Paul O'Brien

Portage Northern

Arizona State University, W. P. Carey School of Business

Arizona State University

CEO, MediaTech Ventures  -  Partner, Funded House

Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

The preeminent global venture development group for the media and technology industries, employing a proprietary framework of global partnerships, connecting capital and people advancing opportunities in modern media.

Our economy has for the better part of recent decades seen an evolution of media like never before. Technology led to publishing with the printing press, photography and film thanks to the camera, and music flourished with the invention of new instruments and then the record player, radio, and compact disc.

As the twentieth century wound to a close, we witnessed the impact of computer, software, internet, and smart phone; our experience with media is forever changed and we believe in that future seeing gaming, VR and immersive video, augmented reality, adtech, streaming, and more, changing not just entertainment but every facet of our lives.

MediaTech Ventures works at the heart of the entire industry. We work in support of artists, developers, producers, entrepreneurs, and financiers.

MediaTech Ventures

Chief Executive Officer

Startups Struggle Beyond Seed Capital. On average, only 48% of startups make it to a second round of funding. The challenge for these startups is knowing how to allocate their funding properly.

The deployment of capital into startups is all about education, and meaningful relationships. Startups that learn how to properly invest to scale, while being connected to investors and service providers create success.

Funded House is the Solution
We created a PLACE to talk about what it TAKES to get to the next round.

Through an integrated series of meetups, lounges, panels, interviews, and parties focused on helping funded startup leaders navigate the difficult task of growing their business, Funded House, showcases businesses and tools that serve growing companies.

Funded House

Founder and Director

FUND Conference

Advisor

Teaching media and technology to help the creative class lead Innovation

Collective  -  MediaTech Media Incubator

Founder

For aspiring and idea-stage entrepreneurs up to the challenge, the Founder Institute provides a comprehensive step-by-step program to launch a startup, support from top startup mentors, and a global network of entrepreneurs to help you be successful.

Founder Institute

Director

DivInc

Mentor

VenturePoint

Board Member

Texas Venture Growth Forum - TXVGF

Steering Committee Member

Accelerating Texas' economic development, innovation, and venture capital

Accelerate Texas

Cleantech Open

International Accelerator

O'Brien Clan Foundation

Much of the technology upon which our future world will be built, has been built.  Already engineered and developed, we're experiencing a transition of our tech economy from the infrastructure, platforms, and software on which we build, to the applications, experiences, and innovations the world wants. Our economy is evolving from coded and constructed technology to innovative and practical applications from the minds of designers, artists, business professionals, marketers, and economists.  We're bridging the gap from engineered technology to our future in Energy, Entertainment, Transportation, and more.

But our economy is struggling to make the transition.
Too few experienced "nodes" in venture capital, incubation, executive participation, corporate partnership, and media/marketing exist through which professionals and the public can make the leap from traditional to new.

I work with technology executives, entrepreneurs, politicians and planners, developers and economists, media professionals, and venture capitalists to meet our future with a passion for talent, markets, later-stage capital, and thriving economies connected throughout industries and geography.

Working in marketing, product management, business development, and fund raising, I've been involved in MicroVentures, iControl, Dachis Group / Sprinklr, Yahoo, HP, Cospace, Zvents, <a href="http://Outright.com">Outright.com</a>, IP Commerce, Gild, Fliptop, <a href="http://Rev.com">Rev.com</a>, Fovnders, and Corvalent to name a few.

I bring industries to market. I commercialize businesses, products, web services, and entrepreneurs. I'm a tech evangelist, media maven, data analyst, Texas enthusiast, and growth hacker: I get you funded.

SEO'Brien.com

Startup Consultant: CMO, CEO Advisor, Venture Capital Funding, and Business Development

Our vision is to enable meaningful endeavors which facilitate the passing on of culture and heritage from one generation to the next. Our mission is to pioneer the development of self-reliant, entrepreneurial entities that create new ways to perpetuate knowledge and mastery.

Meaningful Ventures uses a range of creative strategies to achieve this mission. Early-stage investment is key, but can be supplemented by bespoke strategic support and mentoring to innovate and improve the portfolio. All pursuits meet the overarching objective of stewarding cultural excellence to benefit future communities.

Meaningful Ventures

Venture Partner

Icontrol Networks

Digital Strategy (Acquired by Comcast)

SmartTouch Interactive

MicroVentures, a crowdfunded investment bank with licensed professionals, combines the best of venture capital with equity crowdfunding. We conduct detailed due diligence on startups and open the door to qualified opportunities for you to review and in which to invest. We uncover what you need to know about startups.

MicroVentures

Chief Marketing Officer

VChain Solutions, Inc.

Sprinklr

Marketing Advisor / Consultant

myDocket

Pragma Systems, Inc.

Marketing Advisor

Developed entre.co and <a href="http://fovnders.com">fovnders.com</a>

FOVNDERS

Co Founder

half past now.

Tuffwerx

Led the development of Kimberly-Clark's innovative micro site <a href="http://my-achoo.com">my-achoo.com</a>

AdPeople Worldwide

Digital Strategist

Dachis Group

Marketing Advisor / Consultant (Acquired by Sprinklr)

Corvalent

Marketing Consultant

Involved with the launch of Loop & Tie (Next One's On Me pivoted and rebranded in October 2013)

The Next One's On Me, Inc.

CMO (Pivoted company to Loop & Tie)

Moodfish.com

Co-Founder & Advisor

Fliptop

Fractional Marketing Executive (Acquired by LinkedIn)

PAC Labs

Marketing & Community Development (@ GILD)

IP Commerce

Marketing & Community Development

Cospace

Co-Founder

Steiner Ranch Neighborhood Association

FoxTranslate

Fractional Marketing Executive

Outright.com

VP Marketing (Acquired by GoDaddy)

- Manage MarCom P/L leveraging Brand/Product and Channel marketing segments to drive awareness of and traffic to the Zvents network and adoption of Local Search platform and Local Listing
- Coordinate SEO for 300 duplicate cobranded sites, search engine marketing, paid inclusion feeds, PR and Marcom, display advertising including banners and print, and trade conferences and speaking opportunities as an industry thought leader
- Balance arbitrage based budgets to maximize growth and performance resulting in 1300% traffic and 2900% revenue growth
- Direct adoption of emerging technologies: RSS, custom toolbars, blogs, video, dynamic content, social search, and One Search

Zvents

VP Marketing (Acquired by ebay's Stubhub)

- Strategic manager of direct online marketing for HP.
- Oversaw a portfolio consumer online marketing program with respective resources managing paid search, search engine optimization, comparison shopping feeds, affiliate marketing, social media, and display advertising
- Coordinated and optimized online marketing with traditional brand, direct mail, catalog, and channel promotions
- Managed a behavioral, performance based search program of over 18,000 terms, generating awareness and following purchase activity
- Drove sophisticated analytics and conversion funnel projects
- Led natural search optimization growing organic traffic from 1% to 20% of store traffic in 9 months
- Outpaced HP Store performance, delivering 20x natural search traffic, 4x affiliate business, and 4x paid search volume
- Optimized comparison shopping relationships and catalog feeds resulting in 35x growth of the HP data feed channels

Interactive Marketing

- Responsible for marketing solutions, media pricing and programming, negotiation, campaign performance, and sales training
- Partnered manufacturers, retailers and wireless carriers through interactive media, dynamic feed based marketing, and search
- Worked inter-departmentally, cross-functionally, and externally with clients and agencies to assess the competitive landscape, prioritize revenue opportunities, and develop compelling advertiser opportunities and an engaging site design
- Directed one report and day to day sales programs operations including sales development, value propositions, and program analytics
- Promoted from Yahoo! Shopping Sales Producer having exceeded revenue goals for eight consecutive quarters

Yahoo!

Advertising Solutions

Insight Enterprises

VIP Sales and Accounts

Designed, built and managed various department of public safety websites.

Web Design

- Founded music entertainment site <a href="http://www.rareexception.com/">http://www.rareexception.com/</a>
-  Directed online commerce and marketing initiatives related to Juice Stores: <a href="http://www.juicestores.com">http://www.juicestores.com</a>

Rareexception.com