Mike Jacobson
Technology Entrepreneur with more than 15 years of financial, application development and operational leadership experience in start-ups and high growth organizations.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Work status: | Employed Full-Time |
| Website: | http://www.mycollegecalendar.org |
| Industries: | Education, Information Technology, Internet |
| Skills: | Business, Databases, Design, Editing, Engineering, Entrepreneurship, Graphic design, Languages and Platforms, Leadership, Management, Product design, Software Engineering, Web design, Web Development, Writing |
| Location: | San Francisco, CA |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding engineers, Finding experts, Finding team mates, Getting press, Meeting new people, Participating in a competition, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Raising money, Receiving feedback, Recruiting for my startup |
| Tags: | admission process, college admissions, silicon valley, university admissions |
FEATURED STARTUP
MyCollegeCalendar
MyCollegeCalendar
MyCollegeCalendar is an education startup offering a technology based platform for delivering college admission strategies to students, parents and educators.
- Startup type: Company
- Status: Active
- Stage: Growth
FULL BIO
Mike is Co-Founder and CEO of MyCollegeCalendar where he brings more than 15 years of financial, application development and operational leadership experience to the organization. He is responsible for setting the overall direction and product strategy for the company. He leads the design of MyCollegeCalendar's product offering and development of its technology and infrastructure, and he drives the marketing and business development initiatives of the company. Prior to co-founding MyCollegeCalendar, Mike was founder of Izmoi, a hyper-personal web-based back end application designed to personalize search through complex preference-based algorithms; before that Mike was founder of PugDog Design, an Internet Consulting firm specializing in all aspects of Internet startups. Mike has extensive experience in corporate finance, modeling, cash management, application development and design, and operational management and is partnered or serves on the boards of several start-ups. Mike has spent his career working with growth oriented start-ups where he has held executive management, finance, and consulting positions at technology and Internet companies Techgroup NY, OnlineGuru, ProfitLine, SeminarSource, and Teltrust.
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | MyCollegeCalendar |
| Position: | Co-Founder |
| Time period: | September 2006 - Present |
Mike's Startups (1)
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MyCollegeCalendar
MyCollegeCalendar is an education startup offering a technology based platform for delivering college admission strategies to students, parents and educators.
Mike is Following (1)
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Textbook Revolt
Textbook Revolt is changing the world by providing students with the most cost effective option for purchasing college textbooks. By creating a peer to peer rental platform, Textbook Revolt will empower students to save and make money.
