{{short description|American entrepreneur and angel investor (born 1980)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox person | name = Dave Morin | image = Dave Morin 2.jpg | caption = Morin in 2014 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1980|10|14}} | birth_place = Helena, Montana, U.S. | alma_mater = University of Colorado Boulder | known_for = Path<br />Slow Ventures<br />Facebook | spouse = Brit Morin (m. 2011) | children = 3 }}
'''Dave Morin''' (born October 14, 1980) is an American entrepreneur and angel investor. He is best known for founding Slow Ventures and the social network Path.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thenextweb.com/insider/2018/03/22/path-ceo-considers-rebuilding-his-social-network/|title=Path founder considers rebuilding his social network|last=Ghoshal|first=Abhimanyu|date=2018-03-22|website=The Next Web|language=en-us|access-date=2020-03-15}}</ref><ref name="Forbes1">{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomiogeron/2011/11/30/design-focused-path-launches-as-mobile-smart-journal/|title=Path Relaunches As All-In-One Mobile Smart Journal|author=Tomio Geron|work=Forbes|date=2011-11-30|accessdate=2013-10-22}}</ref><ref name="Wall Street Journal">{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/slow-ventures-founder-dave-morin-moving-on-11555108364|title=Slow Ventures Founder Dave Morin Moving On|author=Katie Roof|newspaper=Wall Street Journal |date=12 April 2019|accessdate=2020-12-26}}</ref> A former manager at Facebook, he co-created the Facebook Platform and Facebook Connect.<ref name="CNN Money1">{{cite web|url=http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2012/09/17/path-dave-morin |title=Dave Morin: The mobile answer man |author=JP Mangalindan |publisher=CNN Money |date=2012-09-17 |access-date=2013-10-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030140030/http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2012/09/17/path-dave-morin/ |archive-date=2013-10-30 }}</ref><ref name=Cnet4>{{cite web|url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-9940166-36.html|title=Facebook to open the gates with 'Facebook Connect'|author=Caroline McCarthy|publisher=Cnet|date=9 May 2008|accessdate=2013-10-22}}</ref><ref name=Cnet5>{{cite web|url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-57399021-245/privacy-suit-filed-against-path-twitter-apple-facebook-others/|title=Privacy suit filed against Path, Twitter, Apple, Facebook, others|author=Elinor Mills|publisher=Cnet|date=2012-03-16|accessdate=2013-10-22}}</ref> In 2013, Morin helped found Fwd.us, a Silicon Valley-based 501(c)(4) lobbying group.
In 2020, Morin started Offline Ventures, a VC firm that uses a subscription funding model.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-alum-dave-morin-starts-rolling-fund-offline-ventures-2020-7|title=Dave Morin, one of the first Facebook employees, has launched a new VC firm that uses a subscription funding model|date=2020-07-15|publisher=Business Insider}}</ref> He is a member of the board of directors for the United States Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA), Eventbrite, and Dwell Media.<ref name="The Next Web1">{{cite web|url=https://thenextweb.com/socialmedia/2013/04/29/path-the-private-social-network-passes-10-million-registered-users/|title=Path, the private social network, passes 10 million registered users|author=Emil Protalinski|publisher=The Next Web|date=2013-04-29|accessdate=2013-10-22}}</ref><ref name="The Next Web2">{{cite web|url=https://thenextweb.com/insider/2012/05/16/as-eventbrite-nears-60-million-tickets-sold-paths-dave-morin-joins-its-board-of-directors/|title=As Eventbrite nears 60 million tickets sold, Path's Dave Morin joins its board of directors|author=Brad McCarty|publisher=The Next Web|date=2012-05-16|accessdate=2013-10-22}}</ref><ref name=USSA>{{cite web|url=http://foundation.ussa.org/foundation/san-francisco-snow-ball|title=San Francisco Snow Ball|publisher=USSA Foundation|access-date=2013-10-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029203907/http://foundation.ussa.org/foundation/san-francisco-snow-ball|archive-date=29 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Early life== Morin grew up in Helena, Montana.<ref name="Forbes2">{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomiogeron/2013/09/04/paths-ad-free-app-flouts-silicon-valley-conventions/|title=Path's Ad-Free App Flouts Silicon Valley Conventions|author=Tomio Geron|work=Forbes|date=4 September 2013|accessdate=2013-10-22}}</ref><ref name="Wall Street Journal1">{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887323582904578489280319040260|title=Moving on From Facebook|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|date=17 May 2013 |accessdate=2013-10-22}}</ref> Morin skied for the northern division of the U.S. Junior Olympic team.<ref name="Forbes2"/> He attended the University of Colorado Boulder where he received a B.A. in Economics in 2003.