Austin, Texas - United States
IndustryInternet
Bio
Brett is the CEO and co-founder of a new stealth venture, data.world, alongside some amazing co-founders and initial team members. Brett is also the co-owner of Hurt Family Investments (HFI), alongside his wife, Debra. HFI are involved in 42 startups and counting. HFI has invested in 32 startups and is advising another ten. Thirty of the 42 total portfolio companies are based in Austin, the primary focus region. HFI are also invested in multiple VC funds and philanthropic endeavors. See http://lucky7.io/portfolio for details. Brett founded and led Bazaaarvoice as CEO from 2005-2012, through its IPO, follow-on offering, and two acquisitions (PowerReviews and Longboard Media). Prior to Bazaarvoice, Brett founded and led Coremetrics, which was rated the #1 Web analytics solution by Forrester Research and like Bazaarvoice expanded into a global company and leader. Coremetrics was acquired by IBM in 2010. Current: CEO and Co-founder, data.world Co-owner, Hurt Family Investments Chairman of the Board, Edgecase (formerly named Compare Metrics) Henry Crown Fellow, The Aspen Institute - 2015 (XIX) class Board of Directors, Conscious Capitalism and Entrepreneurs Foundation (both business as a force for good) Partner, Capital Factory and Mentor, TechStars Austin (our two most prominent tech startup incubators in Austin) Two beautiful children and married to Debra, my much better half, since 1996.