Geoffrey grew up in Vermont where cows outnumber people and the Internet is still slow. He sold is first commercial application at age 12 (an installer kit for DOS applications) for a whopping $100. Although he attended the Worcester Polytechnic Institute for four years his attendance left much to be desired and he never graduated. Fortunately, he discovered a security hole in Internet Explorer in 1998 and parlayed that into a Microsoft internship that lasted seven years. In 2005 he left Microsoft to found his first startup where he built what became Google Desktop Gadgets. After the requisite post-acquisition stint at Google, a trip around the world, and a couple of years consulting for Seattle area startups, Geoffrey's entrepreneurial spirit came out of remission. He is currently a founding partner at two Seattle startups.