Alex Backer

The QLess vision is a world without lines. We create time & extend enjoyable lifespan. Best Computer Services Company, International Business Awards, 2015; & American Business Awards, 2013, 2014 & 2015. IT Executive of the Year, International Business Awards, 2013. Best Business Services Company, American Business Awards, 2010. QLess eliminates waiting in line offline and on hold by letting people join a mobile queue from their phone and get notified on their cell phones when it's their turn, returning to its rightful owners the two years the average person spends waiting in line. For government, education, hospitality, healthcare, retail, gaming, entertainment and industry establishments, QLess reduces no-shows and walk-aways, personalizes service, empowers mobile marketing with industry-leading opt-in rates, reduces menial host tasks, collects business intelligence and increases customer satisfaction. QLess has saved more than 25 million people in 5 continents over 8 centuries of waiting in line at DMVs, restaurants, malls, doctors', colleges, retail & elsewhere, as featured in the WSJ, The New York Times, the BBC, Mashable, TechCrunch, NBC, Fox News, The Houston Chronicle, The Los Angeles Business Journal, Mobile Marketer, Nation's Restaurant News, Retail Store Age and many others. QLess customers/partners include Rolex/Tourneau, Vodafone, Dow Chemical, BT, Alcatel Lucent, Texas DPS, Michigan DOS, Kansas DOR, Nevada DMV, UT, Herbalife & many more. QLess has grown by over 100% per yr since launch. Named one of the major trends for 2012 and beyond by the “Father of Invention” and the “Dean of Futurists”, was a Top 10 2012 Vator Splash Company, won the 2011 SMB PPM Award, Software City Pick, London 2011, Best Business Innovations of the year by the 2009 American Business Awards, Patrick Shoon-Shiong Innovation Award finalist, Geeks Gone Global 5 Most Promising Companies in California, ten most promising new technology companies by Vator & The Funded.