Hippie Butter, L.L.C.
G.I. Sanders
Co-Founder & CEO of @fancorps. Strong background in project management & graphic design. I know how to lead a team, and am doing just that.
Dennis Dayman
Worked at @at-t, @eloqua • Studied at @stephen-f-austin-state-university http://thedaymans.com/me.htm
Joseph Payton
Fund Manager, Pioneer Capital Fund, lc
Jack Wrigley
Founder @qwiqq • Studied at @pacific-lutheran-university University 2012 Tech Wildcatters Accelerator Spring class Social+Mobile+Commerce for SMB's and consumers
Ryan Beckland
CEO & Co-founder of @validic. Career entrepreneur - 4 companies, 2 exits. Interested in using technology to change health behaviors.
Marshall Haas
Director of Labs @metalab. Making @SmartBedding, previously co-founded @obsorb (acquired by MetaLab), and for giggles @18thme
Stacy Stephens
Vice President Marketing & Sales of @knightscope; Former executive and Founder of Carbon Motors Corporation; Former Police Officer (Texas)
Richard DeFrancisco
Global leader for several Silicon valley based, venture funded startups. 4 exits and a highly successful Bay Area IPO. Next up.....
Andy Chen
Cofounder of @traxo.com. VP Business Development & formerly VP Social Products at @match-com. Previously at @travelocity.com and @true-com.
Stuart Walker
Expertise during various market cycles in strategic/tactical sales & biz dev with companies needing to enter a market where they had limited or no penetration.
Alex Chang
Co-founded $250MM company. World traveler, marathoner, and cyclist. Angel investor.
Camille Fetter
Stewart Youngblood
Program Director @tech Wildcatters, a Forbes Top 10 Accelerator, in Dallas, TX.
Joel Fontenot
Trailblazer Capital Managing Partner. Micro VC focused in Texas. Startup founder of Metreos, sold to Cisco. Early stage entrepreneur and investor.
Sykam Ramakotamma Reddy
Michael Pratt
Founder @panamplify | Founder @dd_dallas | | USMA '87 | former Goldman trader | reluctant warrior
Mike Orren
President of @speakeasy, a content marketing and social strategy firm that is a joint venture of Slingshot Advertising and The Dallas Morning News.
Eric Vanderschaaf
I love music and the way technology is changing our world. Founded a few (failed) startups and brought GiftCard.com through high-growth phase. EVP @ Senico.