For those of you that don’t know, SoftTech VC is one of the original seed firms in Silicon Valley. The list of successful startups that have been backed by Clavier and his team is truly an inspiration. Household startup names like Postmates, FitBit, Eventbrite, Bleacher Report and many more would have nothing but a few pennies to their name without the involvement of Clavier. His firm even saw acquisitions by Groupon, Twitter, Facebook, Yahoo, and AOL, a veritable who’s-who of tech giants. Jeff Clavier got in on the ground floor of tech investments and he has never looked back. While he attributes his success to luck, timing, and hustle, a lot can be said about his ability to plan. He requires a lot out of the startups he invests in, particularly when it comes to having a plan for the future. After all, you can’t get very far without a few directions. With his impressive past in entrepreneurship and an enlightened (and effective) strategy for startups around the world, Tech.Co is happy to have him as a featured speaker and Startup of the Year competition judge at Innovate! and Celebrate 2016. We look forward to his insight and his wisdom on the world of tech and startups and you should be too. Particularly because he’s just as excited as we are!
Innovate! and Celebrate 2016 is over so join us for 2017
Come join us at the Innovate! and Celebrate conference in San Francisco, CA. The event will take place October 9 – 11, 2017, and is held in partnership with the Consumer Technology Association (CTA). Head image via Flickr / leweb3
