Also known as: mtippett
NOTE The best way to reach me is via email at mike (at) tippett (dot) org. I don't check my inbox here very often. I am a time Emmy nominee have been a successful entrepreneur for almost two decades. I founded and managed several startups in New York and Vancouver. In I founded, ran and later sold Nowpublic. NowPublic was named one of the top five most useful new sites on the web by The Guardian and Time magazine named it one of the Top Websites for . I ran GrowLab in . Currently I'm helping to support the startup community in Vancouver and am Director, New Products at Hootsuite. I am also on the Provincial Steering Committee for Startup Canada also donate my time to run Vancouvers Startup Weekend. I am a member of the University of British Columbias School of Journalism Advisory Board, Capilano University, Bachelor of Professional Communication Advisory Committee and also a board member of CABINET, a Vancouver-based arts organization. Many years ago I graduated magna cum laude from Queens University with a degree in Philosophy. Specialties Startups, Digital Media, Consumer Internet