Chief Marketing Officer at KnowledgePay, Inc.
Greater Philadelphia Area
- Current
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- Chief Marketing Officer at KnowledgePay, Inc.
- Principal at Open Consulting
- Past
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- VP Marketing at Connectbeam Inc.
- President at Cyclonic Golf
- CEO at Suplion, Inc.
- Founder at Mighty Acorn, Inc.
- Founder at Caucus, Inc.
- Education
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- University of Chicago
- University of Chicago
- Connections
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- Industry
- Internet
- Websites
Tom Mandel’s Summary
For nearly thirty years, I’ve founded companies and consulted with organizations of all sizes.
I combine new technologies with original thinking to create innovative business models, products, services, brands and practices.
Tom Mandel’s Specialties:
I help organizations understand and use new social and collaborative technologies. I also help technology startups get on their feet and be effective businesses.
Marketing communications strategy
Positioning & messaging
Analyst & media relations
Business plan & business model development
Web presence strategy & site development
Whitepapers, marketing & sales collateral
Market research
Social media & social technology driven marketing
Tom Mandel’s Experience
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Chief Marketing Officer
KnowledgePay, Inc.
(Internet industry)
September 2008 — Present (11 months)
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Principal
Open Consulting
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Management Consulting industry)
October 2003 — Present (5 years 10 months)
I provide strategic consulting on new technologies to enterprises worldwide, including many F500 companies, international NGOs, etc.
I also provide strategic consulting on business modeling, business plan development, brand development, venture funding, and the full range of requirements to startup technology companies. I call this service "adult supervision for startups." -
VP Marketing
Connectbeam Inc.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)
October 2006 — April 2007 (7 months)
Corporate, product and brand strategy. Web presence. Business plan development.
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President
Cyclonic Golf
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Apparel & Fashion industry)
May 2002 — September 2003 (1 year 5 months)
Became president of this company to oversee an attempted turnaround preparation to sell the company. We got very close to a sale, but were unable to successfully conclude it. I resigned to return to the technology industry, which was then resurgent.
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CEO
Suplion, Inc.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)
May 2001 — September 2003 (2 years 5 months)
Co-founded a company to create supply chain communications software for the global apparel industry. Completed development and sold company and all assets to a global apparel sourcing company - Synergies Worldwide.
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Founder
Mighty Acorn, Inc.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
April 2000 — October 2001 (1 year 7 months)
Mighty Acorn was a Web application service ahead of its time -- so far ahead, alas, that we never even got to launch! :)
The company was to offer a technology-driven, human-assisted service that gave over-burdened business people the equivalent of a personal assistant on the web. It was a great idea -- still is!
We raised $150,000 in seed capital and began architecting the application. The technology market was in full collapse, unfortunately, as we went out for additional capital, and we were not able to raise a Series A round, despite a fair amount of interest. -
Founder
Caucus, Inc.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)
January 1996 — November 1999 (3 years 11 months)
I founded the first social software company -- Caucus, Inc. -- in January 1996. We raised $2m + in venture capital funding; we had great customers (IBM, HP, Merck, and many more), and a great team.
But, we also had many of the same focus, cost-structure, and growth problems that afflicted the first generation of Web startups. By the time the company needed to raise another round, the technology market was in full collapse, and no deal could be found.
I had left the company six months earlier; there was a deep division in the company about strategy, and my resignation was the best way to heal it. As it turned out, we might have done better following my strategy, yet it seems likely that the market collapse would have done us in all the same.
Tom Mandel’s Education
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University of Chicago
Phd (cand.) , Committee on Social Thought , 1964 — 1970
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University of Chicago
BA , Philosophy , 1960 — 1964
Additional Information
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Tom Mandel’s Interests:
entrepreneurship, strategy, Web 2.0, the Internet, consulting, literature, poetry, film, startups, Enterprise 2.0
Tom Mandel’s Groups:
Social Media Collective, Rotary Club, Social Media Club
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On Startups - The Community For Entrepreneurs -
The San Francisco Bay Area Innovation Group
Tom Mandel’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
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