Triangle Startup Factory will be the centerpiece of a thriving entrepreneurial infrastructure in Durham.
A lot of the elements for success have been present for years: highly skilled entrepreneurs, the drive to
succeed, and a congenial living environment to house a company. To this mix Chris and I bring a focused
approach based on the best ideas for testing and proving business models for a startup , a new source of
capital and our unmatched enthusiasm for working with early stage companies.

We are adding the missing ingredient for local IT and mobile startups, building on the existing resources
of the community to propel the Triangle to new heights in entrepreneurship. If my partner Chris was
not a model for the “connectors” described in Malcolm Gladwell’s The Tipping Point, the author may
have missed an opportunity. He has spent the last three years working on the problem of how to build
a world-class accelerator in the RTP area. In the process, he has met and established relationships with
most of the startup ecosystem in this area.

This human capital will be at the center of our efforts for nothing is accomplished with this element. I
look forward to the journey.

Biography

Dave is currently Managing Director of Triangle Startup Factory. Dave has held CEO, CFO, and general counsel positions for the past fifteen years in a number of successful information technology companies. Prior to his role at Triangle Startup Factory, Dave was Chairman of Infina Connect Healthcare Systems, CEO and president of GMA Healthcare, a NextGen EHR reseller, and principal of Acclerant Ventures,LLC, a services firm providing financial and strategic assistance to technology companies. His noteworthy career includes C-level and executive roles at Crispin Corporation, Bloodhound Software, Plurimus Corporation, IntraSoft/KV Labs, and CI Partners. In addition, he has spent eleven years as an adjunct at the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina and five years as an adjunct professor at the UNC School of Law. He co-developed the FastTrac Tech program for the Council of Entrepreneurial Development and taught that course six times. David holds a B.S. from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, an M.B.A from Stanford University, and a J.D. from University of North Carolina School of Law.