About
Dan Shapiro is the CEO and cofounder of Glowforge, a company that produces desktop laser technology, and a Senior Research Fellow at the Wharton Generative AI Lab. He previously served as CEO of Google Comparison Inc. following Google's acquisition of his startup Sparkbuy, founded Photobucket Inc. (formerly Ontela), and created the board game Robot Turtles. He holds over 100 patents, authored "Hot Seat: The Startup CEO Guidebook" (O'Reilly), and earned a B.S. in Engineering from Harvey Mudd College.
Founder at Glowforge
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Co-founders at Glowforge
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MARK GOSSELINExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
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TONY WRIGHTExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
Experience
- GlowforgeCEOcurrent2014 — presentGreater Seattle Area
- The Wharton SchoolSenior Research Fellowcurrent2025 — present
- Robot TurtlesFoundercurrent2013 — presentGreater Seattle Area
- GoogleCEO, Google Comparison Inc2011 — 2013Greater Seattle Area
- Photobucket.comBoard of directors2009 — 2011
- Sparkbuy, Inc.CEO2010 — 2011
- OntelaCEO2005 — 2009Greater Seattle Area
- RealNetworksGroup Manager, RealArcade2005Greater Seattle Area
- WildseedSenior Program Manager2002 — 2005
- MicrosoftLead Program Manager1997 — 2002
Skills & more
Start-ups99Strategic Partnerships61Entrepreneurship71Product Management49Venture Capital23Mobile Technology19E-commerce19Fundraising12Mobile Devices82Photos11Mobile Applications34
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Dan Shapiro?
- Dan Shapiro is the CEO and cofounder of Glowforge, a company that produces desktop laser technology, and a Senior Research Fellow at the Wharton Generative AI Lab. He previously served as CEO of Google Comparison Inc. following Google's acquisition of his startup Sparkbuy, founded Photobucket Inc. (formerly Ontela), and created the board game Robot Turtles. He holds over 100 patents, authored "Hot Seat: The Startup CEO Guidebook" (O'Reilly), and earned a B.S. in Engineering from Harvey Mudd College.
- Where does Dan Shapiro work?
- Dan Shapiro is Founder of Glowforge.
- What companies did Dan Shapiro found?
- Dan Shapiro founded Glowforge.
- Where did Dan Shapiro go to school?
- Dan Shapiro studied at Harvey Mudd College (B.S., Engineering).
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