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"Entrepreneurship is one of the most creative of all human endeavors ... and innovative thinking requires ignoring the box and anyone who points it out."

Beginning in Silicon Valley in 1998--Ground Zero of the Internet Boom--I have spent virtually my entire professional life working in startup ventures and with the entrepreneurs and investors who pursue disruptive innovation. I have helped launch 9 for-profit ventures and 4 nonprofit organizations, while also supporting my fellow entrepreneurs as interim executive, advisor, mentor, consultant, and Board member. 

2022

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FORTIVO MUSIC

2022 - founded

Fortivo Music is a YouTube channel creating "playlists with origin stories" as a way of helping fans discover music that's new to them.

2020

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HUMANS2VENUS

2020 - founded

Humans2Venus is a space-focused venture studio with a long-term investment thesis based on having 1,000 people living and working in the Venusian atmosphere by 2050.

2020

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HUMANS2VENUS FOUNDATION

2020 - founded

Humans2Venus Foundation is a US 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization focused on promoting Venus-related science and education programs.

ANSIBLE SPACE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS

2014 - founded

2015 - merged into RBC Signals

Ansible's mission was to create a global network of ground stations to provide telemetry and data download capabilities for small satellites.

BLUE MARBLE EXPLORATION

2013 - founded

Blue Marble Exploration organizes expeditions to explore "extreme environments" for scientific discovery and inspirational storytelling.


SEA-SPACE INITIATIVE

2011 - founded

2015 - merged into Exploration Institute

The Sea-Space Initiative--originally a program of the Opus Novum Foundation--was a global series of two-day workshops that brought together industry experts with experience in the fields of both oceans and space.

 

OCEANGATE FOUNDATION

2010 - founded

The OceanGate Foundation is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to expand humanity's understanding of the world's oceans through exploration, inspiration, and education.

OCEANGATE

2009 - founded

OceanGate is a global provider of deep sea crewed submersible solutions for a variety of industries, including exploration, research, filmmaking, oil & gas, biopharma, and tourism.

iSPACES

 

2009 - founded

2020 - shut down

iSpaces developed a revolutionary Web-based operating system with a proprietary embedded "browser in a browser" that allowed users to access all of their digital work and content on any device.

SPACE ANGELS NETWORK

2006 - founded

Space Angels Network (now "Space Angels") is the largest and most active international group of accredited investors focused on providing capital to early-stage space ventures.

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SPACE ENTREPRENEURS

2003 - founded

2010 - merged into Space Frontier Foundation

IASE created a global online community of successful entrepreneurs from various industries in order to connect them with space professionals and therefore nurture the creation of new space ventures.

FORTIVO HOLDINGS

2002 - founded

Fortivo is a venture studio and holding company focused on social enterprises innovating within the fields of technology, aerospace, and oceans.

 

MILO

1998 - founded

2001 - acquired by Voxeo (later acquired by Aspect Communications and then Alvaria)

Milo was one of the leading software development firms creating innovative speech recognition applications that laid the groundwork for the future of Siri, Alexa, and others.

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