Category: People
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Founder, Sales Catapult: James Watson
(1) Who are you and what do you do? James Watson, Fractional VP of Sales (2) In two sentences or less, describe how you participate in the startup ecosystem.I help small to midsized tech companies scale their sales processes and profits. (3) What are you currently reading right now and would recommend to others?‘The Go-Giver’, ‘Atomic…
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Interesting People: Justin Arnold
(1) Who are you and what do you do?I’m Justin Arnold; engineer, Ironman, and entrepreneur. I am passionate about the environment, love to run, and enjoy building startups with amazing teams. (2) In two sentences or less, describe how you participate in the startup ecosystem.I’m part of a team that’s building a startup; we’ve been…
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Founder, TomTom: Leandro Margulis
(1) Tell us about your role at TomTom. The Developer Relations Team’s mandate is to build the developer community around TomTom Maps APIs via the developer portal (developer.tomtom.com) I am the VP & GM of Developer Relations at TomTom, the leading independent location technology specialist, shaping mobility with highly accurate maps, navigation software, real-time traffic…
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Founder, CashBet: Ed Brennan
(1) Who are you and what do you do? I’m Ed Brennan, President & Board Member at CashBet. We recently sold my company to a large global partner. (2) In two sentences or less, describe how you participate in the startup ecosystem. I do advisory work for several startups on Silicon Valley, and also work…
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Founder, NameCoach Inc.: Praveen Shanbhag
(1) Who are you and what do you do? My name is Praveen Shanbhag, and I’m the founder and CEO of NameCoach Inc. I used to be teach philosophy, and enjoy applying principles of creative, analytical, and contrarian thinking to entrepreneurship. (2) In two sentences or less, describe how you participate in the startup ecosystem.…
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Founder, LongPlay & YouNoodle: Torsten Kolind
(1) Who are you and what do you do? I am the Co-Founder & CEO of YouNoodle in San Francisco. Just started building a new startup called LongPlay. (2) In two sentences or less, describe how you participate in the startup ecosystem. YouNoodle powers startup grant programs, innovation challenges, and pitch competitions. Aside from that,…
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Founder, Unbank Ventures: Brett Noyes
(1) Who are you and what do you do?I am the founder/managing director of Unbank. Ventures. We are an early-stage FinTech incubator program located in San Francisco. We recruit, educate and accelerate startups in financial service industry. (2) In two sentences or less, describe how you participate in the startup ecosystem.Our program helps our companies…
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Founder, Borsetta: Pamela Norton
(1) Who are you and what do you do? As a serial entrepreneur and disruptive technology innovator, Pamela’s latest venture Borsetta was founded from the data transparency and trust gap she uncovered among many suppliers, manufacturers, and contractors during the development of an eco-conscious jewelry brand known as Liberti. This experience, coupled with her background…
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Founder, cerebain: Kareem Ayyad
(1) Who are you and what do you do?My name is Kareem Ayyad, founder of Cerebian. I work on expanding (exponentially) the way humans interact with computers and each other. (2) In two sentences or less, describe how you participate in the startup ecosystem.At Cerebian we’re building what we call a “Brain OS”.Participated in multiple…
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Co-Founder, Spectra Plasmonics: Christian Baldwin
(1) Who are you and what do you do?My name is Christian Baldwin and I am one of the Co-Founders of Spectra Plasmonics. (2) In two sentences or less, describe how you participate in the startup ecosystem.I started my company Spectra Plasmonics at the Queen’s Innovation Connector summer program which is a University run incubator. We…