Ben Parr
Entrepreneur, CNET/CBSi commentator & columnist, startup advisor, former PM. Most recent: Co-Editor & Editor-at-Large of Mashable.
Not gonna stop until we win.
How I like to add value
I hustle.
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What I'm looking for
I'm focused on consumer web, media and entertainment, though I'm also intrigued by smart B2B plays.
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What I've done
Ben Parr is a respected technology commentator and journalist, web entrepreneur and aspiring world changer. He is the co-founder of a stealth startup, a commentator and columnist at CBS/CBSi, and the former Editor-at-Large of the technology news website Mashable.
Ben is also a startup advisor (NerdsUnite Productions, Tracks.by, Women 2.0 and others). His previous experience includes project management for Facebook applications and content management in the web health space.
Ben’s work has been featured in media such as Fortune, Fox News, CNN, Marketwatch, PC Magazine, USA Today, the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, The Telegraph, The Atlantic, Globe and Mail, Wired, Denver Post, BBC, The Wall Street Journal, CNET, Sky News, PC World, Reuters, Washington Post,Toronto Sun, CBS News, Salon, Del Spiegel and The New York Times. He is a graduate of Northwestern University, majoring in Science in Human Culture and Political Science and minoring in Business.
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