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Co-Founder/Board Member
2010
Whitetruffle matches candidates with tech companies utilizing machine learning algorithms to help people find their dream job.
To date, Whitetruffle has made millions of matches that have resulted in hundreds of hires for companies like Asana, Eventbrite, TaskRabbit, Pebble, Optimizely, Learnvest, and more.
Established in 2011, Whitetruffle is privately held and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Investors include Jerry Yang (Ame Cloud Ventures), Scott Banister, Morado Ventuers, and Kima Ventures. For more information and to register, visit www.whitetruffle.com.
Enterprise Sales Manager (Greater Los Angeles)
2000
iBEAM Broadcasting pioneered high fidelity video streaming via satellite, ad-enabled content, to Internet viewers. Major media and entertainment including BBC, Bloomberg, MSNBC, FOX, NFL, Golf Channel, the Academy Awards and a significant portion of Internet radio was webcast via iBEAM.
Network architecture bypassed Internet congestion, bringing broadcast quality streaming video to entertainment audiences; delivering value at a lower cost than other CDN cached distribution methods.
iBEAM, the first company to invent and deploy a network dedicated to streaming media and the "edge network"β concept. At its peak, iBEAM traded at $2bil, raised 30+ million privately and 300 million via its IPO, delivered 80% of all audio streaming on the Internet, and owned all top media accounts in the US.
Among some of its amazing achievements iBEAM was:
β’ first to insert ads into streaming media;
β’ first with FCC rights and first solution to broadcasting earnings calls;
β’ first to deliver IP/TV streaming service via satellite;
β’ developed Real's G2 reflector technology;
β’ helped design the first layer 7 switch with Foundry Networks;
β’ first simulcast of TV show;
β’ helped invent and improve time slicing and TCP/IP utilization of satellites.
iBEAM's business relationships and large media customer partners did not survive the bubble bursting in 2001. Prior to its dissolution, iBEAM was purchased by Williams Communications.
Status: iBEAM Broadcasting has been closed; IPO / Stock: Went Public on May 21, 2000
Founder: Nils Lar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nilslahr
Regional Sales Manager (Los Angeles and San Fernando Valley)
Nov 1997
Founded in 1989, Infinity Sales is the premier semiconductor sales organization in Southern California, providing our partners with the highest level of commercial and technical representation. Infinity exceeds expectations by delivering breakthrough results at both our strategic OEM customers and throughout the market of dynamic emerging industries flourishing in "Silicon Beach"β and surrounding areas.
Southern California's thriving businesses environment includes world leaders in consumer, medical, Military/aerospace, industrial/test, wireless communication, semiconductor, alternative energy and automotive markets. Our team of Sales Engineers has over 120 years of experience at Infinity Sales and over 200 years of electronics industry tenure to draw upon. We maintain long-standing relationships and executive-level access across our customer base and we have the business acumen to quickly and efficiently map the needs of our customers to the capabilities and services that our suppliers provide.
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Investments (2)
Founder (1)
2010
Co-Founder/Board Member
2010
Whitetruffle matches candidates with tech companies utilizing machine learning algorithms to help people find their dream job.
To date, Whitetruffle has made millions of matches that have resulted in hundreds of hires for companies like Asana, Eventbrite, TaskRabbit, Pebble, Optimizely, Learnvest, and more.
Established in 2011, Whitetruffle is privately held and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Investors include Jerry Yang (Ame Cloud Ventures), Scott Banister, Morado Ventuers, and Kima Ventures. For more information and to register, visit www.whitetruffle.com.
2002
Partner
Jul 2002
Riviera Partners is a global executive recruiting firm specializing in Technology, Engineering, Product and Design leadership. We understand that hiring the right technology leadership is the difference between success and failure for any company.
Product development leaders β engineering, product, and design β are the most critical executive hires a company will make.
Exceptional product development executives possess a rare combination of leadership experience and demonstrated technical achievement, making them difficult to find and even harder to evaluate.
Rivieraβs exclusive focus on technology talent means we bring decades of collective domain experience, tens of thousands of executive relationships, and the accumulated data of hundreds of thousands of interactions with technology leaders to bear for our clients on every search. For more information, visit rivierapartners.com.
2000
Enterprise Sales Manager (Greater Los Angeles)
2000
iBEAM Broadcasting pioneered high fidelity video streaming via satellite, ad-enabled content, to Internet viewers. Major media and entertainment including BBC, Bloomberg, MSNBC, FOX, NFL, Golf Channel, the Academy Awards and a significant portion of Internet radio was webcast via iBEAM.
Network architecture bypassed Internet congestion, bringing broadcast quality streaming video to entertainment audiences; delivering value at a lower cost than other CDN cached distribution methods.
iBEAM, the first company to invent and deploy a network dedicated to streaming media and the "edge network"β concept. At its peak, iBEAM traded at $2bil, raised 30+ million privately and 300 million via its IPO, delivered 80% of all audio streaming on the Internet, and owned all top media accounts in the US.
Among some of its amazing achievements iBEAM was:
β’ first to insert ads into streaming media;
β’ first with FCC rights and first solution to broadcasting earnings calls;
β’ first to deliver IP/TV streaming service via satellite;
β’ developed Real's G2 reflector technology;
β’ helped design the first layer 7 switch with Foundry Networks;
β’ first simulcast of TV show;
β’ helped invent and improve time slicing and TCP/IP utilization of satellites.
iBEAM's business relationships and large media customer partners did not survive the bubble bursting in 2001. Prior to its dissolution, iBEAM was purchased by Williams Communications.
Status: iBEAM Broadcasting has been closed; IPO / Stock: Went Public on May 21, 2000
Founder: Nils Lar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nilslahr
1997
Regional Sales Manager (Los Angeles and San Fernando Valley)
Nov 1997
Founded in 1989, Infinity Sales is the premier semiconductor sales organization in Southern California, providing our partners with the highest level of commercial and technical representation. Infinity exceeds expectations by delivering breakthrough results at both our strategic OEM customers and throughout the market of dynamic emerging industries flourishing in "Silicon Beach"β and surrounding areas.
Southern California's thriving businesses environment includes world leaders in consumer, medical, Military/aerospace, industrial/test, wireless communication, semiconductor, alternative energy and automotive markets. Our team of Sales Engineers has over 120 years of experience at Infinity Sales and over 200 years of electronics industry tenure to draw upon. We maintain long-standing relationships and executive-level access across our customer base and we have the business acumen to quickly and efficiently map the needs of our customers to the capabilities and services that our suppliers provide.
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