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Gordon Daugherty | |
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Born | Dallas, Texas, United States |
Occupation(s) | High-tech executive, business advisor, computer scientist and author |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | Baylor University |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Computer science |
Main interests | IP videoconferencing |
Gordon Daugherty is an American computer scientist,business advisor,high-tech executive and author. During his early career,he did research and development work on IP videoconferencing. [1] [2] [3]
Daugherty co-founded Capital Factory,a co-working space,early stage venture fund and tech accelerator based in Austin,Texas. [4] He also founded Shockwave Innovations,a content creation and advisory practice for the benefit of tech startups and entrepreneurs. [5]
Daugherty was born in Dallas,Texas,and holds a Bachelor's degree in computer science from Baylor University. He has worked at firms such as IBM and Compaq. [6]
Daugherty worked at VCON Videoconferencing, [7] which later became a publicly listed company in the Nouveau marché stock market in Paris (now a part of the Euronext Paris stock market) [8] and was later acquired by an Israeli conglomerate named Emblaze. [9] Additionally,Daugherty has worked at Austin-based NetQoS,which was acquired by CA Technologies, [10] [11] for $200million. [12] Through his company Capital Factory and individually,Daugherty has invested in more than 250 early-stage companies.
Daugherty was an advisor for Riskpulse, [13] which was sold to DHL and Columbia Capital in January 2020. [14] He was also an advisor for as technology company MediaMind, [14] which had an IPO in NASDAQ in 2010, [15] and was acquired by Digital Generation Systems in 2011. [16]
Daugherty co-founded Capital Factory, [4] [17] a co-working space and tech accelerator based in Austin,Texas. [18] [19] He also founded Shockwave Innovations,an advisory firm. [5]
Daugherty is the author of more than 150 articles and publications. [6] He also frequently speaks at universities and trade shows such as SXSW. [20] [21] [22]
In 2019,Daugherty wrote a book called Startup Success:Funding the Early Stages of Your Venture ( ISBN 978-1632992451). [10]
He is also a contributing writer at Texas CEO Magazine. [10]
Daugherty's lectures, talks, and workshops include the following: