Joe Kraus

Joe Kraus is the founder of Excite, JotSpot, and DigitalConsumer.org, along with his long-time business partner Graham Spencer.

[1] A long time entrepreneur, Kraus has been involved with early-stage technology development and starting companies for more than twelve years.

Upon graduation from Stanford University in 1993 with a bachelor's degree in political science, he joined with five engineering friends to found the Internet company Excite, which would declare bankruptcy in 2001 [1].

As the original President of Excite, Kraus was involved in product strategy, direction and vision as the company grew.

In addition to his non-profit focus, he has also spent many years as an angel investor, working with numerous early-stage technology companies.