Terra Terwilliger has over 15 years of experience in software, services and wireless marketing. Her career started when she took a job at a software start-up right out of college, as a stop-gap before law school. She never became a lawyer. Instead, she built a career in helping high-tech companies understand and reach out to their customers. From that first start-up experience, she went on to spend three years as a consultant in McKinsey & Company's Silicon Valley office, followed by senior marketing roles at AT&T Wireless and LinkedIn. Most recently, she was a Director at Microsoft, launching the company's new Office Live service in four countries and running worldwide customer acquisition. Terra is currently returning to her start-up roots by advising and investing in small companies in the mobile, social network, and small business spaces. Terra holds a BA from Stanford and an MBA from Berkeley. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area and Seattle.
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