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Entrepreneurs in Residence: Brian Halligan

Background:
Brian is the Cofounder & CEO of HubSpot. So far they have grown it to 300 employees since forming it out of Sloan 4 years ago and raising $65million in venture along the way.

Brian is also the bestselling author of two marketing books: Inbound Marketing and Marketing Lessons From The Grateful Dead.

He was VP of Sales at Groove Networks where he grew revenues from $0 to $20 million in four years prior to getting acquired by Microsoft.

Brian was also a VP of Sales at PTC, a company he joined when it had $11 million in revenue and left when it had $1 billion in revenue. He started the Asia operation and grew it from $0 to $80 million in revenue.

Brian holds a BSEE from UVM and an MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management.

Entrepreneurial Passion:
In Brian's words: "I tried the big company thing – it sucked."

Additional Personal and Professional Interests:
Brian is a rabid Boston sports fan, PBS geek, web2.0 geek, and marketing transformation geek.

Brian Halligan
CEO/Co-Founder
HubSpot
Halligan

Experience

Web Applications and Services
Enterprise Software

Expertise

Company Formation
Market Selection
Initial Market Validation
Raising Seed Capital
Product Development/Launch
Sales/Marketing
Finance
Enterprise Scaling

To schedule time with Brian Halligan or for more information about the Entrepreneurs in Residence program, please email Martin Trust Center student evangelist Christina Chase.