Tom Byers
Director/Board Member at Thuuz, Inc.
Profile
Dr. Byers is a Professor of Entrepreneurship at Stanford University, where he runs the Stanford Technology Ventures Program, the Mayfield Fellows Program, and the AEA/Stanford Executive Institute.
Previously, he co-founded Slate, now part of HP/Compaq, and Symantec.
Dr. Byer has also worked at Digital Research, now part of Novell, and Accenture.
He serves on the boards of Alphablox, Reactivity, and Harvard Business School CRC, and has been honored as the "Northern California Entrepreneur of the Year" by Ernst & Young.
In addition, Dr. Byers serves on advisory boards or committees of the American Society for Engineering Education's Entrepreneurship Division, Harvard Business School's California Research Center, the Academy of Management's Entrepreneurship Division, the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship for inner-city youth, and the Software Development Forum.
Dr. Byers holds a BS, MBA, and Ph.D.
from the Univ.
of California-Berkeley.
Tom Byers active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Thuuz, Inc.
 Thuuz, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Thuuz, Inc. provides real-time sports discovery service for mobile devices and interactive television. Its consumer applications and partner products are designed to increase audience size for televised and streamed sporting events. The company is enabling the next generation sports experience on mobile, connected TVs, and set-top-boxes. The company was founded by Warren J. Packard, Bill Bradford, Daniels Lythcott-Haims, and Robert J. Barcklay in 2010 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of Tom Byers
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
BioFuelBox Corp.
 BioFuelBox Corp. Chemicals: SpecialtyProcess Industries BioFuelBox Corp. developed waste remediation and resource recovery technologies. The company was founded by Steven R. Perricone and Patricia Bright in 2006 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Reactivity, Inc.
 Reactivity, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Reactivity, Inc. develops software for XML-based web services. Its products enable businesses to securely operate & accelerate web services effectively in order to expedite services, time-to-market and gain competitive advantage. The company was co-founded by Michael Hanson & Brian Roddy in 2001 and is located in Redwood City, CA. | Director/Board Member | 2008-09-22 |
Swift-Find Ltd.
 Swift-Find Ltd. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Swift-Find Ltd. is a on-line, real-time registry of new, used and stolen valuables. It develops critical tool for dealers, pawnbrokers, auction houses, insurance and finance companies, police and security organizations and consumers to identify whether valuable goods have been reported lost, stolen or looted. It is located in London, United Kingdom | Director/Board Member | 2007-08-27 |
MyThings, Inc.
 MyThings, Inc. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services MyThings, Inc. provides custom programmatic advertisement solutions. It specializes in retargeting campaigns on desktop and mobile platforms. The firm’s services include data mining, analytics dashboard, consumer database, and segmentation engine solutions. The company was founded by Ben Z. Arbel in 2005 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Director/Board Member | - |
Flywheel Ventures LLC
 Flywheel Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Flywheel Ventures LLC (Flywheel Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1999 by Trevor Loy. The firm is headquartered in Santa Fe, New Mexico. | Chairman | - |
Training of Tom Byers
| University of California, Berkeley | Doctorate Degree |
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Flywheel Ventures LLC
Flywheel Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Flywheel Ventures LLC (Flywheel Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1999 by Trevor Loy. The firm is headquartered in Santa Fe, New Mexico. | Finance |
Reactivity, Inc.
Reactivity, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Reactivity, Inc. develops software for XML-based web services. Its products enable businesses to securely operate & accelerate web services effectively in order to expedite services, time-to-market and gain competitive advantage. The company was co-founded by Michael Hanson & Brian Roddy in 2001 and is located in Redwood City, CA. | Technology Services |
Swift-Find Ltd.
Swift-Find Ltd. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Swift-Find Ltd. is a on-line, real-time registry of new, used and stolen valuables. It develops critical tool for dealers, pawnbrokers, auction houses, insurance and finance companies, police and security organizations and consumers to identify whether valuable goods have been reported lost, stolen or looted. It is located in London, United Kingdom | Technology Services |
MyThings, Inc.
MyThings, Inc. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services MyThings, Inc. provides custom programmatic advertisement solutions. It specializes in retargeting campaigns on desktop and mobile platforms. The firm’s services include data mining, analytics dashboard, consumer database, and segmentation engine solutions. The company was founded by Ben Z. Arbel in 2005 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Commercial Services |
BioFuelBox Corp.
BioFuelBox Corp. Chemicals: SpecialtyProcess Industries BioFuelBox Corp. developed waste remediation and resource recovery technologies. The company was founded by Steven R. Perricone and Patricia Bright in 2006 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Process Industries |
Thuuz, Inc.
Thuuz, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Thuuz, Inc. provides real-time sports discovery service for mobile devices and interactive television. Its consumer applications and partner products are designed to increase audience size for televised and streamed sporting events. The company is enabling the next generation sports experience on mobile, connected TVs, and set-top-boxes. The company was founded by Warren J. Packard, Bill Bradford, Daniels Lythcott-Haims, and Robert J. Barcklay in 2010 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. | Technology Services |
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