Ben Parr

Ben Parr

Co-Editor of Mashable; Sci-Fi Writer; Entrepreneur

San Francisco Bay Area

Current
Past
  • Associate Editor at Mashable
  • Writer/Contributor at Mashable
  • Interactive Content Manager at Spine-health
  • Project Management & Promotion at Free Lunch Inc
  • Community Assistant at Northwestern University
  • Co-Founder at Aphon Inc.
  • Paid Intern at United States House of Representatives, Congressman Jerry Weller
Education
  • Northwestern University
Connections
240 connections
Industry
Internet
Websites

Ben Parr’s Summary

Co-Editor of Mashable, tech entrepreneur, sci-fi author, aspiring world changer. These are the things I'm passionate about.

Ben Parr’s Specialties:

Biz Dev, editorial, usability, coding (somewhat), analytics, writing, speaking, entrepreneurship, whatever needs to be done.


Ben Parr’s Experience

  • Co-Editor

    Mashable

    (Privately Held; Online Media industry)

    September 2009Present (3 months)

    Writing, editorial, business development, strategy (everything, really).

  • Associate Editor

    Mashable

    (Privately Held; Online Media industry)

    March 2009September 2009 (7 months)

    Bringing everything social media, web, and startup-related to the masses.

  • Writer/Contributor

    Mashable

    (Privately Held; Online Media industry)

    August 2008March 2009 (8 months)

    I write analysis articles on social media, Internet trends, and entrepreneurship.

  • Interactive Content Manager

    Spine-health

    (Health, Wellness and Fitness industry)

    June 2008March 2009 (10 months)

    I oversaw Spine-health's doctor-written health content, its web growth strategy, and help implement new features. I did everything from redesign the entire website (it's much faster and user-friendly now) to revamping the navigation structure of the website (using analytics to understand how users use our navigation).

  • Project Management & Promotion

    Free Lunch Inc

    (Internet industry)

    April 2008June 2008 (3 months)

    I tried to turn Free Lunch's FriendQuilts Facebook application into a major hit in every way I possibly could. Acquiring new users, viral advertising, creating content and tutorials, using data to fix the application's flaws.

  • Community Assistant

    Northwestern University

    (Education Management industry)

    September 2006March 2008 (1 year 7 months)

    I assisted freshmen residents of university housing as a mentor, disciplinary, advisor, and friend.

  • Co-Founder

    Aphon Inc.

    (Internet industry)

    April 2007September 2007 (6 months)

    We were building a website that would help aspiring actors and directors get recognition through video competitions, but we couldn't bring it all together.

    My first true taste of entrepreneurship, a real lesson in failure.

  • Paid Intern

    United States House of Representatives, Congressman Jerry Weller

    (Government Administration industry)

    June 2005August 2005 (3 months)

    Legislative research, constituent management and service, giving tours, administrative duties, taking in the D.C. culture.


Ben Parr’s Education

  • Northwestern University

    B.A. , Science in Human Culture, Political Science, Business Institutions Program (Minor) , 20042008

    Activities and Societies:
    - Co-President, InNUvation (Entrepreneurship Organization)
    - Senator and Election Commissioner, Associated Student Government
    - Chair and Organizer, Entrepreneurship Advisory Panel
    - Board Member and Conciliator, University Hearings and Appeals Board
    - Academics and Admissions Committee
    - Senior Class Gift Committee

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Ben Parr’s Interests:

Building things, cooking breakfast, camping and hiking, playing my saxophone, writing, pounding through my shortlist of things to learn and master.

Ben Parr’s Groups:

  •    Northwestern University Alumni
  •    On Startups - The Community For Entrepreneurs
  •    InNUvation.
  •    Eagle Scouts, Boy Scouts of America
  •    Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership (HOBY)
  •    Fans of Mashable
  •    Social Media Marketing
  •    "friendfeed" friends
  •    Hacker News
  •    Social Good

Ben Parr’s Honors:

Eagle Scout


Ben Parr’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

  • career opportunities
  • consulting offers
  • new ventures
  • job inquiries
  • expertise requests
  • business deals
  • reference requests
  • getting back in touch

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