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Gordon Daugherty
American computer scientist and author From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gordon Daugherty is an American computer scientist, business advisor, high-tech executive and author. During his early career, he did research and development work on IP videoconferencing.[1][2][3]
Daugherty co-founded Capital Factory, a co-working space, early stage venture fund and tech accelerator based in Austin, Texas.[4] He also founded Shockwave Innovations, a content creation and advisory practice for the benefit of tech startups and entrepreneurs.[5]
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Education and career
Daugherty was born in Dallas, Texas, and holds a Bachelor's degree in computer science from Baylor University. He has worked at firms such as IBM and Compaq.[6]
Daugherty worked at VCON Videoconferencing,[7] which later became a publicly listed company in the Nouveau marché stock market in Paris (now a part of the Euronext Paris stock market)[8] and was later acquired by an Israeli conglomerate named Emblaze.[9] Additionally, Daugherty has worked at Austin-based NetQoS, which was acquired by CA Technologies,[10][11] for $200million.[12] Through his company Capital Factory and individually, Daugherty has invested in more than 250 early-stage companies.
Daugherty was an advisor for Riskpulse,[13] which was sold to DHL and Columbia Capital in January 2020.[14] He was also an advisor for as technology company MediaMind,[14] which had an IPO in NASDAQ in 2010,[15] and was acquired by Digital Generation Systems in 2011.[16]
Daugherty co-founded Capital Factory,[4][17] a co-working space and tech accelerator based in Austin, Texas.[18][19] He also founded Shockwave Innovations, an advisory firm.[5]
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Publications and lectures
Daugherty is the author of more than 150 articles and publications.[6] He also frequently speaks at universities and trade shows such as SXSW.[20][21][22]
In 2019, Daugherty wrote a book called Startup Success: Funding the Early Stages of Your Venture (ISBN 978-1632992451).[10]
He is also a contributing writer at Texas CEO Magazine.[10]
Selected publications
- 2004: MXM: SIP Support Delivering SIP–H.323 Convergence and CoExistence Using a Video PBX Architecture White Paper created for VCON Visual Communications.[23]
- 2003: The Business Case for Manages Rich Media Conferencing Services, White Paper created for VCON Visual Communications.[24]
- 2003: Traversing Firewalls with Video over IP: Issues and Solutions, White Paper created for VCON Visual Communications.[25][26]
- 2002: Interactive Multicast technology: Changing the Rules of Enterprise Streaming Video, White Paper created for VCON Visual Communications.[27]
Selected lectures, talks, and workshops
Daugherty's lectures, talks, and workshops include the following:
- 2020: Austin Forum: “From Tech Idea to Technology Impact: Creating Successful Tech Companies That Matter”[28]
- 2020: Dallas Startup Week: “Funding the Early Stage of Your Venture”[29]
- 2019: Pflugerville Business Pfirst Conference: "Defense Innovation: A Commanding Presence"[30]
- 2019: Governor's Small Business forum (Central Texas)[31]
- 2019: Austin Startup Week[32]
- 2019: SXSW[10]
- 2019: University of Texas[20]
- 2018: Austin Forum: “Investing in Texas from Coasts: A Discussion with Non Texas VCs Writing Checks in Texas”[33]
- 2018: Austin Startup Week[34]
- 2017: Austin Forum: “Founders Academy Essentials; From Seed to Series A”[35]
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