Tony Wright
Current: tomoguides.com (mobile apps for on-the-ground travelers). Previous: Cubeduel (went viral, sold 2011) & RescueTime (YC, True Ventures, profitable).
I love the practical and "boots-on-the-ground" sides of product design & distribution. I've had Arrington say that people should copy my design, gotten my startup in a front page NYT story, launched a top 5 paid app on the iPhone, and I helped Cubeduel.com go viral. I sling pixels and code.
I founded and served as CEO for RescueTime. Highlights:
- Was accepted into Y Combinator in 2008
- Funded by True Ventures 2008
- Quoted in NYT, interviewed on CNBC, etc.
- Invited to FooCamp
- Invited to speak at Web 2.0 Conference and Churchill Club
- Navigated the company to profitability (revenue continues to grow every month)
Runner-up impressive things:
- Launched TouchBase (iOS calendar app, hit #4 in Productivity)
- Launched Cubeduel (viral hit, sold in 2011)