Gerald Speers
New Zealander, founded a number of Internet startups over the past fifteen years including BallOfDirt.com the popular travel social networking site and more recently CityAmigo Limited.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Work status: | Employed Full-Time |
| Website: | http://www.CityAmigo.com |
| Industries: | Computing, Information Technology, Lifestyle, Media, Mobile, Travel |
| Skills: | Business, Computer Engineering, Database Administration, Databases, Embedded systems, Engineering, English, Entrepreneurship, Languages, Languages and Platforms, Leadership, MacOS applications, Management, Negotiation, Public speaking, Python, Software Engineering, System Administration, Unix |
| Location: | London, England |
| Interested in: | Advising startups, Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding engineers, Finding experts, Finding mentors, Finding team mates, Getting press, Growing my group, Helping friends, Helping members of my groups, Meeting new people, Mentoring, Partnering with other groups, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Raising money, Recruiting for my startup |
| Tags: | co-founder of cityamigo.com a social network and information resource for ex-pats. |
FEATURED STARTUP
CityAmigo.com
CityAmigo.com
CityAmigo runs a set of web sites offering information and advice to ex-pats moving to a new city. The information is given in the native language of the ex-pat easing their integration into a new city.
- Startup type: Company
- Status: Active
- Stage: Beta
FULL BIO
Gerald completed a Bachelors degree majoring in commerce in 1998 from the University of Otago. He had previously dropped out of University to co-found Stimulus a multi-media production company. In 1999 Gerald moved to England and worked as Chief Technical Officer for the Internet Incubator <kpe>. In 2001 Gerald co-founded BallOfDirt.com an early player in the social networking space. Following the successes of BallOfDirt.com Gerald Co-founded a further startup called CityAmigo Limited a social networking site for the ex-pat community.
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | CityAmigo Limited |
| Position: | Co-founder |
| Time period: | May 2007 - Present |
| Description: | Co-founder of CityAmigo Limited.. |
INFORMATION
| Hobbies: | Scuba Diving, Bare Foot Water Skiing |
| Memberships: | PADI Scuba Instructor |
Gerald's Startups (1)
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CityAmigo.com
CityAmigo runs a set of web sites offering information and advice to ex-pats moving to a new city. The information is given in the native language of the ex-pat easing their integration into a new city.
Gerald is Following (17)
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Extravigator
An elite social network, for like-minded travelers, centered around a discussion forum about luxury and gourmet travel.
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Sweemo
The global experience trading community where anyone (businesses or individuals) can sell, auction or swap any experience. From undergound college parties to celebrity meet-and-greets, anything is possible. Live more than one life - at Sweemo.
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MuseumPods Inc.
MuseumPods is ranked in the top 150 social site application developers in the world by AppData Inc. We change the way museums and educational institutions interact with society by developing innovative social technology.
Gerald's Contacts (1)
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Josh Liu
I have a business idea, www.minutebox.com. We want to build up a market place for online expert advice and assistance. I have been working on that for quite a while. We have just launched it and we are working very hard to take it off the ground