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    Merlin Kauffman

    Merlin Kauffman

    Founder + CEO of @Soothe

    life is but a dream, live each day to the fullest.

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    Experience
    Merlin Kauffman @ Flight.vc
    Merlin Kauffman @ Flight.vc
    Founder
    Flight Ventures
    Flight Ventures
    Employee
    Marketplaces by Flight.vc
    Marketplaces by Flight.vc
    Employee
    Ten Spot
    Ten Spot
    Advisor
    Goose Insurance Services
    Goose Insurance Services
    Advisor
    Soothe
    Soothe
    Founder, Founder + CEO 2013 - Present (over 13 years)
    True Magic
    True Magic
    President 2004 - Present (over 22 years)
    eWireless
    eWireless
    Founder, CTO 2003 - 2004 (10 months)
    Founder
    Soothe, Merlin Kauffman @ Flight.vc, eWireless
    Employee
    Marketplaces by Flight.vc, Flight Ventures, True Magic
    Investor
     
    Incubator
     
    Advisor
    Ten Spot, Goose Insurance Services
    Attorney
     
    Board Member
     
    Mentor
     
    Member
     
    Acquired
     
     
    Education
     
    About
    Achievements

    Merlin is the founder of prominent domain name investment firm True Magic, LLC that holds properties such as Exclusive.com, Lookup.com, Conferences.com, Projects.com, BuyTickets.com, FileSharing.com, Volunteers.com, Tabloids.com, iLoan.com and thousands more.

    His career began when he was hired by American Online (AOL) at the age of 11. By the age of 18, as a senior in high school, he went on to co-found his first company, eWireless, LLC. Within a year, he sold his 50% stake in eWireless, and went on to found True Magic in April of 2004.

    Since 2004, he has led True Magic to become a leading company in the domain name investment space, currently holding a portfolio of more than 55,000 domain names.

    Merlin is currently seeking angel investment opportunities in consumer facing brands, big data, mobile, and social media.

    Describe the most impressive thing you've done.
    Skills
    Traffic Analysis Internet Traffic Monetization Branding Data Analysis Business Development Business Strategy Growth Hacking Product Development
    Locations
    Los Angeles Silicon Valley New York City
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