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Brad Flora

Group Partner at Y Combinator

San Francisco, California

Skills

Editing
Editorial
Online Advertising
Blogging
Journalism
Facebook
Web Content Management
Online Publishing
Front-end
Strategic Thinking
Investigative Reporting
Feature Articles
Storytelling
Strategic Planning
Magazines
Digital Strategy
Online Journalism
Digital Media
Project Management
Marketing

Education

Work Experience

  • Group Partner

    2019

    Helping YC founders build amazing companies.

2018 - 2019

  • Director Of Business Development

    2018 - 2019

    Brave makes a web browser 8x faster than anything else on the market (Download it at Brave.com!). I help advertisers, publishers and creators connect with the right people inside the company to grow users and revenue. I joined Brave because they really truly care about user privacy and are building ad products no one else will be able to ship.

2014 - 2016

  • Senior Director of Product Management

    2014 - 2016

    - Managed fastest growing product at Marin Software. - Managed product roadmap, requirements, reviews and acted as company expert on display partnerships and vendor relations. - Reviewed thousands of pull requests and designed dozens of marketer-facing features. - Supported sales and marketing teams as needed.

  • CEO, Co-Founder

    2010 - 2014

    Sold to Marin Software in 2014. http://blog.perfectaudience.com/2014/06/02/marin-software-acquires-perfect-audience-25-5m/ Fast and simple Facebook retargeting for brands of all sizes.

2008 - 2011

  • Founder, Publisher

    2008 - 2011

    Windy Citizen lets Chicagoans build and maintain their local network by posting short updates, links, and events for their colleagues and friends in Chicago to see.

2007 - 2007

  • Editorial Intern

    2007 - 2007

    Assisted Slate reporters with research, wrote feature stories for the magazine, edited regular columns like The Explainer and Today's Magazines.

  • Admissions Officer

    2004 - 2006

    Led admissions marketing and outreach for Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Texas. Evaluated more than 2,000 applications and voted on admissions decisions for over 4,000. Co-directed Princeton's 2006 Pre-frosh weekend planning.