Michael Nicklas

Current

• Managing Director at SocialSmart Ventures
• Investor at EngageMe
• Partner at Thirst, Inc.

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Past

• CTO at The Shooting Gallery
• CTO at Univision Online Group
• President at The Gryphon Group

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Education

• Universidade de Coimbra
• American University - School of International Service

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Connections

284 connections

Industry

Internet

Websites

• SocialSmart
• Thirst
• Startupi

Michael Nicklas’s Summary

Entrepreneur, technologist and strategist with proven experience leading large-scale, high-visibility internet projects. Demonstrated ability to identify new technologies and implement emerging business models. He has helped companies including Viacom, Univision, IBM, Nielsen and Disney develop and deploy strategic technology initiatives. Angel investor with focus on Latin American internet start-ups.

Michael Nicklas’s Specialties:

Semantic web, taxonomies, metadata, community tools, social media, opensocial, open source, digital video, apml, attention metatdata, profiling, open-data, privacy, Latin America, Brazil.

Additional Information

Michael Nicklas’s Websites:

• SocialSmart
• Thirst
• Startupi

Michael Nicklas’s Interests:

documentary film, photography, fine-art printing, nordic skiing, skijoring, travel, Brazil, tennis, horses, motorcycling, Latin music, cachaça, kayaking, investing

Michael Nicklas’s Honors:

Fulbright Fellow
Lisle Fellow

Michael Nicklas’s Contact Settings

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