Completed recently: Rowed across the Pacific Ocean, 2750 miles unsupported from California to Hawaii with my amazing wife Meredith. Broke a world record: www.FatChanceRow.org
LIKES: Creating positive disruptive change in business and personal performance through new technologies and hard work.
DOES: Advise, mentor, invest, start and build high growth companies doing the above. Especially companies focused on healthy living i.e. anything advancing human health and performance.
PAST: Trulia(co-founded), Microsoft, McKinsey&Company, Nokia, Matchem(co-founded), software development until 2000
EDUCATION: Stanford MBA, Helsinki University of Technology Masters in Engineering from Dep of Technical Physics. Currently studying Computer Science.
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Venture Partner @ Helping amazing entrepreneurs to build #WorldPositive companies around people power, sustainable systems or healthy living. My personal focus is primarily on healthy living companies. Healthy Living? It's simply everything that advances human health and performance. From October 2014 to Present (1 year 1 month) San Francisco Bay AreaHumble helper @ From June 2012 to Present (3 years 5 months) U.S. and FinlandCo-Founder, Member of the board of directors @ From April 2012 to Present (3 years 7 months) Chief Rower @ To test marriage, break records & fight against sugar, wife and I rowed 2750 miles unsupported from California to Hawaii and broke a world record. 45 days and 3 hours from dock to dock. Launched in June 2014 and arrived in Honolulu in August 2014. Our goal was to raise awareness around the dangers of sugar and also raised $300,000+ to a non-profit focused on eliminating childhood obesity and type-II diabetes. More: www.FatChanceRow.org From January 2014 to August 2014 (8 months) San Francisco and HawaiiCo-Founder, President @ From February 2010 to April 2012 (2 years 3 months) Co-Founder, COO @ - Co-Founder of a real estate search company Trulia (www.trulia.com).
- Sales and Business Development
Please contact me directly for more information From September 2004 to February 2011 (6 years 6 months) Business Development Manager @ Microsoft's $10B+ Information Worker Business From June 2004 to September 2004 (4 months) Associate Consultant @ Associate Consultant in Helsinki From January 2003 to August 2003 (8 months) Co-Founder; VP, Business Development @ Co-founder: Hiring, funding, product design
VP, Business Development: Asia Pacific region sales and partnerships, project management From June 2000 to November 2002 (2 years 6 months) Business Analyst, Strategy and Business Development @ From June 1999 to June 2000 (1 year 1 month) IT Specialist @ Software developer and general IT specialist; later business development. Joined after the founding team and left for Nokia before eQ Online's IPO. From May 1998 to June 1999 (1 year 2 months)
FutureMed Exec Program, Expanding horizons in digital health @ Singularity University From 2013 to 2013 MBA, Business Administration @ Stanford Graduate School of Business From September 2003 to 2005 Masters in Engineering, Applied Math and Business Strategy @ Helsinki University of Technology, Department of Technical Physics From September 1994 to 2000 Computer Science -- studying in progress @ Stanford University Sami Inkinen is skilled in: Entrepreneur, Product Management, Sales, Fundraising, Analytical Skills, Mandarin, English, Russian, Start-ups, Business Strategy, Strategic Partnerships, Business Development, Online Advertising, Venture Capital, Strategy, SaaS, Swedish, Corporate Development, Mobile Devices, Product Marketing, New Business Development, Entrepreneurship, Project Management, Leadership, Analytics, B2B, Social Media Marketing, E-commerce, Lead Generation, Marketing Strategy, Marketing, Product Development, Email Marketing, Executive Management, SEO, Negotiation, Online Marketing, Go-to-market Strategy, Philanthropy, Salesforce.com, CRM, Enterprise Software, Competitive Analysis, Mobile Applications, SEM, General Awesomeness, Triathlon
Websites:
http://www.trulia.com,
http://www.samiinkinen.com,
http://www.samiinkinen.com