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Experience
- OpenAIMember of GTM Staffcurrent2026 — presentNew York, United States
- AstronautAdvisorcurrent2025 — present
- EnlightappAdvisorcurrent2023 — present
- Blustream CorporationAdvisorcurrent2018 — presentWorcester, MA
- Professional Speaker - Derek CantonStorytelling for Lasting Changecurrent2015 — present
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StartupsAccount Management
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Derek Canton?
- Founder at Paerpay
- Where does Derek Canton work?
- Derek Canton is Founder of Paerpay.
- What companies did Derek Canton found?
- Derek Canton founded Paerpay.
- Where did Derek Canton go to school?
- Derek Canton studied at Worcester State University (Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Minor Economics & Communications, Concentration Management & International Business); Shrewsbury High School (High School Diploma).
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Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockPat GradyPartner at Sequoia CapitalGreg BrockmanCo-founder & President of OpenAIIlya SutskeverCo-founder of OpenAI; co-founder & CEO of Safe SuperintelligenceAravind SrinivasCo-founder & CEO of Perplexity AIDario AmodeiCo-founder & CEO of Anthropic
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