Dave immigrated to the U.S. from what he describes as an oppressive country, grew up on government subsidies, and brings an immigrant mentality grounded in compassion and empathy to his investing approach. Before becoming a venture investor, he spent years as an operator, helping build Flarion Technologies through its $805M sale to Qualcomm and co-founding CTI Towers inside Comcast, giving him hands-on experience that's unusual for VCs at his current scale. Dave immigrated to the U.S. from what he describes as an oppressive country, grew up on government subsidies, and brings an immigrant mentality grounded in compassion and empathy to his investing approach. Before becoming a venture investor, he spent years as an operator, helping build Flarion Technologies through its $805M sale to Qualcomm and co-founding CTI Towers inside Comcast, giving him hands-on experience that's unusual for VCs at his current scale.