I am the CEO and founder of Unikrn, a gaming and eSports company based in Seattle. I was also the founder of luxury computer creator VoodooPC (est 1991), Voodoo was acquired by Hewlett-Packard. I spent 18 years as an entrepreneur before joining Microsoft. At Microsoft I worked with startups and entrepreneurs, and created and lead Microsoft Ventures. I resigned from Microsoft in November 2014 to build Unikrn … my fire is lit up, it’s going to be amazing. If you have experience in the gaming space and you’re a talented software developer or designer then feel free to hit me up. We’re building a team in the Seattle area. Specialties: branding, gaming, pr, sales, hardware design, computer design, technology design, design, strategy creation and implementation, communication, public speaking, business development, ar, business building, startups, entrepreneur

Technical Advisory Board @ BitGold is an exciting new Canadian startup. They are like BitCoin except you can actually hold it longer than a day since it's backed by real gold bullion. From May 2015 to Present (6 months) Toronto, Canada AreaCo-Founder & CEO @ I make things happen .... From November 2014 to Present (1 year) SeattleAdvisor to the Board of Directors @ I have admired Razer for many years. The company makes incredible products, their brand is thoughtful yet soulful, and they have a diehard and growing fan base. Moreover, the executive leadership is both inspired and inspiring. I see Razer as the spiritual successor to our previous work at VoodooPC. From March 2013 to Present (2 years 8 months) SingaporeGM / Partner Microsoft Ventures @ Our team operates Startup Accelerators and outreach in Brazil, China, Germany, India, Israel, France, Japan, USA, and the UK. We also run an angel investment fund based in Seattle. On top of this we have innovation centers across the globe which encourage student entrepreneurship, we do skills training, working with academia, government, etc... We use the innovation centers as a way to discover entrepreneurs in under-served areas and help put some focus on them. We are looking to expand in a thoughtful way to key cities around the world. We are here to discover really great entrepreneurs, help them build their business via our accelerators and partnerships, and then ultimately help them scale by getting connected to very large brands and customers. It's a pretty killer program if you're a startup company or an entrepreneur -- built by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs. You can check us out at www.microsoftventures.com - and the innovation centers at www.microsoftinnovationcenters.com. From March 2013 to November 2014 (1 year 9 months) Seattle WAGM / Partner, Bing Fund @ I recently transitioned from Xbox to create a new program designed for entrepreneurs & startups in BING...quite simply an opportunity I couldn't pass up -- and I'll be able to share more details later. From March 2012 to November 2014 (2 years 9 months) Bellevue WAGM in the Entertainment Business @ Xbox, Entertainment, Gaming, etc. From December 2010 to March 2012 (1 year 4 months) Greater Seattle AreaCTO, HP Global Gaming & Advanced Computing @ On September 28th 2006 HP announced that they made a definitive agreement to acquire VoodooPC, the company I founded in 1991. This symbiotic relationship will allow us to innovate on a completely different level. I also write for CPU Magazine and Custom PC Magazine and I keep a blog of all my industry articles at www.rahulsood.com. From September 2006 to December 2010 (4 years 4 months) Contributing Columnist @ I have been writing articles for Computer Power User, the industries foremost technology magazine, since 2006. From April 2006 to November 2009 (3 years 8 months) Founding Partner @ We started this community project to help retail Investors arm themselves with real time investment information. The concept is simple, in the past the hedge funds and brokers were the wolves and retail in Investors were sheep. BULLS helps the retail guys become wolves. From May 2009 to May 2009 (1 month) Contributing Columnist @ Custom PC is the best enthusiast magazine in the world. Based out of the U.K, Custom PC features the most intense photography, and most in depth / killer reviews of PC hardware. This is the Robb Report of PC Magazines, and I fell in love instantly and started writing for them the minute they offered me the position. From March 2006 to October 2008 (2 years 8 months) Founder & President @ Founded in 1991, thanks to an incredible team we built one of the leading high end personal computer brands in the world. In September of 2006 Hewlett-Packard made an agreement to acquire Voodoo, and we then created a business unit within HP known as the Voodoo Business Unit. From January 1991 to September 2006 (15 years 9 months) Founding Partner @ BrightSquid Medical is an online collaboration utility for medical and dental professionals. For more details visit my blog or www.brightsquid.com. From January 2005 to January 2005 (1 month)

Rahul Sood is skilled in: Thought Leadership, Strategic Planning, Business Strategy, Marketing Strategy, Organizational..., Change Leadership, Corporate Branding, Creative Branding, Global Branding, Business Process Design, Organizational Structure, Motivational..., Technical Leadership, Social Media, Leadership Development, Entrepreneurship, Internet Entrepreneur, Internal Branding, Branding Development, Business Intelligence, Competitive Intelligence, Executive Management, Executive Communications, Product Development, Process Engineering, Public Relations, Public Speaking, Innovator, Brand Innovation, Innovative Design, Design, Big D Design, webOS, Palm OS, Start-ups, Gaming, Hardware Design, Technology Design, Business Building, Entrepreneur, Product Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Strategy Development, Creative Problem Solving, Marketing Communications, New Business Development, Social Networking, Brand Development, Management Consulting, Strategic Partnerships