Where does Derek Richardson work?

Derek Richardson is Founder/CEO of Deako.

What companies did Derek Richardson found?

Derek Richardson founded Deako.

Where did Derek Richardson go to school?

Derek Richardson studied at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (MBA, Business Administration and Management, General); Queen's University (Engineering, Electrical).

Derek Richardson

Founder

Founder/CEO at Deako

Seattle, Washington, United States

FoundedDeako · YC

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Doug RenertunlockedDerek: together at Deako

Founder/CEO at Deako YC W16

Intro paths

Derek went through Y Combinator (Winter 2016) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Deako's investors · 3

Gen CapitalChicago Tandem CapitalMenlo Park · $500K checks Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2016

Experience

DeakoCEO & Foundercurrent2015 — presentGreater Seattle Area
Cypress SemiconductorVice President of Applications Engineering2013 — 2015Greater Seattle Area
Cypress SemiconductorMarketing & Engineering Sr. Director2011 — 2013Seattle, WA
Cypress SemiconductorBusiness Unit Sr. Director2010 — 2011
Cypress SemiconductorRegional Business Development and Engineering Director2008 — 2010
Cypress SemiconductorSenior Product Manager2005 — 2008
Cypress SemiconductorField Sales Applications Engineer2003 — 2005
BlackBerryBlackBerry Systems Engineer1999 — 2002

Skills & more

SemiconductorsMixed SignalTechnical Marketing25SoC52Analog15ASIC25IC99EDA4Semiconductor Industry38Product Management51Embedded Software8USB4

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Consumer ElectronicsSiliconMicrocontrollersWirelessPower ManagementHardware ArchitectureProduct LaunchFPGA

Languages English

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Derek Richardson?: Founder/CEO at Deako
Where does Derek Richardson work?: Derek Richardson is Founder/CEO of Deako.
What companies did Derek Richardson found?: Derek Richardson founded Deako.
Where did Derek Richardson go to school?: Derek Richardson studied at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (MBA, Business Administration and Management, General); Queen's University (Engineering, Electrical).

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