An inventor and serial entrepreneur from Boulder Colorado, Tim has founded four software and SaaS companies including Dante Software and Collective Intellect, and RoundPegg taking them from conception to revenue generation to sale. He is keenly interested in finding and supporting solutions for climate change and has started a non-profit to funnel that energy through called 1000Gretas.org
Tim is a well-known industry thought leader in machine learning to extract knowledge from unstructured data sources. His work pioneered the use of advanced analytical non-linear correlation models in building business applications. Tim holds patents in the areas of Business Intelligence (BI), Business Activity Monitoring (BAM), and social media influencer analysis.
In addition to startups, Tim has built an eclectic taste for music, poetry, and downhill sports. He has managed a stock market portfolio (5 points of alpha if you care about such things), has been a programmer of the collective (see Toby Segaran’s book on Programming Collective Intelligence), Foo Camper, blogger, Tech Stars alumni and mentor, and epicurean wannabe.