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Board Member
Jan 2014
Discover the authenticity of a person, company or organization against a topic and amongst a group of peers. Identify the content most often shared between influencers. Then use the information to engage those most important to your business. By understanding what the influencers are discussing and then leveraging the insights, you can double the impact of traditional marketing efforts.
Unlike traditional social listening platforms that focus on keywords and follower counts, Little Bird uses network analysis to identify true influencers in any topical community—influencers who can impact market perceptions and generate new referral business. Little Bird helps you focus on the people and content that matter the most so you can build the most beneficial relationships for your business.
Since 2013, our Influencer Marketing Platform has helped more than 200 companies identify the influencers and content that shape markets trends and buyer intent. Located in Portland, Oregon, Little Bird helps businesses like Pitney Bowes, Mozilla, Oracle and Autodesk, segment social data to drive smarter marketing.
Board Member
May 2010
Second Porch is a new social vacation home marketplace, including the first Facebook application that helps vacation homeowners open up a new social channel as well as overcome the biggest barriers to marketing their properties — trust and hassle of renting to strangers. Second Porch also allows homeowners to discover other homeowners who are amenable to trading homes. Second Porch users can search for homes based on location, budget, recommendations, amenities, and—most importantly — their relationship to the owner or former guests. Second Porch is also the first vacation home portal that offers private visibility for homeowners who only want their friends to see their home listing. Second Porch's attractive, easy-to-use design allows owners to display property photos, amenities and home updates on their profile pages.
Partner and Investor
Jan 2008
Founded in 2007, the Oregon Venture Fund is a community supported, professionally managed, collaborative venture capital fund backed by the leaders of the regions business, technology, and entrepreneurial communities.
Pitchbook consistently places OVF in the top 25% of all global venture funds (2025). OVF invests $15-20 million annually in the most promising startups and growth companies, regardless of stage or sector, in Oregon and Southern Washington. Learn more about OVF in our quick overview video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxiH6O4BEp0
Over 6500+ jobs have been created by the 90 companies in the portfolio. Some of OVF’s largest investors include the State of Oregon, Oregon Community Foundation, and Meyer Memorial Trust.
In 2023, the group launched Oregon Venture Fund XV, to accommodate additional institutional investors and family offices. The $25M+ fund has a 5-year investing period and invests alongside each annual Oregon Venture Fund in the same portfolio.
OVF receives generous support from Tonkon Torp LLP, Geffen Mesher & Co., and Stoel Rives.
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2018
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Upswell
Founding Partner
Apr 2018
Founding Partner
Mar 2018
We pioneer new ways to leverage social media to create highly effective, even life-saving, campaigns in the social good sector. Our passion for this work and our experience with some of the best organizations on the planet help us deliver outcomes far exceeding expectations.
We use the lessons we’ve learned working with organizations like the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Facebook, the World Health Organization, UNICEF, and hundreds of others to help the social sector leverage new strategies and create lasting change.
Senior Strategist, Health Partnerships Team, and Advisor, Social Impact Team FACEBOOK
2018
The Facebook company is now Meta. Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology.
We want to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. To do that, we ask that you help create a safe and respectful online space. These community values encourage constructive conversations on this page:
• Start with an open mind. Whether you agree or disagree, engage with empathy.
• Comments violating our Community Standards will be removed or hidden. So please treat everybody with respect.
• Keep it constructive. Use your interactions here to learn about and grow your understanding of others.
• Our moderators are here to uphold these guidelines for the benefit of everyone, every day.
• If you are seeking support for issues related to your Facebook account, please reference our Help Center (https://www.facebook.com/help) or Help Community (https://www.facebook.com/help/community).
For a full listing of our jobs, visit http://www.facebookcareers.com
2014
Board Member
Jan 2014
Discover the authenticity of a person, company or organization against a topic and amongst a group of peers. Identify the content most often shared between influencers. Then use the information to engage those most important to your business. By understanding what the influencers are discussing and then leveraging the insights, you can double the impact of traditional marketing efforts.
Unlike traditional social listening platforms that focus on keywords and follower counts, Little Bird uses network analysis to identify true influencers in any topical community—influencers who can impact market perceptions and generate new referral business. Little Bird helps you focus on the people and content that matter the most so you can build the most beneficial relationships for your business.
Since 2013, our Influencer Marketing Platform has helped more than 200 companies identify the influencers and content that shape markets trends and buyer intent. Located in Portland, Oregon, Little Bird helps businesses like Pitney Bowes, Mozilla, Oracle and Autodesk, segment social data to drive smarter marketing.
2011
Founder & CEO
Mar 2011
ActionSprout helps organizations run Social Action Campaigns on Facebook in order to unlock their Facebook Fans with actions that move beyond Like, Share and Comment.
Our tools help make it easy for organizations to:
- Create inspired content that people want to share
- Provide meaningful actions for people to do
- Track engagement over time
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