Andy Freeman
Advisor, Screening Committee, Due Diligence @Silicon Catalyst
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WORK HISTORY
Advisor, Screening Committee, Due Diligence @Silicon Catalyst
Evaluate candidates wrt technology and business potential.• Help portfolio companies with pitch, technology, and go-to-market.Silicon Catalyst is the only incubator focused exclusively on solutions in silicon, building a coalition of in-kind and strategic partners to dramatically reduce the cost and complexity of development. With a world-class network of mentors to advise startups, Silicon Catalyst is helping startups address challenges moving from idea to realization. Visit Silicon Catalyst at
EDUCATION
Stanford University
PhD-ABD, Computer Science
Stanford University
MS, Computer Science
Stanford University
Bachelor's Degree, Electrical Engineering
SKILLS
ABOUT ANDY FREEMAN
Hacker (people and orgs, not just code) with engineering and venture capital experience.Previous: Microprocessor design to data center scale computation; 15 US patents (3 UX), 1 European; Wrote the first code at four startups (two funded).• Build and manage products and processes.• Help startups develop and tell their story - watched pitches and reviewed hundreds of deals.• Wrote the first lines of code at four startups; two were funded later.• Very wide range of development; hardware design tools and microprocessor design through computation at data center scale.• Three utility US patents on search engine result comparison UX that exaggerates relative quality.• Designed (and patented) UX for multi-camera video surveillance system that minimizes cognitive load and focuses attention. Also built initial products, with several technology patents.• Two computer architecture patents.• Designed and implemented fundraising prototype of outcome-oriented consumer aggregation website.• Designed and implemented C++-based hardware description language enabling very fast design and simulation.• StrengthsFinder(TM) Top-10 are Ideation, Maximizer, Strategic, Futuristic, Learner, Activator, Intellection, Command, Analytical, and Deliberative.(Bottom-5 on request.) Myers-Briggs type is ENT*.• Scuba Assistant Instructor (beyond Divemaster, teach in Monterey).
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