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BSc in Electrical and Computer from Cape Town University, Senior Certificate from Crawford College North Coast, Managing Co‐Founder at Mine Bang Media (Pty) Ltd since 2008, Associate & Social Networking Focal Point at DiploFoundation since 2007.
Advising startups, Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding experts, Finding mentors, Finding team mates, Internships, Meeting new people, Mentoring, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Raising money, Recruiting, Recruiting for my startup
Personera combines Facebook with on-demand publishing to reinvent personalized media.
Startup type: Competition Entry
Status: Active
Stage: Beta
FULL BIO
Sheraan Amod is a 24 year old techno-marketer entrepreneur and social networking evangelist. He is the co-founder and CEO of Personera, a web to print technology startup that launched internationally from the Silicon Cape in November 2009, after acquiring investment and winning the FNB Enablis Business Launchpad- the biggest small business competition in Africa. Sheraan has previously worked in diverse roles at companies such as Immedia (the first African company to launch an iPhone application), Unilever, and founded his first company, Trafik Student Networks, when he was 18. His experience with global NGOs includes representing DiploFoundation at the UN Internet Governance Forum in Rio de Janeiro (2007), and facilitating at the International Youth Leadership Conference in Prague (2008). Sheraan holds a degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Cape Town, and is an alumnus of the Brightest Young Minds leadership project. He stays involved with all happenings in the tech startup community, and is also Curator of the Cape Town [Startup Digest]. More: http://linkedin.com/in/sheraanamod.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Employer:
Mine Bang Media (Pty) Ltd
Position:
Managing Co‐Founder
Time period:
February 2008 - Present
Description:
I co‐founded an innovative media technology startup that is currently developing patent‐pending products and services that leverage popular social networks. Global launch is planned for 2009.
Employer:
Personera
Position:
Co-Founder & CEO
Time period:
January 2009 - April 2010
Description:
Co-Founder and CEO of Personera, a Facebook based personalized publishing platform for marketing agencies and consumers. After launching publicly in November 2009 Personera has been featured in the international press (TechCrunch), received industry endorsement (Xerox), and gained building momentum and customer traction in the marketplace.
Employer:
DiploFoundation
Position:
Associate & Social Networking Focal Point
Time period:
November 2007 - March 2009
Employer:
Unilever
Position:
CRM Analyst
Time period:
July 2007 - July 2007
Employer:
Civic Concepts International
Position:
Facilitator
Time period:
January 2007 - January 2008
Description:
Under invitational appointment, I joined CCI as a facilitator for the International Youth Leadership Africa
conference in Cape Town (2007), as well as for the International Youth Leadership Conference in Prague (2008).
Personera
