Charlie has been an active member of the NYC venture capital and startup community for ten years in roles ranging from institutional fund investor to venture capitalist to entrepreneur–with a little product management in between. He has venture experience at two of the top venture capital firms in the country, Union Square Ventures and First Round Capital, and sourced First Round’s Investment in GroupMe, which sold to Skype in 2011. The investments he sourced at First Round Capital also include Refinery29, chloe + isabel,Backupify, SinglePlatform, Salescrunch and Docracy. Charlie is, first and foremost, a community builder–believing that great companies thrive within strong networks. He actively helps portfolio companies with recruiting, public relations, and business development by leveraging his network and the community of digital professionals he actively participates in. His blog, This is Going to Be BIG! is ranked #6 among the top VC bloggers and his weekly innovation community newsletter is read by over 5,000 people in the NYC-area. He founded nextNY in 2006, which has run over 50 events on entrepreneurship and startup education and networking. Charlie has been an active member of the NYC venture capital and startup community for ten years in roles ranging from institutional fund investor to venture capitalist to entrepreneur–with a little product management in between. He has venture experience at two of the top venture capital firms in the country, Union Square Ventures and First Round Capital, and sourced First Round’s Investment in GroupMe, which sold to Skype in 2011. The investments he sourced at First Round Capital also include Refinery29, chloe + isabel,Backupify, SinglePlatform, Salescrunch and Docracy. Charlie is, first and foremost, a community builder–believing that great companies thrive within strong networks. He actively helps portfolio companies with recruiting, public relations, and business development by leveraging his network and the community of digital professionals he actively participates in. His blog, This is Going to Be BIG! is ranked #6 among the top VC bloggers and his weekly innovation community newsletter is read by over 5,000 people in the NYC-area. He founded nextNY in 2006, which has run over 50 events on entrepreneurship and startup education and networking.