Brian Sathianathan

A super humble guy, I knew Brian a year before I realized he worked in Apple's Secret Products division. There, he was responsible for the team that tied the first Apple iPhone to AT&T in addition to the phone's encryption technology (which MCX Payments proved yesterday (Oct 2014) is so critical -- hacked before it was launched basically). I've now watched him architect and code, and Brian is genius at this. He's probably the best technical worker I've worked with -- ever. He's also a strong business person -- and investor. He proved that as CEO of Avot Media, the video streaming company he founded, which he and his partner sold to a public company. He also operated as a co-founder of Media Camp, investing in startups (and buying Bleacher Report) on behalf of Turner. I love working with Brian as a partner in our new company, Iterate Studio. We are getting a lot of traction, and a lot of it is due to Brian.

Brian has deep understanding of product development and venture capital business. In his current role, he works with numerous startups and pair them with relevant large retail businesses. His ideas are always exciting and thoughtful.