About
Technology leader with 25+ years of experience, most recently VP of Strategic Initiatives at Amazon Web Services, where he led the Worldwide Specialist Organization and AWS Game Tech.
Experience
- AIQ Worldwide, L.P.Foundercurrent2024 — presentUnited States
- TCVExecutive Advisorcurrent2025 — present
- Intrepid Growth PartnersGrowth Partnercurrent2024 — present
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)Vice President, Strategic Initiatives2023 — 2024
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)Vice President, Worldwide Specialist Organization2020 — 2023San Francisco, California, United States
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)Vice President, AWS Game Tech2017 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- BitcasaCEO2013 — 2017Mountain View, Ca
- ZyngaVice President of International2009 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
- BitTorrent, Inc.General Manager and VP of Business Development2005 — 2009San Francisco Bay Area
- Electronic ArtsVP of Online Strategic Development2003 — 2005San Francisco Bay Area
- Allen & CompanySummer Associate2002New York City Metropolitan Area
- Doll Capital ManagementSpring/Summer Associate2001San Francisco Bay Area
- Alarm Clock WorldwideCo-founder1998 — 2001San Francisco Bay Area
- Red Herring CommunicationsResearch Director & Editor1994 — 1998San Francisco Bay Area
Education
- Northwestern University - Kellogg School of ManagementMaster of Business Administration (MBA), Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies2001 — 2003
- Williams CollegeBA, Psychology1988 — 1992
- The Landon SchoolHigh School Diploma1977 — 1988
Skills & more
Digital StrategyLeadership1Deal ExecutionSmall Business ManagementCreative EntrepreneurshipBusiness OwnershipHolding CompaniesArtificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingAmazon Web Services (AWS)Go-to-Market StrategyTurnaround Strategy
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Start-upsEntrepreneurshipVenture CapitalCorporate DevelopmentMergersMonetizationBusiness StrategyDigital MediaBusiness DevelopmentStrategic PartnershipsStrategyStrategic PlanningLanguages Japanese · Spanish
From Brian's professional profile.
Colleagues at Intrepid Growth Partners
Adrian Weller
Growth Partner at Intrepid Growth Partners
Ajay Agrawal
Co-founder & Partner at Intrepid Growth Partners
George Hoyem
Venture Partner at Lavrock Ventures
Grant Wallace
Principal at Intrepid Growth Partners
Harley Finkelstein
Investor at Felicis Ventures
Jessica Galli
Principal at Intrepid Growth Partners
Jessica Hao
Senior Associate at Intrepid Growth Partners
John Tang
Growth Partner at Intrepid Growth Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Brian “Tap” Taptich work?
- Brian “Tap” Taptich is Growth Partner at Intrepid Growth Partners.
Same school
Also attended Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management558
Jenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaAndy FligelSenior Managing Director at Intel CapitalDavid Clark GuillermoInvestments at Impact America FundGiuseppe DonvitoPartner at P101 VenturesAntonio TurroniOperating Advisor at P101 VenturesJon TurowVenture Partner at Madrona Venture Group
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Also attended Williams College99
Chase ColemanFounder & Partner of Tiger Global ManagementSteve CaseChairman & CEO of Revolution; co-founder of AOLChris PicardoPartner at Madrona investing at the intersection of life science and computer science, plus consumer tech and Web3Isabelle PhelpsPartner at Lerer HippeauNino MarakovicPartner, CEO at Sapphire VenturesAlex MarshallPartner & General Counsel at Generation Investment Management
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Shared employers
Also worked at AIQ Worldwide, L.P.1
Also worked at Amazon Web Services (AWS)251
Nancy WangInvestor at Felicis VenturesJon TurowVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupEric AndersonPartner at Scale Venture PartnersKeerthi NalabotuInvestor at True VenturesKen HowardVice President of Technology Services at Flare Capital PartnersEliya ElonInvestor at Notable Capital
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Also worked at Zynga60
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockMasoud AdinaHead of Compliance at GreycroftVlad LoktevInvestor at Index VenturesEmily MoskowitzEntrepreneur in Residence at Storm VenturesLinus LiangFounder and Managing Partner at Kyber Knight CapitalNiha GottiparthyInvestor at EMERGENT VENTURES
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Also worked at Electronic Arts88
David SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockTiffany SpencerHead of Marketing at Menlo VenturesRajat TanejaInvestor at Foundation CapitalRobert TomkinsonSelf at Mucker CapitalGustav RydstedtAdvisor, Infrastructure Software at Verissimo VenturesShanti BergelManaging Director at TRANSCEND
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