Skip Besthoff is a seasoned corporate development, strategy and investment executive with a proven track record of developing growth platform software and Internet businesses. He is an expert in identifying growth markets, developing go-to-market plans, and executing strategic and financial transactions. Skip has extensive knowledge of software and Internet markets with particular depth in telematics, enterprise collaboration, content and digital marketing, financial applications, e-health, and unified communications. He has wide-ranging experience in all phases of growth, from inception stage startups to LBOs and public companies. Skip is passionate about education and is a former trustee of KIPP Massachusetts, a leading charter school network. Outside of work, he is an outdoors enthusiast who tries his best to maintain an entrepreneurial spirit while engaging in disciplined decision-making.