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Ian Barker

Founder and CEO of Symtext Corporation, MBA from Cornell and Queen’s universities, Canadian and EU citizenship

Headline: Entrepreneur
Work status: Employed Full-Time
Website: http://www.symtext.com
Industries: Education, Entertainment, Media
Skills: Business, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Management, Marketing
Next step: raising capital
Location: Toronto
Visas: European Union, Canada, U.S.
Interested in: Advising startups, Consulting opportunities, Finding business partners, Finding team mates, Getting press, Helping friends, Meeting new people, Mentoring, Offering Expertise, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Raising money, Recruiting, Recruiting for my startup
Tags: content aggregation, digital media, e-textbooks, liquid textbooks, publishing
Schools: Cornell University, Queen's University, Wilfrid Laurier University

FEATURED STARTUP

Symtext Corporation

Symtext Corporation Symtext Corporation

Symtext makes it easy for educational organizations to provide their learners with the exactly right mix of instructional materials.

  • Startup type: Company
  • Status: Active
  • Stage: Growth

WORK EXPERIENCE

Employer: Symtext Corporation
Position: Founder and CEO
Time period: September 2004 - Present
Description: Symtext Corporation creates digital publications that contain content from multiple rights-holders. Applications of the framework include “liquid textbooks” – course content created by professors from a repository featuring content from commercial, academic and news media publishers.

ALSO: Consult to content rights-holders in the area of operational strategy

Employer: CanWest Interactive Inc.
Position: Director, Marketing
Time period: February 2003 - August 2004

Employer: Financial Post DataGroup & Infomart
Position: Director, Marketing
Time period: March 2002 - February 2003

Employer: Infomart Ltd.
Position: Marketing Manager
Time period: September 2000 - February 2002

EDUCATION

University: Queen's University
Time period: 2008
Degree: MBA

University: Cornell University
Time period: 2008
Degree: MBA

University: Wilfrid Laurier University
Time period: 1991
Degree: Bachelor of Business Administration

PUBLICATIONS

Patents: provisional patent filed
Ian Barker

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  • Symtext Corporation

    Symtext Corporation

    Symtext makes it easy for educational organizations to provide their learners with the exactly right mix of instructional materials.

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    Clarity Accounting

    Clarity Accounting is an internet startup changing the world by making amazingly easy and effective online accounting software for small businesses and work-at-home professionals.

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