Ann Winblad
Ann L. Winblad (born on November 1, 1950 in Red Wing, Minnesota) is a partner of Hummer Winblad Venture Partners.
Early years
Ann L. Winblad was born on November 1, 1950 in Red Wing, Minnesota. She learned "that patience and focus is a very good balance with overall efficiency and that’s served me well as an entrepreneur."[1]
Career
In 1976 she co-founded Open Systems, Inc., an accounting software company, which was sold for over $15 million six years later.[2][3] In 1989 with John Hummer, she co-founded the venture capital firm Hummer Winblad Venture Partners.[3]
Honors
- Upside Magazine 100 most influential people in the digital age[citation needed]
- Vanity Fair top 50 leaders of the New Establishment[citation needed]
- Business Week top 25 power brokers in the Silicon Valley[citation needed]
- SVForum Visionary Award[4]
References
- ^ "Ann Winblad talks Kool-Aid, green tech and Bill Gates", Dec 16, 2008, Audio interview, freshdialogues.com
- ^ "Ann Winblad", speaker bio for Fall 2014-2015 "Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Seminar", stanford.edu
- ^ a b "Adventure Capitalist", 1 Oct. 1996, Wired.com
- ^ SVForum, 1999 Visionary Awards.
Further reading
Lambert, Laura. (2005). "Ann Winblad." in The Internet: A Historical Encyclopedia. Part 1, Biographies. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. p. 238-242.