Scott Simpson Cohen
Recidivist entrepreneur
- Location
- Greater Boston Area
- Industry
- Internet
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Scott Simpson Cohen's Overview
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- Founder at FanTab Corp.
- Past
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- Founder at Financial Media Holdings Group
- Founder at Newmediary
- Founding Team Member and Director at Boston.com
- Director at Fidelity Capital
- Education
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- Brandeis University
- Connections
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79 connections
- Websites
Scott Simpson Cohen's Summary
I am a recidivist entrepreneur and 20-year veteran of Internet and new-media startups. I have started three companies, sold two of them, and have funded and advised innovative companies in Boston, Chicago, Israel, and elsewhere. I was involved in the founding of The Nantucket Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, now in its 13th year, and work to support entrepreneurialism and innovation in the Greater Boston area. I can be reached via email: info at scottcohen.com
Specialties
Annoying my children.
Scott Simpson Cohen's Experience
Founder
FanTab Corp.
January 2011 – Present (1 year 1 month) Boston, MA
FanTab tracks sports fan confidence in real-time. The platform enables sports fans to contribute their sentiment or confidence regarding their favorite sports teams; that sentiment is then aggregated to create real-time, chartable indexes of fan confidence. Available on 400+ sports sites, team sites, and media sites. Try it at http://www.fantab.com
Founder
Financial Media Holdings Group
Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Publishing industry
April 2002 – December 2010 (8 years 9 months)
Founded and sold FMHG, which publishes Compliance Week, an information service for the officers and boards of global public companies. Compliance Week was acquired by London-based Haymarket Media in July 2008.
Founder
Newmediary
January 1998 – March 2002 (4 years 3 months)
Co-founded and sold this venture-backed company, which built and patented a directory platform that was deployed by dozens of publishers, including The Economist, Forbes, Fortune, Business Week and others. It was acquired by CNET Networks, which is now part of CBS Interactive.
Founding Team Member and Director
Boston.com
Public Company; 201-500 employees; NYT; Online Media industry
January 1993 – August 1998 (5 years 8 months)
Was on the founding team of The Boston Globe’s electronic publishing subsidiary, which developed the pioneering and award-winning Boston.com. Oversaw all content and editorial operations at Boston.com, which at that time was part of The New York Times Company’s “Times Company Digital.”
Director
Fidelity Capital
July 1992 – December 1993 (1 year 6 months)
Got my start in the publishing business at a chain of newspapers that was acquired by Fidelity Capital, the private-equity arm of Fidelity Investments. Prior to the acquisition, I was recruited by Fidelity to help with their central editorial strategy. Afterwards, I attempted to launch an early Internet healthcare startup called Patient.com. Let's just say it was too early.
Scott Simpson Cohen's Education
Brandeis University
B.A.
1986 – 1990
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