Alexander Muse
Alexander is a serial entrepreneur with more than a decade of startup experience. In addition to authoring the Texas Startup Blog he also hosts the Dallas Startup Happy Hour and operates a coworking space in the Dallas INFOMART.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Work status: | Employed Full-Time |
| Skills: | Business, Engineering, Entrepreneurship, Investment, Leadership, Management, Marketing, Negotiation, Public speaking, Sales, Software Engineering, Writing |
| Groups: | Texas Ventures |
| Visas: | India, USA |
| Interested in: | Advising startups, Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding hot stories, Finding team mates, Giving back, Growing my group, Helping friends, Helping members of my groups, Investing in projects, Meeting new people, Mentoring, Partnering with other groups, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Raising money, Recruiting for my startup, Supporting my investments |
FULL BIO
Alexander’s day job is with Big in Japan, a social software company focused on the integration of various Web 2.0 technologies, where he serves as CEO. In 2007 Big in Japan sold Fancast to Comcast Interactive and presently operates under several brands including ServiceGuy, WhiteBox and SocialTones. Previously, he served as CEO of Architel, a provider of outsourced information technology services. Prior to that, he was founder and CEO of LayerOne, a venture capital-backed telecommunications infrastructure company he started in the late 1990’s. Alexander has been involved in several organizations including the Entrepreneurs Foundation of North Texas (EFNT), the Young Entrepreneurs Organization (YEO), the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG), IEEE, The Open Management Consortium, DFW Entrepreneur Network, OnStartups, Start-Up Phase Forum and Startup Ventures Links.
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Big in Japan |
| Position: | Social Ninja |
| Time period: | March 2005 - Present |
| Description: | Big in Japan™ builds cool stuff. Since 2005 our team of developers, strategists and marketers have developed intellectual property around social media using the Ruby on Rails development framework. Our initial patent pending technological developments focused on XML to create unique social podcasting interactions (PodServe and FanPodCast). These technologies are used to power social connections between fans of popular television shows such as Damages, Dirt, Nip/Tuck, The Shield, and Rescue Me to name a few. We then developed patent pending interactions between VoIP, XML and Rails with the development of ServiceGuy. Most recently we developed patent pending technology to take advantage of the unique characteristics of the iPhone with our iPhoneVote application. |
Alexander's Startups (6)
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Springstage
SpringStage's objective is to build a network of online, offline and media properties in an effort to promote entrepreneurship. Our focus is the coverage of regional startup scenes, entrepreneurs, venture capital firms and cool businesses
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Whitebox
WhiteBox™ provides technology enabled finance and collection products for the automotive industry. Our customized solutions provide warranty providers the ability to offer car dealers products such as new and used warranties.
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Big in Japan
Big in Japan is an idea factory. We build web applications that solve business problems. Our current projects include ServiceGuy, WhiteBox, SocialTones, Fan Podcast and SimpleTicket.
Alexander is Following (29)
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Talent Maze
The company's mission is to provide a forum where Employers have easy access to exponentially more external talent options and to enable Recruiters / Headhunters / Search Firms to market great candidates to previously untapped companies.
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AdJust
Adjust: giving advertisers the opportunity to actively take advantage of the average consumer's opinions on their ad campaigns.
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Geni.com
Geni is a tool for understanding and staying in touch with your family. Geni lets you create a family tree through our fun simple interface. You can expand your tree by adding relatives' email addresses and inviting them to join and collaborate.
Alexander's Contacts (10)
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Bill Joyce
Vision Management has provided community service and organizational consulting for over 25 years. Whether we are working for small or large corporations, Vision Management places “Value Add” as the key measurement for succes
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Kat Rice
Graduated from UNT in 2007 with a degree in Creative writing but has owned Internet businesses since 2003. Currently own Veribatim Web Design & Consultation, and has interests in online social networking, writing fiction novels and politics.
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Ryan Plesko
I'm an entrepreneur, a designer, a developer, a web evangelist, a tech organizer, and founder of BuildingProcess.com. I hold a degree in Management Information Systems from Texas A&M University.
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John Erik Metcalf
Adv/ComSci @ University of Texas, Board member and Founder @ Texas Ventures, Supreme Kite Flyer @ Zilker Park