Media Kit
Press Contact
Bret Ingraham
mPRm Public Relations for Kadoink
323.933.3399
bingraham@mprm.com
About Kadoink
Kadoink is a powerful web-telephony platform that seamlessly integrates SMS, IM and voice into a single hosted system compatible with any carrier or handset. Through its patented technology, Kadoink provides a suite of communication widgets and services such as phonecasting, audioblogging, microblogging, instant and large scale group communication (calling & texting) as well as mobile advertising (SMS and audio interstitials). Kadoink un-tethers users from their computers and instantly expands their current mobile phone capabilities, giving them a fun, always-present, easy-to-use tool to anonymously connect with an expansive network of family, friends and online communities without ever having to disclose their actual phone numbers. The company is based in San Francisco, California and was formed in September 2006. For more information and to sign up for Kadoink please visit www.kadoink.com.
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Founding Team
Scott Cahill, CEO *scott
Recently, CEO of Signature Wines (2X Inc 500 Company). Previously, GM International and VP of Sales and Marketing for Kinecta Corporation acquired by Stellant (NASDAQ: STEL). VP Sales and VP Channels Impulse Buy Network acquired by Inktomi (NASDAQ: INKT). MBA, Wharton School at the Univ. of Pennsylvania. BS, Mech. Engineering from Cornell University.
Bill Waytena, Chief Strategic Officer *billyway
Recently, founder and fund manager of Telemachus Partners LP I & II. Started venture-backed service business, Visible Interactive. Served as President/CEO. Business and systems analysis—Barrington Consulting and Peterson Consulting. MBA, Univ. of Chicago. BS, Mech. Engineering from Cornell University.
Eric Stone, CTO *stone
Eric brings over 12 years of Internet entrepreneur experience beginning in 1996 with e-commerce and ASP provider Alphabit Media (CEO, CTO, Founder). Eric also served as founder and CTO of ETrato.com, later sold to Quepasa.com (PASA), Founder and CTO of TheHealthChannel.com (THCH), CTO and Founder of Mobile Airwaves, Inc. (MBWC) and CEO and Founder of BioExchange.com, Inc. Eric also serves as CEO and Founder of CRM ASP, Inc. an on-demand CRM service provider of business software. Eric holds a MA in Biotechnology and dual Bachelor's degrees from Boston University.
Roland Deal, VP Marketing *dealman
Most recently Senior Vice President at Grey Advertising in San Francisco managing a global B2C/B2B client portfolio. Co-Founder of bSource.com (acquired by Computer Associates 2005), Roland brings 17 years of integrated marketing expertise developed while at Saatchi & Saatchi, Dow Chemical, Wall Street Journal. Roland has dual Master degrees from Columbia University and Haas Business School at University of California Berkeley and a BS, Marketing from Penn State.
Ronna Tanenbaum, Sr. Director User Experience *ronna
Ronna brings 20 years of interactive design and entrepreneurial experience to Kadoink. Previously, Chief Creative Officer, Alexa Internet (acquired by Amazon.com 1999), Founder Storymixer, Inc., a collaborative online video editing service in partnership with Internet Archive, Designer The New York Times, Consultant to President of The MacArthur Foundation. Consulting also includes HP, Apple Computer, The Learning Company. Board Member Worldlink Foundation, Studies MIT/Media Lab, Ed.M., Harvard University. BFA, Computer Graphics, Syracuse University.