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Why Hiring More Is Slowing You Down
Talks about Engineering, Engineering Mangement and Learning And Development
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Marko Gargenta
Founder of PlusPlus
Burlingame, California
Overview
Marko Gargenta is the Founder of PlusPlus, having previously established Twitter University. He is known for his expertise in Learning & Development and Software, with a background that includes leadership roles at Twitter and various entrepreneurial ventures.
Highlights of Marko's career include founding PlusPlus and building Twitter University, showcasing his entrepreneurial spirit and commitment to advancing learning in the software industry. His current role as Founder at PlusPlus reflects his passion for the intersection of technology and education, driving innovation in the field of Learning & Development.
Work Experience
Founder
2016 - Current
PlusPlus provides a learning and development SaaS platform for technical professionals.
Raised $6,200,000.00 from Sand Hill Angels, Moxxie Ventures, Scribble Ventures, Freestyle Capital, Sand Hill Angels, Wealthing VC Club, Scribble Ventures and Sand Hill Angels.
Member
2019
F19
Member
2015
Angel investor and member.
Board Of Directors
2016 - 2019
Sand Hill Angels is a group of Silicon Valley angel investors passionate about helping entrepreneurs get to the next level.
Member
2016 - 2018
Academic Advisor
2015 - 2017
Helping UC Berkeley’s College of Engineering with the creation of the Innovation and Leadership through Positive Psychology leadership development program.
Director of Twitter University
2013 - 2015
Built Twitter University and created a culture of learning where engineers learn from one another.
X is a social networking platform that allows its users to send and read microblogs.
Raised $12,869,191,511.00 from Greenlight Capital, Binance, Litani Ventures, Qatar Investment Authority, Qatar Holding, The Lawrence J. Ellison Revocable Trust, Fidelity, Alwaleed Bin Talal, Sequoia Capital and Vy Capital.
Board Member - Learning Chair
2011 - 2014
Responsible for organizing learning events for the San Francisco chapter of Entrepreneurs Organization.
CEO and Cofounder
2001 - 2013
Marko Gargenta has started Marakana in 2001 and built it into a global organization. Marakana provides Fortune 500 clients and governments with information technology training services focusing on open technologies.
Cofounder
1997 - 2000
Built a Java enterprise software company at the peak of the dotcom. Crashed it just as hard. Had fun and learned a lot.
Software Developer
1996 - 1997
Built a prototype of a Java-based real-time training system so brokers can see the status of each order in their browser as it gets executed on the exchange.
The Charles Schwab Corp provides a full range of brokerage, banking & financial advisory services through its operating subsidiaries.
Education
B. Math
1994 - 1999