Endorsements
“Rick is the kind of leader any company would be lucky to have. A true asset.”
— Dennis Baughn
Sr. Software Engineer
Rick Marini
Founder, CEO & Chief Connector
San Francisco, CA
branchout.com/rick
Summary
Rick is a serial entrepreneur and pioneer in social media with more than a decade of experience in the consumer Internet space.
Rick is the Founder & CEO of BranchOut. BranchOut is the largest professional networking service on Facebook with 25 million registered users and over 500 million professional connections. Users can create a safe and secure professional profile within Facebook. BranchOut identifies all the inside connections for jobs, recruiting, sales leads and career networking. BranchOut has raised $49mm from Accel Partners, Redpoint Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Mayfield Fund and a team of some of the best angel investors in Silicon Valley.
Prior to BranchOut, Rick was the Founder & CEO of SuperFan. SuperFan was a profitable, social entertainment site that … See More
Rick is the Founder & CEO of BranchOut. BranchOut is the largest professional networking service on Facebook with 25 million registered users and over 500 million professional connections. Users can create a safe and secure professional profile within Facebook. BranchOut identifies all the inside connections for jobs, recruiting, sales leads and career networking. BranchOut has raised $49mm from Accel Partners, Redpoint Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Mayfield Fund and a team of some of the best angel investors in Silicon Valley.
Prior to BranchOut, Rick was the Founder & CEO of SuperFan. SuperFan was a profitable, social entertainment site that … See More
Skills
Specialties
Founder, CEO, Entrepreneur with expertise in social media, consumer Internet, founding & growing start-ups, advising start-ups, viral marketing and... getting stuff done. Advisor / Investor to Dreamworks, Lumos Labs, Stipple, Wavii, Radius Intelligence, Founders Den, UrbanTag, BlackJet, SmartRecruiters, Rumpus, Fighter, Hapiness Engines, PlayVuu, Friendster and Accel Partners. Serves as the National Co-Chair for Technology for Obama. Frequent speaker on ABC News, Fox News, Wall Street Journal Digits, BloombergTV, etc.Work History
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BranchOut
2010 - Present
Founder, CEO & Chief Connector |
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SuperFan.com
2008 - 2010
Founder & CEO |
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Tickle.com (acquired by Monster in 2004)
1999 - 2007
Co-Founder, CFO & Chief Strategist |
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Fisher Scientific
1994 - 1997
M&A, Corporate Finance and Treasury |
Education
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Harvard Business School
1999
MBA Business |
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University of New Hampshire - Whittemore School of Business and Economics
1994
B.S. Business Admin. |