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Chris Fralic joined First Round Capital in 2006. Chris
was most recently VP of Business Development at del.icio.us,
which was acquired by Yahoo! in December 2005, focusing
on distribution partnerships to integrate del.icio.us
across a broad set of browsers, tools and publishing partners.
Chris previously spent 6 years at eBay, and his last position
there was a combination ad sales and business development
role helping entertainment companies such as Twentieth
Century Fox, Universal Music Group, Apple and Netflix
reach and connect with eBay users. Chris previously led
the Entertainment categories, managing the transaction,
platform and supply/demand aspects of the books, movies
and music marketplaces on eBay in the United States. Chris
had been the VP of Business Development at Half.com, which
was acquired by eBay in June 2000. Chris was one of the
early employees of Half.com, where he helped develop many
parts of the business including fund raising, content
licensing, the affiliate program, supply and distribution
partnerships, and advertising and sponsorships sales.
| Chris has over 20 years of technology industry experience,
including significant Internet sales and business development
roles since 1996. He was Vice President of Business Development
at Nextron Communications, a Safeguard Scientifics funded
startup focusing on web site development technology and services. He was Director of Business Development for
the Enterprise division of America Online, which provided
secure remote access and virtual private network services
to businesses. |
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At Oracle Corporation, Chris was Internet Account Manager
for the national industry group responsible for Cable,
Entertainment, Media and Telecommunications companies.
His focus was on Oracle’s early Internet offerings
including Web Application Servers and Commerce Servers
for some of Oracle’s largest accounts such as AOL
and Time Warner.
Earlier in his career, he held senior sales and management
roles in the computer reseller and consulting services
industry for companies including The Computer Factory,
BusinessLand, ComputerLand/Vanstar, and CoreTech, where
he was responsible for over $100 million in hardware,
services, and consulting sales.
He currently serves on the Board of Governors for the
Leader to Leader Institute (www.leadertoleader.org - formerly the Peter F. Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit
Management.) He has previously served on the Retail Advisory
Councils of both NARM and VSDA, the retail trade associations
for the music and movie industries, and the Advisory Board
of the Library Portal Project of the Bill and Melinda
Gates Foundation. He has taught graduate-level classes
at Temple, Rutgers and Eastern University, and has spoken
at numerous industry events including Gartner Group’s
Retailvision, Jupiter’s Plug.in, and DigitalHollywood’s
Media Summit.
Chris earned his BS in Finance from Villanova University,
and his MBA from St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia. |
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