Ian Bell

Current

• Founder, Despot at RosterBot.com
• Founder, Managing Director at CorporationX

Past

• Founder & CEO at Something Simpler
• VP Marketing & Alliances at EQO Communications
• Founder, Owner at Geekmail, Inc.

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Education

• Simon Fraser University

Recommended

17 people have recommended Ian

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Information Technology and Services

Websites

• My Website
• Music you should enjoy
• My Company

Ian Bell’s Summary

I have a passion for building solutions and services using new technologies, but I shun terms like "visionary". I'm not a cheerleader. I have a hands-on technical background in IP Communications, but I maintain a diligent pragmatism. I'm keen to experiment with bleeding edge gadgets, gimmicks, and protocols however I prefer to think that my primary skill lies in identifying, positioning, and monetizing emerging technologies at just the right time.

I have extensive experience creating and marketing technology brands and services. I've experienced a number of successes in conceiving & launching innovative and disruptive products and services for the consumer, enterprise, and service provider markets. My goal is simply to keep on plugging away, shaking things up a bit, and making your lives easier or more enjoyable in subtle but impactful ways.

Ian Bell’s Specialties:

Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Product Strategy, Business Plan Development, Branding and Identity, Integrated Marketing, Product Management, Business Development, and Corporate Development.

Ian Bell’s Experience

• Founder, Despot

  RosterBot.com

  (Internet industry)

  April 2007 — Present (1 year 9 months)

  RosterBot makes managing your teams easy. Just paste in the email addresses of all of your teammates, enter the calendar dates of your upcoming games and practices, and RosterBot does the rest.
  
  With an incredibly low investment, RosterBot is experiencing rapid growth and developing into a thriving community of amateur and recreational athletes from more than 150 different sports and games all over the world.

• Founder, Managing Director

  CorporationX

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Management Consulting industry)

  April 2000 — Present (8 years 9 months)

  CorporationX provides broad and fixed-focus product management, strategic marketing, and corporate and business development for technology-focused, high-growth and venture-backed companies. As Principal, I've been able to bring to bear my depth of experience conceiving, positioning, and launching new services and products, and performing corporate and business development for companies like:
  
  e-xact (Ticker:EXZ), SXIP Networks, Pulver.com, FrontBridge Technologies (acquired by Microsoft), Whistler Cable Television, Ltd. (Acquired by Shaw Cable), eVoice (acquired by AOL), VOXEO (employee-owned), and a few others.

Additional Information

Ian Bell’s Websites:

• My Website
• Music you should enjoy
• My Company

Ian Bell’s Interests:

VoIP, Wireless Applications, Presence & Instant Messaging, SPAM & Email Messaging, Web 2.0, Realtime Search, WiFi, PVRs, etc.

Ian Bell’s Honors:

Apple Research Fellow, 1991-1995
Buzme.com: DEMO 2000 Finalist
Buzme.com: Product of the Year, Internet Telephony Magazine, 2000
EQO.com: Most Promising Start-Up, BCTIA 2006
EQO.com: DEMO 2006 Finalist
EQO.com: Business 2.0 Companies to Watch 2006
Something Simpler: Most Promising Early Stage, Financing Forum, 2007
Something Simpler: Runner-Up - Best in Show, Fusion Forum 2008

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