Martin Woodall
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| Martin Woodall | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| 🏫 Education | West Virginia University |
| 💼 Occupation | Entrepreneur, Advisor, Board Member |
| Notable work | Co-founder of MicroSolutions and Broadcast.com Founder of DroneData Co-founder of MLW Air Founder of AstroRobotics |
| 🏅 Awards | Epsilon Class of 2022 at the WVU Greek Alumni Hall of Fame |
| 🌐 Website | astrorobotics |
Martin Woodall is an American entrepreneur, executive, advisor, and board member.[1][2] He co-founded MicroSolutions alongside Mark Cuban. Several years later Cuban, Todd Wagner and Woodall founded Broadcast.com which initiated Internet radio.[1][2][3]
In 1999, he founded The Woodall Foundation to support medically challenged children.[4][5][6]
Early life and education
Martin Woodall received a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with honors in 1974 and received his master's degree in Computer Science from West Virginia University (WVU) in 1976.[7][2][8]
Career
At Texas Instruments from 1977 to 1982, Woodall started as a software engineer, and contributed to early applications of a new microprocessor chip.[9][10][11]
In 1982, Woodall founded Hytec Data Systems, a company providing accounting software for businesses using multi-terminal microcomputers.
In 1983, Woodall co-founded MicroSolutions Inc. alongside Mark Cuban.[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]
In 1990, CompuServe acquired the company, which had developed into a notable PC network integrator and software reseller in the United States with $25 million in annual sales.[9][11][14][15][21][20] Subsequently, Mark Cuban and Woodall led Radical Computing, a venture capital firm specializing in high-tech companies.[9][17]
In 1995, Woodall co-founded Broadcast.com with Todd Wagner and Mark Cuban.[12] The company went public in 1998 and was later acquired by Yahoo! in 1999 for five billion dollars.[9][10][11][15][14][22]
In 1999, Martin Woodall served as the technology member on the board of directors for the American Airlines Center and held the position of Chief Operating Officer and Vice President at the Mark Cuban Companies from 1999 to 2017.[1][2][8]
In 2007, Martin Woodall, Mark Cuban, and Robert Hart co-founded MLWAir, an air charter jet company with an all-first-class setup.[7][23] Initially operating a Boeing 757 for the NBA's Dallas Mavericks, they later added a Boeing 767-200 for global operations.[7][9][10][23] Under Woodall's leadership, the company generated revenues of approximately $100 million.[24][25][26][27]
In 2014, Woodall founded DroneData, a company specializing in hosting dedicated physical GPU-accelerated servers for optimizing drone analytic execution times and facilitating AI and Deep Learning processes.[1][7][2][28][29][10]
In 2018, Woodall became the seed investor for GhostRobotics, a Philadelphia-based company specializing in military approved legged robots.[1] He also supported a collaborative project at Florida Atlantic University (FAU) involving DroneData, AstroRobotics and FAU's Machine Perception and Cognitive Robotics laboratory, leading to the development of Astro, a four-legged robot dog for university research.[28][30][29][31][32][33]
In 2019, Woodall founded AstroRobotics, an authorized reseller of GhostRobotics, specializing in legged robots for inspection and surveillance.[1][7][2][8][31] The GhostRobotics Vision series is known for its efficiency in navigating unstructured terrain.[28][30][32]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Bittner, Darjon (2021-07-29). "Martin Woodall | AstroRobotics". Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "AstroRobotics, an Authorized GhostRobotics Distributor". 2022-03-04. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ↑ "40 years ago today, Mark Cuban arrived in Dallas flat busted broke. The rest is history..." Dallas News. 2022-07-07. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
- ↑ "Home - Woodall Foundation". Retrieved 2024-01-09.
- ↑ "Orix gives to 4 Dallas nonprofits, including 2 schools, for work-related programs". Dallas News. 2017-04-26. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
- ↑ "Woodall Foundation" (PDF).
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 "MLW Air | About". Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "E-News | WVU announces Epsilon Class of 2022". enews.wvu.edu. 2022-10-25. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 "Former co-founder of Mark Cuban's Broadcast.com enters drone space". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 Press (2016-01-29). "The Pitch: Former co-founder of Mark Cuban's Broadcast.com enters drone space". sUAS News - The Business of Drones. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Olinga, Luc (2022-10-26). "Billionaire Mark Cuban Makes a Strong Statement". TheStreet. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Meet The Sharks". www.cnbc.com. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
- ↑ "Bloomberg Billionaires Index". Bloomberg.com. 2024-01-09. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 "SparkLabs". www.sparklabs.co.kr. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 "THE CHINA HUSTLE" (PDF).
- ↑ "Cuban and martin woodall founded micro solutions". www.expertsmind.com. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Montag, Ali (2017-12-01). "Mark Cuban says quitting this one common bad habit made him more successful". CNBC. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
- ↑ Capitalism.com (2022-11-14). "Mark Cuban's Net Worth". Capitalism. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
- ↑ "Cuban and martin woodall founded micro solutions".
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 "Mark Cuban: Web 1.0's Richie Rich needs some respect - Oct. 4, 2007". money.cnn.com. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
- ↑ "CompuServe Acquires Micro Solutions | Mergr M&A Deal Summary". mergr.com. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
- ↑ "Mark Cuban: Web 1.0's Richie Rich needs some respect - Oct. 4, 2007". money.cnn.com. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 "Martin Woodall and Mark Cuban's charter adds first-class 767-200". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
- ↑ "MLW John Deere Classic 2009" (PDF).
- ↑ "MLW Air - 2011 NBA Champions" (PDF).
- ↑ "BROWN HIRES A LUXURY JET TO FLY TO GREEN SUMMIT" (PDF).
- ↑ "MLW Air | Gallery". Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 Elan-Barenholtz (2019-08-22). "Astro the Robot Dog". Machine Perception and Cognitive Robotics Laboratory. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 "Astro robot dog uses artificial intelligence to learn new tricks". www.atyun.com. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 "Who's a 'Good Boy?' Astro, FAU's Smart Robodog That's Who". www.fau.edu. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 "Florida Atlantic University (OWL research and innovation)" (PDF).
- ↑ 32.0 32.1 Galoustian, Gisele (2019-08-25). "Astro robot dog learns new tricks using deep neural networks". The Robot Report. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ↑ "Meet Astro". Florida Atlantic University. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
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