Joining from just outside NYC, David speaks on his journey thru successfully launching over 40 startup companies as a leader in angel investing, the state of business mindset during the pandemic, the fallacy of chasing money over purpose, the importance of family, and much more!!


ABOUT DAVID:
David S. Kidder is an experienced entrepreneur and an angel investor in over 40 companies. He is currently the Co-founder and CEO of Bionic. Bionic installs proprietary solutions, designed to unlock new growth and competitiveness for the world’s largest enterprises, based on the models, methods, talent, and tools of venture capital and entrepreneurship.

David is an accomplished entrepreneur for 25 years with 2 successful exits. Early angel investments include SpaceX and Airbnb.

Bionic installs proprietary solutions, designed to unlock new growth and competitiveness for the world's largest enterprises, based on the models, methods, talent, and tools of venture capital and entrepreneurship. Prior to Bionic, Kidder served as the Co-founder and CEO of Clickable, an online advertising software-as-a-service startup (acquired by Syncapse).

Before Clickable, Kidder co-founded SmartRay Network, a mobile advertising pioneer (acquired by LifeMinders). He is an active angel investor in over 40 startups through his funds, Alt Option Return and the Bionic Fund, and he is a founding member and advisor to The Acumen Fund One Percent Fund, Venture for America, and YPO Global One. He has also served on the National Board of the Smithsonian. Kidder received ID Magazine's International Design Award and Ernst and Young's Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2008. He is the creator and co-author of the two-time New York Times bestselling five-book series, The Intellectual Devotional, published by Rodale, and The Startup Playbook, published by Chronicle Books.

His latest book, New To Big, was published in April 2019 by Currency. He is a graduate of the Rochester Institute of Technology and lives in Westchester County, New York, with his wife and three sons.

www.davidskidder.com
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