Developing Long Term Relationships by Daniel Portillo, John Lilly
Long-lasting and deep relationships have always been what drives technology companies. John & Dan have collaborated for over 20 years to build Mozilla, invest at Greylock, and across numerous startups. They’ll discuss how long running and deep relationships span disciplines, projects and companies, lead to building exceptionally high performing organizations, and help with making great investment decisions.
Daniel Portillo
Daniel Portillo is a seasoned venture capitalist and entrepreneur with over two decades of experience in the tech industry. He is the co-founder of The General Partnership, a venture capital firm that focuses on helping companies grow from early stages to scale. Before co-founding The General Partnership, Daniel was a prominent Operating Partner at Greylock, where he played a key role in building the firm’s talent network and supporting portfolio companies with their hiring and organizational development. He also worked closely with the United States Digital Service, assisting in recruiting top tech talent to improve government digital services. Earlier in his career, Daniel held significant positions at Mozilla, where he was instrumental in leading recruitment and HR efforts. Daniel Portillo holds a BA from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and is known for his expertise in connecting the right people, products, and opportunities to accelerate company growth and success
John Lilly
John Lilly has worked with and for some of the world’s most innovative technology companies for the past 25 years. He’s currently on the boards of directors of Figma, Caffeine, Crew, Clockwise and Nuro, and is a Venture Parter at Greylock Partners, where he led Greylock’s investments in Dropbox, Quip, Tumblr and Instagram. John also serves on the boards of directors for the non-profit Code for America and VotingWorks. Prior to Greylock, John was CEO of Mozilla, the organization behind Firefox, the open source Web browser used by more than 450 million people. He also co-founded Reactivity, an enterprise security infrastructure company acquired by Cisco in 2007, where he served as founding CEO and later CTO. Earlier in his career, John held positions on the executive team at Trilogy Software and as a Senior Scientist in Apple’s research labs. John holds a BS in Computer Systems Engineering and an MS in Computer Science with a focus on Human Computer Interaction, both from Stanford University. He is currently a Lecturer at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business and was previously a Consulting Assistant Professor at Stanford’s d.school. He is a co-inventor on seven United States patents.
