Tim Connors is Founder and General Partner at [PivotNorth Capital](http://www.crunchbase.com/financial-organization/pivotnorth-capital), an early-stage software-focused venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, CA. Prior to founding PivotNorth, Tim apprenticed for twelve years at [Sequoia Capital](http://www.crunchbase.com/financial-organization/sequoia-capital) and USVP. During Tim's operating career, he helped build C-Cube from a startup into a publicly-traded leader in digital video, and at Tandem was the youngest member of an elite design team that built Tandem's flagship Everest server line.Tim conceived of and co-founded Spoke.com. He has worked closely with entrepreneurs at Guidewire Software (NASDAQ: GWRE), SupplierMarket.com (acquired by Ariba), Adify (acquired by Cox Enterprises), ClickShift.com(acquired by WebTrends), Redline Communications (TSE: REDL), StorePerform (acquired by Red Prairie), Trovix.com (acquired by Monster.com), RevolutionMoney (acquired by American Express), , Blekko.com, Media6Degrees.com, and Readyforce.com.Tim serves on the Board of Advisors of the Gigot Center for Entrepreneurship at Notre Dame and as a Director on the Stanford University Daper Venture Investment Fund.Tim received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame, an M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Stanford University, and an M.B.A from Harvard Business School.