Dave Matthews
Consultant / Advisor at Stage 1 Ventures LLC
Profile
Mr. Mathews is a consumer product expert and dynamic public speaker specializing in the convergence of digital entertainment devices.
In addition to holding more than two-dozen U.S.
patents in products, commerce, machine readable code, networking and communications, he has appeared on more than 300 television shows.
His television experience includes a five year stint as co-host of Net Talk Live - the first live interactive triple cast (a syndicated television, radio and Internet broadcast).
Currently, Mr. Mathews is a partner at Idea Works, a consulting company where he creates the go-to-market strategies for consumer electronic and service companies.
Before his tenure at Idea Works, he served as the Forward Thinker at Sling Media Inc, in San Francisco.
There he identified consumer trends leading to the development and creation of the latest in digital media products.
Previously, he was brought in by the former chairman of RadioShack as the Director, Product Innovation to develop their modern home strategy, introducing products such as the RadioShack USB Electronic Scale, Cinego portable DLP with integrated DVD player and power line transmitted whole-house audio systems.
Before joining RadioShack, he was co-founder of Digital:Convergence - creator of the CueCat - a first-ever consumer barcode reader, distributed through Forbes, Wired, Parade and Nielsen Media publications.
He also launched a TV to web broadcast hyper-linking technology licensed to NBC called CueTV.
He is an Advisor at Stage 1 Ventures LLC
Mr. Mathews resides in San Francisco, California where he enjoys his daily views of the Golden Gate Bridge.
Dave Matthews active positions
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Stage 1 Ventures LLC
Stage 1 Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Stage 1 Ventures LLC (Stage 1 Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2006 by David William Baum. The firm is headquartered in Miami, Florida. | Consultant / Advisor | - |
Idea-Works LLC
Idea-Works LLC Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Part of Hammer Fiber Optics Holdings Corp., Idea-Works LLC is an internet service provider. The company is based in Birmingham, AL. Idea-Works was acquired by HiWAAY Information Services, Inc., part of Hammer Fiber Optics Holdings Corp. from July 09, 2018 on January 04, 2000. | Private Equity Investor | - |
Former positions of Dave Matthews
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Boxee, Inc.
Boxee, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Boxee, Inc. develops media center software solutions. Its software lets users enjoy personal videos, music & photos as well as content from internet services such as Hulu, CBS.com, Last.fm, and Flickr. The company was founded in 2007 by Avner Ronen,, Gidon Coussin, Idan Cohen, Sella Tom, Roy Vulcan and Ziv Isaiah and is headquartered in New York City, NY. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
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Idea-Works LLC
Idea-Works LLC Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Part of Hammer Fiber Optics Holdings Corp., Idea-Works LLC is an internet service provider. The company is based in Birmingham, AL. Idea-Works was acquired by HiWAAY Information Services, Inc., part of Hammer Fiber Optics Holdings Corp. from July 09, 2018 on January 04, 2000. | Communications |
Stage 1 Ventures LLC
Stage 1 Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Stage 1 Ventures LLC (Stage 1 Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2006 by David William Baum. The firm is headquartered in Miami, Florida. | Finance |
Boxee, Inc.
Boxee, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Boxee, Inc. develops media center software solutions. Its software lets users enjoy personal videos, music & photos as well as content from internet services such as Hulu, CBS.com, Last.fm, and Flickr. The company was founded in 2007 by Avner Ronen,, Gidon Coussin, Idan Cohen, Sella Tom, Roy Vulcan and Ziv Isaiah and is headquartered in New York City, NY. | Technology Services |
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