Alex Bäcker

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Founder @ Top 10
Altadena, CA, US
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About Alex Bäcker

As an inventor, I invented Drisit, remote mobile queueing, evolutionary marketing, & a semantic search engine that beat Google 3:1 in the relevance of people search results, among many other inventions. Many other inventions are waiting for the right technical co-founder.As an entrepreneur, I co-founded and lead Drisit to make humans a multi-location species, and QLess and grew it as its founding CEO to eliminating hundreds of millions of instances of waiting in line. QLess was honored as the best computer services company in the world 3 times, and the best in the USA for 6 consecutive years. I have been honored as the Best IT Executive in the world by the International Business Awards. As a financier, I have raised tens of millions of dollars in venture capital, private equity and venture debt.I am the author of 101 Clues to a Happy Life and several forthcoming books, including 25 Blunders You Can't Afford to Make in the Board of Directors: A Pocket Guide to Surviving the Board. My writings have been published in the New York Times & the LA Times.As a consultant, I help boards be more effective, and help private and public organizations innovate more and better.As a speaker, I have given TEDx talks in multiple languages in three continents, and have been honored as the keynote speaker of Tech Week LA, among talks at Caltech, Harvard, Humanity+, ITBA, Innovate Pasadena and many other organizations.As a scientist, I discovered neural coding & computation principles published in Nature, Neural Computation and beyond. I was also the first to show the dramatic effect of sunlight and vitamin D on COVID-19, and explain why African Americans and Latinos are treated differently by the epidemic. I also showed that Darwin missed half the story in his theory of natural selection.As a coach, I have led a team to win the AYSO championship in one of the largest regions in the USA and help executives achieve their goals. As a songwriter, I co-wrote Spend a Little Time, produced by Ron Nevison, performed by an all-star band.I bring about innovation through science and technology. I am always looking to work with the best and brightest entrepreneurs, particularly software engineers.My goals are to allow humans to see remotely, to eliminate standing in line from the face of the Earth, to add enjoyable time to our life, to establish a laboratory that efficiently turns inventions into products, to develop algorithms that compose personalized music, and to build software more capable than the human brain.You may read more at https://linktr.ee/alexbacker

