I've been an early stage employee at more than 8 early-mid stage startups. Among them, 5 that have had exits, 3 IPOs and 2 acquisitions including salesforce.com (joined around 200 employees) and Box (joined around 20 employees). I've always had an eye for ideas that will be successful, and I've gained much insight into what makes for successful founders and companies. I have deep technical experience in infrastructure, strategic insight into SaaS businesses, and general "scrappy startup" chops. I utilize this knowledge to help companies I invest in be successful. I look for strong founders and teams, good markets, and sound business plans. I tend less towards the hottest trends, and more towards underappreciated companies and markets with strong fundamentals (that still have huge potential).

Syndicating all "suitable deals" where I can get an allocation. For me, a "suitable deal" is one in which I'm seeing a certain amount of traction, and the company appears poised for success, and in which I'm confident there will be interest on AL.