Not as artsy as I used to be now that I work in VC

Robert Blinn

New York, NY

About

I've worked in finance on the sell side, buy side, as well as across the capital structure, founded several companies and and currently work in VC advisory.
Education
- M.I.D. Industrial Design
  
  Pratt Institute
  
  2005 - 2007
- Bachelor's Mathematical Economics
  
  Brown University
  
  1993 - 1997
Experience
- Partner
  
  Progeny
  
  2017 - Present (9 years)
- Mentor
  
  SVA Ground Floor Incubator
  
  2017 - 2020 (3 years)
- Financial Analyst
  
  Pura Vida Investments
  
  Jun 2012 - Jun 2016 (4 years)
  
  Portfolio Analysis, VC, Financial analysis, Valuation (both comps and DCF)
- Contributing Writer
  
  Core77
  
  2007 - Jan 2012 (4 years 6 months)
  
  My book reviews have been cited by Amazon and Wikipedia, and my articles have been picked up by Business Week, Design Observer, IDEO, and the IDSA.
- Founder and Lead Designer
  
  GothamSmith
  
  2008 - 2012 (4 years)
- Partner and Lead Designer
  
  Portent Technologies
  
  Sep 2006 - May 2009 (2 years 8 months)
- Equity Research Associate
  
  Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
  
  2000 - 2003 (3 years)
- Analyst
  
  Salomon Brothers
  
  1997 - 2000 (3 years)
Industries
- Social Impact
Skills
Elsewhere on the Web
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@Chiaroscurourge, member since 2010
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