President & CEO, cofounder at EnergyWare
Roanoke, Virginia Area
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- President & CEO, cofounder at EnergyWare
- CEO and Founder at nanoCom Corporation
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Harvard Business School
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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Bob Summers’s Summary
Bob Summers has developed and marketed cmmercial software applications for consumers and enterprises since 1994. He is currently CEO and cofounder of EnergyWare, his fourth startup. Most recently, Bob grew iSpQ VideoChat, desktop video conferencing software, to 2.8 million users from 196 countries/territories and maintained profitability of nanoCom since its founding in 1999.
He has written two books on Internet video conferencing: Official Microsoft NetMeeting Book, Microsoft Press and No Walls, No Limits: Unleashing Exchange Conferencing Server, Faucette Technical Publishing. Bob was named the 'Young Entrepreneur of the Year' by the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce in 2002. Beyond his work responsibilities, Bob plays an active role in Southwestern Virginia’s economic development by serving on the board of directors of the NewVa Technology Council and sponsoring FIRST Robotics.
Bob is actively developing a seed and early stage venture fund for the Blacksburg/Virginia Tech area.
Bob Summers’s Specialties:
Strategy market planning, early stage capital, operations, finance, product management, software architecture, agile software development, license negotiation, consumer product development, internet protocols, planning and execution, venture capital
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Bob Summers’s Honors:
SURA IP2M Winner, 2008
Montgomery County, Entrepreneur of the Year, 2002
Top 20 under 40, Blue Ridge business Journal, 2002
Published Works:
Unleash Conferencing Server, Exchange & Outlook Magazine, July 2001 (cover) First Look at Conferencing Server, Exchange & OutLook Magazine, August 2000.
"No Walls No Limits:Exchange Conferencing Server", FTP, 2000
"The Official Microsoft Netmeeting Book", Microsoft Press, 1998
