Bio

I'm a journalist, analyst, author, and founder. I've raised angel and VC funds, chronicled the rise of the mobile economy, and I'm the CEO of $SMRT, a creator coin on Rally.io. I write for Forbes, host several video podcasts including TechFirst with John Koetsier, and consult with tech companies. I was TUNE's mobile economist and Singular's VP of Insights, built the research team at VentureBeat and managed teams creating software for partners like Intel and Disney. In addition, I've led web development teams, built social sites and mobile apps, and consulted on mobile, social, and IoT projects. In 2014, I was named to Folio's top 100 of the media industry's ''most innovative entrepreneurs and market shaker-uppers.”