HIRING full stack, AI/ML, Data Sci., and dynamo coders: search custex jobs on LIMedia/PR:Silicon Valley Forbes #7 SuperAngel/Advisor https://bit.ly/2Oh7XhF [#7]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvAUJzDCa3Q&t=2s [Family Office Club]https://angelconnect.libsyn.com/investor-connect-episode-122-daniel-curran-of-silicon-valley [podcast]Investors Globe: https://www.investorsglobe.com/?s=curranCB1 https://www.crunchbase.com/person/daniel-curranCB2 https://lnkd.in/gatD7bC5FC https://fundersclub.com/danielcurran/Bad Ass x-Rocket Scientist Rock Star! Read my 110+ Founder recommendations below.We share deal flow with billionaire Family Offices, Midas List VC's, and other Forbes superangels. Passions: stopping/reversing human aging/immortality/parabiosis, bci, brain emulation/download, quantum teleportation, & cryonics.CustEx launches website/app soon to help Biden Admin get voters' demands right. Benefits corp innovation, BLM, prevents civil unrest, as THE place for ads and co-creation.2020 EBRD-led B round: https://techcrunch.com/2020/03/31/allset-series-b/ 2017 Greycroft deal: bit.ly/2ylWbLB2016 A16Z deal: bit.ly/2d67xJcFortune 500 $16B WDC pivot from $2.20 to $114/share! Relentless, visionary Tech entrepreneur builds $B companies that improve world. Founded 14 startups, invested cash in 176+, created 1k+ jobs, personally netted investors $170M in exits. Startups I endorse get oversubscribed by top vc's fast!As Angel Investor: $1B+ cash exits < 1 year @decacorn Cruise @DollarShaveClub: https://www.crunchbase.com/person/daniel-curranhttps://angel.co/dcurran-custex-comhttps://fundersclub.com/danielcurran/Claims to Fame:-Founder/CEO, USLab NASDAQ IPO in 1998: raised $130M-VP & acting COO@Western Digital Silicon Valley sub [$40M sale to Brocade/PMCS/Snap, 2001], -Founder/CEO of 1st company [AlaStor, 2003] to converge IP+FC SAN, adopted by Cisco Systems [Andiamo], -Founder/CEO of CustEx Internet Platform [2012]Experienced ramping up companies using innate ability to quickly size up a company’s position & execute pro-customer action + cash-flow results.Made sales ramp from $2M to $100M in 8 months as VP & acting COO of Western Digital’s Silicon Valley Connex Unit. Earned multiple top eng. school master's degrees (Illinois-PhD dropout, USC-cert, Penn State)
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Founder And CeoCustexSanta Monica, Ca, Us
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Founder & CeoCustex Dec 2012 - PresentSanta Monica, Ca, UsGlobally hiring social media, coders, testers - no agencies.CustEx is a global organic sponge for all fan/voter/customer/wishes/needs. It stops Celebrities, Politicians, and Vendors from ignoring you while paying you in a video TikTok interface. Instead of the 1%, the 99% masses decide. Built with opted-in passionate 99% users who crowdsource exact needs, called custexes.Brand Managers and Ad Buyers crave accurate, total data on what Customers want today and tomorrow. ServiceNow, Qualtrics, Facebook, Pinterest, BazaarVoice, & Lithium don't provide this with opt-in permission.Vendors love our co-creation, competitors' Customers access, and branding value-adds that no competitor has.PROBLEM: 95% of all new products fail or suck, because they were built with partial, biased, or AI data.SOLUTION: We increase success, connecting Vendors/Politicians with all opted-in Customers/Voters, not just current ones.Low Risk Bus Model markets: $123B Ads + 16 Enterprise rev streams: Vendor Page fees & Analytics in $650B R&D mktTECHUsers find better alternatives/suggest/review/improve millions of mass-products, earning fame + $. We share crowd-sourced needs with Vendors & their rivals, enabling competition & accountability. Vendors act or lose share, Hunger-Games style.Market Proof: OUT = ServiceNow, Qualtrics, Bazaarvoice, Lithium, & Facebook Vendor pages serve 1 Vendor @ a time / only present customers. Pinterest = guesses using AIIN = CustEx for ALL co.'s, bringing P&G's customers to Unilever ->$B markets! CustEx = sticky for Vendors/Advertisers: co-creation w/Customers because we are 1st/only cloud for outsourced Vendor product dev. w/new QR code trackingWe own user relationships!Custexes sent to Vendors & search engines as URL’s/QR/NFT's codes > new product/service standard.Sell ads with NFT & QR code-precision, replacing ALL bar codes, even 4 services!Viral: Users follow others. Vendors pay Customers. Customer Rank stars viewable @ retail sites
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Business, Strategy, And Fundraising Advisor. Investor.Nickelytics Jan 2019 - PresentTampa, Florida, UsInvestor and Strategic Advisor, helping with fund raising, go to market strategy. Nickelytics democratizes OOH Ad buying by leveraging an extensive pool of ‘ready-to-engage’ assets that can be managed, deployed, and measured through our self-service portal. We make launching out-of-home advertising as easy as putting up a Facebook ad, solving the modern outdoor marketing puzzle for national brands and local advertisers. -
