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obligatory, self-aggrandizing bios
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mike lanza
why talk to me...
I'm the CEO and Founder
and...
I'm from Pittsburgh and love the Steelers.
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professional claim to fame:
Prior to Click.TV, I founded and was CEO of two online finance
companies: 1View Network, which was acquired by Digital Insight
(DGIN), and Avolent Corporation. I have an MBA from Stanford
University, as well as MA and BA degrees in Economics from Stanford.
my obsessing with video started...
I was the only guy in my group of college friends who had a video
camera. It was one of those huge VHS monsters, and my friends and I
shot obnoxious Jackass-kind of stuff. I actually crammed that thing
into my backpack for my first backpacking trip of my life with those
guys. Pretty stupid…
what you do for fun when not working on web video...
I wrestle, toss balls around, collect rocks, read books with 10 words
or less per page, and change diapers. Yes, I’m father to a
wonderful 2-year-old boy. Here’s a video of my wife’s and
my life with him.
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james young
why talk to me...
I'm the Chief Architect
and...
I’m told by my friends that I'm a good dresser.
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professional claim to fame:
I was the Director of Research at InterVu, the first video CDN,
focusing on issues of "Internet plumbing" for video. I moved to Los
Angeles to work for the Digital Entertainment Network as the Director
of Engineering, leading a team building tools to enhance digital video
production workflow. Then I was VP of Engineering for Avant
Interactive and implemented a video hotspotting technology for
customers such as AT&T, CBS, Discovery, the U.S. Military, and the
National Geographic Society.
my obsessing with video started...
As an undergraduate researcher at the Berkeley Multimedia Research
Center (BMRC) doing video conferencing research using Mbone tools such
as Vic and Vat.
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john davi
why talk to me...
I'm the Director of Product Management
and...
I'm a green technology enthusiast, occasional vocalist and album
producer, and even less occasional screenwriter.
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professional claim to fame:
Prior to ClickTV, I worked as Communications Director for CalCars.org,
a "nonprofit startup" working to bring plug-in hybrid cars to market;
I co-founded and sold Dallas-based Applied Sports Technology; and
served as Director of Product Development and Creative Director for
FindLaw.com and AudioBase.
my obsessing with video started...
With Mister Rogers. Not so much the program as the man himself. Mister
Rogers was one of the original advocates of consumer video rights with
regard to the VCR.
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tripp millican
why talk to me...
I'm the Senior Web Engineer
and...
What? There is other stuff to do beyond working on Web video? I write
a lot. I work on madeofglass.com, my personal Web site. I watch
movies, read books (and comic books), and play a few video games on my
DS. Sometimes, I even go outside to see the sun. Wow, I am a grade-A
nerd. Do I get any points back by saying that I have girlfriend? No?
Sigh.
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professional claim to fame:
PLEASE ADD FORMER JOB. I combined my Comp Sci BS with a Kinetic Design
BFA to earn the title of `Web Samurai,' consulting on dozens of
projects over the years as both a designer and an engineer. I have an
MFA in Interactive Media and completed a Master's thesis involving
life-logs and Internet video.
my obsessing with video started...
In high school, making short film after short film with friends,
culminating in our masterpiece--a 30-minute movie called "The Mask of
Evil" that is as terrifyingly low-budget as it sounds. The premiere of
the movie had over 50 people show up.
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naicu octavian
why talk to me...
I'm the Senior Flash Engineer
and...
Because I can tell you the best dance clubs in Romania
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professional claim to fame:
Back in 2004 I started a company focused on AVChat, a flash video chat
software for user-based Web sites, based on FMS and Flash. Before that
I was designing and developing Web sites in Flash and HTML. I still do
that now but only when I find some time and only for friends and
family.
my obsessing with video started...
When I discovered Flash Communication Server, way back in 2004. The
steep learning curve didn't stop me and I started working on a video
chat software that was to become AVChat. Several months later in 2005
I met Mike and got working with him on ClickTV.
my favorite quote...
Don Corleone: "I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse."
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marco schmoecker
why talk to me...
I'm the Senior Business Development Manager
and...
I know the best beer pubs in Hamburg.
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professional claim to fame:
I was a Java game and Web developer at VCC AG, the biggest German
postproduction company. Then I co-founded Mindwork, which developed
multimedia BeOS software and helped build the biggest BeOS user group
in Germany. I worked in various senior positions at the Internet
marketing agency I-D Media AG. In 1999 I published the first German
book about the real-time media OS BeOS and I then co-authored
“Portal Management - Profitable Strategies,” which was
published in 2004.
my obsessing with video started...
I made multimedia demos on the Amiga System and spent way too many
weekends hanging out at demo parties all over Europe.
my favorite quote...
Manni: What if I were in a coma, and the doc says, "One more day?"
Lola: I'd throw you into the ocean ... shock therapy.
-from "Run, Lola, Run"
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