John Furrier

Current

Founder at SiliconAngle.com
Founder at SiliconAngle Labs
Founder and CEO at Broadband Developments, Inc

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Past

Founder, CEO at PodTech.net
VP Product at RealNames
CoFounder and CEO at Labrador Software

Sales Executive, Product Consultant, Software Engineer at Hewlett-Packard

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Education

Babson College - Franklin W. Olin Graduate School of Business
Northeastern University

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Internet

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John Furrier’s Summary

About Me - The Bottom Line:

I'm a pioneer, visionary, and implementer. I love developing startups. I've been often called crazy with ideas that have turned out very well. I'm currently focused on developing social media/online advertising products for corporations & advertisers in the Web 2.0 area.

Success areas: I've had the most success in identifying, designing, and deploying new solutions for new markets - entering new markets then handing if off to operational teams.

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More Background:

I have a broad range of computer science and business expertise and experience that spans 25 years in computer systems, software development, networking, naming and search, directory services, internet infrastructure, online advertising, broadband wireless, online media, and web 2.0. I've lived through three cycles of technology innovation. I've experienced first hand how technology innovation creates disruption which in turn creates 'wealth creation'.

Top Skills:
Developing Internet startups - I have a unique background in computer science, software, Internet, web 2.0, online media, and business which has allowed me to consistently identify new technologies, large market opportunities. and business models before they become commercially viable. Examples in the past include: internet infrastructure, search marketing, web services, web 2.0, online advertising, and internet media.

Ideal Role: entrepreneur, founding/startup ceo, new product development, corporate strategy, business development, market development, and product monetization strategy.

John Furrier’s Specialties:

- Developing new startups
- Business development
- Go to market for new products
- Monetization of web 2.0 technolgies
- Opportunity recognition for new markets and products

My Favorite Markets:
- Web 2.0 and Web Services
- Real Time Internet: Blogs, Podcasting, and New "New Media"
- Search & Online Advertising
- Next Generation Ad Networks
- Broadband Wireless and Wireline
- Convergence of Content, Data, Communications, & Voice

John Furrier’s Experience

Founder

SiliconAngle.com

(Internet industry)

February 2009 — Present (6 months)

SiliconAngle is an effort to create a different approach to blogging and collaboration. It's a blog that promotes quality content and quality people - "the Angle" on new and interesting things about the social web and new technology.

Group blog of dedicated bloggers in combination with a team of experts who work together to create quality content to drive conversations and collaboration.

Currently 3 bloggers and over 45 expert contributors (and growing).

Our motto: we cover everything "where Computer Science meets Social Science"

Entire community is funded by the community and content is underwritten by corporate members. 70% of all proceeds go directly back to the community for community expansion.
Founder

SiliconAngle Labs

(Internet industry)

November 2008 — Present (9 months)

New grass roots venture incubator - Hybrid incubator linking finance, research, and a group community blog.

This is a small group of Internet entrepreneurs who develop deep research in "focused" areas with the intent of developing viable funded growing businesses.

SiliconAngle Labs is a place and forum for experienced serial entrepreneurs. It's been called the "ycombinator for middle-aged entrepreneurs"

Currently developing 4 ventures with 7 projects in the lab.

This group also works closely with the SiliconANGLE group expert blog team for insight that enhances the editorial agenda for the content on the blog.
Founder and CEO

Broadband Developments, Inc

(Internet industry)

April 2001 — Present (8 years 4 months)

Zero and Early Stage New Venture Creation Company focused on ideation, prototyping, and developing new products/ventures.

Broadband Developments develops it's own proprietary ideas and commercializes them. In November 2008 BroadDev's model was expanded to include a group incubator - SiliconAngle Labs

Since 2001 Broadband Developments has developed over half dozen new ventures from zero stage to revenue in the following areas:

** Internet Infrastructure
** Enterprise Infrastructure
** Search Marketing
** Next Generation Search
** Broadband Wireless
** Web 2.0
** Social Media
Founder, CEO

PodTech.net

(Privately Held; Online Media industry)

May 2005 — October 2007 (2 years 6 months)

Founder and CEO of PodTech.Network Inc (www.podtech.net) a media company dedicated to delivering podcasting for the iPod generation. PodTech is a professional podcasting and videoblogging media platform for web 2.0 media producers and brand advertisers.

Developed a content platform for cataloging and monetizing new media. Pioneered business, web 2.0, and social media solutions for corporations via podcasting. Build initial blue chip client base to over 40 companies with top clients billing over $3m per year in social media solutions. Raised $7.5 million in venture capital. PodTech pioneered Web 2.0 online advertising video products in viral social media.

Removed as CEO by the board of directors over a disagreement on strategy. Company transitioned from a media platform to a video production company and was sold to LA firm in 2008.
VP Product

RealNames

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Internet industry)

September 1999 — August 2001 (2 years)

Joined in 1999 from competitor where I was the founder. Hired by CEO Keith Teare to run the product group which handled all product mangement and marketing for their naming, search and navigation infrastructure including the paid search products. Managed keyword product plan that had over 70% global reach on the Internet.

Responsible for managing the product plan for the emering paid search keyword products for Google and Microsoft. Interfaced with Google, Microsoft, and many other search vendors. Additionally was responsibile for working with the CEO to formulate the International naming plans around International Domain Names. Interfaced with ICANN for three years.
CoFounder and CEO

Labrador Software

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

September 1996 — September 1999 (3 years 1 month)

Pioneered the paid keyword business by building a search, navigation, and retrievial system for the Internet. Company shut down in 1999 and rolled into RealNames a competitor at the time.

Labrador built a keyword resolver and secured the top online advertising agencies. Company negotiated directly with Netscape and Microsft browser and portal teams on integrating as a solution for their browsers and search engines. The company also developed and sold an enterprise version. The company shut down on insufficient capital while GoTo.com and Realnames were heavily venture backed.

Labrador was year early pioneer in 1996 on the product solution which is now known as keyword marketing (adwords, adsense, and SEM/SEO)
Sales Executive, Product Consultant, Software Engineer

Hewlett-Packard

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; HPQ; Information Technology and Services industry)

September 1988 — April 1997 (8 years 8 months)

Over 8 years rose up through the ranks of HP's product, field, and sales organization starting as a technical developer and finishing there as an executive sales manager with a $50 million dollar quota.

When I joined HP in 1988 the company sales were $8b and when I left was >$36b. I was part of the original (small) channel group that drove the massive growth in revenue from computer products which included printers, pcs, intel servers, storage, among other indirect channel products.

Areas of Specialty:
- wide area networks, enterprise networks, pc/lan technology, mini computer, workstations, servers, peripherals, channel marketing, training, sales consulting, executive sales.

- Direct selling to CIO level with territories largest enterprises

- Channel marketing

- Channel partnerships: management of large channel partnerships (>$20-200m)

- Field sales and marketing

Additional Information

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John Furrier’s Interests:

blogging, podcasting, videoblogging, new media, wireless broadband, search and navigation, online advertising, enterprise software, RSS based content distribution