Donald Dodge is an advisor at Binded. He has been an advisor at GV. At Google Ventures, he is an advocate for developers, helping them create new applications on Google platforms and technologies. Before joining Google, Don was a startup evangelist at Microsoft. Don is also a veteran of five startups, including Forte Software, AltaVista, Napster, Bowstreet and Groove Networks. Don has been in the software industry for several years. He began his career in software at Digital Equipment, also known as DEC, in the database group. He has been on the leadership team of five software startups. Forte Software was the first multi-platform object-oriented development environment. AltaVista was the first Internet search engine. Napster was the first P2P file sharing network. Bowstreet was the first web services development environment. Groove Networks was the first secure P2P collaboration platform. Don is a frequent speaker at conferences and runs the popular blog Don Dodge on The Next Big Thing.