Derek Blazensky
Education
Fairfield University
Bachelor’s Degree, Physics -
University of Connecticut
Bachelor’s Degree, Engineering/Computer Science -Work Experience
The Pareto Group
Current
The Pareto Group
Cardinal Venture Capital
Current
Cardinal Venture Capital
Inventor Labs
2010-01-01 - 2014-01-01
Inventor Labs
Adaptive Planning
2010-04-01 - 2012-01-01
Adaptive Planning
Content Circles
2009-01-01 - 2011-01-01
Content Circles
GuardianEdge Technologies
2003-01-01 - 2009-01-01
GuardianEdge Technologies
Adobe
1988-01-01 - 2000-01-01
Adobe
Teknowledge
1985-01-01 - 1988-01-01
Teknowledge
GRiD Systems
1982-01-01 - 1985-01-01
GRiD Systems
Skills
Summary
Derek has had 3 careers in Silicon Valley: software development, product marketing, and venture capital. His software has been deployed in war zones, on the space shuttle and on Wall Street. Derek was director of product marketing at Adobe Systems before managing Adobe’s corporate venture fund. He co-founded Cardinal Venture Capital, a $125M venture fund investing in enterprise software and mobile computing. His most enjoyable work has been coaching. Derek has been a youth basketball coach for over 30 years, coaching over 400 players, helping them and their parents prepare for high school sports and young adult life. Today Derek is a partner at the Pareto Group, which provides negotiation coaching services for entrepreneurs and startup companies.
