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John Durrett

Investor

Partner at Blue Star Innovation Partners · Investement Manager at Plus Partners

Austin, Texas, United States

Find your path to John

453 people in our graph share verified history with John — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Stephane KurganunlockedJohn: together at McKinsey & Company (1999)
×8John: together at McKinsey & Company
×2John: together at The University of Texas at Austin
John: together at National Instruments

About

Partner co-leading the operating team and payments practice; entrepreneur with three exits totaling over $2.5B, including co-founding Storable and SpareFoot.

Experience

  1. Blue Star Innovation PartnersPartnercurrent2021 — present
  2. StorableStrategic Advisorcurrent2021 — presentAustin, Texas
  3. StorableGM, Payments2018 — 2021Austin, Texas
  4. SpareFootCSO & Head of Product2016 — 2018Austin, Texas
  5. SpareFootChief Strategy Officer2015 — 2016Austin, Texas
  6. SpareFootCOO / CFO2013 — 2015Austin, Texas
  7. SpareFootCo-Founder / VP Business Development & Marketing / CFO2010 — 2012Austin, Texas
  8. CreditCards.comVice President, Sales2009 — 2010Austin, Texas
  9. CreditCards.comDirector of Sales2007 — 2008Austin, Texas
  10. CreditCards.comManager of Business Information2006 — 2007Austin, Texas
  11. Austin VenturesSenior Associate2005 — 2006Austin, Texas
  12. Austin VenturesAssociate2003 — 2005Austin, Texas
  13. Hicks, Muse, Tate, & FurstOperations Analyst2001 — 2003Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
  14. McKinsey & CompanyBusiness Analyst1999 — 2001Greater Houston
  15. Isochron DataIntern1998Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
  16. National InstrumentsIntern1996 — 1998Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

Skills & more

CPL7Online Advertising15Business Development31SEO19PPC16SEM3Online Marketing4Mobile Devices3CRM10Start-ups28Affiliate Marketing5Mergers & Acquisitions4
+10 moreMarket ResearchLead GenerationCost Per LeadEmail MarketingTraffic MonetizationEntrepreneurshipMarketingManagementStrategyWeb Analytics

From John's professional profile.

Colleagues at Blue Star Innovation Partners

Brenden Hueston
Vice President at Blue Star Innovation Partners
Cameron Barragan
Partner at Blue Star Innovation Partners
Cody Rader
Principal at Blue Star Innovation Partners
Dan Wechsler
CEO / Managing Partner at Blue Star Innovation Partners
Dee Raibourn
Chief Compliance Officer at Blue Star Innovation Partners
Gordon Broadbent
Senior AI Strategy Advisor at Blue Star Innovation Partners
Jeff Gardner
Partner at Blue Star Innovation Partners
John Marquis
Senior Advisor at Blue Star Innovation Partners

Frequently asked questions

Who is John Durrett?
Partner co-leading the operating team and payments practice; entrepreneur with three exits totaling over $2.5B, including co-founding Storable and SpareFoot.
Where does John Durrett work?
John Durrett is Partner at Blue Star Innovation Partners.
Where did John Durrett go to school?
John Durrett studied at The University of Texas at Austin (BSEE, Electrical Engineering); The University of Texas at Austin (BA, Japanese).

Founder mafias

McKinsey & Company mafia736

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Elad GilConsultantFounded Brain Co. +1Mike SpeiserAssociateFounded Pure StorageFabrice GrindaConsultantFounded FJ labsTony XuBusiness AnalystFounded DoorDashAlexandre ProtAssociateFounded Smartven +1Jagmeet LambaSenior Strategy ConsultantFounded Certa +3

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The University of Texas at Austin mafia318

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Philip KrimMinorFounded Electron X +2Michael GortonPhysics & Engineering w minor in EnglishFounded Principal Solar +2Mike McNeilComputer ScienceFounded Fleet Device Management Inc. +2Michael RoyzenBachelor of Science - BSFounded Smartlens +2Amar SawhneyM.S. and PhDFounded Access Closure +2Joah SpearmanBachelor of Science - BSFounded SXSW +2

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Storable mafia4

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Rob WechslerBoard MemberFounded StacksportsCameron BarraganVP of Commercial StrategyFounded Sonar SoftwareChuck GordonCEOFounded Sparefoot

Blue Star Innovation Partners mafia3

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Rob WechslerFounder / Managing PartnerFounded StacksportsCameron BarraganPartnerFounded Sonar Software

Hicks Muse Tate Furst mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Joanna McFarlandInvestment AnalystFounded hop-skip-drive

Same school

Also attended The University of Texas at Austin692

Michael DellFounder & CEO of Dell TechnologiesViswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalTodd KleinManaging Partner, Revolution Growth at RevolutionSapna MehtaInvestor at RevolutionAnish AggarwalInvestor at LightbankAndrew ScottSenior Finance Manager at Greycroft

+ 686 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Storable7

Julie DoddOperating Partner at Next Coast VenturesZachary KaplanManaging Director at Cove Hill PartnersRob WechslerFounder / Managing Partner at Blue Star Innovation PartnersCameron BarraganPartner at Blue Star Innovation PartnersPatrick MizerSenior Advisor at Blue Star Innovation PartnersChuck GordonCEO at Storable

+ 1 more

Also worked at SpareFoot4

Kip McClanahanGeneral Partner at Silverton PartnersDenny LeCompteOperating Advisor at Elsewhere PartnersPatrick MizerSenior Advisor at Blue Star Innovation PartnersChuck GordonCEO at Storable

Also worked at CreditCards.com3

Bill ClarkFounder & CEO at MicroVenturesCraig MiliusPartner at Brentwood AssociatesPatrick MizerSenior Advisor at Blue Star Innovation Partners

Also worked at Austin Ventures26

Zaz FloreaniVenture Partner at FirstMile VenturesMike DoddGeneral Partner at Silverton PartnersRajeev BatraInvestor at Mayfield FundVenu ShamapantFounding Partner at LiveOak VenturesKrishna SrinivasanFounding Partner at LiveOak VenturesBen ScottPartner Emeritus at LiveOak Ventures

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