Dave Balter
| Dave Balter | |
|---|---|
| Born | Boston |
| 🏳️ Nationality | American |
| 🏳️ Citizenship | United States |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Weston High School, Skidmore College |
| 💼 Occupation | Entrepreneur, Author & Investor |
| Known for | CEO of BzzAgent, Smarterer and Flipside Crypto |
Dave Balter (born November 16, 1971) is an American technology entrepreneur, author and investor known as the CEO of BzzAgent, Smarterer and Flipside Crypto.[1][2]
Early life and education[edit]
Balter was born in Boston. He grew up in Weston Massachusetts and attended Weston High School and graduated in 1989. He later went to Skidmore College and graduated in 1993 with a BA in Psychology.
Career[edit]
In 2001, Balter founded BzzAgent, a social media marketing company which was acquired by Dunnhumby, a division of Tesco in 2011.[3][4][5] Balter sat on the Global Executive Team at dunnhumby from 2011-2014 where he led all M&A activity and launched dunnhumby Ventures.[6]
Balter served as the co-founder and CEO of Smarterer, a skills assessment company he founded in 2010.[7] Smarterer was acquired by Pluralsight in 2014.[7] He later became the Head of Transactions at Pluralsight, while also serving as a Board Observer.[7]
Balter is a former Venture Partner at Boston Seed Capital, and currently serves as a Venture Partner Emeritus for the Venture Fund.[8] He is an investor/advisor to various technology organizations.[9]
Balter is currently CEO of Flipside Crypto, a platform that provides business intelligence to blockchain organizations.[10][11] He sits on the Board of Directors of Broadlume. He is an Advisor at Berklee (Music) Online and is Vice Chairman of Boch Center for the Performing Arts.[12][13]
Books[edit]
- Grapevine, The New Art of Word of Mouth Marketing, (2005)[14]
- The Word of Mouth Manual, Volume II, (2008)[15]
- The Humility Imperative, (2020)[16]
Honors[edit]
- 2013: Winner, 5o On Fire, AmericanInno[17]
- 2016: 30 Most Disruptive People in Boston Tech by Boston Magazine[18]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ Rob Walker,"The Hidden in Plain Sight Persuaders". nytimes.com. 5 December 2004. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ↑ Yogita Khatri,"Flipside Crypto raises $7.1M in new funding to expand its solutions". theblockcrypto.com. September 24, 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ↑ Andrew O’Connell,"Marketing CEO Dave Balter on achieving the corporate full Monty". hbr.org. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ↑ "Balter, Dave". tompeters.com. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ↑ Lisa van der Pool,{{cite news|title=BzzAgent acquired by UK firm for $60M|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2011/05/23/bzzagent-acquired-by-uk-firm.html%7Caccessdate=14 June 2020|publisher=bizjournals.com|date=23 May 2011}
- ↑ Gregory T. Huang,"Dunnhumby Ventures, Led by Balter, Looking for a Few Good Retail Startups". xconomy.com. 24 September 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Pluralsight Acquires Boston-based Skills Assessment Company Smarterer for $75 Million". pluralsight.com. 19 November 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ↑ "Dave Balter". bostonseed.com. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ↑ "Dave Balter". bostonseed.com. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ↑ Jeff Bauter Engel,"Balter Launches Cryptocurrency Investment Service, Flipside Crypto". xconomy.com. September 11, 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ↑ "Dave Balter CEO, Flipside Crypto". conference.coinmarketcap.com. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ↑ "Dave Balter". entrepreneurship.mit.edu. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ↑ Mike Troiano,"The Balter Test". medium.com. January 3, 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ↑ "Grapevine: The New Art of Word-of-Mouth Marketing". amazon.com. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ↑ "The Word of Mouth Manual: Volume II". amazon.com. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ↑ "The Humility Imperative: Effective Leadership in an Era of Arrogance". amazon.com. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ↑ Caroline Lyle,"Announcing the Winners of 50 on Fire!". americaninno.com. 14 June 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
- ↑ "The Boston Tech 30". bostonmagazine.com. 14 June 2020. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
