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William Smith

Investor

Investor at Octave

San Francisco, California

Writes $100K – $1M checks · typically $500K

Experience

  1. OctaveGeneral Partnercurrent2016 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. N47Venture Partnercurrent2022 — present
  3. The Future of Privacy ForumAdvisory Board Membercurrent2013 — presentWashington D.C. Metro Area
  4. WeWorkProduct2019 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  5. Euclid (acquired by WeWork)CEO / Executive Chairman2010 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area

Education

  1. Stanford University2003 — 2007
  2. Paidea

Skills & more

Analytics43Start-ups36Product Management17Business Strategy13Dog Training2E-commerce6Entrepreneurship21Marketing9Mobile Devices6Product Marketing5Retail6Sword Fighting2
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Languages English · Spanish

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Colleagues at Octave

Anuj Patel
Investor at Octave
Richard Livingston
Associate at Octave

Frequently asked questions

Where does William Smith work?
William Smith is Investor at Octave.
What check size does William Smith write?
William Smith typically writes checks of $100K – $1M.

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Shared employers

Also worked at Octave3

Pavel DanilovPartner at DYDX CapitalRichard LivingstonAssociate at OctaveAnuj PatelInvestor at Octave

Also worked at N4735

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Also worked at The Future of Privacy Forum1

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Also worked at WeWork77

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