Also known as: markjohnson
Currently CEO of Zite (sold to CNN), where we are changing the way people discover content. I'm passionate about translating powerful technology into usable products and have a history of leading product teams to success. I previously was a product manager who trained at SAP and then plunged into successful search startups SideStep (acquired by Kayak for M in December ), Kosmix (acquired by Walmart in April ), and Powerset (acquired by Microsoft in July ) . Through the Microsoft acquisition of Powerset, I worked as the program management lead for the Powerset office of Bing. On the lookout for interesting advisory roles and angel investment opportunities. Specialties search, program management, product management, product marketing, user-centric design, usability, product launch, marketing, pr, social media, semantic web, advising, venture capital, advising, acquisitions