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Alex Bäcker Work Experience Details
  • Top 10
    Founder
    Top 10
    Altadena, Ca, Us
  • Drisit
    Co-Founder, Chairman Of The Board & Ceo
    Drisit Nov 2020 - Present
    Drisit does for vision what the telephone did for speech. We allow our clients to see anywhere from anywhere else with the world's most intuitive drone teleoperations and livestreaming platform.Reimagining Being There.Drisit has been selected by the 5G Open Innovation Lab, funded by Microsoft, Intel, T-Mobile, Accenture, Nokia, Ericsson and others, as one of the most exciting companies in the 5G and edge computing space.dris·it/ˈdrizit/verbto visit remotely by drone (and phone)Introducing the Drisit Virtual Presence Platform. Be anywhere.Our rapidly growing roster of partners includes T-Mobile and Los Angeles County.
  • Abinventio
    Founder And Ceo
    Abinventio Jan 2007 - Present
    Altadena, Ca, Us
    ab|inventio, the Invention Factory, was named one of the most Innovative Companies in North America by the International Business Awards. We invent and develop our own products, and help other companies with their innovation needs. We specialize in complex algorithmic software problems. ab|inventio has spun off QLess, Whozat, Drisit and Lawbotics.AI, and is currently working on a new AI dating app, Top 10.
  • Abinventio
    Scientist
    Abinventio Mar 2020 - Dec 2020
    Altadena, Ca, Us
    In collaboration with distinguished scientists including a mathematician, a biological chemist, a biomedical engineer, an astronomer and an electrical engineer at Caltech, UCSD, U Penn and Vanderbilt University and the World Health Organization, carried out ground-breaking COVID-19 research. Was the first to show the dramatic impact of sunlight and one of the first to show the impact of vitamin D on COVID 19, one of the treatments that was eventually used to treat President Trump. Was the first to suggest the economy should move outdoors during the pandemic. Preprints can be found at https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.06.13.20130484v1 & https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=4088303 .Open letter by hundreds of scientists and physicians citing the research at https://vitamindforall.org/letter.html
  • International Founders Association
    Co-Founder
    International Founders Association Nov 2021 - Present
    The IFA's mission is to help founders and entrepreneurs succeed in creating, growing and maintaining successful companies. Founding members include founders from Silicon Valley and SoCal, a VC and a Silicon Valley law firm.Our first three goals are:1. Create a set of founding and financing documents to provide a founder- and company-friendly alternative to the VC-friendly ones by the NVCA.2. Create a resource to spread knowledge among founders of the many pitfalls to beware in terms of corporate structure, financing, etc.3. Create a rider/pledge that founder-friendly VCs and PE firms can adopt to walk the talk and differentiate themselves from the kind of investors who are founder-friendly only in words.Inquire to learn more and/or to support our mission.
  • Jack & Hill
    Jack
    Jack & Hill Jan 2023 - Feb 2024
    The lesser half of the songwriting duo, Jack & Hill. Spend a little time is out on Spotify, Apple Music and all major platforms. Find it at https://fanlink.to/iE2D?fbclid=PAAaY6SRGATSLRWjrivnjnYo_-MPAs7pOgUn8J0eVCOeXyGMt5zIrTcTaXoqc_aem_AZdi4mA5EKcIIxJ7_Lh69gXiTGuV0TB0JUqSJiVCIqik9HrStZbd2Ei5I3H13uNGkeE
  • Esra: Electronic Signature & Records Association
    Keynote Speaker
    Esra: Electronic Signature & Records Association Nov 2023 - Nov 2023
    Raleigh, Nc, Us
    Delivered the keynote speech at the ESRA annual meeting, on AI and digital signatures.
  • Property Records Industry Association
    Keynote Speaker
    Property Records Industry Association Aug 2023 - Aug 2023
    Raleigh, North Carolina, Us
    Delivered the keynote speech at the PRIA Annual Conference, covering AI, drones, the history of property recording, entrepreneurship and more.
  • Clout
    Advising Chief Technology Officer
    Clout Feb 2021 - Feb 2023
    Advised Clout and Subscape on technology.
  • Qless, Inc.
    Co-Founder, Director & Co-Owner
    Qless, Inc. Feb 2007 - Oct 2021
    Pasadena, Ca, Us
