Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
A successful ‘serial entrepreneur’, Michael started his first venture while finishing university (UBC Economics). After gaining valuable start-up experience at a digital media venture incubator in Boston, Michael returned to Vancouver and started mobitus communications consulting. In 2002, Michael co-founded FatPort, which became Canada’s largest independent Wi-Fi hotspot operator. As VP Business Development he was actively involved in all aspects of the company including its operations, finances, sales and strategic planning. In 2003, Michael initiated and led the mobitus VoIP division, forming one of the first mobility-focused VoIP operations anywhere. FatPort has since been acquired by PowerStar International Inc. Michael’s area of expertise is technology strategy in the digital media, wireless communications, digital payment and VoIP verticals. His primary focus lies in determining business and pricing models. He has worked with strategic partners such as Intel, Sony, Nintendo, T-Systems, Boingo, the MIT Media Lab and Bell Canada. Michael is fluent in English and German. Specialties: Competitive analysis, financing, franchising, mergers and acquisition, strategic marketing
Enabling performant, secure and easy to manage wireless network services via cloud software
The Creative Destruction Lab is a seed-stage program for scalable, science-based companies. Launched in 2012, the program employs an objectives-based mentoring process with the goal of maximizing equity-value creation. Its slogan is "Build Something Massive."
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Canada's largest independent Wi-Fi hotspot operator, started way before laptops had Wi-Fi built in and before smartphones were a thing