Meteorologist, entrenpreneur, founder of WeatherNation LLC, NoozMe LLC, co-founder of Singular Logic LLC
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
- Current
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- Co-Founder at Singular Logic
- Founder, CEO at WeatherNation LLC
- Meteorologist at Twin Cities Public Television
- Past
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- Chief Meteorologist at Star Tribune
- Chief Meteorologist at WCCO-TV
- Founder, CEO at EarthWatch Communicaton Inc.
- Meteorologist at WBBM
- Chief Meteorologist at KARE Television (Gannett Co., Inc.)
- Education
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- Penn State
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Paul Douglas’s Summary
My goal is to monetize my passion: meteorology, but starting companies that make the weather experience more accessible and enjoyable. I helped to launch EarthWatch 3-D weather graphics in 1990, licensing software to TV stations worldwide.Steven Spielberg used EarthWatch software in "Jurassic Park" and "Twister". Following the sale of EarthWatch in 1997 I started up Digital Cyclone, hoping to personalize weather forecasts and displays on the web and mobile devices. That business was sold to Garmin, Inc. in January of 2007. Currently I am starting up Singular Logic, a patent holding company. Our goal is to reinvent news and advertising on the web. I worked for 11 years at WCCO-TV in Minneapolis. Now I'm focused on 4 Internet start-ups. I am Director of Meteorology for La Crosse Technology, excited about their new web site and powerful, wireless, handheld information-tablet, "Weather Direct". This summer we launch WeatherNation, syndicating, "central-casting" weather reports for web sites, cable channels and broadcasters from a new studio in the western suburbs of the Twin Cities. NoozMe LLC will attempt to capitalize on Singular Logic's pending patents, offering up a new approach to news and advertising as we build out a portal and attempt to vaidate the business model. In addition I try to make monthly appearances on Public TV, KTCA's "Almanac" program, and update several blogs and web sites. I am heavily involved in climate change, speaking to schools and other non-profits, in addition to being active with the Boy Scouts, "SAVE" (Suicide Awareness, Voices of Education, a national suicide prevention outreach based in Bloomington) and on the board of the Minneapolis Planetarium.
Paul Douglas’s Specialties:
I enjoy visualizing and starting up companies related to weather and television news, trying to place bets for emerging technology and services before they reach a critical mass in the marketplace. The goal is to carve out specific niches and aggressively pursue patents for very specific technologies that have sustainable business models.
Paul Douglas’s Experience
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Co-Founder
Singular Logic
(Privately Held; Internet industry)
February 2007 — Present (2 years 6 months)
Singular Logic LLC is a privately held patent company. I've teamed with 2 of the most accomplished patent attorneys in the nation in an attempt to lock up potentially valuable intellectual property related to new media, news and a potentially revolutionary new approach to advertising. The ideas launched at Singular Logic will ultimately be validated in a parallel start-up, NoozMe LLC, also based in the Twin Cities.
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Founder, CEO
WeatherNation LLC
(Internet industry)
January 2007 — Present (2 years 7 months)
WeatherNation LLC is focused on syndicating/outsourcing weather content, via the internet, to web sites, cable channels and television broadcasters nationwide trying to trim margins and save money, without cutting into the quality of their video-based weather programming. We have launched an HD weather studio in Excelsior with 6 full-time on-air meteorologists, providing English and Spanish weather reports via the 'net.
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Meteorologist
Twin Cities Public Television
(Internet industry)
1988 — Present (21 years)
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Chief Meteorologist
Star Tribune
(Internet industry)
1991 — 2009 (18 years)
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Chief Meteorologist
WCCO-TV
(Internet industry)
1997 — 2008 (11 years)
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Founder, CEO
EarthWatch Communicaton Inc.
(Internet industry)
1989 — 1997 (8 years)
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Meteorologist
WBBM
(Internet industry)
1994 — 1996 (2 years)
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Chief Meteorologist
KARE Television (Gannett Co., Inc.)
(Internet industry)
1983 — 1994 (11 years)
Paul Douglas’s Education
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Penn State
B.S. , Meteorology , 1976 — 1980
Additional Information
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Paul Douglas’s Interests:
Technology, writing, philosophy, travel, climate change, collector cars, time pieces, skiing, camping, investing & finance, philanthropy, anything & everything Penn State
Paul Douglas’s Groups:
American Meteorological Society
Penn State Alumni Club
Boy Scouts of America
Memorial Blood Center
SAVE, suicide awareness, voices of education
Minneapolis Planetarium Society
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WEATHERAmerica -
RockStars@Work Conference
Paul Douglas’s Honors:
CBM, certified broadcast meteorologist
Seal of Approval, AMS, American Meteorological Society
Local Emmy, Best Newscast (WCCO-TV)
Tekne Award
Penn State Distinguished Alumni Award
