Paul Graham - Y Combinator. Ron Conway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - (Build 20100722150226) Ron Conway is an American angel investor, often described as one of the "super angels".[1] Conway is recognized as a strong networker[2] and is based in Silicon Valley.
Early career[edit] A former salesman who had made a fortune in the computer business, Conway knew little about technology on his first entry to the business.[3] Ron Conway graduated from San Jose State University[4] with a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science. Conway previously worked with National Semiconductor Corporation in marketing positions (1973–1979), Altos Computer Systems, as a co-founder, President and CEO, (1979–1990) and Personal Training Systems (PTS) as CEO (1991–1995). PTS was acquired by SmartForce/SkillSoft.[5] Michael Arrington - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - (Build 20100722150226) Biography[edit] Born in Orange, California, Arrington grew up in Huntington Beach, California and Surrey, England, attended the University of California, Berkeley and graduated from Claremont McKenna College with a major in economics.
He went on to Stanford Law School and graduated in 1995. He practiced corporate and securities law at O’Melveny & Myers, and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.[5] Arrington left the practice of law to join Real Names, which failed after raising $100M.[3] Arrington was co-founder of Achex, an internet payments company, which was sold to First Data Corp for US$32 million and is now the back end of Western Union online.