DAVE McCLURE

Entrepreneur / Startup Advisor

Dave McClure has worked in the high-tech industry for more than 15 years. After graduating from Johns Hopkins University in 1988, Dave worked as a programmer and database consultant for several Silicon Valley companies, including Intel and Microsoft. In 1994, Dave started Aslan Computing, an Internet and e-commerce consulting firm, which was later acquired by Servinet / Panurgy in 1998. Dave has also helped develop and bring to market a variety of Internet and e-commerce businesses and continues to be an active advisor and angel investor in several new startups including Feedster, HealthUnity, and WellFund. From 2001 to 2004, Dave was director of marketing for PayPal Developer Network program. In January 2005, Dave joined SimplyHired.com as their director of marketing. SimplyHired.com, a “vertical search” startup that runs the world’s largest search engine for jobs, was named one the Top 50 Coolest Web sites for 2005 by Time magazine. Dave is also founder and co-chair for the SDForum Search SIG, a technology user group covering emerging topics in the Internet search industry. Dave is actively engaged in promoting microfinance awareness and involvement through the Silicon Valley Microfinance Network. He is also a member of the Full Circle Fund, a San Francisco-based nonprofit formed by Bay Area entrepreneurs addressing local issues in affordable housing, education, and technology access.