Jack Porter

I am now Managing Partner of Forward Accelerator, an early stage fund and acceleration program. We invest $100K in 30 great companies a year and do follow-on $250K investments in 10 of them.

Website: http://www.hightechexecblog.com
Livermore, California, United States
Accredited investor
Member since November 02, 2008

Good things come to those who wait, but only things that are left by us that hustle! Quote_down

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Investor interests

Type of investor	Incubator
Typical investment size	$100k - $250k
Typical investments in a year	30
Categories of interest	iPhone application development Web services
Credentials	Accredited Investor, Qualified Purchaser

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Summary [ Edit ]

I am serial entrepreneur and I have been the CEO of 8 successful software companies. I am now the Founder and Managing Partner of Forward Accelerator, an early stage fund and acceleration program. We invest $100K in 30 great companies a year and do follow-on $250K investments in 10 of them.

I have a strong interest in Web 2.0 technologies and have invested in several companies built on this business model.

Specialties:

My expertise includes understanding how to leverage complex mathematic models, visualizations, and analytics. I have extensive knowledge and contacts in the pharmaceutical industry and often consult with companies on how to penetrate this market.

I have published 3 books on technology innovation, often speak at conferences and trade events, and am a frequent writer for magazines such as Infoworld, CIO Magazine, and eWeek.