Reed Wotiz

Current

• Senior Product Manager at Microsoft
• Founder at Bdub Online Marketing

Past

• Associate Intern at Gefinor Venture Capital
• Director at Digital Divide data
• Consultant at Deloitte Consulting

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Education

• The University of Texas at Austin - The Red McCombs School of Business
• Vanderbilt University

Connections

106 connections

Industry

Internet

Websites

• My Company
• My Portfolio
• My Portfolio

Reed Wotiz’s Experience

• Senior Product Manager

  Microsoft

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MSFT; Computer Software industry)

  August 2007 — Present (1 year 4 months)

  Product Manager for the Microsoft Office Live Meeting service (hosted Web Conferencing). Responsible for defining the market opportunity, value proposition, messaging and positioning framework, sales & partner strategy, competitive analysis, and product road map.
  
  Also leading the International expansion effort for Microsoft Online Services (suite of hosted services including Exchange, SharePoint, Live Meeting, and Office Communicator). Responsible for defining the Data Center selection strategy, internationalization & localization plans, support structure, and working through the various regulatory, privacy, telecommunications, and compliance mandates for each market.

• Founder

  Bdub Online Marketing

  (Internet industry)

  January 2004 — Present (4 years 11 months)

  Bdub LLC , founded in Austin, Texas in 2004, specializes in search engine optimization, online advertising, lead generation, and affiliate marketing. Clients can be seen at www.bdub.com
  
  Sites currently owned by Bdub:
  - AustinMusic.com
  - DallasTexasRealEstate.com
  - HoustonTexasRealEstate.com
  - AustinTexasRealty.com
  - BobbleCircus.com
  - SeattleWashingtonRealEstate.com (launching in late '08)
  - SanAntonioHomes.com (launching in late '08)

• Associate Intern

  Gefinor Venture Capital

  (Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

  December 2005 — January 2007 (1 year 2 months)

  Responsible for deal flow review, market analysis, and investment due diligence for an early stage VC firm focused on the Internet and Technology space. Gefinor has over $60 Million under management through several funds, including a Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) fund.

• Director

  Digital Divide data

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Outsourcing/Offshoring industry)

  December 2004 — August 2005 (9 months)

  Digital Divide Data is a non-profit "social enterprise" that facilitates the outsourcing of data-entry work to Khmer Rouge landmine amputees, polio survivors, and former victims of human trafficking.

• Consultant

  Deloitte Consulting

  (Privately Held; 5001-10,000 employees; Wireless industry)

  May 2002 — August 2005 (3 years 4 months)

  Technology consultant specializing in strategy and business intelligence.

Reed Wotiz’s Education

• The University of Texas at Austin - The Red McCombs School of Business

  MBA, 2005 — 2007

  Activities and Societies:

  Venture Fellows, Entrepreneur Society, Graduate Marketing Network

• Vanderbilt University

  Computer Science, Communication of Technology 1998 — 2003

Additional Information

Reed Wotiz’s Websites:

• My Company
• My Portfolio
• My Portfolio

Reed Wotiz’s Groups:

•    Microsoft Employees
•    Venture Fellows
•    Deloitte.
•    Vanderbilt University Alumni Network

Reed Wotiz’s Contact Settings

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