Tom Chavez
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Co-Founder, super{set}
San Francisco, California, United States
17K followers
500+ connections
About
I'm the co-founder of super{set}, a startup studio that founds, funds, and builds technology startups.
For the past 20+ years, my professional focus has centered on using data, decision science, and AI to solve hard, interesting problems. Prior to forming super{set}, I was the CEO and co-founder of Krux, a martech platform acquired by Salesforce in 2016. Before Krux, I was the CEO and co-founder of Rapt, a provider of software for media monetization acquired by Microsoft in 2008.
To date, the companies I've built have generated a 17.5x return for investors and substantial wealth for employees.
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Meet Ketch: Deploy-Once, Comply-Everywhere Data Privacy For the Enterprise Has Finally Arrived
Meet Ketch: Deploy-Once, Comply-Everywhere Data Privacy For the Enterprise Has Finally Arrived
If you’re past a certain age, you can remember back to the dawn of digital advertising. It was chaotic and inefficient:…
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Introducing PrivacyGrader
Introducing PrivacyGrader
Today the Ketch team is excited to introduce PrivacyGrader, a tool that helps solve the complex and critical problems…
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super{set}’s Spectrum Detoxifies The Online Space
super{set}’s Spectrum Detoxifies The Online Space
We are living in a time of extraordinary concern about the negative consequences of online platforms and social media…
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Our woke is broke. We need to fix it.
Our woke is broke. We need to fix it.
First there was Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, followed by the 13th Amendment abolishing slavery in 1865.…
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Do You Know Your Data's Truthscore?
Do You Know Your Data's Truthscore?
If data is the new oil, it should come with an octane rating Like oil, data varies in quality. It’s easy for data to…
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Part III: Toward a Privacy Standard for Contact Tracing
Part III: Toward a Privacy Standard for Contact Tracing
To defeat COVID-19, we need to deliver privacy at scale In Part I and Part II of this series, I’ve made the case that…
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Part II: The Trouble With Contact Tracing
Part II: The Trouble With Contact Tracing
To win user buy-in, developers must tackle privacy concerns head-on. In Part I of this series, I explained how contact…
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Part I: Is Contact Tracing the Silver Bullet for Pandemic Recovery?
Part I: Is Contact Tracing the Silver Bullet for Pandemic Recovery?
Without robust digital tracking, we’ll never beat COVID-19 It's the question of the day: will contact tracing work? At…
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How to Claim Authority Without Going Rogue
How to Claim Authority Without Going Rogue
Employees should act independently, but not recklessly A few years back, not long after I committed to giving more…
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How to Lead by Letting Go
How to Lead by Letting Go
It’s time to give your employees the authority to act independently During the dot-com crash, I found myself in the…
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I had the pleasure of hosting this round of #DinnerWithFriends at my San Francisco home for an evening that blended business, wine, and…
I had the pleasure of hosting this round of #DinnerWithFriends at my San Francisco home for an evening that blended business, wine, and…
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“Success is a terrible teacher.” An exceptional day at Shoplift Camp Commerce hanging with the cool kids of commerce in the most gorgeous Hamptons…
“Success is a terrible teacher.” An exceptional day at Shoplift Camp Commerce hanging with the cool kids of commerce in the most gorgeous Hamptons…
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🚀 Excited to share that we’ve just launched our new super{set} website! Redesigning a site can feel daunting—new nav, fresh messaging, refined…
🚀 Excited to share that we’ve just launched our new super{set} website! Redesigning a site can feel daunting—new nav, fresh messaging, refined…
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Experience
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CEO and Co-Founder
Rapt (acquired by Microsoft)
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Education
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Stanford University School of Engineering
Ph.D. Engineering-Economic Systems and Operations Research
Skills
Honors & Awards
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NASA Doctoral Fellow
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Languages
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Spanish
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Portuguese
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A new mountain to climb. Over the past 6 months, I’ve had the privilege of stepping back — traveling the world with my family, building purely for…
A new mountain to climb. Over the past 6 months, I’ve had the privilege of stepping back — traveling the world with my family, building purely for…
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Cross-device consent on CTV can be a mess. Different platforms. Countless OS versions. Years of legacy hardware. Most vendors throw native SDKs…
Cross-device consent on CTV can be a mess. Different platforms. Countless OS versions. Years of legacy hardware. Most vendors throw native SDKs…
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Excited to share that I’ve joined Harmonyze as Head of Engineering 🚀 Two of my closest friends Jonny Greenspan and Gary Liskovich came by, not with…
Excited to share that I’ve joined Harmonyze as Head of Engineering 🚀 Two of my closest friends Jonny Greenspan and Gary Liskovich came by, not with…
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Lovable’s $200M raise: a glimpse into a new creative era Sweden’s Lovable has become Europe’s newest unicorn after raising a $200M Series A led by…
Lovable’s $200M raise: a glimpse into a new creative era Sweden’s Lovable has become Europe’s newest unicorn after raising a $200M Series A led by…
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I’m sick of companies objectifying women. It’s time we objectify our cofounders.
I’m sick of companies objectifying women. It’s time we objectify our cofounders.
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Once there was an AI that liked owls. It dealt random numbers to another AI, which also started liking owls. We do the same sort of thing, but that…
Once there was an AI that liked owls. It dealt random numbers to another AI, which also started liking owls. We do the same sort of thing, but that…
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