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Startups are hard work. Resources are scarce, time is tight and you're often working in uncharted territory. When everything is going great, there's nothing better. But sometimes you have an issue that you'd like to discuss with someone. Or maybe you just have a general startup question. Getting perspectives from entrepreneurs and investors who have built successful startups can be invaluable in those cases. That's where FounderLine comes in.

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April 1, 2015
Bill Trenchard
First Round Capital
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MIKE CASSIDY
Google Project Loon
Twitter: @michaelpcassidy
Mike Cassidy is a Vice President at Google.  He is currently the Project Leader on GoogleX Project Loon (balloon-powered Internet for everyone).   

Prior to joining Google, Mike was the Co-Founder and CEO of four start-ups: Ruba, Xfire, Direct Hit, and Stylus Innovation.  Ruba helped travelers share their favorite places and was acquired by Google.  Xfire helps gamers play online with their friends and was acquired by MTV for $110 million.  Direct Hit was a revolutionary search engine whose customers included MSN, Lycos, AOL, etc. and was acquired by Ask Jeeves for $500 million.  Stylus Innovation’s flagship product was computer telephony software Visual Voice.  Artisoft acquired Stylus for $13M.  

Mike has a BS/MS in Aerospace Engineering from MIT.  He graduated from Harvard Business School.  He studied jazz piano at Berklee College of Music.  He has been an advisor to From the Top, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Endeavor.org, and numerous startup companies.  He was selected for the DEMO Lifetime Achievement Award, nominated for a Webby award, and named a Forbes E-gang Trendsetter.  His startup products have won PC Magazine’s Top 100 Websites, Computer Telephony Product of the Year, CNET Editor’s Choice, PC Magazine’s Editor’s Choice, and many other awards.

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APRIL 29, 2015

Patrick Chung
Xfund
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May 13, 2015

Mike Maples
FLOODGATE Fund
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MAY 20, 2015

Kirsten Green
Forerunner Ventures
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