Taner Halicioglu is the founder of Keshif Ventures and a lecturer at University of California San Diego. He previously served as the first full-time non-founding employee at Facebook.
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- Facebook2004-2009
- University of California San Diego · lecturer
- Keshif Ventures · FounderNow
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Who is Taner Halicioglu?
Taner Halicioglu is the founder of Keshif Ventures and a lecturer at University of California San Diego. He previously served as the first full-time non-founding employee at Facebook.
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Facebook; lecturer at University of California San Diego.
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