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Colin Lucas-Mudd 1stAccount HolderOpenLink Network Colin Lucas-Mudd Partner at SmartFund San Francisco Bay AreaInternet Current SmartFund, Scredible LLC, DotConnect LLC Previous Smart Social, Tree.com, Morefocus Group Inc. Education Kingston University 500+ connectionsSend a messageMore options www.linkedin.com/in/colinmudd/ Contact Info Activity Colin Lucas-Mudd has edited the Scredible LLC company profile. 17 days ago Background Summary Business leader, advisor, entrepreneur, and author with a 25 year C-Level background in the finance, technology, publishing, engineering, leisure, and Internet sectors in Europe and the US. Serial entrepreneur with exits via IPO's and sales to private and public corporations. Leverage of broad—science and economics—educational background applied to advance several technology revolutions. Developed early digital publishing hardware systems, was the founding advisor for one of the first consumer-focused ISP’s, and built, then sold, one of the first SEO-based content marketing publishers prior to Google’s entry into the search market. Applies public and private board experience in the Internet technology, finance, and publishing, sectors, to provide strategic and future-vision advice to start-up teams and those in the process of re-evaluating existing models. Specialties: Concept Development. Leadership. Strategic Analysis & Growth. Multi-lingual with broad international experience. Experience Managing Partner SmartFund February 2013 – Present (9 months)Silicon Valley and London, UK Integrated finance, technology, and advisory group focused on matching resources and money to enhance the value of technologists' ideas and entrepreneurs' drive. Particular focus on UK>US–and vice versa–start-up or growth capital opportunities. Board Member Scredible LLC April 2013 – Present (7 months)San Francisco Bay Area and UK Finally! Something new and original in the social media space. A service that saves time rather than shortens the productive day. Alpha registrations now... Beta sign-ups available in October. Board Member DotConnect LLC June 2012 – Present (1 year 5 months)San Francisco Bay Area Member of leadership team for a start-up that provides a global solution to the core selling problems of online marketing providers and the survival challenges of Main Street. Managing Partner ISOMERIC September 2011 – Present (2 years 2 months)San Francisco Bay Area and London NB: Now integrated into SmartFund—Managing projects and advising clients in the mobile, wider technology, publishing, and finance sectors. Always interested in looking at new projects and models that require the application of experience to accelerate development and social equity directed commercialization. Based in the Bay Area, with advisory clients and partners in the Mid-West, East-Coast US, Western continental Europe, and the UK. Concept Development & Advisor Smart Social 2010 – October 2011 (1 year)San Diego Next-generation technology providing intelligent automated content for professional level ORM and social network development applications, together with cost-effective hyper-local content delivery to the distributed print and digital publishing sectors. Tree.comGeneral Manager Tree.com 2009 – 2010 (1 year) Provided leadership and direction to the systems development, content marketing, editorial, and social media teams during the post-acquisition integration period. CEO Morefocus Group Inc. 1998 – 2009 (11 years)San Diego and London Conceptualized, developed and led the team that created the first integrated organic-driven content marketing network online. Managed the US and UK editorial and commercial operations. Spun out individual networks to major corporations in the SEO-driven content, domain marketing, and lead generation sectors. (Open)1 recommendation Daniel Corry Daniel Corry Chief Credit Officer and Co Founder Colin is one of the hardest working CEO's I have worked with. He is a forward thinker and a man of his word.View Board Member Synbiotics Corporation December 1999 – January 2001 (1 year 2 months) Non-executive board member of major animal health biotech [NASDAQ: SBIO] (now part of Pfizer) and CEO of Internet subsidiary founded by CLM in 1998 and sold to Synbiotics in 1999. Led MBO post 'Bubble'. Principal ISOMERIC