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mark@badassadvisors.com

Mark
Mark Goldstein
Managing Partner, Advisors.fund Founder, Bad Ass Advisors

Tiburon, California, United States

Accredited investor

Member since October 08, 2007

Investor interests
Locations of interest
Credentials Accredited Investor, Qualified Purchaser
Education

1985 Penn

I am a(n):
Entrepreneur
If you`re an entrepreneur or corporate innovator, why?
I want to change the world.
What`s most frustrating and rewarding about entrepreneurship/innovation?
The highs The lows The sales win, the client losses.
What`s the No. 1 mistake entrepreneurs/innovators make?
Hiring badly
What are the top three lessons you`ve learned as an entrepreneur?
Know your partner(s)-inside and out
Understand the motivations of your investors and stakeholders
Don't partner too early
Full Bio:

I've made over 100 investments to date typically writing $500,000 checks.  Areas of interests are in health care, SaaS, iOt/devices, energy and ag tech.

I also recently founded Bad Ass Advisors, a private curated network that connects bad ass companies with bad ass founders.  Visit www. badassadvisors.com to sign up or review.

I've been involved in online services since 1983 when I got my first job at Apple and was put in charge of home investing, banking and online gaming. I enjoy the rush of being the underdog with a new project and changing people's perception of the status quo. I've led industry trade associations, been a member of numerous founding teams and personally started a dozen companies. I'm driven to solving interesting, marketing-related problems in big known sectors and being a part of a smart heads-down team where everyone has dirty fingernails. I've also concluded it takes almost as much time and energy to solve a big, fun problem as a smaller, dull one---so I mise as well think BIG and surround myself with a hungry, wicked focused team of brainiacs.

Specialties

Starting and/or helping to guide Internet-related companies that help consumers and businesses better control their destiny. I'm also been an active angel investor, Board member and/or Advisor to over 100 firms.