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Jeff Jordan

Disciplines:
venture capital
product management/e-commerce management
e-commerce/marketplace platforms

Summary

American venture capitalist and general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, previously COO of OpenTable and president of PayPal and eBay North America — one of the most operationally experienced marketplace investors in Silicon Valley.

Core Contribution

Brought deep marketplace operator experience to venture investing at a16z — investments in Airbnb, Instacart, Pinterest — and became the firm's primary voice on marketplace business model analysis.

Historical Influences

Marc Andreessen Ben Horowitz Meg Whitman

Intellectual Lineage

PayPal Alumni Network Marketplace Platform OperationsSilicon Valley Venture Capital

Contemporaries & Peers

Marc Andreessen Ben Horowitz Bill Gurley

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Intellectual Posterity

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