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Vishwas Prabhakara CEO at beRecruited
San Francisco, California
Seasoned Sports and Technology executive, with senior and executive leadership positions at ESPN, Digg, Fanvibe and beRecruited. Named to Silicon Alley 100 list and 16 Entrepreneurs to Watch by Business Insider. Y Combinator Summer 2010. Co-founder and CEO, Fanvibe. CEO, beRecruited.
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Sectors: New Media, Old Media, Internet, Mobile, Content, Sports
Functions: Business Development, Financing, Operating Strategy…
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Vishwas donates to charity: water ($123.45)
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VP$3.33/min per minute(1)SportsVishwas Prabhakara • San Francisco, CaliforniaCreated 13 years ago in OtherCEO of beRecruited, CEO & Founder of Fanvibe (partner with NBA, NHL, teams, Comcast SportsNet), Sr. Management at ESPNVishwas Prabhakara San Francisco, California(1)
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VP$3.33/min per minute(1)StartupsVishwas Prabhakara • San Francisco, CaliforniaCreated 13 years agoCEO of beRecruited, largest collegiate athletic recruiting company, Founder & CEO of YC-backed FanvibeVishwas Prabhakara San Francisco, California(1)
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VP$3.33/min per minute(1)BDVishwas Prabhakara • San Francisco, CaliforniaCreated 13 years ago in Technology / MobileBD at Digg, Fanvibe, beRecruitedVishwas Prabhakara San Francisco, California(1)
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VP$3.33/min per minute(1)ProductVishwas Prabhakara • San Francisco, CaliforniaCreated 13 years ago in Product & Design / OtherCEO, beRecruited Founder & CEO, FanvibeVishwas Prabhakara San Francisco, California(1)
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VP$3.33/min per minute(1)Paid Customer AcquisitionVishwas Prabhakara • San Francisco, CaliforniaCreated 13 years ago in Sales & Marketing / Growth StrategyRunning large, ROI+ budgets for customer acquisition at beRecruitedVishwas Prabhakara San Francisco, California(1)
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VP$3.33/min per minute(1)Sales & Biz DevVishwas Prabhakara • San Francisco, CaliforniaCreated 13 years ago in Sales & Marketing / Sales & Lead GenerationCEO, beRecruited Founder & CEO, Fanvibe BD at DiggVishwas Prabhakara San Francisco, California(1)
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Super helpful and on point.
Source: Clarity Ryan H. Vaughn Mar 29, 2013
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