Mark Suster is an entrepreneur, angel investor, blogger, Techstars mentor, and investment partner at GRP Partners, joining them in 2007 after having worked with the firm for nearly 8 years as a two-time entrepreneur. Most recently Mark was Vice President of Product Management at Salesforce.com following its acquisition of Koral, where Mark was Founder and CEO. Prior to Koral, Mark was Founder and CEO of BuildOnline, the largest independent global content collaboration company focused on the engineering and construction sectors, which was acquired by SWORD Group (PARIS: SWP). Earlier in his career, Mark spent nearly ten years working for Accenture in Europe, Japan and the U.S. Mark is no stranger to Startup Grind; he was a featured speaker at Startup Grind 2013, where he interviewed Clayton Christensen. Our conversation will cover, among other things, Mark's recognize disruptive opportunities, building outstanding teams, and avoiding the common pitfalls that stand in the way of startups getting funding.

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