Brian Rothenberg is a Partner at Defy.vc. Brian previously worked as TaskRabbit’s Co-Head of Marketing, where he helped to grow the business more than 3x over his tenure. Brian joined TaskRabbit via the acquisition of his own startup, SkillSlate (backed by $1.5M from First Round Capital & Canaan Partners), which he co-founded and led the company’s product and marketing teams. Before joining the startup world, Brian worked at Canaan Partners, a $3.5B venture capital firm, as well as Yahoo!, where he served as Product Manager and SEO Team Lead for the $1B Local Marketplaces & Commerce division.Brian earned his MBA from the NYU Stern School of Business, and his BS in Business Administration from the University of Southern California.