Proven track record of building and scaling businesses. I have bootstrapped multiple product ideas from inception to $10M+ run rates and exits, growing teams and tech along the way.I'm experienced at running all aspects of technology businesses including customer development, marketing, growth, engineering, and operations. I believe in fostering a culture of innovation where elite talent is empowered to achieve spectacular results. Currently, I work for RocketReach, a company I co-founded in 2015. We're on a mission to create the world's most comprehensive index of professionals with contact info.Prior to RocketReach, I co-founded Socialweekend, a social and mobile apps company which we grew to 150+M users. Adknowledge acquired Socialweekend in 2013.Previously, I worked for hi5.com, one of the largest social networks in the world. I oversaw several initiatives driving revenue into the site including Virtual Currency, Virtual Goods, Ad Systems, and User Generated Content. I was tasked with growth of the hi5 Coins economy, onboarding and optimizing social games, and keeping fraud in check.Prior to hi5 I was Vice President of Engineering at RealTravel.com where I oversaw product strategy, product development, and the base technology and operations infrastructure. During my tenure I reinvented the company, transitioning the product and technology into a profitable venture in 9 months through content aggregation SEO & SEM.Specialties: • Experienced hands-on technology executive able to build and grow teams, product, technology, and revenue.• 20 years of experience in consumer internet properties (mobile, social media, social games, travel, shopping) and monetization techniques (subscriptions, ads, micro transactions, virtual goods, tactical SEO/SEM, toolbars), and scaling infrastructure (social networks, ad serving, web analytics, payments, fraud detection)