Troy Benton

Lifelong career at the intersection of business and tech. Started and ran a digital agency called Reindeer in New York for 11 years. I learned so much by working closely with some of the biggest brands in the world and from those experiences I was able to get a high level view of the intersection of business and digital. The good, the bad and the ugly. I formed ideas on where tech can live in the value chain for businesses. I learned that to really grow, you need to be an obvious part of how they make profit. I am now very interested in testing those theories. I have always loved the title of Bill Gates' book "Business @ The Speed Of Thought". So I have started a company called Linkboard to try and be the tool that helps companies balance the 3 problems of 1) Managing the ever increasing flow of news 2) Being a thought leader 3) Get to all that news efficiently so you still have time to do your job. I believe that the companies who spend more of their time analyzing news instead of trying to find it will win the future. Try it out at http://www.linkboard.com and I would love to hear what you think.