John co-founded August Capital in 1995. Prior to co-founding August Capital, John served as a general partner with two venture capital firms, Technology Venture Investors (TVI) and Hambrecht & Quist Venture Partners. During his venture career, John has invested in more than 25 companies, serving on more than 20 boards of directors. His high-technology venture invesTMents include eShop (Microsoft), Frame Technology, Intuit, Insignia Solutions, Logic Automation (Synopsys), Saros (FileNet), Sybase, Visio, and Xilinx. John received an AB in English from Princeton University and an MBA from Harvard University.