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.
![Kidlandia - CEO & Co-Founder](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4a12a7_e8f3f4aeafac54eab6f61695154d024d.jpg/v1/fill/w_130,h_97,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/4a12a7_e8f3f4aeafac54eab6f61695154d024d.jpg)
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.
![UBUBU - CEO & Co-Founder](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4a12a7_6eb6aa6892f03030790d0965c0d60f98.jpg/v1/fill/w_130,h_104,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/4a12a7_6eb6aa6892f03030790d0965c0d60f98.jpg)
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.
![Qi Spirits - President & Co-Founder](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4a12a7_051f550eff5badae0db136e7b1f8db21.jpeg/v1/fill/w_130,h_99,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/4a12a7_051f550eff5badae0db136e7b1f8db21.jpeg)
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.
![Kidlandia - CEO & Co-Founder](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4a12a7_e8f3f4aeafac54eab6f61695154d024d.jpg/v1/fill/w_130,h_97,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/4a12a7_e8f3f4aeafac54eab6f61695154d024d.jpg)
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.