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{{Infobox person
|name=Ryan Born
| company_name = Confidentcrowd
|residence=[[Los Angeles]], [[California]], [[United States|U.S.]]
| company_logo = <!--[[File: confidentcrowd_logo.gif]]-->
|nationality=[[USA|American]]
| alt = ConfidentCrowd
|alma_mater=[[Emory University]]
| url = http://wwww.confidentcrowd.com
|occupation={{unbulleted list|Founder at AdRev| [[Entrepreneur]]}}
| company_type = [[Crowdfunding]]
|known for=Innovation, entrepreneurship
| location = Phoenix, AZ, USA
|website={{url| http://ryanborn.net}}
| industry = Finance
}}
}}
'''Ryan Born''' is an [[Internet entrepreneur]] best known as the founder and CEO of YouTube rights management company AdRev.<ref name="SonicScoop">{{cite web|title= The Evolving YouTube Economy: Why AdRev Acquired DashGo | url=http://www.sonicscoop.com/2014/12/17/the-evolving-youtube-economy-why-adrev-acquired-dashgo/ | work=SonicScoop | date=17 December 2014 | accessdate=15 April 2015}}</ref> Born is quoted in media sources as a commentator on entrepreneurship, especially as related to venture capital-backed startups in southern California.<ref name="ideamensch">{{cite web|title= Ryan Born – Founder of AudioMicro | url=https://ideamensch.com/ryan-born/ |work=ideamensch |date= 21 January 2010 | accessdate=15 April 2015}}</ref>

==Early Career==
'''Confidentcrowd''' is an [[Crowdfunding#Equity|equity crowdfunding]] portal based in [[Phoenix, Arizona]]. The company has been associated with the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act ([[JOBS Act]]) of 2012 and was identified as one of the earliest [[Crowdfunding]] portals launched in the United States<ref name=FAMagazine>{{cite web |url= http://www.fa-mag.com/component/content/article/1-features/12420-funds-from-the-madding-crowd.html |title= FA Magazine: Funds From the Madding Crowd| accessdate=2012-11-16}}</ref><ref name=AdvisorOne >{{cite web |url=http://www.advisorone.com/2012/05/23/kickstarter-for-wall-street-broker-dealers-get-int?ref=hp |title= AdvsorOne: Kickstarter for Wall Street? Broker-Dealers Get Into the Crowdfunding Game| accessdate=2012-11-16}}</ref><ref name= SmallCapservice>{{cite web |url= http://blog.smallcapservice.de/17/06/2012/crowdfunding-herausforderungen-und-potentiale/ |title= Crowdfunding Herausforderungen und potentiale| accessdate=2012-11-16}}</ref> after the JOBS Act made crowdfunding for equity permissible under US law. The company is also noted for its unusual crowdfunding approach which requires investment seekers to undergo screening by FINRA-licensed Broker-Dealers before they can access potential funding.<ref name= FAMagazine /><ref name=AdvisorOne />
Born started his career working for corporations including Precewaterhouse Coopers, and was VP of Finance for WireImage.com<ref name="ideamensch"/> when that firm was acquired by Getty Images for $200 Million<ref name=" hollywoodreporter ">{{cite web|title= Getty snaps up WireImage | url= http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/getty-snaps-up-wireimage-130770 |work= Hollywood Reporter |date= 23 February 2007 | accessdate=27 April 2015}}</ref> Born later [[Angel investor | Angel invested]] in Internet Marketing, Inc. and NewCondosOnline.com and then worked as this startup’s CFO before embarking on the founding of multiple companies<ref name="ideamensch"/> including AdRev.
==Entrepreneurship==
Born is a [[Serial entrepreneur]] having founded and headed multiple [[Startup companies]] and launched several independent brands in media-related software.
In 2008 Born founded AudioMicro,<ref name="stockphototalk">{{cite web|title= A Short Fall Conversation With AudioMicro´s Ryan Born on Microstock Audio| url= http://www.stockphototalk.com/phototalk/2008/10/audiomicro_ryan.html |work= stockphototalk |date= 22 October 2008 | accessdate=17 April 2015}}</ref> a database of royalty free music and sound effects.<ref name="thestartupangel">{{cite web|title= Interview of Ryan Born, Founder of Audioo| url= http://www.thestartupangel.com/2011/08/26/interview-of-ryan-born-founder-of-audioo/ |date= 22 October 2008 | accessdate=26 August 2011}}</ref> AudioMicro received first round funding from [[Draper Fisher Jurvetson]] in 2008,<ref name="Gigaom">{{cite web|title= AudioMicro Gets First Funding Round From DFJ Frontier| url= https://gigaom.com/2008/10/22/audiomicro-gets-first-funding-round-from-dfj-frontier/ |work=Gigaom |date= 22 October 2008 | accessdate=25 April 2015}}</ref> and second round funding from [[Fotolia]] in 2011.<ref name=" TechcrunchIII ">{{cite web|title= Stock Photo Company Fotolia Pumps $750,000 Into Stock Music Site AudioMicro | url= http://techcrunch.com/2011/02/01/stock-photo-company-fotolia-pumps-750000-into-stock-music-site-audiomicro/|work=Techcrunch |date= 1 February 2011 | accessdate=27 April 2015}}</ref> Zealot Networks purchased a majority stake in AudioMicro for $20 Million in 2014.<ref name=" thevideoink ">{{cite web|title= Danny Zappin’s Zealot Networks Takes Majority Stake in AudioMicro| url=http://www.thevideoink.com/news/danny-zappins-zealot-networks-buys-content-licensing-firm-audiomicro/ |work=The Video Ink |date= 18 December 2014 | accessdate=23 April 2015}}</ref><ref name="recode">{{cite web|title= Maker Studios Founder Danny Zappin Is Back in Business and Buying Companies. Here’s His First Deal. | url= http://recode.net/2014/12/18/maker-studios-founder-danny-zappin-is-back-in-business-and-buying-companies-heres-his-first-deal/ |work=re/code | date= 18 December 2014 | accessdate=23 April 2015}}</ref>
In 2010, Born founded Audioo, a service that lets people publicly share their voicemail messages.<ref name="businessinsider">{{cite web|title= Privacy Death Watch: Two Startups Want To Make Your Email And Voicemail Public | url=http://www.businessinsider.com/privacy-death-watch-two-startups-want-to-make-your-email-and-voice-mail-public-2010-6 |work=businessinsider |date= 10 June 2010 | accessdate=17 April 2015}}</ref><ref name=" techcrunch ">{{cite web|title= Not Disruptive Enough: Audioo Up For Sale | url=http://techcrunch.com/2010/11/01/not-disruptive-enough-audioo-up-for-sale/ |work=techcrunch |date= 1 November 2010 | accessdate=15 April 2015}}</ref>
Born also launched ImageCollect (a celebrity picture micro-marketplace) in 2011.<ref name=" techcrunch1 ">{{cite web|title= Eight Months After Launch, ImageCollect Offers More Than 3.7 Million Celebrity Pictures | url=http://techcrunch.com/2011/11/15/eight-months-after-launch-imagecollect-offers-more-than-3-7-million-celebrity-pictures/ |work=techcrunch |date= 15 November 2011 | accessdate=15 April 2015}}</ref>
==AdRev==
Born is the founder and CEO of AdRev, a service that provides content moneization for content owners whose material is being used on Youtube,<ref name="manattdigitalmedia">{{cite web|title= 5 Questions with CEO Ryan Born of AudioMicro/AdRev| url= http://www.manattdigitalmedia.com/5-questions-with-ceo-ryan-born-of-audiomicroadrev-exclusive-qa/#sthash.4O5EpYmV.y8v0stg6.dpbs |work=manattdigitalmedia |date= 5 January 2015 | accessdate=17 April 2015}}</ref> and administers music copyrights and monetization on 25+ million YouTube videos.


