Gabriel Weinberg is an American entrepreneur, investor, and author. He is the founder and CEO of DuckDuckGo, an internet privacy company, and the author of Traction: How Any Startup Can Achieve Explosive Customer Growth. Weinberg is also the founder of the AngelList syndicate, which has invested in over 500 startups. Weinberg has been featured in numerous publications, including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and Forbes. He has also been a guest on popular podcasts such as The Tim Ferriss Show and The Joe Rogan Experience. Weinberg is a strong advocate for privacy and has been a vocal critic of the surveillance state. He has spoken at conferences such as TEDx and SXSW, and has been a guest lecturer at universities such as Stanford and MIT. Weinberg is a passionate entrepreneur and investor, and has been involved in numerous startups. He is a board member of the Open Source Initiative, and a founding board member of the Tor Project. He is also an advisor to the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the Sunlight Foundation.