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David Bill
CTO @ Freestyle Capital, led engineering organizations @ AOL, ExactTarget, Virta Health
30 years of technology leadership across consumer, B2B SaaS and healthcare. CTO/VPE @ Virta Health, ExactTarget, AOL, Spinner.com. Fractional CTO @ Computer History Museum, Burning Man Organization, Galileo Health, EverNow & more
Work
Galileo: Online Doctor Consultations & Comprehensive Medical Care
https://galileohealth.com/Fractional CTO for Galileo Health, modern telemedicine company founded by One Medical founder Tom Lee
Experience
First Round Capital
Expert in Residence
Jul 2018 - Present
Whether it’s pre-seed, seed or Series A, we’re building the world’s best product for founders who are just getting started.
- I am the go-to expert for Engineering guidance and advice for First Round Capital portfolio companies
Freestyle Capital
CTO
Jan 2009 - Present
A top-tier seed fund investing in top-tier founders. Our portfolio companies include Airtable, Intercom, Narvar, Patreon & more
- I work with our portfolio companies to help their technology teams scale and succeed
Virta Health
Head of Engineering
Jul 2015 - Jan 2018
Leading healthcare company in the diabetes management and weight loss space.
- Built the engineering team from the ground up
ExactTarget
VP Technology
Jun 2009 - Mar 2012
Email focused B2B SaaS Marketing Automation company
- IPO 2012
- $2.5B acquisition by Salesforce 2013
AOL Time Warner
Sr. Director Technology Strategy
May 1999 - Feb 2007
The biggest internet/media behemoth of it's time
- Working in the CTO's office, set and executed tech strategy impacting thousands of engineers and global technology standards.
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