Brad Flora
Group Partner at Y Combinator
San Francisco, California
Overview
Work Experience
Group Partner
2019 - Current
Helping YC founders build amazing companies.
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.
Brave Software focuses on increasing browsing speed and safety for users, while growing ad revenue share for content creators.
Raised $42,250,000.00 from Page One Ventures and ZMT Capital.
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.
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.
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.
Slate is an online magazine that offers analysis and commentary about news, politics, technology, and culture.
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.
Education
Bachelor of Arts
2000 - 2004
Master of Science
2006 - 2008