Business, Strategy, And Fundraising Advisor. Investor.Allset Mar 2016 - PresentSan Francisco, California, UsAllset is Dining out for busy restaurant lovers. Book a table and order your meal before you arrive at the restaurant. Served hot when you arrive. Cut ahead of everyone else in line. No waiting anymore!Vaildated by Uber entering the market 4 years late.First Silicon Valley Angel to endorse Allset, which led to $2.5M 2016 A16Z seed and $5M 2017 Greylock A-round funding from multiple world-class vc's below. Drove cap 11x since. B round closing soon.http://venturebeat.com/2016/09/20/andreessen-horowitz-backed-allset-raises-2-35-million-to-cut-your-restaurant-wait-in-half/https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexkonrad/2017/10/17/allset-raises-5-million/#1d3142ff26eaJun 17, 2020https://www.socaltech.com/allset_launches_new_app_website_after_8_3_m_in_funding/s-0079983.htmlhttps://allsetnow.com -
Angel Investor Panel MemberFundersclub May 2016 - May 2022San Francisco, Ca, UsAnalyze and provide constructive feedback on Silicon Valley startups under FC review. FundersClub is the 2nd largest Silicon Valley platform for accredited angels and vc's to access vetted world-class deals.https://fundersclub.com/danielcurran/ -
Managing DirectorDc Cybercom Jun 2010 - May 2022Discuss technology companies of interest with institutional investors. Architect data center solutions for social networking and eBusiness clients.
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Technology Council LeaderGerson Lehrman Group, Inc. Jan 2010 - May 2022New York, Ny, UsSince 2000, have served GLG ranked in the top 1% of all advisers as an internationally recognized authority with 36 years experience in Angel Investing, Technology Startups, Internet services, social networks, IT, data centers, storage components, storage area networks, network attached storage, and storage applications. Based on 2 Unicorn exits, 115 deals, and tenure as Vice President and acting COO of Western Digital's Connex & SANavigator Silicon Valley subsidiaries, which were sold to Adaptec and Brocade; also as CEO of AlaStor Networks, a Stanford iSCSI/FC bridge startup that led the way for CSCO's UCS, and EVP at a data center, with active contacts at customers, systems integrators, and vendors. Follow inventory, pricing, & margins in hard [HDD] and solid state [SSD] disk drives, and covers software, cloud computing, data center, internet, and enterprise storage tech sectors. GLG is the #1 expert network to all major hedge funds. -
Sr. Tech Industry Analyst At Guidepoint Global Advisors [Spinoff]Standard & Poor'S Jan 2010 - May 2022New York, Ny, UsYears of inside operations experience as CEO, COO, & VP makes Dan a favored consultant on the entire technology sector to hundreds of top money managers, institutions, hedge & mutual funds, startup firms, and vc's. -
Environmental Intranet Manager & ProgrammerNorthrop Grumman Corporation Jun 2011 - Jun 2013Falls Church, Va, UsDeployed Malcom Baldridge business process re-engineering effort worldwide, resulting in environmental intranet system with 500 indirect reports to increase productivity. Prepared major environmental reports for air, water, and waste agencies based on streamlined system. Promoted from Software Structural Engineer to Senior Technical Specialist to Environmental Project Manager, with New Business Development contributions and awards over 8 years. Was last hired in Environmental Group of 25, but next to last to go, due to outstanding productivity, when Division was downsized. • Cost Management: Introduced business process software re-engineering, which saved $18M/year in a $100M program.• HR Management Training: Completed Northrop Management Development Program.• Industry Leadership: As designated Industry representative, saved over $30M/year curbing detrimental environmental regulations costing $150M/year. -
Structural Engineer Specialist, F/A-18E Super Hornet Fighter AircraftNorthrop Grumman Corporation Jun 2011 - Jun 2012Falls Church, Va, UsDesigned fighters and rockets.
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Rocket ScientistNorthrop Grumman Corporation Jun 2010 - Jun 2012Falls Church, Va, UsDesigned aircraft & rockets.
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Sr. Rocket ScientistLockheed Martin Jun 2011 - Jun 2013Bethesda, Md, UsDesigned rockets and aircraft. -
Sr. Rocket ScientistRaytheon/Hughes Eodsg Jun 2010 - Jun 2012Designed satellites and rockets.
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Executive Vice President, Marketing & Sales4Link Networks, Inc. Jun 2010 - Jun 2011Company started as a local ISP/data center. Decision made to focus company mostly on higher margin SAN storage systems hosting services to entertainment and prepress clients. Built company to 4th largest Corporate Data Storage Center in Los Angeles. Services included network implementations, application & e-business strategy.• Sales: Landed over 180 corporate accounts providing web hosting/data storage/web services, electronic commerce, and printing industry applications. Promoted from Director, to VP, then Exec. VP. Produced 8000% increase in gross revenues in 36 months from $0.5M to $34M. Developed sales organization consisting of 18 Professional Services, and Telemarketing, and Client Services staff.• Business Development: Established alliances with Danka, Paramount, Oracle, Sun Microsystems, Cisco, Microsoft, Rockwell, Netopia, Broadcast.com, Yahoo, and Citrix Systems.• Balance Sheet/P&L Improvement/Turnaround: Number-two executive responsible for revenue growth and management of P & L.