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Ryan Born
NationalityAmerican
Alma materEmory University
Occupations
Known forInnovation, entrepreneurship
Websiteryanborn.net

Ryan Born is an Internet entrepreneur best known as the founder and CEO of YouTube rights management company AdRev.[1] Born is quoted in media sources as a commentator on entrepreneurship, especially as related to venture capital-backed startups in southern California.[2]

Early Career

Born started his career working for corporations including Precewaterhouse Coopers, and was VP of Finance for WireImage.com[2] when that firm was acquired by Getty Images for $200 Million[3] Born later Angel invested in Internet Marketing, Inc. and NewCondosOnline.com and then worked as this startup’s CFO before embarking on the founding of multiple companies[2] including AdRev.

Entrepreneurship

Born is a Serial entrepreneur having founded and headed multiple Startup companies and launched several independent brands in media-related software. In 2008 Born founded AudioMicro,[4] a database of royalty free music and sound effects.[5] AudioMicro received first round funding from Draper Fisher Jurvetson in 2008,[6] and second round funding from Fotolia in 2011.[7] Zealot Networks purchased a majority stake in AudioMicro for $20 Million in 2014.[8][9] In 2010, Born founded Audioo, a service that lets people publicly share their voicemail messages.[10][11] Born also launched ImageCollect (a celebrity picture micro-marketplace) in 2011.[12]

AdRev

Born is the founder and CEO of AdRev, a service that provides content moneization for content owners whose material is being used on Youtube,[13] and administers music copyrights and monetization on 25+ million YouTube videos.

References

  1. ^ "The Evolving YouTube Economy: Why AdRev Acquired DashGo". SonicScoop. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "Ryan Born – Founder of AudioMicro". ideamensch. 21 January 2010. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Getty snaps up WireImage". Hollywood Reporter. 23 February 2007. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  4. ^ "A Short Fall Conversation With AudioMicro´s Ryan Born on Microstock Audio". stockphototalk. 22 October 2008. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Interview of Ryan Born, Founder of Audioo". 22 October 2008. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  6. ^ "AudioMicro Gets First Funding Round From DFJ Frontier". Gigaom. 22 October 2008. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  7. ^ "Stock Photo Company Fotolia Pumps $750,000 Into Stock Music Site AudioMicro". Techcrunch. 1 February 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  8. ^ "Danny Zappin's Zealot Networks Takes Majority Stake in AudioMicro". The Video Ink. 18 December 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  9. ^ "Maker Studios Founder Danny Zappin Is Back in Business and Buying Companies. Here's His First Deal". re/code. 18 December 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  10. ^ "Privacy Death Watch: Two Startups Want To Make Your Email And Voicemail Public". businessinsider. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  11. ^ "Not Disruptive Enough: Audioo Up For Sale". techcrunch. 1 November 2010. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  12. ^ "Eight Months After Launch, ImageCollect Offers More Than 3.7 Million Celebrity Pictures". techcrunch. 15 November 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  13. ^ "5 Questions with CEO Ryan Born of AudioMicro/AdRev". manattdigitalmedia. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
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