Founder & CEO, Smartphones Technologies, Inc.
Jacksonville, Florida Area
- Current
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- Founder & CEO at Smartphones Technologies, Inc.
- Past
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- Chairman & CEO at Totally Wireless, ePhones
- Founder and President at Skyway Communications, Inc,
- Education
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- U.S Military Academy at West Point
- Connections
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Mike Merrill’s Summary
Mike Merrill is an entrepreneur and has served as a Chief Executive Officer in the wireless industry for more than 20 years. He has been actively involved in more than 50 product launches, and he is a recognized expert in wireless Internet and mobile entertainment products and services. He is the author of "Dare to Lead! Uncommon Sense and Unconventional Wisdom from 50 Top CEOs."
Mike Merrill’s Specialties:
start-ups, business development, wireless, mobile content, venture capital
Mike Merrill’s Experience
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Founder & CEO
Smartphones Technologies, Inc.
(Wireless industry)
February 2002 — Present (7 years 11 months)
Smartphones Technologies is a mobile content publisher specializing in sports, celebrity & entertainment content on mobile phones. Smartphones publishes mobile content to 35+ carriers, portals and content providers worldwide.
Smartphones publishes mobile apps for iPhone, Blackberry, BREW, J2ME, Windows Mobile, Symbian and Palm Pre, and has licensing agreements with 180+ leading colleges and universities in the U.S. Smartphones is privately held and is based in Jacksonville, FL. -
Chairman & CEO
Totally Wireless, ePhones
(Privately Held; Wireless industry)
June 1988 — June 2001 (13 years 1 month)
ePhones provided wireless Internet technology, infrastructure, fulfillment and customer support solutions for more than 300 companies nationwide. Mike raised over $28 million in venture capital funding, and led strategic development efforts with partners like: Charles Schwab & Co., Costco, Outpost.com, Insight, Data Critical, Juniper Financial and Aether Systems.
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Founder and President
Skyway Communications, Inc,
(Wireless industry)
August 1988 — July 1993 (5 years )
Mike Merrill’s Education
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U.S Military Academy at West Point
BS , Engineering , July 1980 — May 1984
Mike Merrill’s Contact Settings
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