Bill Trenchard is a seasoned entrepreneur, investor, and advisor, known for his passion for helping founders bring their ideas to life. With an educational background from Cornell University, Trenchard has been a driving force in some of the most successful tech companies in the market today. As a Partner at First Round Capital, Trenchard is always seeking the next innovative ideas to invest in.

During the first 12 years of his career, Trenchard was an operator in his own businesses, where he honed his craft and developed a unique insight into old, dusty industries that haven't been reimagined with software at the core. Trenchard loves helping at the earliest stages of a business when founders go deep to understand a problem and come up with new ideas and a vision for the world as it can be.

As a Co-Founder and Board Member at Liveops, Trenchard has played a key role in enabling high-quality customer service for large-scale businesses. He also served on the Board of Directors at Looker, Samasource, and Homerun.com. As a Founder Partner at Founder Collective, Trenchard was responsible for driving investments in startups throughout the US, including Uber, Airbnb, and Buzzfeed.

Trenchard has a wealth of expertise in figuring out early go-to-market and distribution strategies, navigating a competitive or complex market, and coaching CEOs as they scale their business. He is always on the lookout for founders who have a unique insight into a market and customer that is contrarian to what everyone else thinks.