Biography
Gretsch has a bachelors degree in management information systems from the University of Georgia. Early in his career, Gretsch was an IT consultant for Andersen Consulting (now Accenture). He then spent time at Apple Computer where, in addition to spearheading product marketing programs, he led a project partnering with CNN that offered the first public showcase of QuickTime. In 1993, Gretsch launched his first start up, Vicarious, an education and reference CD-ROM publisher. He then went on to start GiftONE in 1996, which he sold to SkyMall. In 1997, Gretsch co-founded Connectify, an enterprise software company that sold software for Electronic Direct Marketing. After selling Connectify to Kana Communications in 1999, he stayed on board as the Vice President of Electronic Direct Marketing. Gretsch joined Sigma Partners in 2000.
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