Ted Barnett

Current
  • CEO at SuperSecret.com
  • Director at SocialMedia.com
  • Advisor at LivingHomes
Past
  • VP Product Marketing & Business Development at Rearden LLC
  • VP Product Management at Ofoto (Kodak)
  • Vice President at AOL
  • CEO at When.com
  • Partner at ActiveSite
  • Director of Production at PF.Magic
  • Director of Hardware Product Mgt at EO, Inc.
  • Sr. Product Manager at Apple Computer
  • Sr. Business Analyst at McKinsey & Company
Education
  • Harvard Business School
  • University of Michigan
  • Cornell University
  • De La Salle
Connections
500+ connections
Industry
Internet
Websites

Ted Barnett’s Summary

Entrepreneur focused on friendly and fun Internet consumer services.

Ted Barnett’s Specialties:

CEO, Product Management, Engineering management, Product Marketing, Angel & VC fundraising, Consumer Products & Marketing, Rapid Prototyping, Software Development, User Interface & Product Design, Highly Secure and Scalable Internet Services, Digital Media


Ted Barnett’s Experience

  • VP Product Marketing & Business Development

    Rearden LLC

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

    June 2006January 2007 (8 months)

    Marketing and business development for launch of Mova Contour (see www.mova.com). Co-developed business plan for a next-generation entertainment platform.

  • VP Product Management

    Ofoto (Kodak)

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; EK; Internet industry)

    November 2003May 2005 (1 year 7 months)

    Responsible for product roadmap planning, R&D resource allocation, user experience team.

  • Vice President

    AOL

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; aol; Internet industry)

    April 1999July 2000 (1 year 4 months)

    VP of Products for Shop@AOL, You've Got Pictures, AOL Calendar groups.

  • CEO

    When.com

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)

    March 1998April 1999 (1 year 2 months)

    Co-founder and CEO of When.com -- innovative web-based calendar company. Purchased in 1999 by AOL. Software is still basis of AOL's online calendar service.

  • Partner

    ActiveSite

    (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)

    July 1996March 1998 (1 year 9 months)

    Co-founded ActiveSite, a Web site development firm focused on highly-interactive, database-driven Internet and intranet sites. Clients included Bank of America, Netscape, Microsoft, Fenwick & West, Kinetix, Net-It Software, and Wizards of the Coast.

  • Director of Production

    PF.Magic

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

    September 1993June 1996 (2 years 10 months)

    Managed 20-person production team at PF.Magic. Produced Dogz, the first in a line of widely-acclaimed Windows/Mac entertainment products (3 MM+ units sold). Managed development of Sega and SNES versions of Ballz, a humorous, 3D fighting game for 8-14 year olds.

  • Director of Hardware Product Mgt

    EO, Inc.

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Hardware industry)

    August 1992January 1994 (1 year 6 months)

    Managed development and introduction of EO's Penpoint-powered products: EO 440 and 880 personal communicators. Management responsibility for three product managers overseeing next-generation CPU and communications hardware.

  • Sr. Product Manager

    Apple Computer

    (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; APPL; Computer Hardware industry)

    August 1989August 1992 (3 years 1 month)

    Managed product definition, pricing, forecasting, positioning, product introduction for Macintosh LC II, IIsi, and IIfx. Negotiated first Macintosh ROM licensing deal.

  • Sr. Business Analyst

    McKinsey & Company

    (Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Management Consulting industry)

    September 1984May 1987 (2 years 9 months)

    Full-time team member on consulting engagements. Developed, wrote, and presented recommendations to senior client executives. Projects included feasibility study of a new cable television service for a national program provider, distribution consolidation investigation for an international consumer goods company, and sales force size optimization for a major U.S. pharmaceutical firm.


Ted Barnett’s Education

  • Harvard Business School

    MBA, August 1987May 1989

    Activities and Societies:
    First year honors, Harbus News photographer
  • University of Michigan

    BS, Computer Engineering, August 1982June 1984

    Activities and Societies:
    Dean's List Scholar. Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Honor Society. National Merit Scholar.
    Editor-in-Chief of Michigan Review student paper. Member Varsity Sailing Team.
  • Cornell University

    BSE, Computer Engineering, 19801982

    Activities and Societies:
    Sigma Phi, Varsity Sailing
  • De La Salle


Additional Information

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Ted Barnett’s Interests:

Sailboat racing, snowboarding, computer games, film-making, guitar. Married: 2 daughters, one son.

Ted Barnett’s Groups:

Product Development & Management Association (PDMA), Accion International, Hoover Institution, Cato Institute, Reason Foundation

  •    ExMozilla
  •    Casual Games
  •    Harvard Business School alumni
  •    Apple - Current and Former Employees
  •    VirtualWorlds

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