Online Media Executive, Internet Entrepreneur, Angel Investor
Greater Chicago Area
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- Vice President, General Manager Yahoo! News, Tech, Education at Yahoo!
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- Founder, CEO at Participate Media/BuzzTracker
- Publisher at RealClearPolitics.com
- President, Participate Systems Division at Outstart
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Alan Warms’s Summary
Currently General Manager, Yahoo! News,Yahoo! Tech, Yahoo! Education after selling BuzzTracker.com and associated technologies to Yahoo! in September 2007. BuzzTracker was entirely self-funded. All Participate Media employees are now employed by Yahoo!.
Current angel investments include AdGooRoo and Moving Station. Previous angel investments include Wallstrip (sold to CBS).
In January 2007, successfully exited investment I led in RealClearPolitics and stepped down as Publisher as part of transaction. Summary of deal can be found here: http://www.participatemedia.com/2007/03/13/realclearpolitics/
Sold last company, Participate Systems, to Outstart in November 2004 after founding it 1997.
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Alan Warms’s Honors:
Recognized as World Economic Forum 100 Technology Pioneers in 2001
Crain's Chicago Business 40 under 40
