Brian Backus
Business Design
Model and build start-up companies from concept, business plan, and fund-raising, through guiding teams to bring new product to market.
Software platform company that enabled personalization of a wide range products from blankets to place mats, with no inventory risk. Partnerships with Disney, Nickelodeon, and Marvel for content, and with Pottery Barn, Walmart, Toys R Us, and Walgreens for distribution. Demo site available on request.
Software platform company for sharing digital media via 3D book-marks organized as landscapes of links. Pre-cursor to social shopping and recommendation engines. "The iMac of desktop management" - ZDNet. Winner of the HBS Business Plan Contest.
Artisanal liqueurs made from organic teas, exotic citrus, and spices. Partnered with St. George Spirits and John Scharffenberger. Intl distribution. Sold at fine retailers such as The French Laundry.
Software platform company that enabled personalization of a wide range products from blankets to place mats, with no inventory risk. Partnerships with Disney, Nickelodeon, and Marvel for content, and with Pottery Barn, Walmart, Toys R Us, and Walgreens for distribution. Demo site available on request.