Bob Smith
Interim Associate Vice Provost For Research Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Vienna, Virginia, United States
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Top SchoolBob Smith is an entrepreneurial leader and startup mentor with over 30 years of experience founding, funding and scaling digital media and SaaS ventures, now serving as Interim Associate Vice Provost for Research Innovation & Entrepreneurship at The George Washington University. He builds and runs NSF I-Corps and lean startup programs that translate federal lab and university research into market-ready ventures, blending hands-on mentoring with ecosystem development across the DC–Virginia region. A serial founder and investor—co-founder of Bright Hub/CollegeFactual and past CEO or board member of multiple exits—he brings deep expertise in business strategy, go-to-market planning and early-stage financing. Bob pairs that commercial experience with practical software problem-solving and a curiosity for web applications, helping technical teams turn prototypes into viable businesses. He’s known for candid, experience-driven advice aimed at helping founders avoid the mistakes he’s already made, and unexpectedly lists hand puppets among his creative specialties. Based in Vienna, VA, he combines academic program leadership with ongoing startup advising and angel investing.
11 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
BA Political Science, BA Political Science at University of Southern CaliforniaMBA Marketing Advertising Entrepreneurship, MBA Marketing Advertising Entrepreneurship at The George Washington University School of Business
Github Skills (40)
console10
windows9
command-line9
cmd9
windows-terminal9
wake-on-lan8
sampling8
spoofing7
fill7
windows-console7
android-application7
ack6
password-generator6
android6
password-manager6
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
twopoint71/centos7-rpm-nginx
Nov 2015 - Mar 2025
Contributions:15 pushes, 1 branch in 9 years 4 months
twopoint71/centos6-rpm-nginx
May 2016 - Aug 2017
Contributions:12 commits, 13 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 2 months
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