{"id":7901,"date":"2012-09-25T22:13:26","date_gmt":"2012-09-26T05:13:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522sept12\/?p=7901"},"modified":"2012-09-25T22:14:18","modified_gmt":"2012-09-26T05:14:18","slug":"bump-ceo-david-lieb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522sept12\/2012\/09\/25\/bump-ceo-david-lieb\/","title":{"rendered":"  The co-founder and CEO of \u201cbump\u201d …"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The co-founder and CEO of \u201cbump\u201d is David Lieb. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Bump is an app for android phones, iPads, iPhones, and iPods. It works between each of these devices to share information including contacts, pictures and your own social network pages. To share information you \u201cbump\u201d devices physically. The information you would like to share is bumped from your device onto the device that you hit. This is done by sending the information to a server which then sends it down to the receiving device. There is also an option to send information from your phone to your computer. The founders started bump because they felt that with an android phone you should be able to perform real-world actions. They wanted to transcend current technology because the sharing technology<\/em> that was already available required specific hardware. Bump utilizes any<\/strong> hardware existing on a phone (or device) and uses algorithms to send information. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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David worked creating algorithms at Texas Instruments before creating Bump. He went to school for Electrical Engineering, getting his BSEE from Princeton and his MSEE from Stanford. David is personable, passionate and knowledgeable in the interview that I watched. The team has experts from a variety of backgrounds. Their co-founders include a quantum physicist, someone with a background in technical sales and marketing at Texas Instruments, and David. They have an eclectic team with people who have a proven background in their particular area. They are actively recruiting, looking for people with drive and brains, who they are willing to teach what they need to know. In addition, bump has a strong group of investors whose knowledge and experience are applicable to this venture. One thing about bump that I particularly liked was their focus on employing people based on attitude\/fit over their experience. For me this is a good sign of a company\u2019s viability. The right people can be taught things, but you can\u2019t teach someone how to \u201cbe\u201d. They want to keep their employees happy and encourage participation on every level from every member, and hire based on this idea. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Personally, it is a little daunting when, coming from a very humanities-based education background, I see people who have so much background in technology, engineering, IT, etc.. Trying to find a place for my ideas within the abilities of technology is sometimes uncomfortable. One thing David mentions in an interview with Princeton Startup TV<\/em>, is that the best place to create a new venture from is a problem. Find a gap in the market and seek to fill it. If this is the case, then real-life experience and good listening skills, are some of the best background tools you can have. This was reassuring. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/davidlieb<\/a><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

http:\/\/bu.mp\/company\/faq<\/a><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

http:\/\/bu.mp\/company\/press<\/a><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

http:\/\/bu.mp\/company\/ourteam<\/a><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

http:\/\/images.businessweek.com\/slideshows\/20110516\/best-young-tech-entrepreneurs-2011#slide12<\/a><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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