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    Josh Futterman

    Josh Futterman

    Serial founder. CEO ParkYou!, ISVS, Takeout Marketing, MP3dom.com. COO of California Democratic Council. Sought after global startup mentor/advisor.

    Attorney New York City Cornell University '89
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    Experience
    ParkYou!
    ParkYou!
    Founder
    Papa Bear Ventures
    Papa Bear Ventures
    Founder
    ShadowGM
    ShadowGM
    Principal 2016 - Present (almost 10 years)
    ParkYou!
    ParkYou!
    Founder and CEO 2017 - 2019 (about 2 years)
    National University of Singapore Overseas Colleges
    National University of Singapore Overseas Colleges
    Head Venture Coach 2016 - 2018 (over 1 year)
    TechStars Connection
    TechStars Connection
    Principal Mentor 2016 - 2017 (6 months)
    International Skill Verification Services
    International Skill Verification Services
    Founder, Founder and CEO 2011 - 2016 (over 4 years)
    Futterman Global Business and Legal Consulting
    Futterman Global Business and Legal Consulting
    Principal 1996 - 2012 (about 16 years)
    Provided transactional legal services, start-up and management consulting, and marketing guidance to more than 150 clients, including negotiation and drafting of hundreds... more of commercial, entertainment and sales agreements.
    Takeout Marketing
    Takeout Marketing
    Founder and CEO 2006 - 2008 (about 2 years)
    Developed and launched sophisticated online marketing system to enable independently owned restaurants and restaurant groups to significantly expand their takeout and delivery... more business.
    California Democratic Council
    California Democratic Council
    Elected Secretary and Acting COO 2004 - 2005 (about 1 year)
    Transformed venerable Democratic association founded by Alan Cranston from completely volunteer operation to professional organization with staff and effective, hierarchical... more officer structure.
    MP3DOM.com
    MP3DOM.com
    Founder and CEO 1999 - 2001 (about 2 years)
    Developed and built first professionally filtered new music download site in United States, garnering involvement of top record label and music publishing executives at time... more when no other online site could do so.
    Founder
    International Skill Verification Services, Papa Bear Ventures, ParkYou!
    Employee
    MP3DOM.com, California Democratic Council, Takeout Marketing, Futterman Global Business and Legal Consulting, TechStars Connection, National University of Singapore Overseas Colleges, ParkYou!, ShadowGM
    Investor
     
    Incubator
     
    Advisor
     
    Attorney
     
    Board Member
     
    Mentor
     
    Member
     
    Acquired
     
     
    Projects
    Park-You.com
    Provides information on the ParkYou! community and app.
    Can Burak Cilingir
    Anthony Giordano
    Matt Cassara
    With Matt Cassara, Anthony Giordano, Can Burak Cilingir
     
    Education
     
    About
    Achievements

    • Led operations for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 California primary campaign.
    • Founded tech start-ups in urban mobility, higher education/hiring assessment, restaurant marketing, mortgage, and music, raising over $12 million in cash/services from VCs, angels, service providers, with several exits.
    • Advised founders of over 100 ventures in operational, financing, and strategic aspects of business creation, management, marketing, fundraising, and sales both individually and as Principal Mentor for JFDI Accelerator(Singapore), Entrepreneurs Futures Network(Bay Area), and Techstars(NYC).
    • Reinvigorated/professionalized California Democratic Council by drafting/implementing organization’s first-ever strategic and fundraising plan.
    • Developed/generated initial investment for National Newspaper Association's National Newspaper Network project, US newspaper industry's first centralized online classified ad purchasing system.
    • Hired and managed more than 700 employees across 11 organizations.

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    Skills
    Venture Fundraising Strategic Planning Startup Founder Business Development Financial Analysis Leadership Team Building Interpersonal Skills Sales and Marketing Communication Skills Troubleshooting Training Negotiation Legal Advertising Business Plan Consulting Drafting Entertainment Human Resources Internet Management Market Research Marketing Management Public Relations Publications Publishing Purchasing Real Estate Research Retail Sales Start-Ups Travel WEB Equity Financial Financial Models Networking Planning Private Equity Program Manager Services Software Software Development
    Locations
    Remote
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