Michael S. Cann Jr. Email & Phone Number

We apply behavioral psychology to free people from credit card debt. 58 million U.S. households (45%!) have interest-bearing credit card debt and collectively owe more than $366B. This problem is so widespread in the U.S. that we ALL have relatives and/or friends who are in this situation, whether we realize it or not.

• Earned 16 times return on Series A investment in online event ticket marketplace StubHub upon acquisition by eBay for $307M
• Produced 30 times return as CEO's first hire, only hire, and sole partner for the first 6 months and as one of the first 20 investors in Viagogo, currently valued at $1B+
• Led creation of Product Requirement Document for beta version of YouTube video ad optimization service; made more than 20 introductions to investors, customers, employees, and advisors; and developed fundraising.
• Charged with securing references from professors of finance and economics at elite research universities (Princeton, Wharton, and UCLA) for a leading edge big data predictive analytics service for hedge funds and other.
• Helped close seed and Series A rounds totaling US$1.4M, and sourced and negotiated 3 distribution partnership agreements on 3 continents for designer and manufacturer of remotely operated security and surveillance.
• Recruited and oversaw team of 4 engineering and design staff to create a working prototype, and raised $125K in seed capital for B2B online lead generation service ProspectMarkets

Los Angeles, California, US

Advised co-founders from day one as they built and scaled their omni-channel video advertising platform. Introduced them to their M&A attorney, to their only source of external capital, to their first VP of Engineering, and to their data science advisor through my professional network. Played an integral role in advising the founders on the negotiation.

• The founding CEO of Gazelle (which had a $100M revenue line and was preparing to IPO) requested I join him to establish his next venture, which designed shockproof and waterproof mobile phones
• Exceeded Apple's internal benchmark of 1.5% by achieving a field failure rate <1% for our mobile phones by personally designing and leading a meticulous inspection process and selecting a carefully vetted third-party.
• Single-handedly created all materials used to raise $800K in seed capital from professional investors (term sheet, executive summary, and financial forecasts)
• Negotiated supplier agreement and managed relationship with Tier 3 mobile phone manufacturing partner in China. Personally customized supplier agreement which saved $10K+ in legal fees

San Francisco, California, US

• Co-sourced critical debt capital to establish issuance history which attracted a $70M Series B venture capital investment by raising foundational funds from individual investors as the 4th hire to the sales team and.
• Opened institutional capital pipeline with $100M+ potential, including Macquarie Group and a consortium of regional commercial banks
• Personally chosen by the VP of Sales to periodically provide co-leadership and ensure clarity for the entire 30+ member sales team about complex financial products we offered to investors
• Rescued the CEO from unknowingly committing felony crimes and risking a prison sentence, heavy fines, and disbarment from the securities industry by noticing critical compliance gap and initiating Series 7 and 63.

• Selected by the Duke administration to turn around this struggling alumni organization
• Grew paid memberships 40% in the first year, hosted 24 successful events which drew 750 attendees, paid off an old $4K debt, and built up a cash reserve equal to our annual operating budget

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, GB

• Largest entrepreneurial society at Cambridge University (75+ active student volunteers). CUTEC hosts the Tech Ventures Conference ("TVC") each June which attracts more than 400 entrepreneurs, students, investors, and.
• High-profile keynote speakers include SAP founder Hasso Plattner, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, and former Salesforce Chief Scientist J.P. Rangaswami at CUTEC’s annual entrepreneurship conference
• Organized MIT-Cambridge team and successfully applied for £30K in grant funding to fund development of this organization
• Recruited first high-profile advisor Hermann Hauser, co-founder of Acorn Computers and venture capital firm Amadeus Capital
• Carefully initiated transition to new President ten weeks before inaugural conference

• Rebuilt alumni club from scratch following its collapse and fulfilled the mission of fostering an active community of Duke alumni in Southern California
• Recruited 12 member board and 20+ additional volunteers, set the direction and vision of the club, allocated resources, and set the pace
• Reinvigorated club to one of the top in the U.S. by organizing 20 events with 500+ attendees and growing paid members from 0 to 240
• Credited by the Duke administration with creating an environment friendly for fundraising in Southern California

Mclean, VA, US

• Served as Head of Finance for the new Private Jet division of United Airlines backed by equity funding of $100M for more than 1 year during the development and implementation of a market entry strategy, until a CFO was.
• Prepared the CEO and CFO to negotiate a $3B+ business jet purchase - the largest in industry history - by creating an extensive slide presentation informed by six months of intensive research on operating costs of.
• Developed plan to reduce capital cost for launch by $20M without sacrificing service quality

GB

• Provided cash flow management, bankruptcy advisory, capital raising, and mergers and acquisition services to financially distressed middle market companies in the U.S. and Thailand with total debts of more than $1B
• Conducted industry research, built sophisticated financial models, prepared documentation for investment and restructuring plans, and performed financial analyses for new business opportunities

Mba, New Product And Venture Development Track (Focus On High-Tech Entrepreneurship)

A.B., Mathematics

High School Diploma

Education record