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    Brian Hoskins

    Brian Hoskins

    Founder @ArioLiving, healthy technology for the connected home. 20+ years tech product mgt and biz dev. @Microsoft alumnus. Harvard MBA with High Distinction

    Entrepreneur San Francisco Bay Area Harvard Business Scho...
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    Experience
    Ario
    Ario
    Founder, CEO 2015 - Present (over 11 years)
    Microsoft
    Microsoft
    Director 2004 - 2013 (over 8 years)
    Naya Ventures
    Naya Ventures
    Advisor 2012 - Present (over 14 years)
    Soundtracker
    Soundtracker
    Advisor 2011 - 2015 (over 4 years)
    Chachii
    Chachii
    Advisor
    Corporate Executive Board
    Corporate Executive Board
    Engagement Manager 2003 - 2004 (about 1 year)
    NASDAQ
    NASDAQ
    MBA Intern 2003 (3 months)
    Enron
    Enron
    Senior Analyst 1998 - 2001 (about 3 years)
    Ario
    Ario
    CEO
    Founder
    Ario
    Employee
    Microsoft, Corporate Executive Board, NASDAQ, Enron, Ario
    Investor
     
    Incubator
     
    Advisor
    Soundtracker, Chachii, Naya Ventures
    Attorney
     
    Board Member
     
    Mentor
     
    Member
     
    Acquired
     
     
    Projects
    Ario: Smart Lighting. Better Health.
    Ario supports improved health through lighting.
    Selected as the #4 best Kickstarter of 2015, Ario was successfully funded in Dec 2015, with over 800 backers and 400% of the original goal.
    Bing (Shaw-Pin) Chen
    Dale Dell'Ario
    With Dale Dell'Ario, Bing (Shaw-Pin) Chen
     
    Education
     
    About
    Achievements

    Founded Ario, creating lighting products to help people lead healthier lives. Raised VC funding and led successful launch, selected as #4 best Kickstarter campaign of the year.

    Founded Slingkast, a mobile marketing service for small businesses. Received funds from Microsoft and Nokia. Rated one of the top business apps for Windows.

    Launched Microsoft Mobile Device Manager, Microsoft's first mobile device management and security product. Led launch team of 40+ from inception to commercialization. Delivered keynote at CTIA with Steve Ballmer.

    Created and led Microsoft's Mobile Acceleration Week program, an international incubator. Graduated 200+ companies, with over $1B in venture capital raised and over $1B of acquisitions, in nine different cities across the world. Featured in major publications including the WSJ and ABC News.

    Education: Harvard MBA (1998), Vanderbilt University (1994)

    Describe the most impressive thing you've done.
    Skills
    Start-Up CEO Business Development Product Management Technology Internet of Things Consumer Electronics Mobile Startup Founder Advisor Business Strategy Acquisitions Blackberry compensation Consulting E-Commerce Email Equity Financial Financial Modeling Financial Models Financial Services Focus IBM Leadership Licensing Management Marketing Management Messaging Microsoft New Business Development Novell PC Pricing Product Launch Product Marketing Security Services Startups Strategic Partnerships Venture Capital Video Wireless
    Locations
    Silicon Valley San Francisco Bay Area San Francisco Alameda
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