Bob is a lifelong technologist, entrepreneur and philosopher. A renaissance man of sorts. He is also an investor and is known to many as the Founder and General Partner of Start-up Haven. Originating as a community for technology entrepreneurs to connect and offer peer support combined with a monthly low stakes game of cards eventually becoming a pre-seed Venture Capital Fund, Start-up Haven has over 2,300 members in 11 city chapters and has hosted more than 350 events since its inception in 2006. Bob has invested and advised a wide spectrum of companies, worked as a software solutions specialist for Starbucks long before being a barista was a cool job and he is an alumni of Cal State Sacramento and University of Washington.