Andreas Stavropoulos

对我来说，就是帮助人们把自己的想法变成可以接触到最多人的地步，并在世界上留下积极的印记。
安德烈亚斯·斯塔夫罗普洛斯（Andreas Stavropoulos）倡导和资助破坏性的想法 - 这个问题越是牵强，就越难假定它是可以解决的。这就是为什么安德烈亚斯寻找能够表达为什么他们和他们的团队相信一个想法的人。

凭借他的资历，你可能会认为他最大的影响力是教育（Phi Beta Kappa，在哈佛大学获得计算机科学硕士学位，同时获得了MS学位，并在哈佛商学院（Harvard Business School）担任贝克学者（Baker Scholar） ，也许工作（麦肯锡公司和基石研究）。

但事实并非如此。安德烈亚斯的前瞻性父母是他灵感的主要源泉。他们教导他在平衡，快乐的生活中做大事。

Andreas是DFJ的软件人员，专注于消费者和企业基础架构，移动性和技术支持的服务。他喜欢计算机科学和算法，他的眼睛闪烁着“软件平台”的字样。

为什么软件？因为有了软件，企业家就可以从想法到快速发展，而不需要大量的实物投资。他目前担任Diamanti，Forward Networks，Resin和Tango的董事会成员，同时代表DFy代理Zymergen和其他投资。过去的投资包括Appstream（赛门铁克），Centerpost（西部公司），Epocrates（NASDAQ：ATHN），Everdream（戴尔），Mobile 365（Sybase），Meetup（WeWork），Silverpop（IBM），Vizu（尼尔森）和Yodle （Web.com）。

在他们的核心，他所有的投资都有一个平台元素。他认为，如果软件企业家正确地做事情，建立跳板，他们可以解决大问题，并迅速提高他们投入生态系统的价值。

他喜欢遇到不同思维的人，超越自己的时间。虽然他喜欢技术，但是他认识到在一天结束时，更多的是关于人。寻找具有特殊意义的企业家：信仰，激情，甚至是一种特质的结合。

对于安德烈亚斯来说，没有太多的职业可以帮助你重新定义整个行业，同时把你的钱放在你的口中。这就是他在DFJ的原因。

For me, it's all about helping people get their ideas to the point where they can touch the biggest number of people, and leave a positive mark on the world.
Andreas Stavropoulos promotes and funds disruptive ideas—the more far-fetched the problem, the harder it is to postulate that it's solvable. That's why Andreas looks for people who can express why they and their team believe in an idea.

With his credentials, you might think his biggest influence is education (Phi Beta Kappa and summa cum laude at Harvard in computer science, along with an MS degree and first in his class at Harvard Business School, where he was a Baker Scholar), or, perhaps work (McKinsey & Company and Cornerstone Research).

But that's not the case. Andreas' forward-looking parents are his primary wellspring of inspiration. They taught him to do big things while living a balanced, happy life.

Andreas is DFJ's software guy, focusing on consumer and enterprise infrastructure, mobility, and technology-enabled services. He loves computer science and algorithms, and his eyes light up at the words "software platform."

Why software? Because with software, entrepreneurs can go from idea to impact quickly—without a lot of physical investment. He currently serves on the boards of Diamanti, Forward Networks, Resin, and Tango, in addition to looking after Zymergen and other investments on behalf of DFJ. Past investments include Appstream (Symantec), Centerpost (West Corp.), Epocrates (NASDAQ: ATHN), Everdream (Dell), Mobile 365 (Sybase), Meetup (WeWork), Silverpop (IBM), Vizu (Nielsen), and Yodle (Web.com).

At their core, all of his investments have a platform element. He believes that if software entrepreneurs do things correctly and build a springboard, they can solve big problems and quickly escalate the value they put into the ecosystem.

He loves meeting people who think differently, people who are ahead of their time. Although he loves technology, he recognizes that at the end of the day, it's more about the people. Finding entrepreneurs with that special something: a combination of belief, passion, and perhaps even a touch of idiosyncrasy.

For Andreas, there aren't many careers where you can help redefine entire industries and at the same time put your money where your mouth is. That's why he is at DFJ.