Here’s a quick rundown:
I am CEO and co-founder of Socialize, Inc (previously PointAbout, Inc.). We are solving a large & growing app discovery problem. // We launched AppMakr.com in 2010, a DIY platform that lets anyone make an iPhone, Android and Windows Phone app — no coding experience required. I am a speaker & panelist on ways social media & mobile innovations are changing our lives. // Before that I started DROdio Real Estate, Inc., AcceleratedServers.com, and I worked for GE in Latin America. // I graduated from U.Va’s McIntire School of Commerce and TJHSS&T. // My brother Sam Odio is the creator of DivvyShot.com, a Y Combinator funded company which was acquired by Facebook. (Here’s a great article about us both moving West). // I am an ENTJ and I volunteer for NFTE. // I love kiteboarding and I play my computer like an instrument (and you should too). // There are many things I want to do before I die. // If you can beat the winning time in my F1 GeekSpeed challenge, I’ll send you a trophy.
Here’s my full bio:
Daniel R. Odio is CEO and co-founder of Socialize, Inc.
The mobile app ecosystem will hit 50 billion app downloads in 2012, up from 10 billion in 2011. This 500% growth creates a massive opportunity for a cost-per-click (CPC) and cost-per-action (CPA) app discovery and install network that recommends apps based on a user’s demonstrated interests. Socialize owns the infrastructure platform to capitalize on this multi-billion dollar opportunity. 2.3MM users over 2k apps have already made 200k comments & 375k ‘likes’ on the Socialize platform.
Previously, Socialize created AppMakr, the largest Do It Yourself mobile app creation platform for iPhone, Android and Windows Phone apps. AppMakr is used by brands like PBS, Newsweek, PGA TOUR, Harvard Business Review, US Congress, MacLife, Accenture and thousands of others. Over 1% of all apps in the world were created using AppMakr.
Before Socialize, Daniel leveraged technology in other industries, earning his Series 22 & 63 securities licenses and real estate broker’s license to start Cardéa Commercial Real Estate Advisors, a commercial real estate brokerage specializing in using technology to execute tax-efficient real estate investments, and DROdio Real Estate, Inc, a progressive residential real estate brokerage. Daniel also served on the Board of Directors for the Virginia Association of REALTORS. His technology and real estate endeavors were featured on the cover of the The Wall Street Journal’s Marketplace section in July 2004.
Prior to real estate, Daniel was the VP, Sales of AcceleratedServers, a Beowulf supercomputing cluster company whose customers included the Department of Defense and Paramount Pictures.
Daniel has been featured on CNN, CNBC, TLC, Forbes, BBC and many other publications for his innovative use of technology in industries ranging from real estate to computer servers and mobile phones.
Daniel was a member of General Electric’s Technical Leadership Program. Daniel worked for GE in Latin America, including Brazil and Argentina. Daniel graduated from the University of Virginia with a BS in Commerce, speaks Spanish and Portuguese, and resides in San Francisco, CA with his wife.
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