About Dave Fowler

I like thinking about problems and implementing solutions, ideally with other great people. I've started a lab WhatIfWeBuilt Labs to focus on doing just that.

I am an entrepreneur and have founded a number of companies, most notably Chartio where I focused on creating tools to enable anyone in a business (not just the data teams) to explore and understand their data. I think the mass literacy hurtles we've tackled in the past with reading and computer literacy had enormous impacts on human intelligence and I belive that data literacy is that next opportunity.

I wrote a book with my co-author Matt David on modern data best practices entittled The Informed Company

I also write for The Data School, where we aim to increase data literacy and help data experts establish, collaborate and educate on best practices.

I've founded 2 other companies, am an Alumni of the University of Minnesota, Gustavus Adolphus and Y Combinator. After college, and before the startups I worked at IBM on the XBox360 processor where I lead 10 patents pending.

I was listed in Forbes' 30 under 30 in Technology for 2011 and 2012.

I was the primary on 11 patents while interning at IBM.

I learn best when I write about what I learn. I share the Things I Learn.

I've had the opportunity to work with and invest in some incredible people and companies and am always on the look out for more.

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