David Parker

David spent his last 15 years working on six entrepreneurial ventures, in some cases as part of the initial team and in others as the founder or co-founder. ViaWeb, Direct Hit, and TripAdvisor achieved significant success (Viaweb was sold to Yahoo, Direct Hit was acquired by Ask Jeeves, and TripAdvisor continues today as a standalone public company (NASDAQ: TRIP) and was also acquired by Barry Diller’s Interactive Corp in 2005); SoundBite Communications is a public company (NASDAQ: SDBT); Delphi Internet still exists as Delphi Forums; and DigitalAdvisor has closed after a seven year run. Prior to working on Internet ventures, David worked in the publishing industry for a variety of magazine and newspaper companies. David has an MBA with honors from Harvard Business School and a B.A. with honors from Harvard College.