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Board Member, Microsoft liason
Jan 2016
Were the SaaS Partnership Network. Join the association of companies selling cloud software: SaaS vendors, channels, distributors, resellers, media and investors come together to build the market for SaaS distribution.
Board Member
Jan 2016
Were the SaaS Partnership Network. Join the association of companies selling cloud software: SaaS vendors, channels, distributors, resellers, media and investors come together to build the market for SaaS distribution.
Board Member
May 2015
Comprised of the top vendors in the cloud office space, the Cloud Technology Alliance seeks to establish industry best standards and publish groundbreaking research on the state of the ecosystem and advance the industry as a whole.
Advisory Board Member/Investor. Cirrus Insight
Nov 2013
Cirrus Insight, rated the #1 app for integrating Salesforce with your Inbox.
Cirrus Insight puts the power of your Salesforce CRM right inside your inbox. Immediately see everything about your Salesforce Leads, Contacts, and Opportunities right from your inbox.
✓ Save emails into Salesforce with a single click.
✓ Sync events between Salesforce and your Calendar.
✓ Create and manage leads, contacts, tasks, events, cases, and opportunities.
✓ Supports all editions of Salesforce.
✓ 1-click install for Chrome and Firefox.
Watch the demo video on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjuaMvCuRUQ
http://www.cirrusinsight.com
Advisory Board Member/Former Interim Vice President of Sales and BD, Investor. Cirrus Insight
Nov 2013
Cirrus Insight, rated the #1 app for integrating Salesforce with your Inbox.
Cirrus Insight puts the power of your Salesforce CRM right inside your inbox. Immediately see everything about your Salesforce Leads, Contacts, and Opportunities right from your inbox.
✓ Save emails into Salesforce with a single click.
✓ Sync events between Salesforce and your Calendar.
✓ Create and manage leads, contacts, tasks, events, cases, and opportunities.
✓ Supports all editions of Salesforce.
✓ 1-click install for Chrome and Firefox.
Watch the demo video on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjuaMvCuRUQ
http://www.cirrusinsight.com
Former Advisor/Investor
Oct 2013
gUnify extends cutting edge communications into cloud based business applications like Google for Work, Salesforce, Zendesk and Clio to increase efficiency and productivity.
We use the Google Chrome browser to connect enterprise communication platforms, provided by carrier networks from around the globe. gUnify then utilizes the carrier service provider's API’s to extend the business grade hosted VOIP services, to popular cloud based business applications. We also connect mobile devices through convergence from the service providers network, for a more true unified communication solution, in the cloud, for the enterprise.
gUnify is the ultimate communication solution for a cloud enabled organization with a mobile workforce. gUnify works anytime, anywhere, on any device, including your desk phones.
Former Advisor/investor
Apr 2010
Merkle Loyalty Solutions, formerly 500friends, is a leader in customer loyalty marketing solutions. Clients depend on us to help them develop and execute a differentiated and impactful customer loyalty strategy that delivers the business results they expect. Merkle Loyalty Solutions is recognized by Forrester Research as a Strong Performer in The Forrester Wave™: Customer Loyalty Solutions, Q3 2017, and as a Leader and received the highest overall score in The Forrester Wave™: Customer Loyalty Solutions For Midsize Organizations, Q1 2016.
The end-to-end loyalty services Merkle Loyalty Solutions offer include:
- Strategic consulting
- SaaS loyalty platform named LoyaltyPlus™
- Platform integration
- Program management and support
- Advanced analytics
Merkle is a leading data-driven, technology-enabled, global performance marketing agency that specializes in the delivery of unique, personalized customer experiences across platforms and devices. The agency’s heritage in data, technology, and analytics forms the foundation for its unmatched skills in understanding consumer insights that drive people-based marketing strategies. With more than 4,100 employees, the Merkle team is based in Columbia, MD, with 16 additional offices in the US and 8 offices in Europe and Asia. In 2016, the agency joined the Dentsu Aegis Network. Learn more about Merkle Loyalty Solutions at www.500friends.com.