LLC 1992 – 1998 (6 years) Corporate turn-around and interim CEO services. Assignment sectors included: Newspapers/Journalism, ISP, Information Design Technologies and Telecommunications. CEO 215 PLC September 1987 – February 1991 (3 years 6 months) Founded, funded, built and sold Spanish and UK based leisure group with a business model of owing all assets (villas, boats, cars, charter travel, destination management and retail operations), required for optimizing market share in, and returns from, vacation travel. Board Member Combined Lease Finance PLC 1983 – 1987 (4 years) Board member of public leasing company. CMO of group and Managing Director of technology leasing subsidiary. Managing Director - Founder Rental Systems Ltd 1981 – 1987 (6 years) Developed new approach to hardware and software leasing whilst acting as interim Managing Director of Datasense and its subsidiary Science Systems—a database and scientific software development group. Successfully sold development group then merged leasing operation with CINVEN investment to form CLF. Took combined company public in April 1985. Board Member - Director R&D + Marketing Rental Research Ltd. March 1978 – June 1981 (3 years 4 months) Developed hardware and built market for new products in the IBM protocol conversion marketplace. Created innovative financing programs bringing structure to a fragmented sector. Northern European Marketing Zenith (Movado) February 1976 – March 1978 (2 years 2 months) Successfully applied and implemented 'modern' marketing methods to a sector stuck two Centuries in the past. Languages Spanish Professional working proficiency French Limited working proficiency Skills & Expertise Most endorsed for... 85Start-ups 78Strategy 62Entrepreneurship 48Lead Generation 39Online Marketing 33Mergers & Acquisitions 29Social Media 26Strategic Partnerships 26Social Networking 24Marketing Colin also knows about... 18Mergers 18Social Media Marketing 17Management 15SEM 15Mobile Devices 14Business Strategy 11Business Development 10Google+ 10Online Advertising 10E-commerce 10Leadership 9Integrated Marketing 8Corporate Finance 8Project Management 8Mobile Marketing See 25+ Education Kingston University Kingston University Economics 1970 – 1973 St. John's College Physics — Chemistry —Mathematics 1965 – 1969 Heron's Ghyll 1960 – 1964 Additional Info Interests Technology, Physics, Economics, History, Philosophy, Literature, Journalism, Photography, and Design Advice for Contacting Colin I'm delighted to respond to all serious enquiries in respect of commercial, advisory, and/or social ventures. I do not respond well to spam. Contact me directly through Google+ IM for timely response please. Organizations Additional Organizations FIM Recommendations Received (1)Given (8) Peter, would you like to recommend Colin? Recommend Colin CEO Morefocus Group Inc. Daniel Corry Daniel Corry Chief Credit Officer and Co Founder Colin is one of the hardest working CEO's I have worked with. He is a forward thinker and a man of his word. November 30, 2007, Daniel was with another company when working with Colin at Morefocus Group Inc. ConnectionsAll (500+)Shared (8)New (1) Matt BrowneMatt Browne2nd VP Marketing at Digital Operative Connect1Don NortonDon Norton2nd VP, Technology at HealthQuest Alliance Connect1J. Patrick RavenelJ. Patrick Ravenel2nd Experienced CTO/SVP Engineering Executive, Visionary Entrepreneur and Investor Connect1Regan CareyRegan Carey2nd Information/Instructional Design Connect1Daryl WoodsDaryl Woods2nd Digital Media Manager at Concentric Marketing Connect1Trevor MonkTrevor Monk2nd Director, Operations - Tree.com Connect1Dalene ChristensenDalene Christensen2nd Wedding Coordinator at Dalene Christensen Event Design & Coordintation Connect1Joy A. NemitzJoy A. Nemitz2nd Chief Marketing Officer at Commtouch Connect1Luke Andrew PilonLuke Andrew Pilon2nd at Mobiah Connect1Donna Lucas-MuddDonna Lucas-Mudd2nd Principal at DLM Consulting Connect2 PreviousNext Groups Enterprise eCommerce Search Engine Optimization Enterprise eCommerce Search Engine Optimization Join Submit Articles Submit Articles Join TRUSTe TRUSTe Join The Finance Innovation Lab The Finance Innovation Lab Join Following Influencers Richard Branson Founder at Virgin... Follow Bill Gates Co-chair, Bill &... 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