Technology Entrepreneur & Strategist
San Francisco Bay Area
- Current
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- Director at Yahoo!, Inc.
- Board Member at The DJ List
- Chairman of the Board at Cloudspace
- Past
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- Co-Founder & CTO at MyBlogLog
- Co-Founder & CEO at Cloudspace
- Co-Founder & CTO at BuzzSite
- Director of Technical Marketing at Bennett & Company Marketing
- Education
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- University of Central Florida
- Connections
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248
connections
- Industry
- Internet
Todd Sampson’s Summary
MyBlogLog & Cloudspace Co-founder, Dad, Sailor, and Tech Guy.
Long Version...
Todd Sampson is an entrepreneur and technology strategist with more than a dozen years experience in the online sector. Through Cloudspace - an online consultancy he co-founded in 1996 - and related ventures, Todd has helped hundreds of companies online.
In 2005, Todd co-founded MyBlogLog with his grade school friend Eric Marcoullier. MyBlogLog is notable for a number of firsts, including being the first distributed online social network. Todd, Eric and Scott Rafer - who joined the startup as CEO - sold MyBlogLog to Yahoo! in early 2007.
Today, Todd continues to lead technology for MyBlogLog as a Director at Yahoo! He also serves as Chairman of the Board for Cloudspace, a member of the Board for TheDJList.com, and as an active adviser to a number of organizations & entrepreneurs.
Todd has homes in San Francisco, California and Orlando, Florida where he lives with his wife, son Finn and daughter on the way.
Todd Sampson’s Specialties:
Executive Leadership, Technology Strategy, Business Process Improvement, Corporate Internet Strategy, Business Development, Online Marketing, Large-Scale Project Management, Scalable Web Systems
Todd Sampson’s Experience
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Director
Yahoo!, Inc.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; YHOO; Internet industry)
January 2007 — Present (1 year 7 months)
Chief Architect & Technology Director for MyBlogLog inside Yahoo!
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Board Member
The DJ List
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Online Media industry)
January 2002 — Present (6 years 7 months)
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Chairman of the Board
Cloudspace
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)
June 1996 — Present (12 years 2 months)
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Co-Founder & CTO
MyBlogLog
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
January 2005 — January 2007 (2 years 1 month)
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Co-Founder & CEO
Cloudspace
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)
June 1996 — December 2006 (10 years 7 months)
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Co-Founder & CTO
BuzzSite
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Online Media industry)
October 1999 — March 2001 (1 year 6 months)
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Director of Technical Marketing
Bennett & Company Marketing
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Public Relations and Communications industry)
July 1994 — December 1996 (2 years 6 months)
Todd Sampson’s Education
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University of Central Florida
BA, Marketing, Business Administration, August 1993 — December 1995
Additional Information
Todd Sampson’s Interests:
Website Development, New Technology, U.S. National Soccer Team, America's Cup Sailing, Web 2.0
Todd Sampson’s Groups:
TechStars
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KIVA member -
Yahoo Employees and Alumni Group member -
UCF College of Business Alumni member
Todd Sampson’s Honors:
PC Magazine Top 100 Business Websites, PC Magazine Top Marketing Website, USA Today Featured Website, Community Foundation of Central Florida Community Involvement Award
Todd Sampson’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
