User:Davemc500hats

Hello World :)
This is the Wikipedia user page for Davemc500hats aka Dave McClure, Master of 500 Hats.

Links & info about me
(note: someday soon i'll probably convert the rest of my website over to my blog or vice versa, but for now they're still separate)
 * my website: 500hats.com
 * my bio: About Dave McClure
 * my blog: Master of 500 Hats

for clarification: i share the same middle initial 'P' with this other Dave McClure on the east coast, but he and i are not the same person. nor am i the Dave McClure who plays on the Duke Blue Devils basketball team. there are also several other Dave McClures in the SF bay area (at least one of whom i've met), however i believe i'm the only one with a 'P' for a middle initial (but i could be wrong). i occasionally answer to the name Troy McClure, however that's just because i'm a Simpsons fan. btw, the actor Troy is modeled after on the Simpsons is Doug McClure, but he's dead. please don't confuse me with him either ;)

Interests
My areas of interest include:
 * Technology & Computers, in particular:
 * Software, Databases & Information Systems
 * Blogs, Wikis, Social Networking & Social Software
 * Prediction Markets
 * Search Engines, Vertical Search & related SEM/SEO/search technology
 * Hosted & Consumer Applications
 * ECommerce & Online Payments
 * Startups & Entrepreneurs, in particular:
 * Hi-tech / Internet startups & Entrepreneurship
 * Venture Capital & Angel Investing
 * Small Business
 * Silicon Valley & related Geek/Startup Culture
 * Finance & Economics, in particular:
 * Microcredit & Microfinance
 * Securitization Models
 * Securitization of Individuals, Small Businesses & Natural Resources
 * and Other Stuff, like:
 * World Culture & International Relations
 * Music of all kinds (but especially Jazz, Funk, Baroque, & Renaissance)
 * Ultimate Frisbee
 * Dr. Seuss, the Muppets, Cartoons & Anime/Animation
 * Fun & Laughter in huge proportions

Wikipedia todo
I'm still figuring out what i'd like to help with, but in general i like to write/talk about the following:
 * hi-tech startups & entrepreneurship
 * small business finance
 * microcredit & microfinance

Looking forward to participating in Wikipedia and meeting other folks here :)

- Dave McClure

dave 20:33, 28 December 2005 (UTC)