Bob Reid

Bob Reid Co-founder, Everest San Diego, California Connect Connect with Bob Reid More actions Everest University of California, San Diego University of California, San Diego See contact info See contact info See connections (500+) 500+ connections Co-founder & CEO of Everest, a blockchain platform that integrates a multi-currency wallet + digital/biometric identity + payment platform. An end-to-end economic, financial inclusion solution. Recently, Bob was an advisor to Kai Labs, a blockchain-focused think tank & accelerator that brought together entrepreneurs, corporations, domain experts and investment capital to advance the development of distributed systems & applications for a wide range of vertical markets. Previously, Bob was the General Manager of Licensing at BitTorrent, and VP of Strategy & Business Development at Neulion and DivX. Having gone through two IPOs, two acquisitions and raised millions of dollars in financing, including founding a startup based on two of his own patents, Bob has a keen understanding of the digital landscape. Over the past 20 years, Bob increased revenue for software, video, mobile, consumer electronics, digital media, consumer Internet and semi/IC technology companies. Show less Show less of Bob’s summary Experience Everest Co-Founder Company NameEverest Dates EmployedMay 2016 – Present Employment Duration2 yrs 8 mos LocationCalifornia Everest is a decentralized platform for a new economy. Incorporating a massively scalable payment solution, EverChain, with a multi-currency wallet, EverWallet, and a native biometric identity system, EverID, Everest delivers a complete solution. Everest allows banks, governments, telcos, NGOs and other institutions to manage identities and associated service & payment delivery. Applications range from remittances to micro-finance to subsidy delivery, land, health records and value transfer in emerging markets. Skycon Partner Company NameSkycon Dates EmployedDec 2010 – Present Employment Duration8 yrs 1 mo Consulting on business plan, product strategy, financing, channel development and closing new revenue deals. Assisted various players in the video & mobile ecosystem, from Viacom to a silicon tuner start-up, to android app development with preload. The QYOU Board of Advisors - to- VP of Business Development & Sales Company NameThe QYOU Dates Employed2013 – Mar 2018 Employment Duration5 yrs The QYOU is a curated Internet video channel, app & platform delivered through mobile carriers & Pay TV operators. - Started as a board-advisor, orchestrating the founding revenue ($1M) deal with Chinese company that launched on-air in Africa.... See more This media is a document Opening LatAm: Prensario February 2016 article Opening LatAm: Prensario February 2016 article Lumos Partners Advisor Company NameLumos Partners Dates Employed2016 – 2017 Employment Duration1 yr Boutique investment bank focused on Technology, Media & Services. M&A | CAPITAL RAISING | STRATEGIC ADVISORY. VelocityBits Managing Director Company NameVelocityBits Dates Employed2013 – 2017 Employment Duration4 yrs Spun company out of China, established worldwide sales force, hired & managed team with full P&L and operational management. VelocityBits deploys patented bandwidth optimization and congestion management... See more Frequency Board of Advisors Company NameFrequency Dates EmployedJan 2011 – Jan 2016 Employment Duration5 yrs 1 mo Led company into Smart TV market, finding, negotiating, closing deals with Samsung, Sony, TCL, et al. Frequency is a personal video service that lets you watch videos - from anywhere a... See more DivX - NeuLion Strategy, Business Development & Sales Company NameDivX - NeuLion Dates Employed2004 – 2015 Employment Duration11 yrs Location2004-06 and 2014-15 - Crafted corporate strategy, including ecosystem coordination & monetization of Content, Apps, Platform & Devices. - P&L responsibility: wrote & executed 2-year plan within 5% of forecast. - Closed tier-one IP license wins in mobile & consumer electronics sectors, moving ... See more BitTorrent GM of Licensing: Consumer Electronics & Mobile Company NameBitTorrent Dates EmployedFeb 2011 – Feb 2014 Employment Duration3 yrs 1 mo - Built the IP licensing business unit and led sales, product and engineering into the Consumer Electronics & mobile markets. - Managed full P&L and team, plus "carried a bag" and closed deals, delivering 3X revenue in year 1.... See more bCODE VP of Sales & Business Development Company NamebCODE Dates EmployedFeb 2009 – Jan 2011 Employment Duration2 yrs Employee #1 in US. Found, negotiated, closed multi-million dollar revenue deals for mobile payment & ticketing platform, leveraging pre-paid balances on carriers with redemption in retail. ... See more This media is a link Buy movie ticket on-line Buy movie ticket on-line SkyClix Co-founder, CEO Company NameSkyClix Dates Employed2006 – Dec 2008 Employment Duration2 yrs Audio recognition and interactive radio & TV platform - Co-author of two patents. Created a novel approach to audio fingerprints with broadcast TV & radio, enabling contesting & voting and "click through" on broadcast ads. US20080051029, US20080066098.... See more Show 1 more experience Show fewer experiences Education University of California, San Diego University of California, San Diego Degree NameBA Field Of StudyPolitical Science - International Relations Focus on comparative economic development policies in 20th century. Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey Degree NameMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.) Field Of StudyInternational Marketing Activities and Societies: Founded SCUBA club Thesis and business plan with local company detailed how to import sub-assemblies of electronics from China into Mexico's maquiladora system for ultimate sales & distribution to retail in US under NAFTA. Volunteer Experience Just call us volunteers Volunteer Company NameJust call us volunteers Dates volunteered2011 – 2011 Volunteer durationless than a year Cause Poverty Alleviation JUST CALL US VOLUNTEERS (JCUV) collaborates with other non-profits to positively impact the lives of San Diego’s low-income and homeless adults and children by serving free healthy meals and teaching hands-on cooking classes using fresh, often organic, and nutritious ingredients.