Marc Lefkowitz
Entrepreneur and current startup founder, Haas MBA, ex-software engineer, and professional traveler!
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Work status: | Employed Full-Time |
| Website: | http://www.vyoo.com |
| Industries: | Computing, Entertainment, Food and Drink, Information Technology, Lifestyle, Travel |
| Skills: | Business, Databases, Editing, Engineering, Entrepreneurship, HTML / CSS, Javascript, Languages, Leadership, Management, Marketing, Negotiation, Rails, Recruitment, Retail, Software Engineering, Spanish, SQL, Web Development, Writing |
| Next step: | Launching our alpha site (hopefully by June) |
| Location: | Bay Area, CA |
| Groups: | BASES, E-Challenge Competition 2008, Haas Entrepreneurs Association at Berkeley , ST@B: Startup @ Berkeley, UC Berkeley Business Plan Competition |
| Interested in: | Advising startups, Brainstorming, Consulting opportunities, Finding business partners, Finding experts, Finding mentors, Finding team mates, Getting press, Giving back, Helping friends, Investing in projects, Meeting new people, Mentoring, Offering Expertise, Participating in a competition, Patenting my idea, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Raising money, Receiving feedback, Recruiting for my startup |
| Tags: | recommendation engine, silicon valley, startup, Travel |
| Schools: | University of California System - Berkeley, University of Massachusetts System - Amherst |
FEATURED STARTUP
Vyoo
Vyoo
Trust based recommendation and people matching engine for web applications
- Startup type: Company
- Status: Active
- Stage: Prototyping
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Vyoo |
| Position: | Founder/CEO |
| Time period: | May 2007 - Present |
| Description: | Starting and running Vyoo |
| Employer: | |
| Position: | MBA Intern - Online Sales and Operations (Tech Ops) |
| Time period: | May 2006 - August 2006 |
| Description: | • Improved operational efficiency of AdWords approval process through product development, project management, and unique UI innovation
• Developed Cost/Benefit Analysis for AdWords policy implementation |
| Employer: | Gap, Inc. |
| Position: | Lead Software Dev Engineer |
| Time period: | February 2002 - May 2005 |
| Description: | • Led team of 12 developers in developing suite of online HR tools (Java)
• Improved vendor code for increased performance and security, then petitioned vendor to reintroduce our modifications into future product releases • Implemented code conformity and modular development for code reuse |
| Employer: | Justarrive |
| Position: | Lead Software Engineer |
| Time period: | January 2000 - August 2001 |
| Description: | • Second hired member (first engineer) of a team that grew to 38
• Worked closely to secure $5M of series A financing from Mohr Davidow Ventures as well as continued involvement in the rapid growth of the company • Designed and built v2 of core enterprise system (based on 3-tier J2EE architecture) and custom marketing solution (1:1, 1:many) • Managed and led the creation of the development team from the ground up • Involved in defining the product and developing new markets |
EDUCATION
| University: | University of California System - Berkeley |
| Time period: | 2005 - 2007 |
| Degree: | Business Administration, MBA |
| University: | University of Massachusetts System - Amherst |
| Time period: | 1996 - 2000 |
| Degree: | Com;uter Science, BSc |
INFORMATION
| Hobbies: | Traveling, skiing, SCUBA, technology, international business |
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Snooth
Snooth promises to revolutionize the way people choose wine. By combining the company's proprietary algorithms with the world's most comprehensive wine database, Snooth is able to accurately identify the wines best-suited to an individual. ...
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Melissa Higbie
I am 2009 full-time MBA candidate at the Haas School of Business. This year I am co-chair of the Global Social Venture Competition. Every spring, the competition finals are held at Haas.
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Steven Ruttenberg
Bioinformatics PhD with a project that will be the next internet revolution.
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Kirill Makharinsky
Entrepreneur and numbers guy. Co-founder of YouNoodle; previously studied metrics at Slide and mathematics at Oxford.
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Phillip Hofmeyr
Having quit the corporate world I am finally giving my passion for the internet all the attention it deserves! more detail at: http://www.linkedin.com/in/philliphofmeyr