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Lance Cottrell

Follow for posts on startups and Angel Investing. I Transform fledgling Founders into Startup Titans. Board Member, Advisor, Mentor, Angel Investor, & Public Speaker.

Healdsburg, California

Skills

Start-up Consulting
Security
Start-ups
Computer Security
Cryptography
Public Speaking
Entrepreneurship
Strategy
Business Strategy
Network Security
Cloud Computing
Information Security
Data Security
Linux
Encryption
Privacy Law
Strategic Planning
Vulnerability Assessment
Management
Information Security Management

Education

Work Experience

  • Chief Executive Officer

    2019

    Helping entrepreneurs go from overwhelmed founder to successful CEO through free online training and individual advising.

  • Global Entrepreneur in Residence

    2020

    Founder Institute Global Entrepreneurs in residence mentor select entrepreneurs in the Founder Institute program one on one and in group sessions.

  • Venture Partner

    2022

    The Veteran Fund is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in high-growth technology startups led by exceptional founders from the military community. Learn more and get involved: http://veteran.fund

North Bay Angels

2015

  • Board Member

    2015

    The North Bay Angels (NBA) is the oldest and largest angel investment group north of the Golden Gate. We are an active investor group who invests primarily in early stage equity and venture debt, where our participation will have an impact on the success of the company. We also consider current return opportunities. http://northbayangels.com

  • Member Board Of Directors

    2017

    Investor and BoD member at Scollar, makers of the first modular smart collar for pets.

  • Strategic Advisor

    2021

  • Strategic Advisor

    2021

  • Strategic Advisor

    2020

    Advising the Ntrepid C-Suite on corporate strategy, product strategy, and security strategy.

  • Chief Scientist - Passages

    2010 - 2019

    Passages is a fully protected and isolated cross platform virtualized environment built for the enterprise that looks and feels just like a normal browser. Only passages protects you by isolating the browser from your local computer, your local network, and your identity (preventing targeted attacks). I am involved in R&D for the product, and security research.

  • Chief Scientist

    2010 - 2019

    Provided product strategy, security strategy, thought leadership, and product evangelism for Ntrepid

  • Strategic Advisor

    2020

    Advising the founders on security, business, and fundraising.

Obscura Security

1995

  • Principal

    1995

    Founder and Principle. Consulting and advising on security, privacy, anonymity, and cryptography.