Background
Konstantin Guericke was born on September 19, 1967 in Hamburg, Germany. He is a son of Konrad and Heidi Guericke.
Konstantin Guericke was born on September 19, 1967 in Hamburg, Germany. He is a son of Konrad and Heidi Guericke.
In 1990 he received a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from Stanford University, and a Master of Science degree in engineering in 1991.
Before jaxtr, Konstantin co-founded LinkedIn and as vice president of marketing led the company's marketing activities from launch to first six million members and profitability. Prior to LinkedIn, Konstantin served as vice president of marketing at Presenter.com and as vice president of sales and marketing for Black Sun Interactive, a pioneer in 3-D social software at the dawn of the web.
Guericke, who left LinkedIn at the end of 2006 to become CEO of VoIP company Jaxtr, will help Earlybird’s European portfolio companies break into the US market and also look for new investment opportunities stateside.
In a statement, Guericke says he’s long been interested in supporting German entrepreneurial ventures “that are not copycats but have the potential to be a success on a worldwide scale”.
Guericke’s biggest assets are his experience and, of course, his many connections on LinkedIn (couldn’t resist, and it’s funny because it’s true).
He is a member of Multimedia Developers Group, Phi Beta Kappa, Tau Beta Pi.
