I'm a passionate entrepreneur and tech executive with a proven track record of creating sustainable concepts, developing a strong vision, raising VC funding, building talented teams, running companies, signing key deals with partners & customers, and negotiating a successful liquidity event for investors and employees.I was the Founding CEO of 4 VC and Angel-funded companies: a company currently in Stealth mode, a health & fitness company (maker of Alpha Trainer, featured by Apple), a VC-funded mobile payment wallet called KreditFly that granted short-term credit based on a user's mobile number, and VC-funded BilltoMobile (Danal, Inc.), the only mobile billing company that is integrated with all major US mobile carriers and was successfully acquired in 2010. Prior to that, I worked for Samsung Electronics in Corporate Venture Capital and Business Development. I've also worked for many other startup companies and consulting firms in commerce, payments, & O2O / M2O (online-to-offline, mobile-to-offline).Throughout ~20 years of working in various capacities as an entrepreneur & senior executive at technology and consulting firms, I’ve developed a hands-on leadership style that focuses on creativity and innovation, no-nonsense hard work, and delivering unequivocal results. A leader cannot sit back and expect others to be self-motivated and achieve success, especially at startups; rather, he must be the life-giving force of the company who provides clear direction while inspiring employees to be passionate and motivated throughout the inevitable ups and downs of the company. I believe in always moving a team towards a shared and clearly articulated vision, being smarter and more flexible than competitors while outworking them, rewarding people generously for outstanding work, and delivering fantastic results that exceed investors’ and employees’ expectations. I refuse to accept status quo or mediocrity, and I strive to build teams that will not tolerate them either.