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Vp, New MediaReal Entertainment, Inc. Jun 2010 - Jun 2011John Langley's company provided marketing and distribution services to major studio and entertainment clients worldwide, including COPS, Jerry Springer, RealTV, FoxKids, Saban Entertainment, Paramount Studios, USA Studios, Universal, America’s Funniest Home Videos, and Dreamworks SKG. Integrated website, telephony, wholesale, and direct sales channels for entertainment products worldwide for staff of 300 and sales of $40M.
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Director, Client ServicesUs Interactive, Inc. Jun 2010 - Jun 2011InCompany provided e-business management consulting to hundreds of Fortune 100 clients worldwide using rigorous processes for migrating real businesses onto the web. Oversaw 9 projects managers and 24 different accounts. -
Founder & Ceo, Alastor Networks [At Stanford University]Stanford University Jun 2010 - Jun 2010Stanford, Ca, UsStartup with 30 employees, targeted supplying i-SCSI/FC storage switching blades and a UNIFIED backplane to Cisco's Andiamo Storage Unit and other IP giants: Lucent, Nortel, Juniper, Sycamore, Foundry, and Extreme Networks. Secured Adaptec Founder/SCSI author Larry Boucher and Stanford EE/CS Professor Nick Bambos on board of advisors. Developed working prototype working with Cisco Systems Catalyst Managers. Design adopted later by Cisco Systems [Andiamo UCS] in 2003!!! -
Vice President, Strategic Planning & Acting Chief Operating OfficerWestern Digital Corp. – Connex, San Jose, Ca Jun 2010 - Jun 2010San Jose, Ca, UsNumber-two executive appointed by WDC [NYSE] Board, responsible for revenue growth and management of P & L for Silicon Valley Connex and SANavigator subsidiaries with 250 direct reports. Also advised CEO to pivot $16B WDC parent: $2.20/sh. to $114@ peak. Started with a high burn-rate combined company in need of immediate traction and divestiture from parent Western Digital. Decision made to split company in two, pare back burn-rate, and deploy mostly VAR and distributor go-to-market channels while seeking VC funding or sale of companies. *** Resulted in premium CASH sale of both companies to BRCD and PMCS for over $40M, while producing a competing bid from IBM for over $110M. *** Connex developed NAS data storage systems and SANavigator Division develops SAN management software. Products were sold through system integrators, OEM's, VAR's, and via an online e-business unit. -
Founder & PresidentUs Lab, Inc. Jun 2010 - Jun 2010Tech incubator company to startup companies that I founded in 1995, such as financial portal Stockpicks.com. Led successful US Lab 1998 IPO on NASDAQ as President with first-day market capitalization of over $130M. Charted business strategy, alliances & business development, network infrastructure, data storage, knowledge management intranet, e-business, ASP applications, SEC filings, PR, IR, and professional / client services.
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Founder & CeoStockpicks.Com, Inc. Jun 2010 - Jun 2010Founded 1st major financial markets stock timing and selection service. US Lab holding. -
Founder, Instructor, & Moderator, Ucla’S Tech Innovators’ ForumUcla Extension & School Of Eng. & Applied Science Apr 2010 - Jun 2010Los Angeles, Ca, UsIntended for working engineers, and using Harvard's Business Case Study format, the course showed how to start a high-tech company based on a demand for a unique product or service. The focus is on starting this company with little-to-no funds while fully employed elsewhere. The course features presentations by a different guest founder each week who discuss their businesses. Topics include competitive market sizing, business profit model, product roadmap, experienced management team, advisors, strategic alliances, go-to-market channels, strategic planning, engineering, IT, finance, shareholder relations, patents, legal format, and funding options (cash flow, private equity). Highest ratings for teaching in Extension history, with students starting two $1M businesses from the forum. Also Speaker, UCLA Samueli School of Engineering & Applied Science, High School Smarts ProgramSpoke to a group of High School Students in a summer program at UCLA that targets women and minorities interested in Engineering and Technology as a career. Highlighted my personal education and experience in large companies and many startups, with an emphasis on the personal traits that make a successful and happy entrepreneur, a talk well-received by students.
Daniel Curran Education Details
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University Of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignDropped Out Because I Started Inventions] -
Penn State UniversityEngineering Mechanics / Materials Science
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University Of Rhode IslandMechanical Engineering & Applied Mechanics
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University Of Southern CaliforniaEnvironmental & Civil Engineering
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University Of California, Berkeley
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Stanford University
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Daniel Curran works for Custex
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Daniel Curran's current role is Founder and CEO.
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Daniel Curran attended University Of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Penn State University, University Of Rhode Island, University Of Southern California, University Of California, Berkeley, Stanford University.
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