Erik Brynjolfsson
InvestorFounderVenture Advisor at Link Ventures · Founder at Workhelix
Stanford
FoundedWorkhelix
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About
Stanford professor and Director of the Stanford Digital Economy Lab, co-founder of Workhelix, and a leading economist on information technology and productivity. He holds a PhD from MIT.
Founder at Workhelix
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Workhelix's investors · 8
Accenture VenturesSan Francisco · since 2024AI FundMountain View · $100K – $1M checks · since 2024AIX VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks · since 2024Benhamou Global VenturesMenlo Park · $200K – $5M checks · since 2024BGVSilicon Valley · since 2025Bloomberg BetaSan Francisco · $25K – $1M checks · since 2024FOW PartnersPortland · since 2024TeleSoft PartnersSan Francisco · since 2025
Co-founders at Workhelix
Experience
- Stanford UniversityJerry Yang and Akiko Yamazaki Professorcurrent2020 — presentStanford, California, United States
- Stanford Digital Economy LabDirectorcurrent2020 — presentStanford, California, United States
- WorkhelixCo-Founder and Co-Chairmancurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Self employedAuthor and Speakercurrent1995 — present
- MIT Sloan SchoolSchussel Family Professor1999 — 2020
Skills & more
Stata9Strategy48Public Speaking83Strategic Planning16Management40Analysis17Leadership18Analytical Skills3Economics69Statistics29Social Network Analysis9Research99
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Colleagues at Link Ventures
Alexander D. Wissner-Gross
Advisor at Link Ventures
Bill McCarran
COO at Vestigo Ventures
Boaz Fachler
Managing Director at Link Ventures
Cindy Blanco
Chief Financial Officer at Link Ventures
Cynthia Blanco
CFO at Link Ventures
Dan Oliveri
Chief of Staff at Link Ventures
Dave Blundin
Managing Partner at Link Ventures
Dominic Lloyd
Managing Director at Link Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Erik Brynjolfsson?
- Stanford professor and Director of the Stanford Digital Economy Lab, co-founder of Workhelix, and a leading economist on information technology and productivity. He holds a PhD from MIT.
- Where does Erik Brynjolfsson work?
- Erik Brynjolfsson is Founder of Workhelix and Venture Advisor at Link Ventures.
- What companies did Erik Brynjolfsson found?
- Erik Brynjolfsson founded Workhelix.
- Where did Erik Brynjolfsson go to school?
- Erik Brynjolfsson studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD, Managerial Economics); Harvard University (AB-SM, Applied Math; Decision Science).
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Link Ventures mafia7
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