Nathan Nichols
Co-founder, Chief Executive Officer
“If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.”
Michael Foland
Co-founder, Chief Content Officer
“Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not a truth.”
Gaurav Kale
Co-founder, Chief Technology Officer
“It’s better to regret something you did than something you didn’t do.”
Eric Prostko
Web Developer
“The only wealth which you will keep forever is the wealth you have given away.”
Braden Katz
Lead Designer & Content Strategist
“From open-source software to blockchains, decentralized networks always lead to higher levels of human innovation, collaboration, and community.”
Mackenzie Kelley
Chief Editor/Designer, MA in Technical Writing
“Life isn’t about finding yourself, it’s about creating yourself.”
Lauren Rhodes
Social Media Manager
“Success is about the differences you make in people’s lives.”
Mark Nelson
Lead Angel Investor & Advisor
As former President and COO of Nelson Family of Companies annual revenues grew from $56 million to over $400 million. Trusted Advisor to companies like Google, Sony Computer Entertainment, Clorox, Bank of America, Cisco Systems, Bank of the West, Redwood Credit Union, and others.
Michael Rebido
Lead Angel Investor & Advisor
Michael Rebibo is an Entrepreneur in the Finance Industry. He was the founder of 1st Portfolio Wealth Advisors and 1st Portfolio Lending Corporation.He is also a co-founder or Ategra Capital Management, LLC, a focused equity hedge fund that invests primarily in small and micro-cap financials.
David Byrd
Advisor
Member of the Financial Services Office audit practice in San Francisco, serving asset management clients such as hedge funds, private equity and venture capital firms. Developed an expertise around audit and compliance procedures as they relate to funds and exchanges dealing in cryptocurrency, as well as companies undergoing ICOs.
Patrick Taylor McQuown
Angel Investor & Advisor
Founder/CEO of two Mobile companies with successful exits – raising over $50 million – former ivy league professor – currently an investor and Executive Director of Entrepreneurship at James Madison University.
Earl Evens
Advisor
Former Director, Manager and Program Manager at Cisco Systems, Seagate Technology and Hewlett-Packard Co. Lead an internal startup which successfully overhauled Channel Partner Relationship Management in the HP / Compaq Merger, reducing ops costs tens-of-millions of dollars. Trusted Advisor to companies including SAP Ariba, DuPont, GE, Moog and more.
Dan Alvarez
Advisor
Daniel M. Alvarez is an entrepreneur and innovator in the financial industry. He has worked with companies, such as Visa Labs, to determine the impact of emerging and disruptive technologies in payment ecosystems. He has guided technology and innovation decisions for executives in the top banks of the United States.
Irana Scott
Advisor
Mark Devlin
Advisor
President and Chief Operating Officer of CIRS Inc., a medical technology company in Norfolk Virginia. Investor and member of the board of directors for Castleray, a diversified holding company with businesses and real estate throughout the United States.