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Our Management
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Did you know that over 20 Billion paper invoices are sent
every year in the US? We want to reduce that number and that's why we created
billFLO. We hope you like it and in return will help us to achieve our dream
of reducing the millions of pieces of paper wasted on invoicing every year.
billFLO is the first product from Anoowa Inc. We founded Anoowa in June
of 2007 with a mission to revolutionize the age-old process of invoicing.
Anoowa is a large movement of people supporting the cause in different ways. You'll find two guys at the center of Anoowa's activities - Ian Sweeney and Alec Kercso. Ian and Alec joined forces in June of 2007 to begin a journey together. Anoowa is a US company, located in the San Francisco Bay Area. You can contact Ian directly here and Alec can be contacted directly here. If you would prefer, feel free to call us directly at 1.877.444.3596 |
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Our Management |
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| Ian Sweeney - CEO and Co-Founder. | ||
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Ian founded billFLO to launch his unique vision for the future of invoicing.
Prior to billFLO, Ian had already launched over 50 different products, from Telecom
equipment to racing cars. Most recently, Ian held several positions with Dolby
Laboratories in San Francisco where he led large, functionally diverse teams to
launch Dolby's Entertainment Technologies. Ian also served as Dolby's Manager of
IP & Licensing responsible for the operations of their $400m licensing programs.
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Before joining Dolby, Ian held various roles in Lucent Technologies in both Ireland
and the US. In 2002, Ian founded Sistech, a business importing race-cars and
distributing them in the US. Working in Sydney, Australia, he launched products for
B&D Australia, and in his native Ireland, Ian launched a line
of automotive security devices for Kosran.
Ian holds a B.S in Mechanical Engineering from University College Dublin, a graduate
Diploma in Advanced Computing from Dublin Institute of Technology and an MBA from
Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley.
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| Alec Kercso - VP of Technology and Co-Founder. | ||
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As Vice President of Technology, Alec is engineering billFLO to insure smooth integration and functionality with a multitude of accounting systems. Before co-founding billFLO, he was Director of Engineering for Stanford University's first branded internet spin-off, SKOLAR, Inc., where he directed a team of engineers developing a subscription-based medical informatics system for physicians. Prior to SKOLAR, Alec managed the internet team at Synopsys that was responsible for the technical foundation for the company's internal and external internet presence. |
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In an earlier venture, Alec and a business partner invented a novel computerized
flight operations management system for Federal Express to replace their manual
paper-based process. He began his software career as one of Electronic Arts'
original game developers, co-authoring the award-winning sci-fi game Starflight.
Alec earned his bachelor's degree in Linguistics from the University of California
San Diego and his MBA from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.
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Our Advisors |
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| Brendan Thomas - Founder & Principal of Finance Focus. | ||
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Brendan brings a wealth of Finance and Accounting Experience to billFLO.
Previously the Controller, Revenue Accountant and Director of Financial Planning
& Analysis at DigitalThink, he supported DigitalThink through several rounds
of Financing, an IPO, three Acquisition's and ultimately an exit transaction.
He founded Finance Focus in 2000 to support high-growth startup's CFO needs.
Finance Focus counts among its current and past clients Twitter, Innotas, Postpath,
Decisionview, Insideview, Bunchball and AppDynamics.
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Brendan holds a B.A. in Accounting and Finance from Dublin City University and a B.S.C. in Financial Information Systems from The University of Dublin, Trinity College. He is also a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland. |
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| Jason Knight - Founder of Wesabe.com | ||
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Jason Knight is a co-founder and former CEO of Wesabe.
Wesabe is a network site for people who want to share experiences and recommendations
about personal financial decisions. The network aggregates and analyzes the
community members' personal financial data, and then starts to show tips and
recommendations for users to get the most from our money.
Jason co-founded Wesabe in 2005 with co-founder Marc Hedlund. Jason succesfully
raised rounds of financing from O'Reilly Alpha Tech Ventures and Union Square
Ventures.
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Prior to Wesabe, Jason served as vice president of marketing and business development of Asurion Asia Pacific, where he signed the company's first Asian carrier, Korea Telecom Freetel, and launched Asurion's consumer direct marketing campaign. He was previously a Tokyo-based managing director at Ogilvy & Mather, and held executive positions at Excite@home and Kendara. Jason served in the Marine Corps for four years, and is a graduate of the University of California Santa Cruz. |
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| Ben Kepes - Principal at Diversity Analysis | ||
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Ben leads Diversity Analysis, a broad spectrum consultancy specialising in SaaS, Cloud Computing and business strategy. Ben is also prolific blogger and a world-respected commentator and analyst on accounting and business technology, cloud computing, software as a service and enterprise software. As a renowned commentator in the business technology world, Ben has established strong relationships with the leading Accounting and ERP software vendors around the world. |
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Ben was also Editor and co-founder at CloudAve.com, the go-to site for commentary and analysis on all things relating to Cloud computing and SaaS. Ben is also a Director of Diversity Limited, a business owned by the Kepes family that is a vehicle for investment, analysis and consultancy. Diversity has holdings in manufacturing, property and technology companies |
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