Mark Davies
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Mark Davies
Startups - Ideas - Tech - Dev - Africa
GhanaInternational Trade and Development
Current
Esoko, BusyInternet
Previous
First Tuesday, CitySearch (IACI), Metrobeat
Education
University of Cambridge
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Email
gibsondavies@gmail.com
Linkedin
gh.linkedin.com/in/markgdavies
Website
Personal Website
Company Website
Company Website
Connected 6 years ago
Background
Summary
I've driven ice cream delivery vans, crewed balloons in the Loire Valley, interviewed celebrities for Breakfast TV, written for home shopping channels, produced opera, written 5 kids books, and started 5 companies. The latter have all been driven out of a sense of adventure, carelessness, passion, and a small dose of getting what consumers want. It's all been around anthropology and technology, and most recently focussed on driving development in Africa through smart business.
Experience
EsokoCEO/Founder
Esoko
January 2005 – Present (9 years 3 months)
Esoko is the first Africa-wide platform that enables and empowers businesses and individuals through mobile applications in Agric.
Chairman
BusyInternet
January 2001 – Present (13 years 3 months)
First TuesdayCo-Founder
First Tuesday
March 1998 – March 2000 (2 years 1 month)
VP Content/Product Development
CitySearch (IACI)
March 1996 – March 1998 (2 years 1 month)
(Open)1 recommendation
Jeremy Liew
Jeremy Liew
Venture Capitalist
Mark provided the creative spark, the soul, and the editorial voice of CitySearch. He and his Metrobeat team, kept us true to an editorially independant, useful to everyone cityguide. He is also funny as hell and like to drive too fast.View
CEO/Founder
Metrobeat
March 1995 – March 1996 (1 year 1 month)
Skills & Endorsements
95Entrepreneurship
61Start-ups
47Business Strategy
28New Business Development
20Social Media
13Product Design
Education
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
BA, Social Anthropology
1983 – 1986
Downside
1978 – 1983
Recommendations Received (1)Given (7)
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VP Content/Product Development
CitySearch (IACI)
Jeremy Liew
Jeremy Liew
Venture Capitalist
Mark provided the creative spark, the soul, and the editorial voice of CitySearch. He and his Metrobeat team, kept us true to an editorially independant, useful to everyone cityguide. He is also funny as hell and like to drive too fast.
June 11, 2007, Jeremy worked with Mark at CitySearch (IACI)
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