Bill Bliss
InvestorVenture Partner at Greatscale Ventures
Seattle, Washington
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Bill Bliss is a Venture Partner at Greatscale Ventures with experience spanning founding roles at Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Teams, where he most recently served as Platform Architect for the Teams developer platform. His career includes leadership positions at major technology and internet companies, including VP and GM of Search and Recommendations at MySpace, VP of Emerging Technologies at Gomez Inc., and senior roles at Expedia managing product strategy and business analytics. He spent over 16 years at Microsoft in various senior technology and management positions, including general manager of MSN Search, which launched in 1998 and grew to over 100 million daily queries by 2002.
Experience
- Greatscale VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2020 — presentSan Diego, California, United States
- RetiredRetired from Microsoft2021
- MicrosoftMicrosoft Teams Platform Architect2016 — 2021
- MicrosoftGroup Program Manager, Microsoft Teams2015 — 2016Bellevue, Washington, United States
- MicrosoftProgram Management Architect2014 — 2015Bellevue, Washington, United States
- MicrosoftPartner Group Program Manager2014Bellevue, Washington, United States
- MicrosoftPartner Engineering Manager2013 — 2014Greater Seattle Area
- Product and technology strategy, product management, strategic project managementConsultant2013Greater Seattle Area
- VMwareVP, Product Management2011 — 2013Palo Alto, CA
- Roadmap Integrity, LLCManaging Partner2011
- Myspace, Inc. - Fox Entertainment GroupVP & GM, Myspace Search and Recommendations2009 — 2011
- Gomez, Inc.VP Emerging Technologies2007 — 2009
- Klir TechnologiesChief Technology Officer2006 — 2007
- Expedia, Inc.SVP, Product2004 — 2006
- Expedia, Inc.VP, Customer Experience2003 — 2004
- MicrosoftGeneral Manager1987 — 2003
- MicrosoftGroup Program Manager1992 — 1996
- The Whitewater GroupProduct Manager1986 — 1987
Education
- Northwestern UniversityBS, Computer Science1982 — 1987
Skills & more
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Bill Bliss work?
- Bill Bliss is Venture Partner at Greatscale Ventures.
- What check size does Bill Bliss write?
- Bill Bliss typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Same school
Also attended Northwestern University338
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Shared employers
Also worked at Microsoft1,070
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Also worked at Myspace, Inc. - Fox Entertainment Group3
Also worked at Gomez, Inc.2
Also worked at Expedia, Inc.35
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