<ref name="Wall Street Journal1"/> He was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dave Morin |url=https://phideltatheta.org/news-stories/famous-phis/dave-morin/ |access-date=2024-09-07 |website=Phi Delta Theta |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Career== Morin began his career at Apple in 2003 where he assumed positions in marketing.<ref name="CNN Money1"/><ref name="Wall Street Journal2">{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424053111904875404576528981250892702|title=Jobs Quits as Apple CEO|author=Yukari Iwatani Kane|publisher=The Wall Street Journal|date=2011-08-25|accessdate=2013-10-22}}</ref> In 2006, Morin left Apple and joined Facebook as senior platform manager.<ref name=Cnet1>{{cite web|url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-20022753-36.html|title=A Path the world isn't meant to see|author=Caroline McCarthy|publisher=Cnet|date=2010-11-14|accessdate=2013-10-22}}</ref><ref name="New York Times1">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/01/technology/internet/01facebook.html?_r=2&pagewanted=1&partner=rss&emc=rss&|title=Facebook Aims to Extend Its Reach Across the Web|author=Brad Stone|work=The New York Times|date=2008-11-20|accessdate=2013-10-22}}</ref><ref name="New York Times2">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/03/technology/03facebook.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0|title=Facebook's Initial Crew Moving On|author=Verne G. Kopytoff|work=The New York Times|date=2 November 2010|accessdate=2013-10-22}}</ref> Morin co-created Facebook Platform, a software environment allowing third-party developers to create applications within Facebook, and Facebook Connect, a technology for Facebook members to connect their profile data and authentication credentials to external web sites.<ref name="CNN Money1"/><ref name=Cnet4/><ref name="CNN Money2">{{cite web|url=https://money.cnn.com/2007/05/24/technology/facebook.fortune/|title=Facebook's plan to hook up the world|author=David Kirkpatrick|publisher=CNN Money|date=2007-05-29|access-date=2013-10-22|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080226142813/https://money.cnn.com/2007/05/24/technology/facebook.fortune/|archive-date=26 February 2008}}</ref> In 2010, Morin left Facebook to co-found Path.<ref name="Forbes2"/><ref name=Cnet2>{{cite web|url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-10439841-36.html|title=Facebook's Dave Morin announces departure|author=Caroline McCarthy|publisher=Cnet|date=2010-01-22|accessdate=2013-10-22}}</ref><ref name=Cnet3>{{cite web|url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-10063258-36.html|title=Facebook's Morin calls on developers to Connect|author=Caroline McCarthy|publisher=Cnet|date=2008-10-10|accessdate=2013-10-22}}</ref><ref name="New York Times3">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/15/technology/15photo.html|title=Start-Up Plans a More Personal Social Network|author=Claire Cain Miller|work=The New York Times|date=2010-11-15|accessdate=2013-10-22}}</ref> Morin has helped to raise capital for startups such as Hipcamp through AngelList.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2014/09/30/hipcamp-hits-trail-with-2-million-with-help-from-paths-dave-morin/|title=Hipcamp hits trail with $2 million, with help from Path's Dave Morin|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|date=30 September 2014 |accessdate=16 October 2014 |last1=Garland |first1=Russ }}</ref> He had also founded the venture capital firm, Slow Ventures.<ref name="Wall Street Journal"/> It is based in San Francisco. Path announced its termination of service on September 17, 2018 and later confirmed that as of October 18, 2018, existing users will no longer be able to access the Path service.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://blog.path.com/post/178172780707/the-last-goodbye |title=The Last Goodbye |website=Path |language=en |access-date=2018-09-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200115055417/https://blog.path.com/post/178172780707/the-last-goodbye|archive-date=15 January 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Politics== In 2013, Morin and several technological innovators, creators, or business owners launched Fwd.us, a Silicon Valley–based 501(c)(4) lobbying group.<ref name=Cnet6>{{cite web|url=http://news.cnet.com/Facebooks-app-feeding-frenzy/2100-1038_3-6191152.html|title=Facebook's app feeding frenzy|author=Caroline McCarthy|work=The New York Times|date=2007-06-15|accessdate=2013-10-22}}</ref><ref name="FWD.US">{{cite web|url=http://www.fwd.us/our_supporters|title=Our Supporters|publisher=FWD.US|access-date=2013-10-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130413230948/http://www.fwd.us/our_supporters|archive-date=13 April 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Personal life== Morin lives in Mill Valley, California, with his wife Brit Morin and their children.<ref name="CNN Money1"/><ref name="Ski Racing">{{cite web|url=http://skiracing.com/stories/ski-team-board-gets-younger-appointment-morin/|title=Ski team board gets younger with appointment of Morin|author=Hank McKee|publisher=Ski Racing|date=2 October 2012|accessdate=2013-10-22}}</ref>
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