Dave Morin

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Dave Morin
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Morin in 2014
Born (1980-10-14) October 14, 1980 (age 43)
Helena, Montana, U.S.
Alma mater University of Colorado Boulder
Known for Path
Slow Ventures
Facebook
Spouse Brit Morin (m. 2011)
Children2

Dave Morin (born October 14, 1980) is an American entrepreneur and angel investor. He is best known for founding Slow Ventures and the social network Path. [1] [2] [3] A former manager at Facebook, he co-created the Facebook Platform and Facebook Connect. [4] [5] [6]

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In 2020, Morin started Offline Ventures, a VC firm that uses a subscription funding model. [7] He is a member of the board of directors for the United States Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA), Eventbrite, and Dwell Media. [8] [9] [10]

Early life

Morin grew up in Helena, Montana. [11] [12] Morin skied for the northern division of the U.S. Junior Olympic team. [11] He attended the University of Colorado Boulder where he received a B.A. in Economics in 2003. [12] He was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity. [13]

Career

Morin began his career at Apple in 2003 where he assumed positions in marketing. [4] [14] In 2006, Morin left Apple and joined Facebook as senior platform manager. [15] [16] [17] Morin co-created Facebook Platform, a software environment allowing third-party developers to create applications within Facebook, and Facebook Connect, a technology for Facebook members to connect their profile data and authentication credentials to external web sites. [4] [5] [18] In 2010, Morin left Facebook to co-found Path. [11] [19] [20] [21] Morin has helped to raise capital for startups such as Hipcamp through AngelList. [22] He had also founded the venture capital firm, Slow Ventures. [3] It is based in San Francisco. Path announced its termination of service on September 17, 2018 and later confirmed that as of October 18, 2018, existing users will no longer be able to access the Path service. [23]

Politics

In 2013, Morin and several technological innovators, creators, or business owners launched Fwd.us, a Silicon Valley–based 501(c)(4) lobbying group. [24] [25]

Personal life

Morin lives in Mill Valley, California, with his wife Brit Morin and their two sons. [4] [26]

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References

  1. ↑ Ghoshal, Abhimanyu (March 22, 2018). "Path founder considers rebuilding his social network". The Next Web. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  2. ↑ Tomio Geron (November 30, 2011). "Path Relaunches As All-In-One Mobile Smart Journal". Forbes. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
  3. 1 2 Katie Roof (April 12, 2019). "Slow Ventures Founder Dave Morin Moving On". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 4 JP Mangalindan (September 17, 2012). "Dave Morin: The mobile answer man". CNN Money. Archived from the original on October 30, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
  5. 1 2 Caroline McCarthy (May 9, 2008). "Facebook to open the gates with 'Facebook Connect'". Cnet. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
  6. ↑ Elinor Mills (March 16, 2012). "Privacy suit filed against Path, Twitter, Apple, Facebook, others". Cnet. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Dave Morin, one of the first Facebook employees, has launched a new VC firm that uses a subscription funding model". Business Insider. July 15, 2020.
  8. ↑ Emil Protalinski (April 29, 2013). "Path, the private social network, passes 10 million registered users". The Next Web. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
  9. ↑ Brad McCarty (May 16, 2012). "As Eventbrite nears 60 million tickets sold, Path's Dave Morin joins its board of directors". The Next Web. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
  10. ↑ "San Francisco Snow Ball". USSA Foundation. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
  11. 1 2 3 Tomio Geron (September 4, 2013). "Path's Ad-Free App Flouts Silicon Valley Conventions". Forbes. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
  12. 1 2 "Moving on From Facebook". The Wall Street Journal. May 17, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
  13. ↑ "Dave Morin". Phi Delta Theta. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  14. ↑ Yukari Iwatani Kane (August 25, 2011). "Jobs Quits as Apple CEO". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
  15. ↑ Caroline McCarthy (November 14, 2010). "A Path the world isn't meant to see". Cnet. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
  16. ↑ Brad Stone (November 20, 2008). "Facebook Aims to Extend Its Reach Across the Web". The New York Times. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
  17. ↑ Verne G. Kopytoff (November 2, 2010). "Facebook's Initial Crew Moving On". The New York Times. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
  18. ↑ David Kirkpatrick (May 29, 2007). "Facebook's plan to hook up the world". CNN Money. Archived from the original on February 26, 2008. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
  19. ↑ Caroline McCarthy (January 22, 2010). "Facebook's Dave Morin announces departure". Cnet. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
  20. ↑ Caroline McCarthy (October 10, 2008). "Facebook's Morin calls on developers to Connect". Cnet. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
  21. ↑ Claire Cain Miller (November 15, 2010). "Start-Up Plans a More Personal Social Network". The New York Times. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
  22. ↑ Garland, Russ (September 30, 2014). "Hipcamp hits trail with $2 million, with help from Path's Dave Morin". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
  23. ↑ "The Last Goodbye". Path. Archived from the original on January 15, 2020. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  24. ↑ Caroline McCarthy (June 15, 2007). "Facebook's app feeding frenzy". The New York Times. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
  25. ↑ "Our Supporters". FWD.US. Archived from the original on April 13, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
  26. ↑ Hank McKee (October 2, 2012). "Ski team board gets younger with appointment of Morin". Ski Racing. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
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