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Seed Investor (Nasdaq: BV)
2007
Thousands of the world’s leading brands and retailers trust Bazaarvoice’s full-funnel platform to harness and activate the invaluable voices of their customers. This authentic user-generated content in the form of star ratings, consumer reviews, questions and answers, social content, sampling, and creator and influencer marketing, inspires confident purchases, leading to even more customer content creation.
Founded in 2005, Bazaarvoice is headquartered in Austin, Texas, with offices in North America, Europe, and Australia.
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Investor
Jan 1999
About IBM Coremetrics Products
Through its Coremetrics products, IBM helps companies measure and improve the effectiveness of online marketing programs, directly improving their bottom line. The IBM Coremetrics product family encompasses:
• advanced online analytics
• integrated marketing optimization applications
◦ search engine bid management
◦ email targeting
◦ ad impression attribution
◦ cross sell recommendations
◦ social media ROI
With these solutions, businesses get the insight and tools they need to target their customers with compelling content or products and significantly improve and measure their results.
Every day, more than 2,000 online business sites globally, transacting more than $20 billion this year, use our cloud-delivered software to optimize their online marketing. Our clients include many of the world's most respected and recognizable brands.
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2024
Strategic Accounts & Partners
Aug 2024
FarmX is a leader in technology tools for efficient farming.
FarmX Autonomy, our robotics division, has built a new era of intuitive vehicle autonomy for GPS-challenged environments. We’re partnering with OEMs to provide autonomy retrofits aimed at fast deployment for a range of vehicles. No need for GPS, RF, pre-mapping, fixed waypoints, or detailed surveys means our vehicles navigate the world intuitively, like a human.
2023
Vice President Strategic Accounts and Global Partners
Mar 2023
Profit.co is a best-in-class OKR software integrated with Task, Performance management, and Employee Engagement directed toward 360-degree organization governance for accelerated growth while maintaining the best work culture.
On the tech front, Profit.co OKR Software can be integrated with 40+ leading tools like, G Suite, Microsoft Teams, Excel, Slack, Office 365 to name a few, and can be accessed through the web and its native mobile applications designed for iOS, Android, and Windows. With OKRs, there is a world-class task management system for ensuring on-time delivery and a powerful performance management system that enables timely reviews saving thousands of hours in the employee review process.
The end-to-end onboarding process from Profit.co ensures quick set-up and within a couple of weeks, the companies see a shift from an output-focused mindset to an outcome-focused one!
2018
Director of Strategic Partners, North America and APAC
Sep 2018
We help IT solution providers build more successful cloud businesses. Our SaaS products and platform are designed to make it easy and efficient for IT partners to migrate, backup, and manage their customers in the cloud. 20,000 successful partners and growing. Learn more at www.skykick.com.
2016
Strategic Advisor
Jun 2016
CSC Generation is the AI-native holding company re-engineering omni-channel retail. We acquire iconic brands and transform them with Genesis—our operating platform unifying a Data Fabric, Automation Engine, proprietary tools, and shared services—to modernize operations, elevate customer experience, and expand margins.
With $1B+ in revenue across 13 brands, our portfolio includes Sur La Table, Backcountry, One Kings Lane, and more—premier home and outdoor banners that double as real-world innovation hubs. CSC Generation continues to grow through M&A, revitalizing companies with strong brand recognition and loyal customers.
We’re building the next-generation technology conglomerate where proprietary AI is the operating system. We have offices in Austin, Chicago, Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, Seattle, and Toronto. Our VC investors include Altos Ventures, Maveron, and Khosla Ventures.
We’re always looking for exceptional builders, operators, and technologists to join us.
Board Member, Microsoft liason
Jan 2016
Were the SaaS Partnership Network. Join the association of companies selling cloud software: SaaS vendors, channels, distributors, resellers, media and investors come together to build the market for SaaS distribution.
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