    In my role as the company's largest Shareholder through its last day and holder of a majority of the class of stock that makes up the majority of the company's shares, I was responsible for helping to elect the Board of Directors, to which I elected an Internet CEO who has been funded by both Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, a former CMO of IBM & Xerox and a former CEO who led MS Office's transition to SaaS. I looked out for all shareholders, employees, customers and users, helped keep the Board of Directors accountable to the shareholders, look out for the truth, and helped drive the company's long-term vision. I also spread the word about QLess, and was involved in financing, corp dev and bus dev opportunities until the company's sale.As a Director of the Board, I helped to keep the CEO accountable and help set strategic direction for the company.I also personally secured all of the highest bids during the process to sell the company and looked out for the interests of all shareholders throughout the process.QLess saved hundreds of millions of waits more time of waiting than all of recorded history, started an industry and was recognized as the Best Computer Services Company in America six consecutive years, was rated 4.9/5 in the iOS app store at the time of the company's sale, and was being used in thousands of locations for over 500 clients including marquee clients such as Office Depot, Kaiser Permanente, the US Air Force, the US Navy, the Pentagon, the US Capitol, NYU, the University of California, the cities of SF, LA, Cupertino, Beverly Hills, Philadelphia, Orange County and Clark County.
  • Qless, Inc.
    Co-Founder & Chairman
    Qless, Inc. Feb 2007 - Aug 2020
    Pasadena, Ca, Us
    As Chairman, I worked closely with our able sales leadership to reposition our messaging to address the needs of a post-COVID-19 world, leading to 333% quarterly bookings growth and beyond. I also worked closely with the technical team to dramatically improve the performance of our algorithms in support of our clients' goals. I also supported management in its financing efforts, and personally brought the company 100% of its financing offers, for 8 figures of financing opportunities. I provided numerous sales and business development opportunities to the company. I led the board, ensuring accountability, oversight and working for governance best practices. Finally, I recruited two directors to join our board, nominated one of them to succeed me, and finally achieved for myself the goal I gave QLess when I started: to create time.
  • Qless, Inc.
    Co-Founder And Ceo
    Qless, Inc. Feb 2007 - Jun 2019
    Pasadena, Ca, Us
    The QLess vision is a world without lines. We create time & extend enjoyable lifespan. Best Computer/Consumer Services Company, American Business Awards, '13, '14, '15, '16, '17 & '18.Best Computer Services Company, International Business Awards, '15, '16, '18, '19.Best Place to Work, LABJ '17.IT Executive of the Year, International Business Awards, '13.Best Business Services Company Under 100 Employees at a time when we had 0 full-time employees, American Business Awards, '10.QLess eliminates waiting in line offline and on hold by letting people join a mobile queue from their phone & get notified on their cell phones when their turn approaches, returning to its rightful owners the two years the average person spends waiting in line. We also revolutionized appointments with FlexAppointments that update bidirectionally in real-time as schedules change, and integrate seamlessly with QLess waitlists.For government, education, retail, hospitality, healthcare, entertainment and industry establishments, QLess increases profits by up to 50%, enables record-breaking throughput, reduces no-shows and walk-aways, personalizes service, empowers mobile marketing with industry-leading opt-in rates, reduces menial tasks, collects business intelligence and increases customer satisfaction by up to 113%. QLess has saved thousands of years for more than 150 million waits in 6 continents, as featured in the WSJ, The New York Times, the BBC, Mashable, TechCrunch, NBC, Fox News & elsewhere. QLess is available at thousands of locations including Walmart, Office Depot, Vodafone, Michigan DOS, NYU, UC Berkeley, NYU, Kaiser Permanente, DP World & other forward-looking customer-centric establishments.Grew QLess by a median 45% per yr for a total valuation growth of 4000% and share price growth of 20x. Named a major trend by the “Father of Invention” & “Dean of Futurists”.Raised approx. $20M in equity and debt for QLess. Responsible for QLess' entire global IP portfolio.
  • Office Of Science And Technology Austria - Washington, D.C. | Embassy Of Austria
    Mentor
    Office Of Science And Technology Austria - Washington, D.C. | Embassy Of Austria Jun 2019 - Jun 2021
    Washington, Dc, Us
    Mentor to Austrian young entrepreneurs.
  • 25 Blunders You Can’T Afford To Make As A Leader: A Guide To Surviving The Executive Suite
    Author
    25 Blunders You Can’T Afford To Make As A Leader: A Guide To Surviving The Executive Suite Mar 2021 - Mar 2021
  • California Institute Of Technology
    Ist Board Of Advisors
    California Institute Of Technology 2009 - Sep 2020
    Pasadena, Ca, Us
    Board providing strategic Information Science and Technology guidance to the California Institute of Technology. The California Institute of Technology (Caltech) has been ranked the world's best university according to the London-based Times Higher Education survey for the last five consecutive years. Other Board members include Sabeer Bhatia (founder of Hotmail), Dr. Carver Mead (father of VLSI), and Dr. Philip Neches (founder of Teradata), among other luminaries.
  • Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
    Guest Lecturer
    Massachusetts Institute Of Technology Sep 2019 - May 2020
    Cambridge, Ma, Us
  • Endeavor
    Mentor
    Endeavor 2010 - Mar 2012
    New York, Ny, Us
  • Whozat? - The People Search Engine
    Founder
    Whozat? - The People Search Engine Dec 2006 - Dec 2010
    Whozat? is a one-stop-shop that allows users to find other people in social networks, blogs, photo and video sites and on the WWW. Whozat? was recognized by the prestigious TechCrunch40 competition among the 100 hottest new start-ups in the world. Whozat also tops the Top 10 list of search engines in stealth or Beta at AltSearchEngines. In a blind study of the relevance of search results for ordinary people, Whozat? beat every other search engine tested, including Google, Yahoo, Ask, and all people search engines tested, by a large margin. For a list of ordinary people compiled by a third party, Whozat? beat every other search engine, yielding the most relevant results, as evaluated by the searcher, almost three times as often as all generic search engines and more than five times as often as any other people search engine. Prof. Harry Lewis, endowed chair in CS at Harvard; former Dean of Harvard College, wrote in his blog: “Try whozat.com. I learned things about myself I didn’t know. Seriously. And now I’m checking on you.” Whozat has since launched SocialDiligence.com, pioneering the first search engine that can search based on a resume (or any document).I put my involvement in Whozat on hold to focus on QLess, due to its rapid growth and demands on my time.
  • Adapt Technologies, Inc.
    Founder And Director
    Adapt Technologies, Inc. Dec 2004 - Nov 2008
    Adapt automates the management and optimization of search engine marketing campaigns on Google and Yahoo with do-it-yourself technologies for keyword discovery, bid optimization, ad testing, competitive research and more, making paid search accessible to small businesses and extending the reach of large marketers' campaigns to the long tail of keywords. Adapt was acquired by WebVisible in 2008, which was in turn acquired by The Berry Company in 2013, which was renamed Vivial in 2016.
  • Adapt Technologies, Inc.
    Founder, President And Cto
    Adapt Technologies, Inc. Oct 2005 - Jul 2006
    Boosted the reach of Search Engine Marketing campaigns by up to 580% while simultaneously reducing their cost per action by up to 78%.
  • Adapt Technologies, Inc.
    Founder And Ceo
    Adapt Technologies, Inc. Dec 2004 - Oct 2005
    Grew net revenues by more than 200% every quarter of tenure.
  • Cafethink
    Co-Founder
    Cafethink Jul 2006 - Dec 2006
    Co-creator of Choizi.com. Find the best place to have lunch or dinner today at http://www.Choizi.com . My role here was just providing ideas, support and advice --most of the work was done by Ram.
  • Caltech
    Scientist
    Caltech 1995 - Jun 2005
    Pasadena, Ca, Us
    Publications can be found at http://alexbacker.com/caltech/pub.html and http://alexbacker.pbwiki.com/Science .
  • Sandia National Labs
    Scientist
    Sandia National Labs Jun 2002 - May 2005
    Albuquerque, Nm, Us
    Created and led the Bits, Brains and Genes Lab. Publications can be found at http://alexbacker.com/caltech/pub.html and http://alexbacker.pbwiki.com/Science .
  • Mckinsey & Co.
    Summer Associate
    Mckinsey & Co. Jun 1999 - Aug 1999
    Us
    Was selected for the first batch for advanced professional degree interns. Improved profitability for a major bank. Got (and declined) a job offer for a permanent position.

Alex Bäcker Skills

Start Ups Entrepreneurship Management Business Strategy Leadership Sem Strategy Mobile Devices Marketing Thought Leadership Business Intelligence Mobile Marketing Social Networking E Commerce Saas Algorithms Advertising Queue Management Inventor Blogging Search Engine Marketing Creative Problem Solving Search Engine Technology Ppc Analytics Cloud Computing Competitive Analysis Writing Corporate Development Software As A Service Venture Capital Angel Investing Creativity Skills Neuroscience Time Matters Social Media Wait Management

Alex Bäcker Education Details

  • Neuroleadership Institute
    Neuroleadership Institute
    Neurocoaching Theory And Skills
  • Caltech
    Caltech
    Biology
  • Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
    Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
    Economics
  • University Of Buenos Aires
    University Of Buenos Aires
    Chemistry
  • St. Andrew'S Scots School
    St. Andrew'S Scots School
    Bachillerato
  • Markham College
    Markham College

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