Mike began his technology career in high school, when he started a software company that developed games and educational products for the original IBM PC. He has been passionate about the technology industry ever since and brings to the venture business a wide range of entrepreneurial and operational experience - including hardware, software, and Internet services. Mike's background spans a variety of markets including consumer technology, small business, and the enterprise, and he has served in various executive roles in product development, marketing, and corporate strategy.

Most recently, Mike co-founded Motive, Inc (NASDAQ: MOTV), a $100M company that enables broadband providers, software companies, and hardware manufacturers to build management capabilities into their products so that they are self-configuring, self-diagnosing, and self-repairing. At Motive, Mike was General Manager of Motive's Corporate Business Unit, as well as Chief Marketing and Strategy officer. Prior to Motive, Mike was responsible for product marketing at Tivoli Systems, where he managed the company's product portfolio from its pre-IPO phase of less than $50M in revenue through its growth to a $750M line of business within the IBM Software Group. Mike began his professional career at Silicon Graphics, where he served in business development and product marketing roles.

In his spare time Mike is an amateur artist and calligrapher. He holds a BSIE from Stanford University, an MBA from Harvard Business School, and is a frequent speaker at industry conferences and a guest-lecturer on entrepreneurship at Harvard Business School, Princeton University, and the University of Texas.