Michael Wolfe

Michael is a serial entrepreneur and has been a founder and executive at four startups.

• Pipewise - Founder and CEO
• Vontu - Co-founder and VP of Products - $350M acquisition by Symantec.
• Kana - VP of Engineering, employee #2 - 1999 IPO
• I/PRO - Director of Engineering, employee #2 - $200M acquisition by Engage

Mike has also worked with the following organizations:

• Benchmark Capital - EIR in 2002 and 2009, funding for Kana, Vontu, Pipewise.
• Symantec - CTO of the enterprise group, merger integration.
• Averail - Board of Directors
• Storage Room - Advisory Board
• StartX - Mentor and lecturer
• Zendesk - Board of Directors, 2010
• Goldman Sachs - Mike started his career at Goldman in New York and London.

He is currently on the advisory boards of Fliptop, Hall, Hipmob, and Storage Room, where he is an investor.

Mike is a frequent contributor to Quora, and many of his writings can be found on the Forbes Quora blog.

Mike has taught at Stanford, Berkeley Extension, has lectured as several business schools, and enjoys speaking at conferences like Failcon.

When Mike is not working or with his family, he enjoys, triathlon, cyclocross, ultra-distance running, loves travel, and loves living in San Francisco.

Michael and his wife Mary support several organizations, including