Don Gooding

Past

• Board Member at Emergent Music LLC
• Owner at A-Cappella.com
• President at Varsity Vocals

• Board Member at CASA
• Board Member at Granite Systems
• President at Hot Lips Records
• Founder at Primarily A Cappella
• Research Partner at Accel Partners
• Director of Telecom Research at Yankee Group

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Education

• Yale University

Recommended

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Connections

182 connections

Industry

Publishing

Websites

• My Company

Don Gooding’s Summary

Act I: telecom "expert" and investor ('81-'96); success on both sides of the entrepreneurial process. Act II: lifelong a cappella singer and former overseer of a modest music "empire" ('92-'07). Act III: writing about centrist economics and politics.

Don Gooding’s Experience

• Board Member

  Emergent Music LLC

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)

  2006 — 2007 (1 year)

• Owner

  A-Cappella.com

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Music industry)

  April 1998 — December 2007 (9 years 9 months)

  Largest online source of a cappella music in the world.

• President

  Varsity Vocals

  (Music industry)

  2004 — 2007 (3 years)

• Board Member

  CASA

  (Music industry)

  2001 — 2006 (5 years)

• Board Member

  Granite Systems

  (Music industry)

  1999 — 2003 (4 years)

• President

  Hot Lips Records

  (Music industry)

  1999 — 2001 (2 years)

• Founder

  Primarily A Cappella

  (Music industry)

  1992 — 1997 (5 years)

• Research Partner

  Accel Partners

  (Partnership; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

  June 1986 — August 1997 (11 years 3 months)

  Looked for and evaluated new investment opportunities in telecom and networking.

• Director of Telecom Research

  Yankee Group

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Market Research industry)

  September 1981 — May 1986 (4 years 9 months)

Don Gooding’s Education

• Yale University

  B.A. , Economics , 1976 — 1981

  Graduated cum laude with distinction in Economics after taking graduate school economic theory as a sophomore and junior.

  Activities and Societies:

  Whiffenpoofs, Society of Orpheus and Bacchus

Additional Information

Don Gooding’s Websites:

• My Company

Don Gooding’s Interests:

a cappella, fishing, wine

Don Gooding’s Groups:

Maine Angels

•    Yankee Group Alumni
•    AC100- A Cappella Centennial Celebration

Don Gooding’s Contact Settings

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